Are you ready for March? Well, maybe we’re a little early, but not too early to look at March book releases. I hope you find some titles here that appeal to you. And, you’re welcome to comment and tell us what else you’re anticipating. These are only the March books that I already have. I know there are so many other ones out there. And, there are some excellent ones in the list below the summaries. I just don’t have time to describe every book. You’ll probably find some that appeal to you there as well.

The Bramble and the Rose by Tom Bouman brings us a police officer who is also a murder suspect. Henry Farrell is a one-man police department in northeast Pennsylvania with too many cases to handle. When a headless body is found in the woods, Henry would love to let the Game Commissioner look for a bear that might be responsible. Now, he has to deal with the gossip when a former lover dies under mysterious circumstances. But, those cases go on the backburner when his young nephew disappears. (Release date is March 10.)

I really should have read Lynn Brittney’s historical mystery, A Death in Chelsea, by now. Or, at least the first in her series, Murder in Belgravia. Chief Inspector Beech, a young man invalided out of the Great War, has put together an elite group of educated women as investigators, the Mayfair 100. In the latest book, Lady Treborne, a notorious society gossip queen has been found dead. It appears to be suicide, but the family suspects murder. When an autopsy proves the family correct, the Mayfair women launch an investigation that lays bare London high life at its lowest. (Release date is March 10.)

Taylor Brown brings us Pride of Eden. Vietnam vet, retired jockey, and keeper of secrets, Anse Caulfield rescues exotic big cats and other animals for Little Eden, a wildlife sanctuary on the Georgia coast. But when Anse’s prized lion escapes and is killed, he becomes obsessed with replacing her – even if the means of rescue aren’t exactly legal. (Release date is March 17.)

Unfollow Me by Charlotte Duckworth is a domestic thriller that examines our obsessions with social media. Violet Young is a hugely popular journalist-turned-mommy-influencer, with three children, a successful husband, and a million subscribers on YouTube who tune in daily to watch her everyday life unfold. Until the day she’s no longer there. One day she disappears from the online world – her entire social media presence deleted overnight, with no explanation. Her fans are obsessed with finding out the truth, but their search quickly reveals a web of lies, betrayal, and shocking consequences. Why would social media followers believe they really know the person they’re watching? (Release date is March 10.)

I already read Vickie Fee’s fun mystery, My Fair Latte. When Halley Greer inherits an Art Deco movie palace from a great uncle she hasn’t seen in years, she moves to a charming tourist town in Arkansas to claim her legacy. She’s also inherited his apartment, his friends, and a stealthy cat, along with an enemy. With a great deal of help, she re-opens the theater as a coffee and wine bar, and shows classic films. Her first showing goes great, until a customer turns up dead, and Halley becomes a suspect. (Release date is March 3.)

I also read The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan. This novel set in Japan is an unusual choice for me. It’s really a novel that would be most appreciated by new adults, people in their twenties. It’s the story of three young people, two college students and an artist who examine their own lives and relationships with Miwako Sumida, a young woman who commits suicide. (Release date is March 10.)

I’ll admit Eliese Colette Goldbach’s memoir probably interests me more than it will a number of other people. It’s called Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit. Eliese was raised by staunchly Republican and Catholic parents, and she dreamed of escaping Cleveland and joining a convent. But, one night her life is violently altered. This is the story of a young woman who returns to her conservative hometown where she earns a living in the steel mill that casts a shadow over Cleveland. (Release date is March 3.)

Alka Joshi’s debut novel is The Henna Artist. Seventeen-year-old Lakshimi escapes from an arranged and abusive marriage, making her way alone from her rural village in the 1950s to Jaipur, India. There she becomes the henna artist, and confidante, to the wealthy women of the upper class in the city. She keeps her own secrets, and pursues her dream of an independent life until the day her husband shows up with a young woman in tow, s sister Lakshimi never knew she had. (Release date is March 3.)

Dead in the Doorway is the second House-Flipper Mystery by Diane Kelly. Whitney Whitaker has scored the perfect piece of real estate, a ramshackle white Colonial at the top of a hill with views of downtown Nashville. Unfortunately, there’s also a body blocking the entrance to the foyer. (Release date is March 31.)

I think the first book in Sarah J. Maas’ adult fantasy series sounds fantastic, but I’m not reading 800 pages in a book that will be continued. So, House of Earth and Blood in the Crescent City series is on its way to a nephew. Bryce Quinlan had a perfect life, working hard all day and partying all night, until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, enslaved to the Archangels he tried to overthrow. With the demon wreaking havoc, he’s offered a deal. Help Bryce find the killer, and he might be freed. (Release date is  March 3.)

