Mystery & Suspense

Murder in Highbury

By Vanessa Kelly

Regency romance author Vanessa Kelly hops genres but not time periods for this series starter, which follows Emma Knightley (née Woodhouse) as she solves crimes in her little town of Highbury, England. Mysteries inspired by or starring Jane Austen are certainly common, but Emma is an inspired choice for a sleuth: She loves gossip, has a great deal of freedom thanks to her status as Highbury’s queen bee, and is in desperate need of a meaningful hobby so she doesn’t fall back into old habits and start matchmaking again. Equally inspired is Kelly’s choice of first victim: the detestable Mrs. Elton.

Regency romance author Vanessa Kelly hops genres but not time periods for this series starter, which follows Emma Knightley (née Woodhouse) as she solves crimes in her little town of Highbury, England. Mysteries inspired by or starring Jane Austen are certainly common, but Emma is…

Karla’s Choice

By Nick Harkaway

In Karla’s Choice, author Nick Harkaway ably updates his father’s iconic George Smiley novels while lovingly preserving the tone and mood of the original novels.

In Karla’s Choice, author Nick Harkaway ably updates his father’s iconic George Smiley novels while lovingly preserving the tone and mood of the original novels.

Guide Me Home

By Attica Locke

Attica Locke’s language is precise, refreshing and often beautiful in Guide Me Home, the final installment in the literary triumph that is her Highway 59 mystery series.

Attica Locke’s language is precise, refreshing and often beautiful in Guide Me Home, the final installment in the literary triumph that is her Highway 59 mystery series.

The Grey Wolf

By Louise Penny

The Grey Wolf is far and away Louise Penny’s most ambitious mystery to date, landing Gamache and his team squarely into the middle of an ecoterrorism plot.

The Grey Wolf is far and away Louise Penny’s most ambitious mystery to date, landing Gamache and his team squarely into the middle of an ecoterrorism plot.

Death at the Sign of the Rook

By Kate Atkinson

A murder-mystery party blurs the lines between dramatic artifice and harsh reality in Kate Atkinson’s sixth Jackson Brodie mystery.

A murder-mystery party blurs the lines between dramatic artifice and harsh reality in Kate Atkinson’s sixth Jackson Brodie mystery.

The Dark Wives

By Ann Cleeves

Ann Cleeves’ The Dark Wives is a standout entry in her Vera Stanhope series, a crackerjack mystery with a clear political conscience.

Ann Cleeves’ The Dark Wives is a standout entry in her Vera Stanhope series, a crackerjack mystery with a clear political conscience.

Creation Lake

By Rachel Kushner

Rachel Kushner has taken the bones of the traditional spy novel and spun it into something that is as thought-provoking as it is fun, an intellectual thriller that deviously suggests there could be another fate for our disaster-bound species.

Rachel Kushner has taken the bones of the traditional spy novel and spun it into something that is as thought-provoking as it is fun, an intellectual thriller that deviously suggests there could be another fate for our disaster-bound species.

The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia

By Juliet Grames

Juliet Grames’ expertise in Calabrian culture and eye for detail shine on every page of The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia, a historical mystery set in 1960 Italy.

Juliet Grames’ expertise in Calabrian culture and eye for detail shine on every page of The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia, a historical mystery set in 1960 Italy.

No Road Home

By John Fram

Set at a televangelist’s compound as floodwaters rise, John Fram’s No Road Home is a darkly dramatic murder mystery-thriller hybrid.

Set at a televangelist’s compound as floodwaters rise, John Fram’s No Road Home is a darkly dramatic murder mystery-thriller hybrid.

Death on the Tiber

By Lindsey Davis

Lindsey Davis’ brutally funny Death on the Tiber is a series high mark for the author’s ancient Rome-set mysteries starring Flavia Albia.

Lindsey Davis’ brutally funny Death on the Tiber is a series high mark for the author’s ancient Rome-set mysteries starring Flavia Albia.

Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop

By Emmeline Duncan

Emmeline Duncan’s cozy mystery Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop is set in a Halloween-themed small town that overflows with seasonal charm.

Emmeline Duncan’s cozy mystery Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop is set in a Halloween-themed small town that overflows with seasonal charm.

Murder at the White Palace

By Allison Montclair

Murder at the White Palace sees Allison Montclair’s terrific Sparks & Bainbridge series continuing in fine fettle.

Murder at the White Palace sees Allison Montclair’s terrific Sparks & Bainbridge series continuing in fine fettle.

The Lost Coast

By Jesse Kellerman

The Lost Coast is easily the most suspenseful and impressive installment yet of Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman’s Clay Edison series—don’t miss it.

The Lost Coast is easily the most suspenseful and impressive installment yet of Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman’s Clay Edison series—don’t miss it.

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