2025 series releases

Happy Friday everyone, today I wanted to mention some of the series that I’ve written about that have new books coming this year. And there are quite a few, this list is by no means exhaustive and are also in no particular order…

Lets start with one I haven’t mentioned yet – book ten in the Rivers of London series, which is coming in July. It’s called Stone and Sky and it sees Peter Grant on holiday in Scotland. Side note: I can’t believe this was announced in November and I missed it! I have mentioned the new Susan Ryeland mystery from Anthony Horowitz though, The Marble Hall Murder which is out in April. Also already mentioned is the eighth and final Thursday Next book is due in November, and I am unreasonably excited about it. It’s called Dark Reading Matter and it’s been a long wait. Also in November is the fifth Her Majesty The Queen Investigates book, The Queen Who Came in from the Cold.

The fifth book in the Three Dahlias series, is coming in July and is called A Deadly Night at the Theatre – which makes it the first not to have Lively in the title. Katy Watson has said that she’s already working on the sixth book – which is currently titled Bon Voyage, Dahlia and which is the last book on her current contract for the series, but she doesn’t know if it’s the final book yet (despite as she says the ominous working title) but will by the end of this year.

In the autumn we also have the return of the Thursday Murder Club. Richard Osman hasn’t revealed the title of Book five in the series yet let alone anything about the plot, but it’s out in September. Donna Andrews has her usual (!) two books in the Meg Langslow series coming – firstly book 37 which is called For Duck’s Sake on August 5th, and then the Christmas one which this time is called Five Golden Wings in early October.

Lady Hardcastle number 12, The Beast of Littleton Woods is out in May and Simon Brett has a new Fetherings book coming in April – but sadly no news on whether there is a new Charles Paris also in the works. I’m getting very behind on the series, but Tasha Alexander has an 18th Lady Emily coming in September. Amazon also thinks there’s a new Kate Shackleton coming in March – but it has no title and no blurb yet, so that may just be pie in the sky!

And finally, dateless, but very exciting: Kerry Greenwood has a new Phryne Fisher in editing. She said in October that Murder in the Cathedral will be out in 2025 some time, and I am more than happy to wait for it – just knowing it’s written and coming is almost enough!

Have a great weekend everyone!