|
|
New Fiction, Mystery & Science Fiction August 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The society of unknowable objects by Gareth BrownA trio of seemingly everyday people are members of a secret society tasked with finding and protecting hidden magical objects -- ordinary items with extraordinary properties.
|
|
|
|
Moderation by Elaine CastilloWhen Girlie Delmundo's company purchases Fairground -- the preeminent virtual reality content provider -- she becomes an elite VR moderator, which solves her family's money and mobility problems, despite the isolation it requires; but when she meets Playground's cofounder William Cheung, she finds herself falling in love.
|
|
|
|
The book of lost hours by Hayley GelfusoIn 1938, 11-year-old Lisavet Levy becomes trapped in a mysterious library of memory called the time space, where her path intertwines with American timekeeper Ernest Duquesne, whose death in 1965 compels his niece Amelia to uncover buried truths amid shifting histories and shadowy intrigue.
|
|
|
|
A dog in Georgia by Lauren GrodsteinA missing dog in the country of Georgia sets Amy Webb on an adventure away from her tumultuous marriage and lack-luster personal life and towards a journey of self-discovery and joy.
|
|
|
|
Songs for other people's weddings by David LevithanFrom an award-winning author and acclaimed singer-songwriter comes a novel about an unlucky-in-love wedding singer trying to find the right words to save his relationship.
|
|
|
|
World Pacific by Peter MannAs the Second World War looms, vanished writer Richard Halifax's secrets ripple through the lives of emigre painter Hildegard Rauch and intelligence officer Simon Faulk, whose intertwined quests reveal betrayal, espionage, and the fragile narratives that keep them afloat amid global upheaval.
|
|
|
|
Full bloom by Francesca Scottoline SerritellaAfter receiving a mysterious perfume that transforms her into the center of attention, Iris Sunnegren navigates newfound power, buried trauma and the dark secrets of New York's elite, in the new novel from the best-selling author of Ghosts of Harvard.
|
|
|
|
My other heart by Emma Nanami StrennerSeventeen years after Mimi Truang's toddler daughter disappeared in 1998 in Philadelphia, best friends Kit and Sabrina make plans in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, before starting college; but when Mimi, Kit, and Sabrina come face to face, they will confront the people they truly are.
|
|
|
|
For duck's sake by Donna AndrewsWhen a skeleton is uncovered in her brother's yard, Meg helps investigate the decades-old mystery while preparing for Caerphilly's first Mutt March, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Between a Flock and Hard Place.
|
|
|
|
The boomerang by Robert BaileyWhen Chief of Staff Eli James learns his daughter has cancer just as the President's terminal illness mysteriously improves, he uncovers a billion-dollar cover-up, forcing him to flee west with his family, where an uneasy alliance with a ruthless land baron leads to a high-stakes showdown.
|
|
|
|
The Break-in by Katherine FaulknerAfter killing an intruder in self-defense while hosting a playdate at her London home, Alice becomes obsessed with uncovering his identity, unraveling unsettling clues that suggest her seemingly perfect life may be built on hidden betrayals.
|
|
|
|
Kiss her goodbye by Lisa GardnerFrankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee, whose friend suspects she is in grave danger, before it is too late.
|
|
|
|
We are all guilty here by Karin SlaughterWhen two girls vanish on fireworks night in North Falls, Officer Emmy Clifton races to uncover their secrets and redeem her past failure, only to find the town, and those closest to her, harbor darker truths than she ever imagined.
|
|
|
|
Lucky dayby Chuck TingleAfter a global catastrophe known as the Low Probability Event, Vera, a former professor of statistics, is visited by a government agent who tells her she's the only one who can help him uncover the connection between deadly spates of absurdity and an improbably lucky casino.
|
|
|
|
Forget me not by Stacy WillinghamReturning to coastal South Carolina for the summer, journalist Claire Campbell takes a job at a vineyard near where her sister vanished decades earlier; and when she uncovers a disturbing old diary, she begins to suspect the past holds deadly secrets. From the best-selling author of A Flicker in the Dark.
|
|
|
New Science Fiction & Fantasy
|
|
|
|
Lessons in magic and disaster by Charlie Jane AndersA young witch teaches her mother how to do magic with very unexpected results, in a novel about family, identity and the power of love.
|
|
|
|
Katabasis by R. F. KuangAlice has sacrificed everything to work with Professor Grimes at Cambridge, the world's greatest magician, but when he dies in a magical accident and is sent to Hell, she and rival Peter follow him, using only tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|