New Mysteries
November 2025
 
Our Librarians have selected 10 of the most recent mysteries in the collection.
Happy wife : a novel by Meredith Lavender
Happy Wife
by Meredith Lavender

Nora's whirlwind romance and marriage to wealthy lawyer Will in exclusive Winter Park, Florida, takes a dark turn when he vanishes the morning after his birthday party, leaving Nora to unravel the mystery of his disappearance.
The color of death : a novel by Trey Gowdy
The Color of Death
by Trey Gowdy

Following the death of his wife and daughter, Colm Truesdale is left mentally scarred and with no desire to return to the courtroom - until he is brought back into the investigation of the murder of a young woman who ran a beauty salon outside of town, whose appointment book is missing a page; when the crime scene burns down, Colm must untangle a web of deception that implicates a powerful judge and his family.
A Special Interest in Murder by Mette Ivie Harrison
A Special Interest in Murder
by Mette Ivie Harrison

Since losing control of her cosmetics company in a contentious divorce, Ada has dedicated herself to studying communication with extraterrestrials, which feels easier than trying to understand her fellow humans, especially when she receives a cruel call from her ex-husband who directs her to a blog - with suspiciously incongruous photos of a murdered autistic girl.
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer : A Mystery by Ragnar Jónasson
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer
by Ragnar Jónasson

Young detective Helgi must find bestselling crime author Elín S. Jónsdóttir, before her clueless disappearance is leaked to the press - and before it is too late for the missing writer, whose life is even stranger than the fiction she wrote.
Artificial wisdom : a novel by Thomas R. Weaver
Artificial Wisdom
by Thomas R. Weaver

In the 2050 climate-ravaged landscape where AI and humans vie for political power, a journalist must unravel a murderous plot that will either upend the world or save it.
A beautiful and terrible murder by Claire M. Andrews
A Beautiful and Terrible Murder
by Claire M. Andrews

At the top of the ranks in the All Souls cohort, a competitive preparatory class reserved for Oxford's brightest minds, Irene - masquerading as Isaac - must maintain her disguise when students start dying and she teams up with fellow classmate and roommate Sherlock Holmes to track down clues. 
I Become Her by Joe Hart
I Become Her
by Joe Hart

After her husband falls overboard on their honeymoon and survives with no memory, Imogen Carmichael returns home to uncover disturbing clues about his past and must confront growing fears that the man she married is hiding dark secrets.
One Boat by Jonathan Buckley
One Boat
by Jonathan Buckley

On losing her father, Teresa returns to a small town on the Greek coast - the same place she visited when grieving her mother nine years ago - when an episode from her first visit resurfaces vividly - her encounter with John, a man struggling to come to terms with the violent death of his nephew.
Apostle's Cove : a novel by William Kent Krueger
Apostle's Cove
by William Kent Krueger

Just before Halloween, former sheriff Cork O'Connor reopens a decades-old murder case at his son's urging as whispers of the Windigo grow louder and bodies begin to fall - in the latest addition to the long-running series following Spirit Crossing.
Woman With Eyes Closed by Rue Matthiessen
Woman with Eyes Closed
by Rue Matthiessen

Inspired by the real 2012 Dutch art heist of four paintings from the Kunsthal Museum, this literary thriller follows British MI-6 agent Kit Hobbs, whose tip leads him to Sagaponack, New York, where the Monets may be hidden in the bunker of a Russian mobster with a beach house and a taste for stolen masterpieces.
 
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