State of the Stack #171 (December 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. Murder at Cottonwood Creek by Clara McKenna (November 18)
2. The Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews (November 19)
3. Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney (November 20)
4. All My Bones by P. J. Nelson (November 25)
5. The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier (November 26)
6. A Grave Deception by Connie Berry (December 2)
7. The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey (December 23)
8. The Devil in the Details by Vicki Delany (December 30)

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop (November 4)
2. Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker (November 4)
3. Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (November 5)
4. Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally (November 6)
5. Haze by Katharine Kerr (November 6)
6. Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (November 8)
7. The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S. J. Bennett (November 11)
8. Blood Oath by Steve Urszenyi (November 11)
9. Midnight in Memphis by Thomas Dann (November 12)
10. The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts (November 13)
11. At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming (November 13)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey (December 30)
2. Axe and Grind by Taylor Hutton (January 6)
3. Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh (January 27)
4. The Ghost Women by Jennifer Murphy (February 24)
5. A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn (March 3)
6. Cat on a Hot Tin Woof by Spencer Quinn (April 14)
7. Liar's Creek by Matt Goldman (April 21)
8. Storm Warning by Paul Byrne (May 26)
9. Storm Tide by Paul Doiron (June 30)

All TBR Review Books

January

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

• Axe and Grind by Taylor Hutton (January 6)
• Wreck Your Heart by Lori Rader-Day (January 6)

• A Deadly Clue by Victoria Gilbert (January 13)
• The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura (January 13)
• The Bookbinder's Secret by A. D. Bell (January 13)

• Detour by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 13)
• Inside Man by John McMahon (January 13)

• A Field Guide to Murder by Jennifer L. Cullen (January 27)
• Tell-Tale Treats by Jennifer J. Chow (January 27)
• Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh (January 27)

February

• Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb (February 3)
• Books & Bewitchment by Isla Jewell (February 3)
• Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan (February 10)

• Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz (February 10)
• Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson (February 10)
• Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer (February 10)

• Half City by Kate Golden (February 17)
• First Sign of Danger by Kelley Armstrong (February 17)
• Murder Will Out by Jennifer K. Breedlove (February 17)

• Buried in Shamrocks by Lisa Q. Mathews (February 24)
• The Wolves Are Watching by Victoria Houston (February 24)
• The Curious Case of the Poisoned Professor by Lucy Connelly (February 24)

• How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson (February 24)
• The Ghost Women by Jennifer Murphy (February 24)

March

• A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn (March 3)
• Spellbound by Murder by Stacie Ramey (March 10)

• You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews (March 17)
• Stakeouts and Strollers by Rob Phillips (March 17)
• The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner (March 17)

• Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict (March 24)
• The Survivor by Andrew Reid (March 24)

April 

• The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (April 7)
• The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton by Jennifer N. Brown (April 14)
• Cat on a Hot Tin Woof by Spencer Quinn (April 14)

• Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (April 21)
• Liar's Creek by Matt Goldman (April 21)

May 

• An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong (May 19)
• Storm Warning by James Byrne (May 26)

June

• Storm Tide by Paul Doiron (June 30)