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New MysteriesOctober 2026 |
Our Librarians have selected 10 of the most recent mysteries in the collection. |
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The Lockup Period
by Vince Thompson
Pizza-shop worker Mario Kennedy is ninety days away from cashing in his startup shares for millions when a body turns up in the CEO’s apartment, threatening to destroy his ticket into Silicon Valley’s elite. Vince Thompson’s The Lockup Period mixes crime caper with corporate satire, pitting Mario’s ambitions against his conscience as a ruthless venture capitalist and a determined reporter pursue their own agendas.
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The Killing of a Chestnut Tree
by Oliver K. Langmead
Called to investigate the Duke of Farleigh’s murder, detective Havelock Harper and his companion—and secret lover—Major Sebastian Wright discover that their victim is an ancient chestnut tree in a forest whose trees communicate through words in their bark and leaves. Oliver K. Langmead’s The Killing of a Chestnut Tree blends a whimsical Victorian mystery with queer romance, as the pair untangles the secrets beneath a seemingly idyllic village.
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An Unlikely Visitor
by Joanna Cannon
Recently widowed Margaret has spent decades living with the unexplained disappearance of her young daughter, Jeanie, when an unexpected visitor encourages her to start asking questions again. Joanna Cannon’s An Unlikely Visitor blends a gently unfolding mystery with a ghost story, exploring grief, the secrets hidden within a village, and the possibility of reconnecting with life without abandoning those you’ve lost.
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What the Aurora Remembers
by Loretta Colton
A murdered mother and her badly injured teenage daughter draw rookie officer Nicky Ryan into her first homicide investigation in a small Indigenous community in Canada’s Northwest Territories, where distrust of police runs deep. Told through Nicky’s and the surviving girl’s perspectives, Loretta Colton’s What the Aurora Remembers pairs a police procedural with a story of recovery, questioning whether the pursuit of justice can heal a community without deepening its wounds.
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A Fatal Crossing
by Tom Hindle
An apparent accidental death aboard a New York–bound ocean liner in 1924 draws ship’s officer Timothy Birch into an uneasy partnership with a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector. With a priceless painting missing and only days before their suspects can disappear ashore, Tom Hindle’s A Fatal Crossing turns a glamorous Atlantic voyage into a race to unravel a web of theft, deception, and murder.
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Enchantment
by Riikka Pulkkinen
When seventeen-year-old Philippa Laakso is found dead outside her home, interviews with her best friend, ex-boyfriend, neighbors, and older men reveal conflicting versions of who she was—and how little anyone truly knew her. Riikka Pulkkinen’s Enchantment turns a murder investigation into an unsettling exploration of girlhood, power, and the desires people project onto a young woman whose own identity keeps slipping beyond their grasp.
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The Midnight Guests
by Alex Hay
The glamorous opening of London’s Hotel Artemis in 1926 turns deadly when a body is discovered in its finest suite, just as owner Diana Gold prepares to welcome two dangerous figures from her past who have come to collect a debt. Unfolding over twenty-four hours, Alex Hay’s The Midnight Guests draws staff and wealthy visitors into a tangled mystery where glittering appearances conceal criminal ties and competing agendas.
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How to Write a Murder
by Jessica Brody
A mystery-writing conference at a remote former monastery becomes a real-life whodunit when a guest turns up dead and a landslide traps everyone with the killer. Jessica Brody’s How to Write a Murder plays with classic crime-fiction conventions as seven writers—each harboring secrets and well versed in getting away with murder—turn their investigative skills on one another.
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Bodies of Magic
by Freya Marske
Five trainee healing mages begin the exam that will determine their futures by discovering their most brilliant classmate dead—and every member of their group has a connection to her and something to hide. Freya Marske’s Bodies of Magic blends a dark-academia murder mystery with medical drama, as the students race to uncover the truth while surviving a five-day test they must pass or fail together.
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Mother Daughter Sister Stranger
by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Eleven years after surviving the plane crash that killed their parents, Eliza Ramsey is alarmed when her sister Bea disappears, leaving her young daughter in Eliza’s care. Hank Phillippi Ryan’s Mother Daughter Sister Stranger turns the search for a missing mother into a tense domestic thriller, as Eliza uncovers dangerous secrets that challenge everything she believes about her sister and their shared past.
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