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New Fiction, Mystery & Science Fiction January 2026 |
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Departure(s) by Julian BarnesOn the occasion of his 80th birthday, the author shares his last book: a metafictional story of a Booker Prize winner named Julian Barnes who is completing his final novel about two friends he played matchmaker for at university in the 1960s.
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Lost Lambs by Madeline CashLost Lambs follows a suburban family of five unspooling at the seams, navigating a disastrous open marriage, teenage rebellion, and an unexpected human trafficking/body-hacking crime conspiracy.
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When We Were Brilliant by Lynn CullenIn the 1950s, Marilyn Monroe asks Eve Arnold, a documentary photographer whose work reveals a person's inner truth, to take her picture, and the pair develop a longstanding bond.
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Skylark by Paula McLainThe bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below -- where a woman's quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor's dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.
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Meet the Newmans by Jennifer NivenFor two decades, the Newmans have ruled television as America's favorite family. But now it's 1964, and the Newmans' perfection suddenly feels woefully out of touch. When her husband Del has a mysterious car accident, Dinah Newman decides to take matters into her own hands and hires an outspoken young woman to help her write the final episode.
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Vigil by George SaundersA ghost arrives at the deathbed of an unrepentant oil executive to guide him toward redemption and the afterlife. She has performed this sacred duty 343 times since her own death. Her charges, as a rule, have been greatly comforted in their final moments. But the powerful K. J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold, epic life, and believes the world is better for it.
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The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise WilliamsIn 1995, 14-year-old Tati is determined to uncover the identity of her father. But her mother, Nadia, keeps her secrets close, while her grandmother Gladys remains silent about the family's past, including why she left Alabama in 1953. As Tati digs deeper, she uncovers a legacy of family secrets, where every generation of Dupree women has posed more questions than answers.
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Crime Rangoon by Vivien ChienLana Lee is helping out at the village bookstore for an event with her favorite mystery writer when the author is found dead in the mystery aisle, clutching a copy of her own book. Lana's boyfriend, Detective Adam Trudeau, is charged with leading the investigation. He finds himself overwhelmed when he realizes just how much the plot of the book matches the details of the murder, and the couple must work together to beat the killer to the last chapter.
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Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley ElstonA wife who believes her husband has been hiding dirty secrets for years hatches a plan with another woman who has a grudge against him to get the answers they desperately seek. But when he's found murdered, both women need an airtight alibi, and only one of them has it.
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The Right to Remain by James GrippandoMiami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck's client, Elliott Stafford, has gone silent. Not just asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination -- Elliott refuses to speak. As Jack digs for facts, he discovers that virtually everything his client told him earlier is false. Jack comes to believe that Elliott isn't trying to hide his own guilt -- he may be protecting someone else.
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Inside Man by John McMahonThe brilliant yet quirky agents of the Patterns and Recognition unit are investigating a militia stockpiling weapons when their confidential informant in the case is killed. As it quickly becomes clear that the militia did not kill him, the squad have an increasingly complicated situation on their hands.
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The Viper: A Zig & Nola Novel by Brad MeltzerA terminally ill man conceals a valuable object in the lining of an old suit and leaves it at a funeral home to be buried in, only to be killed soon afterwards by an assailant who will stop at nothing to find it.
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A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St JamesThree siblings return to the house they fled eighteen years before, called back by the ghost of their little brother who went missing during a game of hide and seek.
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New Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Twelve Months by Jim ButcherHarry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, has been through a lot, and so has his city. But Harry has no time to recuperate. Ghouls are prowling Chicago and taking out innocent civilians. Harry's brother is dying. And last but certainly not least, the Winter Queen of the Fae has allied with the White Court of vampires -- and Harry's been betrothed to the seductive, deadly vampire Lara Raith to seal the deal. More than ever, the city needs Harry Dresden the wizard -- but after loss and grief, is there enough left of Harry Dresden the man to rise to the challenge?
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City of Others by Jared PoonBenjamin Toh is a middle manager in the Department for Engagement of Unusual Stakeholders whose job is to keep the supernatural inhabitants of Singapore happy and keep them out of sight of the normal citizens. But when an entire housing estate glitches out of existence on what was meant to be a routine check-in, Ben has to scramble to keep things under control and stop the rest of the city from disappearing.
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