Crooked Lane Books imprint: 209 books
The Spook in the Stacks
A Lighthouse Library Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
EVA GATES IS VICKI DELANY: Her Sherlock Holmes bookshop series is one of Crooked Lane’s strongest-selling series.
HOUSE STRENGTH: Crooked Lane has seen excellent sales in the cozy genre, as evinced by Lefty Award winner Dying for a Taste and USA Today bestseller Plantation Shudders, so The...
Something Read Something Dead
A Lighthouse Library Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2019
EXCELLENT SALES: Early sales of The Spook in the Stacks have far exceeded our expectations. This is a series that will continue to do very well for us.
EVA GATES IS VICKI DELANY: Her Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series is one of Crooked Lane’s strongest-selling series.
LIBRARY HOOK: Cozy...
Beneath the Surface
An Inspector Tom Reynolds Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2019
BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Irish author Jo Spain’s debut novel became a top-ten bestseller within the first month it was released in Ireland. Her books continue to make top-ten bestselling lists the first week of publication. It was also one of seven books shortlisted in the Richard and Judy search for...
Widow's Wreath
A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
HOUSE STRENGTH: Crooked Lane has seen excellent sales in the cozy genre, as evinced by Lefty Award winner Dying for a Taste and USA Today bestseller Plantation Shudders, so Widow’s Wreath fits right at home with our list.
BELOVED SERIES: Crooked Lane is excited to take on the long-reigning...
Lethal in Old Lace
A Consignment Shop Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
BELOVED SERIES: Crooked Lane is excited to take on the national bestselling Consignment Shop series, which has been a cozy fan favorite for years, consistently earning high reader reviews on Goodreads and retailer websites.
HOUSE STRENGTH: Crooked Lane has been most successful with its cozy...
Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit
A Felicity Carrol Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
PITCH PERFECT HISTORICAL: The Victorian era has proven to be a favorite period among historical readers, and Felicity Carrol and the Lady of the Lake, set smack in the middle of the era, will be exactly what fans are looking for.
CROOKED LANE STRENGTH: As evidenced by Laura Joh Rowland’s...
The Butterfly Conspiracy
A Merriweather and Royston Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
PITCH PERFECT HISTORICAL: The Victorian era has proven to be a favorite period among historical readers, and The Butterfly Conspiracy, set at the end of the era, will be no different.
CROOKED LANE STRENGTH: As evidenced by Laura Joh Rowland’s The Ripper’s Shadow and D. M. Quincy’s Murder...
To Catch a Witch
A Wishcraft Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
BELOVED SERIES: Crooked Lane is excited to take on the national bestselling Wishcraft series, which has been a cozy fan favorite for years, consistently earning high reader reviews on Goodreads and retailer websites.
HOUSE STRENGTH: Crooked Lane is comfortable with this kind of cozy, as evinced...
Final Resting Place
A Lincoln and Speed Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
STRONG SALES: The sales of Putnam’s first in the series have far exceeded expectations. This is a great series that will continue to grow.
PITCH PERFECT HISTORICAL: Fans of the Civil War era and historical mysteries will instantly be drawn to Putnam’s expert illustration of Abe Lincoln...
A Witch to Remember
A Wishcraft Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
BELOVED SERIES: Crooked Lane is excited to pick up the torch of the national bestselling Wishcraft series, which has been a cozy fan favorite for years, consistently earning high reader reviews.
TRADE PAPERBACK TIE-IN: A Witch to Remember will be published to tie-in with the March 2019 release...
Hooks Can Be Deceiving
A Crochet Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2018
HOUSE STRENGTH: Crooked Lane has seen excellent sales in the cozy genre, as evinced by Lefty Award winner Dying for a Taste and USA Today bestseller Plantation Shudders, so Hooks Can Be Deceiving fits right at home with our list.
BESTSELLING SERIES: Crooked Lane is excited to take on the national...
Searcher of the Dead
A Bess Ellyott Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
PITCH PERFECT HISTORICAL: Fans of the Elizabethan era as well as historical mysteries will instantly be drawn to decadent Searcher of the Dead.
CROOKED LANE STRENGTH: As evidenced by The Ripper’s Shadow, and Putnam’s first in the Lincoln and Speed series These Honored Dead, Crooked Lane...
Trouble on the Books
A Castle Bookshop Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2019
BOOK HOOK: Cozy readers flock to book-themed cozies, as evidenced by the strong sales of authors like Vicki Delany and Lorna Barrett. This hook—a bookshop in a small-town—is sure to entice these readers.
HOUSE STRENGTH: Crooked Lane has seen excellent sales in the traditional cozy genre,...
In the Valley of the Devil
An Earl Marcus Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
BESTSELLING TRADITION: The gritty southern Georgia mountain setting will appeal to fans of John Hart and Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter.
QUALITY REVIEWS: The series debut Heaven’s Crooked Finger received a starred review from Kirkus and several other winning blurbs from renowned mystery authors...