Private Eye July

Explore 15 thrilling new releases in our annual celebration of suspense and true crime.
Book jacket image for Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas

Cascade Failure

Cascade Failure is a tear-jerking story of a shambly spaceship crew who process their painful histories on the way to saving the galaxy.

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Death Row Welcomes You

Death Row Welcomes You is an enthralling, deeply reported story that captures the humanity of the condemned men on Tennessee’s death row.

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Look! Look!

Look! Look!’s spare, lyrical text is complemented by Uma Krishnaswami’s bright, decorative palette of vibrant yellows, greens and earthy ochres.

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Olivetti

Allie Millington winningly blends magic and realism, poignancy and mystery in Olivetti, a heartfelt tale that movingly explores the importance of communication.

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A Stolen Child

A Stolen Child is a nicely done police procedural, but it also offers an insightful look at a rapidly gentrifying part of Dublin.

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Before She Finds Me

In Heather Chavez’s fresh and surprising new thriller, a botany professor is nearly as lethal as the assassin she’s evading.

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Dead Man’s Wake

Paul Doiron packs in lots of twists and turns, and enough suspense to keep you reading well past bedtime, in his 14th Mike Bowditch mystery.

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Evidence of Things Seen

Sarah Weinman’s second true crime anthology confronts how social media, misogyny, racism and classism shape how we perceive crime.

Book jacket image for I Know Who You Are by Barbara Rae-Venter

I Know Who You Are

Some retirees quilt; others fish. And then there’s Barbara Rae-Venter, who identified the Golden State Killer using investigative genetic genealogy and sparked a forensic revolution.

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Little, Crazy Children

In his latest true crime investigation, James Renner refuses to let the murder of Shaker Heights, Ohio, teenager Lisa Pruett be washed away by the

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The Art Thief

Stéphane Breitwieser stole more than 300 irreplaceable artworks. Journalist Michael Finkel now attempts to understand why this criminal aesthete hoarded those treasures in his attic.

Book jacket image for The Devil's Playground by Craig Russell

The Devil’s Playground

With its fascinating investigation of the dark underbelly of Old Hollywood and an extremely creative twist ending, The Devil’s Playground is one of the best

Book jacket image for The Guest Room by Tasha Sylva

The Guest Room

Tasha Sylva’s debut novel, The Guest Room, is a creepy, character-driven psychodrama with some truly excellent twists.

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The Housekeepers

Alex Hay’s debut, The Housekeepers, is mischievous, suspenseful and just plain fun as it follows a gang of female thieves in Edwardian England.

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What the Dead Know

Writing in a fast-paced and precise style, Barbara Butcher shares a treasure trove of stories from her 22 years as a death investigator in New

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