Mystery
May 2025
Recent Releases
Lethal prey
by John Sandford

Twenty years after her sister Doris's murder, when Lara Grandfelt offers $5 million for information leading to an arrest and a true-crime blogger finds the murder weapon, detectives Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers must discover the killer who's lurking in plain sight.
A Fashionably French Murder
by Colleen Cambridge

In 1950 Paris, American expat Tabitha Knight and her friend Julia Child, who's a whiz in the kitchen, become involved in a murder case after visiting a fashion house in their evocative 3rd outing. Also investigating? Handsome Inspector Merveille. 
The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne
by Ron Currie

Things go seriously sideways for Babs Dionne, a grandmother and crime boss in small-town Maine, due to a death, a stranger's arrival, and power plays from rivals. So she unleashes her fierce determination to protect those she loves in this compelling, character-driven crime novel. 
Bonded in death
by J. D. Robb

Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the mysterious murder of an elderly man linked to the Urban Wars while being targeted by a vengeful killer, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Passions in Death.
The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea
by C.L. Miller

In their fun, fast-paced 2nd outing, English antique store owners Freya Lockwood and her aunt Carole board an antiques-focused cruise ship in Cyprus, where Freya acts a resident expert. The two are also trying to find a stolen painting, but with a multitude of sketchy passengers, it's just a matter of time before they also investigate a murder. 
A botanist's guide to society and secrets
by Kate Khavari

Despite unresolved feelings, an expert botanist in 1923 London investigates when the brother of her ex is being investigated for a poisoning murder in the third novel of the series following A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality.
An eye for an eye
by Jeffrey Archer

To save innocent lives, Scotland Yard's Chief Superintendent William Warwick must untangle a master criminal's revenge plot spanning continents after a dying lord's will triggers explosive consequences, including murder, for a billion-dollar deal in a London. 
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man)
by Jesse Q. Sutanto

At her tea shop in San Francisco's Chinatown, 60-something Vera Wong looks into the death of an enigmatic young influencer, a case her son's cop girlfriend is also working. Investigating the dead man's associates, Vera finds the situation more disturbing than she imagined. 
A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer
by Maxie Dara

Pregnant Kathy Valance is middle-aged and in the middle of a divorce. She's also a grim reaper with S. C. Y. T. H. E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences), and her newest client, a teenager, insists he was murdered. Now Kathy's got 45 days to sort it out or doom him to ghosthood forever. 
The Girl from Greenwich Street
by Lauren Willig

After Elma Sands's body is found just after Christmas 1799, the police arrest her beau, who claims he's innocent. His wealthy brother hires Aaron Burr to defend him, who's quickly joined by Alexander Hamilton. The rivals work non-stop to save their client in this well-researched novel about the first recorded murder trial in American history.
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