Emily St. John Mandel, the author of Station Eleven, now brings us The Glass Hotel. It’s a novel of greed and guilt, love and delusion. It takes readers from the wilds of Vancouver Island to the skyscrapers of New York in the glittering intersections of two seemingly disparate events – a massive Ponzi scheme collapse and the mysterious disappearance of a woman from the deck of a ship at sea. (Release date is March 24.)

Jason Pinter launches a new thriller series with Hide Away. Rachel Marin appears to be a typical suburban single mother of two children. But she is anything but ordinary. An unimaginable crime shattered her family seven years prior, causing her to change her and her children’s identities and move to a small town in Illinois. She’s determined that no one in her family will ever be a victim again, and to prepare, she’s gone through extensive physical and mental training in combat, investigation, and surveillance. When the former mayor of her town is reported dead, local detectives dismiss the death as suicide, and they resent it when Rachel butts in, trying to uncover the truth. Her persistence threatens to expose her secrets, and she becomes a target. (Release date is March 1.)

In Five Years is Rebecca Searle’s latest novel. Where do you see yourself in five years? Dannie Kohan has the perfect answer to that question for an important interview. And, that evening she accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal. Then, that night, she awakens in a different apartment, with a different ring, and beside a different man. Despite her chosen path, she can’t forget that one hour exactly five years in the future. Everything changes the night she meets that man from her long-ago dream. (Release date is March 10.)

Josie Silver, author of the popular novel One Day in December, brings us The Two Lives of Lydia Byrd. Lydia and Freddie have been together for more than a decade, and Lydia thought their love was indestructible. But she was wrong. On her twenty-eight birthday, he died in a car accident. All Lydia really wants to do is hide inside and cry. But Lydia knows that Freddie would want her to live fully and happily. So with a little help, she takes her first tentative steps into the world, open to life, and maybe even love. Then something inexplicable happens. Lydia has the chance to live two lives at once. She’s able to return to a world where Freddie is still alive. But, there’s someone in her new life who wants her to stay. (Release date is March 3.)

In the library world, there’s been a lot of talk about Stephanie Wrobel’s novel, Darling Rose Gold. For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair, and almost lived at the hospital. Neighbors did everything they could, but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries there were, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose Gold. Turns out her mother, Patty Watts, was just a really good liar. After serving five years in prison, Patty has no place to go, and begs her daughter to take her in. The whole community is shocked when Rose says yes. Patty says she just wants to forgive her daughter for turning her in and testifying against her. But, Rose knows her mother isn’t the type to forgive. But, Rose is no longer a weak child. And, she’s waited so long for her mother to come home. (Release date is March 17.)

Here are some other March books you might want to check out.

Bailey, Samantha M. – Woman on the Edge (3/3)
Barry, Max – Providence (3/31)
Barry, Quan – We Ride Upon Sticks (3/3)
Beam, Alex – Broken Glass (3/17)
Beyda, Emily – The Body Double (3/3)
Bousley, Stephanie – Buy the Avocado Toast (3/31)
Card, Maisy – These Ghosts are Family (3/3)
Collins, Max Allan – Girl Can’t Help It (3/10)
Doyle, Glennon – Untamed (3/10)
Harrison, Rachel – The Return (3/24)
Heath, Russell – Rinn’s Crossing (3/30)
Katsu, Alma – The Deep (3/10)
Kuhns, Eleanor – A Circle of Dead Girls (3/3)
Lang, Essie – Death on the Page (3/10)
Lansdale, Joe R. – Jane Goes North (3/31)
McBride, James – Deacon King Kong (3/3)
McMillan, Terry – It’s Not All Downhill from Here (3/31)
Moor, Jessica – The Keeper (3/10)
Norman, Matthew – Last Couple Standing (3/17)
O’Cinneide, C.S. – The Starr Sting Scale (3/10)
Piscarcik, Ian – Before Familiar Woods (3/10)
Staples, Dennis E. – This Town Sleeps (3/3)
Steinhauer, Olen – The Last Tourist (3/24)
Szymiczkowa, Maryla – Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing (3/17)
Takhar, Helen Monks – Precious You (3/10)
Tjia, M.J. – The Death of Me (3/1)
Work, James C. – Ranger McIntyre: The Dunraven Hoard Murders (3/11)