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A Deadly Episode
by Anthony Horowitz
How do you investigate your own murder…?
The good news is that The Word is Murder, the first book in the Hawthorne series, is being turned into a major feature film. The bad news is that the director is pretentious, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money. And things are about to get much worse. In the middle of shooting, the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed – which leaves the real Hawthorne with no choice. He has to step in and investigate his own murder. Because the killer may not have got the right man. Was it Hawthorne himself who was meant to be the target?
A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, A Deadly Episode is an intriguing page-turner that once again demonstrates why Anthony Horowitz is the reigning king of the modern whodunit.
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Clawed and Dangerous: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
by Rita Mae Brown
As Halloween approaches in Crozet, Virginia, Harry Haristeen and her friend Susan plan a festive party at a local doctor's property. Their preparations are interrupted when a series of suspicious deaths rocks the town. With the victims seemingly connected and motives unclear, Harry investigates alongside her animal companions—cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and dogs Tee Tucker and Pirate—to uncover the truth behind the killings before more people die.
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A Zoom with a View: A Mystery
by Jess Cannon
After her academic career collapses, Leo returns to her quirky Texas hometown of Blue Oak to work as a real estate photographer and deal with family tensions. When she discovers the murdered body of a rival real estate agent and social media influencer, suspicion falls close to home—especially since she and her best friend secretly mocked him online. Determined to clear a loved one’s name, Leo investigates the killing with help from a handsome local detective, uncovering small-town secrets, family mysteries, and unexpected romance along the way.
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Robert B. Parker's Booked
by Alison Gaylin
Boston private investigator Sunny Randall is hired by a famous author to uncover the identity of “Book Babe,” a powerful online reviewer whose scathing review threatens the author's career. As Sunny digs into the reviewer’s past, she discovers a bitter history between the two women. When the reviewer is found murdered and the author becomes a prime suspect, Sunny must unravel a web of secrets and motives before the killer strikes again—and potentially targets her.
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A Very Vexing Murder: Harriet Smith Investigates
by Lucy Andrew
In this reimagining of Jane Austen’s Emma, Harriet Smith is no longer a naïve sidekick but a sharp-witted con woman turned detective. Hired to break off Frank Churchill’s engagement and investigate threats against his aunt, Harriet uncovers a tangled web of secrets, deception, and possible murder among Highbury’s elite. With help from her friend Robert Martin, she must identify a potential killer while navigating Regency society, family troubles, and a growing list of suspicious characters.
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An Ordinary Sort of Evil: A Rip Through Time Novel
by Kelley Armstrong
In Victorian Scotland, time-traveling modern detective Mallory Mitchell has settled into her new life assisting forensic pioneer Dr. Duncan Gray. When a séance seemingly summons the ghost of a missing maid who claims she has been murdered, Mallory and Gray reluctantly investigate. As they search for the truth behind the maid’s disappearance, they uncover a far more complex and dangerous mystery than they expected.
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The Roaring Ridleys
by K. M. Colley
In 1920s New York, the wealthy and influential Ridley family is thrown into turmoil when a notorious gossip columnist is murdered during their lavish summer party. As the investigation unfolds, the seven adopted Ridley siblings find their hidden secrets, rivalries, and ambitions exposed. With family loyalties tested and a killer determined to reveal the truth, the siblings must choose between protecting their family's reputation and protecting one another.
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A Poisonous Pour
by Maddie Day
Wine bar owner Cece Barton is enjoying a thriving business and new romance in California wine country when a controversial local official is murdered after a classic car show and wine-tasting event. When suspicion falls on Cece’s neighbor, a journalist who had publicly criticized the victim, Cece and her twin sister investigate. As they uncover hidden connections between the victim and several people in their community, they race to identify the killer and clear their friend's name.
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