Private Eye July

Our annual celebration of all things mystery! This year, we’ve lined up 10 rip-roaring tales for your reading pleasure.
Book jacket image for Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

Close to Death

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

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Book jacket image for A Refiner’s Fire by Donna Leon

A Refiner’s Fire

The explosive grand finale of A Refiner’s Fire, Donna Leon’s 33rd Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, is perhaps the best of her long and storied career.

Book jacket image for Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

Close to Death

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

Book jacket image for It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant

It’s Elementary

Elise Bryant’s It’s Elementary is a hilarious and ambitious cozy mystery set in the emotionally charged environment of a local PTA.

Book jacket image for Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

Middle of the Night

Riley Sager’s Middle of the Night dances tantalizingly on the edge of horror without ever totally crossing the line.

Book jacket image for The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani

The Night of Baba Yaga

The Night of Baba Yaga features all the elements you could hope for from a crime thriller set in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Book jacket image for Think Twice by Harlan Coben

Think Twice

Cool story, cool characters, tasty twist ending: Harlan Coben’s Think Twice has everything mystery fans want.

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