LibraryAware October 2025

Recent Releases

The Game Is Afoot
by Elise Bryant

After quitting her job, overwhelmed mom Mavis juggles school duties, personal turmoil, and, now, a murder investigation when a kids' soccer coach turns up dead, uncovering secrets among suburban parents while questioning her identity, purpose, and the meaning of self-care.

An Amateur Sleuth's Guide To Murder
by Lynn Cahoon

After her fiance runs off with her bridesmaid, Meg moves back home to Bainbridge to do part-time research for a mystery writer and decides to write a manual on criminal investigation-when the author's manager is found dead, Meg puts her guide to the test.

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club
by Gloria Chao

When three scorned women find their cheating ex-boyfriend murdered just after plotting revenge, they must dodge suspicion, deceive a persistent detective, and uncover which of his many enemies wanted him dead before they're blamed for the crime themselves.

Guilty by Definition
by Susie Dent

A cryptic letter with references to Shakespeare arrives at the Clarendon English Dictionary offices in Oxford, England. Senior editor Martha Thornhill thinks the odd missive might be related to her sister’s disappearance a decade earlier, so when more notes appear, Martha and her team work to solve the clues and possibly a crime. This clever debut novel by English lexicographer and TV presenter Susie Dent will please both mystery fans and language lovers. Try this next: Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg.

The Missing Half
by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester

Haunted by her sister's unexplained disappearance seven years ago, 24-year-old Nicole "Nic" Monroe lives with her grief-stricken dad in her Indiana hometown and struggles to move forward. When Jenna Connor, whose sister vanished in similar circumstances, asks Nic to team up, they risk everything to uncover the truth in this fast-paced debut by "Crime Junkie" podcaster Ashley Flowers. Try this next: Julia Heaberlin's Night Will Find You; Jessica Strawser's Catch You Later.

Miss Caroline Bingley, private investigator : a novel by Kelly Gardiner

Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator
by Kelly Gardiner

When Georgiana Darcy sets off to find missing maid Jayani, Caroline Bingley, whose brother and his wife live near the Darcys, follows and stumbles upon a murder; assisted by manservant Gordon, Caroline demands answers of shady characters, police magistrates, and mysterious East India Company men to discover the killer.

Five Found Dead
by Sulari Gentill

Within a COVID quarantine train, more than one killer lurks. By the USA Today bestselling author of The Woman in the Library.

Hidden In Smoke
by Lee Goldberg

Homicide detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone team up with arson investigators after a series of crippling fires devastate Los Angeles in the third novel of the series following Ashes Never Lie.

Shadow of the Solstice
by Anne Hillerman

In Shiprock, New Mexico, Navajo Nation detectives Bernadette Manuelito and Jim Chee must sort out a save-the-planet meditation group connected to a mysterious death and a nefarious scheme, discovered by Bernie's sister Darleen, targeting vulnerable indigenous people living with addiction.

Can you solve the murder? : the flowers of Elysium : an interactive crime novel by Antony Johnston

Can You Solve the Murder?
by Antony Johnston

Readers can interview suspects, follow clues and make fateful choices in this immersive, interactive detective mystery set at a secluded English wellness retreat where a businessman was found dead with a rose in his mouth. Original.

Murder in Highbury
by Vanessa Kelly

When the corpse of Mrs. Augusta Elton, the vicar's wife, is found discarded on the altar steps, a chilling murder mystery blooms and chaos descends upon the tranquil village of Highbury.

The House at Devil's Neck
by Tom Mead

In 1939 England, sleuth and magician Joseph Spector travels with a group to an allegedly haunted house on a lonely island, where a storm isolates them and a murder occurs. Meanwhile, police inspector George Flint investigates an apparent suicide in London that mirrors an old crime in this twisty, atmospheric 4th outing in the acclaimed Spector series. For fans of: Golden Age mysteries; locked-room mysteries like those by John Dickson Carr.

How to Seal Your Own Fate : a Novel
by Kristen Perrin

Annie Adams investigates the murder of a local fortune teller, revealing dark secrets tied to a 1967 tragedy that haunted her late Aunt Frances, in the second novel of the series following How to Solve Your Own Murder.

The Witch's Orchard
by Archer Sullivan

Kentucky PI Annie Gore, a former military investigator, takes a case she isn’t sure she can solve. But she needs the money and the desperate teen boy who hires her hopes she can find his sister, who was abducted ten years ago along with two other Quartz Creek, North Carolina girls. While locals talk of folklore, witches, and more, Annie makes progress in the twisty case. For fans of: atmospheric debut novels with creepy vibes.

The Dead Husband Cookbook
by Danielle Valentine

When Thea Woods is chosen to work with Maria Capello on her sure-to-be-infamous memoir, she finds that there might be something sinister lurking behind the Capello family.

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