Mystery
July 2025
Recent Releases
A catered bake-off
by Isis Crawford

Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons's baking competition sours with suspicious ingredients, malfunctioning appliances, a goat invasion, and ominous notes delivered to the cast and crew—and when a judge meets a grisly end, the sleuthing siblings race to catch a mixed-up killer.
The Missing Half
by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester

Haunted by her sister's unexplained disappearance seven years ago, 24-year-old Nicole "Nic" Monroe lives with her grief-stricken dad in her Indiana hometown and struggles to move forward. When Jenna Connor, whose sister vanished in similar circumstances, asks Nic to team up, they risk everything to uncover the truth in this fast-paced debut by "Crime Junkie" podcaster Ashley Flowers.
The dark library
by Mary Anna Evans

"Dr. Estella Ecker is the second-ever female professor in her department at the local university where her late father used to teach. After the department chair's suicide, Estella notices her colleagues have begun treating her differently, with more respect and with her father's name often on their lips. Why do the men in her department still seem to fear him? How could he possibly be connected to the recent suicide? Once she finds out the truth, she'll know what to do. But will she be able to live with herself after she does it? She is, after all, her father's daughter"
Murder Takes a Vacation
by Laura Lippman

After winning the lottery, 68-year-old widow Mrs. Blossom goes on her first international trip, which finds her facing deceptive fellow travelers and a deadly mystery. Using skills she learned from working for PI Tess Monaghan, Mrs. Blossom sets things right while seeing Paris and going on a European river cruise. 
Them bones
by David Housewright

A stolen dinosaur skull is at the center of a complex mystery laid at the feet of unofficial P.I. Rushmore McKenzie.
The Rushworth family plot
by Claudia Gray

As Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney navigate a London Season complicated by family disapproval and social scheming, they become entangled in a scandalous murder investigation involving a disgraced woman, a contested inheritance, and a killer who threatens the fragile reputations of those they love
Knave of diamonds : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
by Laurie R. King

Mary Russell's long-lost Uncle Jake reappears and is somehow connected to the infamous theft of the Irish Crown Jewels, pulling her into a mystery and pitting her against Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft and her own loyalties.
We can't save you : a tale of politics, murder, and Maine
by Thomas E. Ricks

"Thomas E.FBI agent Ryan Tapia is torn between duty and sympathy for a group of Native American protesters led by Peeled Paul Soco, who aim to raise awareness of climate change while facing opposition from the White House, eventually risking his career to warn them of an impending attack"
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