Mystery & Suspense

With its intriguing 1920s academia setting and two likable central characters, A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons is a promising start to a new historical mystery series.

With its intriguing 1920s academia setting and two likable central characters, A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons is a promising start to a new historical mystery series.

Cold comfort is easy to find; it’s much harder to find the winsome warmth one encounters in Mirror Lake, a cozy mystery populated by woodland creatures.

Cold comfort is easy to find; it’s much harder to find the winsome warmth one encounters in Mirror Lake, a cozy mystery populated by woodland creatures.

Sara Paretsky’s 22nd V.I. Warshawski novel is compelling, fast-paced and original.

Sara Paretsky’s 22nd V.I. Warshawski novel is compelling, fast-paced and original.

Author Janelle Brown weaves a thrilling and empathetic tale out of one woman’s search for her twin sister, who may or may not have joined a cult, in I’ll Be You

Author Janelle Brown weaves a thrilling and empathetic tale out of one woman’s search for her twin sister, who may or may not have joined a cult, in I’ll Be You

Geiger is a truly excellent first novel: deeply researched, painstakingly crafted and thrilling on every page.

Geiger is a truly excellent first novel: deeply researched, painstakingly crafted and thrilling on every page.

Jennifer McMahon’s follow-up to her bestselling thriller The Drowning Kind is a supremely creepy, often incredibly sad tale inspired by Frankenstein.

Jennifer McMahon’s follow-up to her bestselling thriller The Drowning Kind is a supremely creepy, often incredibly sad tale inspired by Frankenstein.

Heather Chavez’s tense thriller highlights the ways family loyalty can be more damaging than nurturing.

Heather Chavez’s tense thriller highlights the ways family loyalty can be more damaging than nurturing.

Promising Young Woman meets “Dexter” in this highly suspenseful and strangely empowering thriller from an Emmy-nominated screenwriter.

Promising Young Woman meets “Dexter” in this highly suspenseful and strangely empowering thriller from an Emmy-nominated screenwriter.

Alicia Bessette’s first Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery, Smile Beach Murder, captures the charm of island life even as it offers a moving perspective on grief.

Alicia Bessette’s first Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery, Smile Beach Murder, captures the charm of island life even as it offers a moving perspective on grief.

Fans of Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole mysteries will love this character-driven mystery set in South Africa.

Fans of Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole mysteries will love this character-driven mystery set in South Africa.

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