March Favorites

Definitely Maybe Not a Detective (Wyatt Investigations #1) by Sarah Fox.  (Random House Publishing Group, 6 January 2026.)

I loved this cozy mystery about Emersyn Gray, guardian to her seven-year-old niece Livy.  Emersyn is "between jobs", as well as broke because her ex cleaned out her bank account.

In an effort to help, Emersyn's friend Jemma half-jokingly makes her some business cards for "Wyatt Investigations" (Wyatt being the name of her imaginary childhood crush).

While tailing her ex, Emersyn bumps into a handsome security expert named... Wyatt, and somehow they end up working together to get Emersyn's money back.

The Kindness of Strangers by Emma Garman.  (Simon & Schuster, 12 May 2026).

This is a twisty and charming mystery starring the residents of a London boarding house in 1953.  

When a secretive young man who introduces himself as "Jimmy" appears one night, and landlady Honor Wilson takes him in without question, the  four current residents are confused and intrigued.  

They are all convinced that he's bad news, and each attempts in her/his own way to determine who he really is.

The Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney.  (HarperCollins, 3 March 2026).

This is another charming cozy about a woman and child solving mysteries together. 

Lily Shaw's husband has been arrested for white-collar crime. When she is turned out of her home by the FBI, Lily and her 10-year-old daughter move into a junk-filled apartment to clean it out.  

When the owner of the building's penthouse dies a few days after Lily and Bea move in.  When they learn that his will set up a two-million-dollar reward for whoever solves the murder of his granddaughter 21 years earlier.  

As an avid true-crime fan, Bea is determined to figure it out, and, acknowledging the need for money, Lila reluctantly agrees.

Like the heroines of Definitely Maybe Not a  Detective, Lila and Bea are intelligent, appealing protagonists.

The Tree of Light and Flowers  (Jane Whitefield #10) by Thomas Perry.  (The Mysterious Press, 3 March 2026). 

After the birth of her daughter, May, Jane Whitefield believes she's retired from helping people disappear. 

Three unrelated incidents change her situation.  

A teenaged girl and a middle-aged man who are seeking justice track her down.

Russian mob boss who thought Jane was dead learns that she isn't and sends his best to deal with her.

As a result, Jane is not only attempting to help two runners disappear, she's trying to protect her family and save her own life.

Cross-posted on Substack.