State of the Stack (August 1, 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. Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst (July 21)
2. Pride Comes Before a Fall by Virginia Heath (July 22)
3. Fossil Feud by Maggie North (July 23)
4. Probable Caws by Donna Andrews (July 28)
5. A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett (July 28)
6. Death on the Books by Victoria Gilbert (July 29)
7. Time Travel for Beginners by Jaclyn Moriarty (July 30)
8. (Mostly) Human Resources by Grace Viall (July 31)
9. Murder in Blackfriars by Jennifer Ashley (August 4)
10. Death at a Scottish Halloween by Lucy Connelly (August 5)
11. The Matchmaker's Cottage by Kat Sloan (August 6)
12. Brimstone Hollow by Archer Sullivan (August 6)
13. Murder on Charity Lane by Jo Nichols (August 11)
14. For Services Rendered by Will Thomas (August 13)
15. The Bravest Hour by Anna Lee Huber (August 18)
16. The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury (August 25)
17. Until She Dies by Kendra Elliot (August 27)
18. The Chase by Felix Francis (September 1)
19. Those Who Are Gone by Laurie R. King (September 1)

DNF

1.  Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard (July 28)

Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Dead Men Don't Play Fetch by David Rosenfelt (June 30)
2. The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen (July 1)
3. Pretty Dead Things by Kelsey Cox (July 2)
4. Killer Vibes by Jack Friday (July 7)
5. Unpredictable Magic by Faith Hunter (July 7)
6. The Cloak and Dagger Club by Jackie McMahon (July 8)
7. Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead (July 9)
8. If Books Could Kill by Kate Eberle (July 14)
9. Savvy Summers and the Po'boy Perils by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (July 15)
10. Death at King's Cross by Rosanne Limoncelli (July 16)
11. Deadly Does It by Abbi Waxman (July 16)
12. The Seance Garden by Juliet Blackwell (July 21)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson (September 29)
2. Murder on Threadneedle Street by Andrea Penrose (September 29)
3. Written in Starlight by Sloane Brooks (October 13)
4. Home for the Homicides by Elle Cosimano & Hannah Morrissey (October 13)
5. Murder at Pellhurst Pond by Clara McKenna (October 27)
6. Murder in the Upper Crust by Mindy Quigley (October 27)
7. Sunflower Season by Danica Nava (November 3)
8. Thunderbird Ranch by Laura Griffin (November 10)
9. The Riddle Maker by Bruce Borgos (November 17)
10. Birth of the Witch by Nora Roberts (November 17)
11. Roundabout by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 19, 2027)

All TBR Review Books

September

• Fighting Edge by Margaret Mizushima (September 8)
• Fury in Death by J. D. Robb (September 8)
• The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickle (September 8)

• A Field Guide to Death & Deceit by Michelle L. Cullen (September 15)
• A Deadly Entanglement by Cathy Pegau (September 15)
• I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas (September 15)

• Murder on the Secret River by Tasha Alexander (September 22)
• The Pumpkin Vice Cafe by Ellie Alexander (September 29)
• Cursed City by Kate Golden (September 29)

• The Dying Light by Ann Cleaves (September 29)
• The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson (September 29)
• Murder on Threadneedle Street by Andrea Penrose (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 Blacke (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 at the House of Commons by Charles Finch (November 3)
• Sunflower Season by Danica Nava (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 Sara Paretsky (November 10)
• Thunderbird Ranch by Laura Griffin (November 10)

• The Riddle Maker by Bruce Borgos (November 17)
• Birth of a 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 Sofie Sullivan (December 8)

January

• Roundabout by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 19)
• Scream City by Hannah Morrissey (January 36)

March

• Tell Me What You See by Samantha Jayne Allen (March 2)