State of the Stack (August 31, 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. Fighting Edge by Margaret Mizushima (September 2)
2. Fury in Death by J. D. Robb (September 3)
3. The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickle (September 3)
4. A Field Guide to Death and Deceit by Michelle L. Cullen (September 8)
5. A Deadly Entanglement by Cathy Pegau (September 9)
6. I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas (September 10)
7. Murder on the Sacred River by Tasha Alexander (September 15)
8. The Pumpkin Vice Cafe by Ellie Alexander (September 22)
9. The Dying Light by Ann Cleeves (September 22)
10. The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson (September 24)
11. Murder on Threadneedle Street by Andrea Penrose (September 24)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Murder in Blackfriars by Jennifer Ashley (August 4)
2. Death at a Scottish Halloween by Lucy Connelly (August 5)
3. The Matchmaker's Cottage by Kat Sloan (August 6)
4. Brimstone Hollow by Archer Sullivan (August 6)
5. Murder on Charity Lane by Jo Nichols (August 11)
6. For Services Rendered by Will Thomas (August 13)
7. The Bravest Hour by Anna Lee Huber (August 18)
8. The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury (August 25)
9. Until She Dies by Kendra Elliot (August 27)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. The Vanished Sister by Sherry Thomas (September 29)
2. The Christmas Competition by Zoe Allison (October 20)
3. The Trial of Magdelena Overmorrow by Caitriona Moran (November 3)
4. Cry of the Rain Crow by Laurie L. Dove (December 8)
5. A Murder Most Irregular by Vicki Delany (January 5)
6. The Magical Cheese Emporium by Sarah Beth Durst (January 19)
7. Last Mission to Paris by Susan Elia MacNeal (January 19)
8. The Book Hunter by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 26)
9. A Rogue's Guide to Winning a Wife by Meredith E. Phillips (February 2)
10. Murder Most Cryptic by Alys Cummings (February 16)
11. Peril in the Night by Katharine Schellman (March 23)

All TBR Review Books

September

• Cursed City by Kate Golden (September 29)
• The Vanished Sister by Sherry Thomas (September 29)

October

• Dive Bar at the End of the Road by Kelley Armstrong (October 6)
• Where There's Smoke by Rachel Louise Adams (October 6)

• Please Enjoy Your Stay by Tara Goedjen (October 13)
• Bark Humbug by David Rosenfelt (October 13)
• Jay to the World by Donna Andrews (October 13)

• Home for the Homicides by Elle Cosimano & Hannah Morrissey (October 13)
• Written in Starlight by Sloane Brooks (October 13)
• The Key to a Killer by Olivia Blake (October 20)

• The Christmas Competition by Zoe Allison (October 20)
• Joy to the Bones by Carolyn Haines (October 27)
• The Bone Woman by Paige Shelton (October 27)

• Murder at Pellhurst Pond by Clara McKenna (October 27)
• Murder in the Upper Crust by Mindy Quigley (October 27)

November

• A Glimmer of Death by Laurell K. Hamilton (November 3)
• Midnight in the House of Commons by Charles Finch (November 3)
• Sunflower Season by Danica Nava (November 3)

• The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow by Catriona Moran (November 3)
• Infinite Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (November 10)
• Murder of a Merry Gentleman by Celeste Connally (November 10)

• You, Me, & the Conspiracy by Emma Barry (November 10)
• Fall for a Fairytale by Isabelle Taylor (November 10)
• Bad Company by Sarah Paretsky (November 10)

• Thunderbird Ranch by Laura Griffin (November 10)
• The Riddle Maker by Bruce Borgos (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)

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

January 

• A Murder Most Irregular by Vicki Delany (January 5)
• Roundabout by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 19)
• The Magical Cheese Emporium by Sarah Beth Durst (January 19)

• Last Mission to Paris by Susan Elia MacNeal (January 19)
• Scream City by Hannah Morrissey (January 26)
• The Book Hunter by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 26)

February 

• A Rogue's Guide to Winning a Wife by Meredith E. Phillips (February 2)
• Murder Most Cryptic by Alys Cummings (February 16)

March

• Tell Me What You See by Samantha Jayne Allen (March 2)
• Peril in the Night by Katharien Schellman (March 23)