State of the Stack (September 30, 2026)

This is my monthly post which details progress made on review books. I want to thank the authors and publishers who have contributed their books. 

Read This Month 

Dates indicate the date the review was/will be posted.

1. Cursed City by Kate Golden (September 23)
2. The Vanished Sister by Sherry Thomas (September 29)
3. Where There's Smoke by Rachel Louise Adams (September 29)
4. Jay to the World by Donna Andrews (October 6)
5. Written in Starlight by Sloane Brooks (October 6)
6. Home for the Homicides by Elle Cosimano & Hannah Morrissey (October 7)
7. Please Enjoy Your Stay by Tara Goedjen (October 8)
8. Bark Humbug by David Rosenfelt (October 8)
9. The Christmas Competition by Zoe Allison (October 13)
10. The Key to a Killer by Olivia Blacke (October 14)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. The Chase by Felix Francis (September 1)
2. Those Who Are Gone by Laurie R. King (September 1)
3. Fighting Edge by Margaret Mizushima (September 2)
4. Fury in Death by J. D. Robb (September 3)
5. The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickle (September 3)
6. A Field Guide to Death and Deceit by Michelle L. Cullen (September 8)
7. A Deadly Entanglement by Cathy Pegau (September 9)
8. I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas (September 10)
9. Murder on the Sacred River by Tasha Alexander (September 15)
10. The Pumpkin Vice Cafe by Ellie Alexander (September 22)
11. The Dying Light by Ann Cleeves (September 22)
12. The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson (September 24)
13. Murder on Threadneedle Street by Andrea Penrose (September 24)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. The Killing Time by Elly Griffiths (November 17)
2. Save a Horse by Jen Doyle (January 12, 2027)
3. Perfect in Death by J. D. Robb (February 2, 2027)
4. Please Kill My Boss by Evie Ross (February 9, 2027)
5. The Last Match by Jessa Maxwell (February 16, 2027)
6. Elodie and the Dark Lord by Ashley Poston (March 16, 2027)
7. Big Cult Energy by Jack Friday (June 1, 2027)

All TBR Review Books

October

• Split Screen by Lee Goldberg (October 20)
• Joy to the Bones by Carolyn Haines (October 27)
• Murder at Pellhurst Pond by Clara McKenna (October 27)

• Murder in the Upper Crust by Mindy Quigley (October 27)
• The Bone Woman by Paige Shelton (October 27)

November

• Murder in the House of Commons by Charles Finch (November 3)
• A Glimmer of Death by Laurell K. Hamilton (November 3)
• The Trial of Magdelena Overmorrow by Catriona Moran (November 3)

• Sunflower Season by Danica Nava (November 3)
• You, Me, & the Conspiracy by Emma Barry (November 10)

• Murder of a Merry Gentleman by Celeste Connally (November 10)
• Thunderbird Ranch by Laura Griffin (November 10)
• Bad Company by Sara Paretsky (November 10)

• Fall for a Fairytale by Isabelle Taylor (November 10)
• Infinite Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (November 10)
• The Riddle Maker by Bruce Borgos (November 17)

• The Killing Time by Elly Griffiths (November 17)
• Birth of the Witch by Nora Roberts (November 17)

December

• Murder Unabridged by P. J. Nelson (December 1)
• Revenge in a Small Town by Delia Pitts (December 1)

• Cry of the Rain Crow by Laurie L. Dove (December 8)
• Meet Me at Midnight by Sophie Sullivan (December 8)

January

• Murder Most Irregular by Vicki Delany (January 5)
• Save a Horse by Jen Doyle (December 12)

• The Magical Cheese Emporium by Sarah Beth Durst (January 19)
• Last Mission to Paris by Susan Elia MacNeal (January 19)
• Roundabout by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 19)

• The Book Hunter by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 26)
• Scream City by Hannah Morrissey (January 26)

February

• A Rogue's Guide to Winning a Wife by Meredith E. Phillips (February 2)
• Perfect in Death by J. D. Robb (February 2)
• Please Kill My Boss by Evie Ross (February 9)

• Murder Most Cryptic by Alys Cummings (February 16)
• The Last Match by Jessa Maxwell (February 16)

March

• Tell Me What You See by Samantha Jayne Allen (March 2)
• Elodie and the Dark Lord by Ashley Poston (March 16)
• Peril in the Night by Katharine Schellman (March 23)

June

• Big Cult Energy by Jack Friday (June 1)