State of the Stack #164 (May 1, 2025)

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. Blood on the Vine by J. T. Falco (April 15)
2. A Lethal Engagement by April J. Skelly (April 16)
3. Hidden in Smoke by Lee Goldberg (April 22)
4. How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin (April 22)
5. Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro (April 23)
6. Cold Burn by A. J. Landau (April 24)
7. Bearer of Bad News by Elisabeth Dini (April 24)
8. Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss (April 26)
9. Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates (April 29)
10. Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay (May 1)
11. No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding by Catherine Mack (May 6)
12. Hounding a Killer by Kallie E. Benjamin (May 6)
13. The Language of the Birds by K. A. Merson (May 7)
14. Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala (May 8)
15. Skin and Bones by Paul Doiron (May 10)

DNF

1.  The Fatal Scroll by Eric Siblin (May 6)

Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. The Wind Weaver by Julie Johnson (April 1)
2. Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (April 2)
3. A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper (April 3)
4. One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman (April 8)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. Hidden in Smoke by Lee Goldberg (April 22)
2. Hounding a Killer by Kellie E. Benjamin (May 6)
3. Just Beachy by Wendy Wax (June 3)
4. A Novel Murder by E. C. Nevin (June 17)
5. Dogged Pursuit by David Rosenfelt (July 1)
6. Rage by Linda Castillo (July 8)
7. Heart Marks the Spot by Libby Hubscher (July 22)
8. Road Trip with a Rogue by Kate Bateman (July 29)
9. The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (August 5)
10. Hunter's Heart Ridge by Sarah Stewart Taylor (August 5)
11. For Duck's Sake by Donna Andrews (August 5)
12. Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg (August 19)
13. A Lonesome Place for Murder by Nolan Chase (August 26)
14. The Librarians by Sherry Thomas (September 30)
15. Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg (October 14)
16. And Then There Was One by Martha Waters (October 14)
17. Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook (October 21)
18. Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (November 11)

All TBR Review Books

May

• Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong (May 20)
• Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews (May 20)
• Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penney (May 27)

• The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson (May 27)
• Doggone Bones by Carolyn Haines (May 27)
• Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts (May 27)

June

• He's to Die For by Erin Dunn (June 3)
• It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Castle (June 3)
• Just Beachy by Wendy Wax (June 3)

• One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver (June 3)
• Believe Me Now by S. M. Govett (June 10)
• A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari (June 10)

• Grave Words by Gerri Lewis (June 10)
• Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R. King (June 10)
• Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West (June 10)

• A Novel Mystery by E. C. Nevis (June 17)
• Look Before You Leap by Virginia Heath (June 24)
• Trixie Belden and the Red Trailer Mystery by Julie Campbell (June 24)

• Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell (June 24)
• The Secrets We Keep by Amy Lillard (June 24)
• Them Bones by David Houseright (June 24)

July

• Dogged Pursuit by David Rosenfelt (July 1)
• Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (July 1)
• Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern (July 1)

• The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos (July 8)
• Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert (July 8)
• The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths (July 8)

• The Myth Maker by Alie Dumas-Heidt (July 8)
• Rage by Linda Castillo (July 8)
• Death of an Ex by Delia Pitts (July 15)

• Faithless by Julia Kagawa (July 15)
• Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods (July 15)
• Dead of Summer by Jessa Maxwell (July 22)

• Heart Marks the Spot by Libby Hubscher (July 22)
• The Last Wizard's Ball by Charlaine Harris (July 22)
• Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee (July 29)

• Road Trip with a Rogue by Kate Bateman (July 29)
• Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (July 29)

August

• The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd Robinson (August 5)
• For Duck's Sake by Donna Andrews (August 5)
• Hunter's Heart Ridge by Sara Stewart Taylor (August 5)

• Knife in the Back by Karen Rose (August 12)
• Picking Up the Pieces by J. B. Abbott (August 12)
• The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (August 12)

• The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (August 19)
• Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg (August 19)
• The Story That Wouldn't Die by Christina Estes (August 19)

• Death at an Irish Village by Ellie Brannigan (August 26)
• A Lethal Cocktail by Ciar Byrne (August 26)
• A Lonesome Place for Murder by Nolan Chase (August 26)

September

• The Deepest Cut by P. J. Tracy (September 9)
• Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh (September 16)
• A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau (September 16)

• No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams (September 16)
• Murder at Blackwood Inn by Penny Warner (September 23)
• Murder in Miniature by Katie Tietjen (September 23)

• You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan (September 23)
• The Librarians by Sherry Thomas (September 30)

October

• And Then There Was The One by Martha Waters (October 14)
• Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima (October 14)
• Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg (October 14)

• Death on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly (October 14)
• Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook (October 21)

November

• The Hidden City by Charles Finch (November 4)
• Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (November 11)