State of the Stack #169 (October 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. The Librarians by Sherry Thomas (September 23)
2. The Killing Stones by Ann Cleaves (September 24)
3. Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose (September 25)
4. Mirage City by Lev AC Rosen (October 2)
5. Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima (October 7)
6. And Then There Was The One by Martha Waters (October 7)
7. Death on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly (October 8)
8. Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg (October 9)
9. The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong (October 9)
10. And to All a Good Bite by David Rosenfelt (October 11)
11. Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook (October 14)
12. Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs (October 15)
13. At Death's Dough by Mindy Quigley (October 23)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. The Deepest Cut by P. J. Tracy (September 2)
2. All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan (September 3)
3. A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau (September 9)
4. Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh (September 10)
5. No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams (September 11)
6. The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi (September 11)
7. Murder in Miniature by Katie Tietjen (September 16)
8. A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard (September 16)
9. Murder at Blackwood Inn by Penny Warner (September 17)
10. You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan (September 18)
11. A Dark and Deadly Journey by Julia Kelly (September 18)
12. Dark Horse by Felix Francis (September 20)
13. Gold Dust by Catherine Asaro (October 1)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs (October 21)
2. Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (November 11)
3. Murder at Cottonwood Creek by Clara McKenna (November 25)
4. Detour by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 13)
5. Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb (February 3)
6. Buried in Shamrocks by Lisa Q. Mathews (February 24)
7. The Wolves Are Watching by Victoria Houston (February 24)
8. Spellbound by Murder by Stacie Ramie (March 10)
9. Stakeouts and Strollers by Rob Phillips (March 17)
10. Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (April 21)

All TBR Review Books

November

• The Hidden City by Charles Finch (November 4)
• These Violet Delights by Madeleine Roux (November 4)
• The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong (November 4)

• The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott (November 4)
• Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (November 11)
• The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S. J. Bennett (November 11)

• Haze by Katharine Kerr (November 11)
• Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker (November 11)
• Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop (November 11)

• Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally (November 11)
• Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (November 11)
• The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts (November 18)

• Blood Oath by Steve Urszenyi (November 18)
• At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming (November 18)
• Midnight in Memphis by Thomas Dann (November 18)

• Murder at Cottonwood Creek by Clara McKenna (November 25)
• Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney (November 25)
• The Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews (November 25)

December 

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

January 

• The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 6)
• The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (January 6)
• Wildwood by Amy Pease (January 6)

• The Devil in the Details by Vicki Delany (January 6)
• Detour by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 13)
• The Bookbinder's Secret by A. D. Bell (January 13)

• A Deadly Clue by Victoria Gilbert (January 13)
• A Field Guide to Murder by Michelle L. Cullen (January 27)

February

• Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb (February 3)
• Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson (February 10)
• Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz (February 10)

• Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan (February 10)
• The Wolves Are Watching by Victoria Houston (February 24)
• Buried in Shamrocks by Lisa Q. Mathews (February 24)

March

• Spellbound by Murder by Stacie Ramey (March 10)
• Stakeouts and Strollers by Rob Phillips (March 17)

• 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)
• Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (April 21)