March 2026 list by Nanette Alderman |
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And Now, Back to You
by B. K. Borison
Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart have had their fair share of run-ins over the years, often ending in disaster. While Jackson thrives on routine and organization from the comfort of his radio booth, Delilah loves the spontaneity and adventure out in the field. When they're partnered against their will to cover the snowstorm of the century, they find themselves scrambling to figure out how to work together.
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Big Shot
by Christopher Farnsworth
Drunk Ramsey Devlin takes a swing at Jesse, causing Jesse to dump him in the drunk tank. Devlin then makes it his life's mission to use his money and influence to provoke Jesse. Jesse has every reason to want Devlin out of his town. When Devil vanishes, and bloodstains are found on the carpet of his monstrous seaside mansion, Jesse finds himself the main suspect in Devlin's disappearance and must prove his innocence.
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Cleopatra
by Saara El-Arifi
Your historians call me seductress, but I was ever in love's thrall. Your playwrights speak of witchcraft, but my talents came from the gods themselves. Your poets sing of my bloodlust, but I was always protecting my children. How willfully they refuse to concede that a woman could be powerful, strategic, and divinely blessed to rule. Death will silence me no longer. This is not the story of how I died. But how I lived.
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Cold Zero
by Brad Thor
Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777 disappears without a trace over the North Pole. Crippled by sabotage, it crash-lands on the ice, stranding the surviving passengers in a wasteland of frigid cold and chaos. The real storm, however, is still coming. Hidden inside the wreckage is the prototype for a revolutionary piece of technology that could upend the balance of world power.
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Crown of War and Shadow
by J. R. Ward
Sorrel is an orphan and an outcast within the walls of her small village because of her mystical abilities. She wants to survive and find somewhere she can call her true home, but fate has other plans. Sorrel has been chosen. She must cross the Badlands to return the Queen's crown and convince the fearsome female to save their world from destruction. Sorrel makes a dangerous deal with Merc, a brooding, commanding mercenary—a night in his bed that she will never forget, in exchange for her safe passage.
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Dawn of the North
by Demi Winters
The lost Volsik heir has finally returned to the people of seldur. Silla's task is monumental. She must earn the loyalty of the northern jarls to drive Ivar Ironheart from the throne and restore peace in the kingdom. Held captive on the mysterious isle of Zagadka, Saga Volsik fights to return to her sister in seldur. But when King Ivar sets his sights on the Zagadkians, she's forced to make an impossible choice: fight for the man who stole her or let the innocent people of his kingdom die. The sisters will delve into the unknowns of their magic to battle against evil.
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Easter Egg Murder
by Leslie Meier
In Provence to visit her daughter, part-time reporter Lucy Stone is soaking up the atmosphere, even if it includes one Carole Capobianco, the empty-nester she encountered on the flight over. Not exactly two peas in a pod, they're both amused by the tale of a neighbor's chickens refusing to lay eggs. The decoy eggs he's set out to encourage the egg-centric hens are not only gorgeously Faberge-style, they're being stolen! That's confusing enough, but what's happened to the cook is deadly serious.
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The Exes
by Leodora Darlington
Natalie has only ever wanted to find the one. Along comes James, and Natalie thinks her luck has finally turned. Maybe he's the one for her. Maybe he won't wind up dead. But the harder Natalie tries to be a normal wife, the more world-upending truths are brought to her door, leaving her unsure of who she really is, leaving her to question whether there is a monster within her or whether there is a villain toying with her from the outside.
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Honey Bee Mine
by Sarah T. Dubb
Penny Becker lives by a golden rule: never stop working. That mantra kept Becker Farms running, but after taking out a loan for a failed expansion plan, Penny has to find a way to pay. She's betting everything on the Sullivan's Glen Honey Festival. Reformed bad boy turned restaurateur Zander Bouras has been volunteered to help plan the honey festival with the sexy, stubborn beekeeper whose braid he just wants to tug.
