Mystery

Frankie Elkin is author Lisa Gardner’s most recent creation, but she’s already well on her way to joining the ranks of Gardner’s other beloved sleuths like D.D. Warren, Pierce Quincy and Kimberly Quincy. An empathetic loner who searches for long-missing people, Frankie embarks on her most challenging case yet when she tries to crack a 12-year-old cold case presented to her by serial killer Kaylee Pierson. Pierson is going to be executed for her crimes in three weeks, but before she dies, she wants Frankie to try and find out what happened to her sister, Leilani.

Frankie Elkin is author Lisa Gardner’s most recent creation, but she’s already well on her way to joining the ranks of Gardner’s other beloved sleuths like D.D. Warren, Pierce Quincy and Kimberly Quincy. An empathetic loner who searches for long-missing people, Frankie embarks on her most challenging case yet when she tries to crack a […]

There is a very specific type of historical mystery that goes like this: A female sleuth (often convention-defying in some way) teams up with a man (often more respectable, whether by birth or profession) to solve crimes and as the series progresses, they fall in love. The absolute queen of this subgenre—rivaled only by Sherry Thomas—is Deanna Raybourn, whose Veronica Speedwell mysteries are eagerly anticipated by her legion of fans. This time around, Veronica and her beau, Stoker, discover that a wax figure of a woman is actually an extremely well-preserved corpse, and they are soon on the trail of their most dangerous enemy yet.

There is a very specific type of historical mystery that goes like this: A female sleuth (often convention-defying in some way) teams up with a man (often more respectable, whether by birth or profession) to solve crimes and as the series progresses, they fall in love. The absolute queen of this subgenre—rivaled only by Sherry […]

Close to Death offers a supremely engrossing and expertly plotted whodunit that will challenge and delight even the most well-read mystery fans.

Close to Death offers a supremely engrossing and expertly plotted whodunit that will challenge and delight even the most well-read mystery fans.

Kellye Garrett’s stark yet entertaining thriller Missing White Woman offers a Black woman’s perspective on the true crime industrial complex.

Kellye Garrett’s stark yet entertaining thriller Missing White Woman offers a Black woman’s perspective on the true crime industrial complex.

Amy Pease’s debut mystery introduces a new sleuth that readers will root for and a northern Wisconsin setting that’s anything but bucolic.

Amy Pease’s debut mystery introduces a new sleuth that readers will root for and a northern Wisconsin setting that’s anything but bucolic.

The fun, fast-paced Murder at the Book Festival hits all the right cozy notes with unerring precision.

The fun, fast-paced Murder at the Book Festival hits all the right cozy notes with unerring precision.

Atmospheric, unique and elegantly written, The Frozen River will satisfy mystery lovers and historical fiction enthusiasts alike.

Atmospheric, unique and elegantly written, The Frozen River will satisfy mystery lovers and historical fiction enthusiasts alike.

Murder Crossed Her Mind is an authentic and wry hardboiled mystery that will appeal to fans of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe novels.

Murder Crossed Her Mind is an authentic and wry hardboiled mystery that will appeal to fans of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe novels.

Readers will race through the pages of Christmas Presents, Lisa Unger’s new holiday novella, at near reindeer speed.

Readers will race through the pages of Christmas Presents, Lisa Unger’s new holiday novella, at near reindeer speed.

Keigo Higashino’s complex final Kyoichiro Kaga mystery is a worthy end to the series, tracking the Tokyo detective as he solves the disappearance of his own mother.

Keigo Higashino’s complex final Kyoichiro Kaga mystery is a worthy end to the series, tracking the Tokyo detective as he solves the disappearance of his own mother.

Femi Kayode’s provocative and memorable mystery Gaslight takes readers behind the scenes of a Nigerian megachurch.

Femi Kayode’s provocative and memorable mystery Gaslight takes readers behind the scenes of a Nigerian megachurch.

Charlotte Vassell’s blisteringly funny The Other Half is a murder mystery written a la Kingsley Amis.

Charlotte Vassell’s blisteringly funny The Other Half is a murder mystery written a la Kingsley Amis.

Detecting duo Chet & Bernie (Chet’s a dog, Bernie is his owner) must find a crime novelist’s missing reindeer in Spencer Quinn’s clever and entertaining Christmas mystery.

Detecting duo Chet & Bernie (Chet’s a dog, Bernie is his owner) must find a crime novelist’s missing reindeer in Spencer Quinn’s clever and entertaining Christmas mystery.

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