New Fiction, Mystery & Science Fiction
November 2025
New Fiction
Cursed daughters : a novel by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Cursed daughters
by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Three generations of women must contend with their family curse and the question of reincarnation.
The Tortoise's Tale by Kendra Coulter
The Tortoise's Tale
by Kendra Coulter

A century of American history unfolds through the eyes of a giant tortoise snatched from her ancestral lands and brought to an exclusive estate in southern California where she becomes an astute observer of societal change.
The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten
The Ferryman and His Wife
by Frode Grytten

On the day of his death, a Norwegian ferryman takes his final voyage along the fjord and is joined by his deceased dog Luna as well as the ghosts of people he met while ferrying them to and from his village, while hoping to be reunited with his late wife, Marta.
Queen Esther by John Irving
Queen Esther
by John Irving

After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther, a Viennese-born Jew, although knows it won't be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt her, or any family at all.
Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino
Best Offer Wins
by Marisa Kashino

Eighteen months and eleven lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood, slated to come up for sale in one month. Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian and get their marriage and plan to have a baby back on track, Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it's publicly listed and the masses descend.
Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer
Some Bright Nowhere
by Ann Packer

As Claire nears the end of an eight-year battle with cancer, she makes a decision that leaves her husband and caregiver, Eliot, stunned, perplexed, hurt, and, as much as he tries to hide it, angry. An intimate look at a long marriage and the ways in which a startling request can change a couple's understanding of who they are, together and apart.
The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories by Salman Rushdie
The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories
by Salman Rushdie

Rushdie turns his imagination to life's final act with a quintet of stories that span the three countries in which he has made his work -- India, England, and America. Featuring an unforgettable cast of characters, The Eleventh Hour ponders life and death, legacy and identity.
That's Not How It Happened by Craig Thomas
That's Not How It Happened
by Craig Thomas

From the Emmy-nominated co-creator and Executive Producer of How I Met Your Mother, this funny, bighearted novel follows a family turned upside down after Hollywood decides to make a movie version of their lives.
New Mystery & Thriller
Nash Falls by David Baldacci
Nash Falls
by David Baldacci

Businessman Walter Nash is unexpectedly approached by the FBI to become their inside man to expose a money laundering scheme inside his company. Nash has little choice but to accept the FBI's demands, but when his boss discovers his duplicity, the blowback threatens to destroy everything and everyone he loves, and Nash must become the exact opposite of who he has always been.
The Queen Who Came in from the Cold: Her Majesty the Queen Investigates by S. J. Bennett
The Queen Who Came in from the Cold
by S. J. Bennett

In 1960s England, Queen Elizabeth is spending a night on board the royal train with her entourage and her sister, Princess Margaret. But before they reach their destination, an unreliable witness claims to have seen a murder from one of the carriages. As the Cold War threatens to undermine the Queen's upcoming visit to Italy, she and her assistant private secretary become involved in a tale of spies, lies, and treachery.
The King's Ransom by Janet Evanovich
The King's Ransom
by Janet Evanovich

Recovery agent Gabriela Rose sets out on a dangerous global hunt with her gorgeous-but-infuriating ex-husband Rafer Jones after $12 billion worth of rare artworks and artifacts -- including the Rosetta Stone, a couple of Van Goghs, and a sarcophagus -- go missing. Along the way, she encounters corruption, murder, a global conspiracy, and a villain who will stop at nothing to bring the world to the brink of ruin. 
Revenge of Odessa by Frederick Forsyth
Revenge of Odessa
by Frederick Forsyth

Fifty after the events of The Odessa File, Peter Miller's grandson, Georg, a successful podcaster living in Berlin, stumbles across evidence that the Odessa – a network whose goal is to return the Nazis to power – has resurfaced. Hunted by Odessa agents, Georg learns that a series of terrorist atrocities are just the first step on their path to retribution. And their next attack could change the course of history.
The Perfect Hosts by Heather Gudenkauf
The Perfect Hosts
by Heather Gudenkauf

Madeline and Wes Drake have invited two hundred of their closest friends and family to their sprawling horse ranch for the most anticipated event of the year: a pistols and pearls gender reveal party so sensational it is sure to make headlines. But the party descends into chaos when the celebratory explosive misfires, leaving one woman dead and a trail of secrets.
The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee
The Burning Grounds
by Abir Mukherjee

In 1920s Calcutta, Sam Wyndham and Surendranath Banerjee must reunite to solve a high profile murder when a man is found with his throat cut in the Burning Ghats, where the dead are laid to rest.
The Botanist's Assistant by Peggy Townsend
The Botanist's Assistant
by Peggy Townsend

A murder in the science lab shatters a woman's quiet and ordered life when she decides she must solve the crime herself. Even as authorities claim the death appears to be from natural causes, Margaret fears it might be something more: a murder born of jealousy and dark secrets. With the aid of a newly hired and enigmatic night custodian, she finds herself thrust into the role of detective.
New Science Fiction & Fantasy
Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Brigands & Breadknives
by Travis Baldree

Fern moves cross-country to open a bookstore next door to her old friend Viv's coffee shop, hoping to cure her ennui, but she remains oddly dissatisfied. A drunken and desperate night sees her waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior and an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and together they fend off a rogue's gallery of ne'er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty on the goblin. Third in the Legends & Lattes series.
The Strength of the Few by James Islington
The Strength of the Few
by James Islington

The follow-up to The Will of the Many follows Vis Telimus and the copied versions of himself across three worlds. In Obiteum, he struggles to survive in a desert world of ruin. In Luceum, he is being ruthlessly hunted. In Res, his original self navigates the treacherous politics of the Hierarchy. Across these fractured realities, all three versions of Vis are drawn into the same ancient war to prevent another Cataclysm.
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