New/Upcoming Mysteries & Thrillers
March 2026
The Keeper by Tana French
The Keeper
by Tana French (release date 3/31)

The third and final book in the Cal Hooper trilogy by beloved Irish crime writer Tana French, following The Searcher and The Hunter. On a cold night in the remote Irish village of Ardnakelty, a girl goes missing. Sweet, loving Rachel Holohan was about to be engaged to the son of the local big shot. Instead, she's dead in the river. Retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper has friends here now, and he owes them loyalty, but his fiance Lena wants nothing to do with Ardnakelty's tangles. As the feud becomes more vicious, their settled peace starts to crack apart.
Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson
Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief
by Benjamin Stevenson (release date 3/17)

Ten heists. Ten suspects. A murder mystery only Ernest Cunningham can solve in this delightfully clever and twisty new novel in Benjamin Stevenson's bestselling series, following Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone and Everyone on This Train is a Suspect.
Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano
Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line
by Elle Cosimano (release date 3/17)

The new installment in the Finlay Donovan series, a comedic mystery series about a struggling single mom and suspense novelist who gets mistaken for a contract killer and becomes entangled in real-life crimes. Life hasn't been easy for Finlay Donovan lately, but it just got a whole lot harder. Her nanny and partner-in-crime, Vero, has been extradited from Virginia to Maryland, where she's facing criminal charges for a theft she swears she didn't commit. A prisoner to an ankle bracelet as she awaits her trial, Vero is forced to live with her overbearing mother and nosy aunt. Threatening messages keep arriving on her mother's door, demanding Vero turn over the money . . . or else.
A Day of Judgment by Charles Todd
A Day of Judgment
by Charles Todd (release date 3/10)

Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard travels to England's windswept coastline to investigate a murder in a place where, several years after the end of WWI, the memory of the war still runs strong. The latest in the long-running series about Ian Rutledge, a detective who is also a shellshocked World War I veteran.
Served Him Right by Lisa Unger
Served Him Right
by Lisa Unger (release date 3/10)

A woman's brunch with friends quickly turns dark in this gripping thriller from bestselling author Lisa Unger. Ana Blacksmith has gathered her closest friends and sister Vera for a brunch to celebrate her recent breakup from her boyfriend Paul. But when shocking news about Paul arrives, all eyes are on Ana, the angry ex with a bad reputation. Suspicions only intensify when Ana's best friend falls deathly ill after the brunch.But Ana is not the only one who had a score to settle with Paul. 
My Grandfather, the Master Detective by Masateru Konishi
My Grandfather, the Master Detective
by Masateru Konishi (release date 3/17)

As a lover of classic crime stories, it's no surprise that schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more often than your typical twenty-seven-year-old. Solving them is another matter, though. For that, she turns to her beloved grandfather, who retains a keen sharpness of mind despite his dementia, and who was once a key member of The Waseda Mystery Club. From impossible locked room murders to confounding missing persons cases, the grandfather-granddaughter duo weave stories to get to the bottom of every mystery. 
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
This Story Might Save Your Life
by Tiffany Crum (release date 3/10)

Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world. Each week, they delight listeners with a different against-all-odds survival story, gleefully finding the weird, life-affirming humor in near-death experiences. The problem is, their next survival story may be their own. When Benny arrives one morning to record, he finds shattered glass and an empty house, with his co-host and her partner missing. The one clue shedding light on the couple's disappearance is the incomplete, previously-unseen first draft of Joy's memoir. 
The Pie & MASH Detective Agency by J. D. Brinkworth
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
by J. D. Brinkworth (release date 3/10)

Oddball couple Jane and Simon take a private detective class and must use their (admittedly limited) skills to solve a series of mysterious disappearances in this delightful debut mystery.
Bloodlust by Sandra Brown
Bloodlust
by Sandra Brown (release date 3/17)

Bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a romantic suspense novel about a detective seeking justice for his murdered wife with the help of a psychotherapist … while fighting an undeniable attraction to her.
The Antique Hunter's Murder at the Castle by C. L. Miller
The Antique Hunter's Murder at the Castle
by C. L. Miller (release date 3/17)

The third novel in the Antique Hunter series finds Freya, Aunt Carole, and friends searching for a missing colleague in picturesque Scotland. Hot on the heels of an art forger, a member of the Lockwood Antique Hunter's Agency disappears while investigating an isolated castle deep in Scottish countryside. Freya and Aunt Carole race to her last known location and arrive in the wintry, snow-covered Scottish Borders. At the castle, they discover that a murdered laird in the vegetable garden and his priceless collection of silverware has been stolen.
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