| The Last Note of Warning by Katharine SchellmanIn Prohibition-era New York City, dressmaker's assistant Vivian makes a delivery and ends up accused of murder. Having a week to prove her innocence, Vivian uses connections from the speakeasy where she works nights in order to find the truth. The Last Note of Warning is the third in the luscious, mysterious, and queer Nightingale mystery series by Katharine Schellman, set in 1920s New York. |
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Middle of the Night : a novel
by Riley Sager
Returning to his childhood home 30 years after his friend Billy's disappearance, Ethan, plagued by strange occurrences, sets out to find out what really happened that night and, reunited with former friends and neighbors, finds his investigation leading him to a mysterious institute where clandestine research is performed.
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| Return to Blood by Michael BennettTenacious Māori detective Hana Westerman, who was introduced in last year's Better the Blood, investigates after her teen daughter unearths a skull in the sand dunes near their New Zealand home in this "smart, beguiling, and ultimately surprising mystery" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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The nature of Disappearing : a novel by Kimi Cunningham GrantA fishing and hunting guide in Idaho's endless woods, Emlyn, when her ex-boyfriend asks for help finding Janessa, her former best friend, agrees to use her tracking skills, and as they press deeper into the wilderness, she suspects a darker truth- and that Janessa isn't the only one in danger.
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The Midnight Feast : a novel by Lucy FoleyDuring the opening weekend of The Manor, a luxe coastal retreat built on top of old secrets, those in attendance all have an agenda but not everyone will survive. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor’s immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And the Sunday morning of opening weekend, the local police are called. Something’s not right with the guests. There’s been a fire. A body’s been discovered.
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What You Leave Behind : a novel by Wanda M. MorrisReturning to her childhood home in Georgia, Deena Wood, when a landowner fighting to keep his family's land, dating back to the Civil War, disappears, and his property is quickly put up for sale, exposes a deadly scheme of illegal land grabs and property redevelopment that threatens her community and family.
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Death in the Air by Ram MuraliDisgraced after being forced out of a high-profile job under mysterious circumstances, lawyer Ro Krishna seeks rejuvenation at a luxurious Indian spa, only to become entangled in a series of murders among the elite guests.
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Death on the Lusitania by R. L. GrahamRMS Lusitania, one of the world's most luxurious ocean liners, departs for war-torn Europe. Among those on board is Patrick Gallagher, a civil servant in her Majesty's government tasked with escorting a British diplomat back to England. When a fellow passenger is believed to have shot himself in his cabin, Gallagher is asked by the captain to investigate the scene but one crucial detail doesn't fit. The man's body was discovered in a locked cabin with the key inside and no gun to be found. Was it really suicide? Or murder? Gallagher believes one of the passengers is a deadly killer who could strike again to protect their true reasons for being on board. And all the while, the ship sails on towards Europe, where deadly submarines patrol dark waters.
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| A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan ChaseBlaine, Washington is a seaside town where on an average day, the most serious police work involves dealing with stray coyotes or ticketing speeders along the I-5. Ethan Brand is reporting for his first day on the job as Blaine, Washington’s newest Chief of Police. Before Ethan can start his first shift, he finds a threat on his porch, along with a gruesome souvenir, a bloody heart. Ethan begins to realize that the sleepy town has a lot more secrets than he originally thought. With no one to trust, his job already on the line, and the threats getting bolder and more reckless, Ethan Brand must find the killers and bring them to justice. |
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| Cold to the Touch by Kerri HakodaAnchorage homicide detective DeHavilland Beans tries to find the killer of his favorite barista, who, like him, grew up a multiracial kid in small-town Alaska. When another barista dies, Beans' ex is also assigned to the case, and then the FBI show up. |
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| The Hunter's Daughter by Nicola SolvinicAnna Koray is a dedicated cop in a rural county; she's also the daughter of a serial killer. Raised by a foster family and using a new name, she keeps her past secret, but after shooting someone in the line of duty, childhood memories haunt her and then someone starts copying her dead father's crimes. |
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| Death of a Master Chef by Jean-Luc BannalecVisiting the historic walled city of Saint-Malo for a police training seminar, Commissaire Georges Dupin is exploring the local market when a woman is killed, seemingly by her sister. But while she's in jail, the victim's husband is murdered, throwing the case into disarray. This evocative, intricately plotted 9th outing for the French detective works for newcomers as well as fans of the charming series, which began with Death in Brittany. |
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