State of the Stack #168 (September 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. A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber (August 23)
2. Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley (August 26)
3. If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia (August 27)
4. Framed in Death by J. D. Robb (August 28)
5. The Deepest Cut by P. J. Tracy (September 2)
6. All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan (September 3)
7. A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau (September 9)
8. Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh (September 10)
9. No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams (September 11)
10. The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi (September 11)
11. Murder in Miniature by Katie Tietjen (September 16)
12. A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard (September 16)
13. Murder at Blackwood Inn by Penny Warner (September 17)
14. You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan (September 18)
15. A Dark and Deadly Journey by Julia Kelly (September 18)
16. Dark Horse by Felix Francis (September 20)

DNF

1. The Princess and the P.I. by Nikki Payne (September 16)

Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. For Duck's Sake by Donna Andrews (August 2)
2. Picking Up the Pieces by J. B. Abbott (August 5)
3. Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (August 5)
4. The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (August 6)
5. A Silence in Belgrave Square by Jennifer Ashley (August 7)
6. Knife in the Back by Karen Rose (August 7)
7. The Story that Wouldn't Die by Christina Estes (August 12)
8. The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (August 13)
9. Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg (August 14)
10. Claws Out by Cate Conte (August 19)
11. Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman (August 19)
12. Death at an Irish Village by Ellie Brannigan (August 20)
13. A Lonesome Place for Murder by Nolan Chase (August 21)
14. Laying Down the Latte by Ellie Alexander (August 21)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi (September 16)
2. Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose (September 30)
3. Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney (November 25)
4. The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (January 6)
5. The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 6)
6. Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson (February 10)
7. Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan (February 10)
8. Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz (February 10)
9. You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews (March 17)

All TBR Review Books

September

• The Killing Stones by Ann Cleaves (September 30)
• The Librarians by Sherry Thomas (September 30)
• Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose (September 30)

October

• Mirage City by Lev AC Rosen (October 7)
• Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima (October 14)
• Death on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly (October 14)

• Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg (October 14)
• And Then There Was The One by Matha Waters (October 14)
• The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong (October 14)

• And to All a Good Bite by David Rosenfelt (October 14)
• Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook (October 21)
• At Death's Dough by Mindy Quigley (October 28)

November

• The Hidden City by Charles Finch (November 4)
• The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong (November 4)
• The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott (November 4)

• These Violent Delights by Madeleine Roux (November 4)
• Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (November 11)

• Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally (November 11)
• Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop (November 11)
• Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker (November 11)

• Haze by Katharine Kerr (November 11)
• The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S. J. Bennett (November 11)
• Midnight in Memphis by Thomas Dann (November 18)

• At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming (November 18)
• Blood Oath by Steve Urszenyi (November 18)
• The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts (November 18)

• The Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews (November 25)
• Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney (November 25)

December

• The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier (December 2)
• All My Bones by P. J. Nelson (December 2)
• A Grave Deception by Connie Berry (December 9)

January

• The Devil in the Details by Vicki Delany (January 6)
• Wildwood by Amy Pease (January 6)

• The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (January 6)
• The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 6)
• A Deadly Clue by Victoria Gilbert (January 13)

• The Bookbinder's Secret by A. D. Bell (January 13)
• A Field Guide to Murder by Michalle L. Cullen (January 27)

February

• Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan (February 10)
• Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz (February 10)
• Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson (February 10)

March

• You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews (March 17)
• Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict (March 24)

April

• The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton by Jennifer N. Brown (April 14)