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How to Get Away with Murder
by Rebecca Philipson
Detective Inspector Samantha Hansen has been on leave for six months, but when a fourteen-year-old girl is murdered in a local park, Sam jumps at the chance to return to the job and prove that she's still got what it takes to be the Yard's most successful homicide detective. One of the case's only leads is a copy of a self-help book found in the victim's backpack called How To Get Away With Murder by a man named Denver Brady. Brady claims to be the most successful serial killer of our time, which is why no one's ever heard of him.
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In Her Defense
by Philippa Malicka
Beloved TV star and national treasure Anna Finbow, stands in court, accusing her daughter's therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary for her own financial gain. Jean insists Mary's traumatic memories arise from her upbringing and her time studying at a prestigious art school in Rome; wounds only Jean's therapy can heal. But as the trial unfolds, it's Augusta Gus Bird, Anna's former employee, who holds the key to unraveling the tangled web of lies and deceit.
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It's Not Her
by Mary Kubica
Courtney Gray's peaceful vacation turns into a nightmare when she discovers her brother and sister-in-law dead in their lakeside cottage. Her niece Reese is missing. Her nephew Wyatt is asleep upstairs unharmed. As police swarm the quiet resort, dark truths about Courtney's family and the town begin to surface. With everyone hiding something, Courtney races to uncover the truth.
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Laws of Love and Logic
by Debra Curtis
Lily already knows the sting of loss. As the years pass, Lily buries her griefs deep in her heart, finding solace and a new beginning with Marshall Middleton, a renowned ornithologist whose love is as steadfast as the migration patterns he studies. Yet the shadows of her past linger. When the boy who was once everything to Lily reappears in her life, can she reconcile the wild wonderment of her first love with the comfort and safety of her second?
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Marrying the Matchmaker
by Jody Hedlund
Zaira Shanahan has ambitious pursuits that contradict her family's wishes and defy societal norms. Witty Bellamy McKenna has yet to find a wife and prove to St. Louis's Irish community that he's a capable matchmaker. As a scandal brews, can Bellamy and Zaira's pretend match break their unlucky streak of misfortune and blossom into true love?
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Preacher's Hell
by William W. Johnstone
A young Indian woman and her grandfather are attacked by a vicious gang of thieves. When the smoke clears, the gang's leader has escaped, the grandfather is dead, and the woman is mortally wounded. Before she dies, she begs Preacher to look after a bundle she is carrying. Inside, wrapped in a blanket, are two blond-haired, blue-eyed babies. They're clearly twins—and clearly not hers.
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Secondhand Luck
by Kim Harrison
It's been months since Petra Grady bonded with the shadow Pluck. She has made a place for herself at St. Unoc University as the first weaver to use shadow magic in a thousand years. But some are not happy with the addition of the pair. When a new weaver is drawn to St. Unoc, Pluck quickly realizes the novice magic user has not come alone. Trailing her is Thoth, a devious shadow responsible for betraying his own kind and setting mage against weaver thousands of years ago.
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Sleuthing with the Stars
by Lynn Cahoon
Sedona, Arizona's Next Chapter bookstore is a haven for Rarity Cole, who's survived cancer and started an exciting second act in her life. With a film festival about to open in town, she has two big author events lined up, but after a live appearance, one of them winds up very unalive.
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A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage
by M.K. Oliver
Lalla has a lot on her plate: She needs to guarantee her husband makes partner, secure her dream house in Hampstead, and get her daughter into a prestigious prep school. And on the afternoon she stabs a stranger seven times after he breaks into her living room, she has a four-year-old's birthday party to host.
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Two Can Play
by Ali Hazelwood
Viola Bowen has the chance of a lifetime: to design a video game based on her all-time favorite book series. The problem is her co-lead, Jesse Andrews, aka her archnemesis. When their bosses insist a wintery retreat is the perfect team-building exercise, Viola can't think of anything worse. But as the snow piles on, Viola discovers there's more to Jesse than she knew, and heat builds in more ways than one.
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The Violin Maker's Secret
by Evie Woods
There are thousands of items slowly gathering dust in the Lost and Found of Heathrow Airport. Unknown to anyone, hidden among the clutter, is a very special object that can change the fortunes of those who possess it—a violin of rare beauty and power. Now, as if by chance, it has fallen into the hands of three strangers. Baggage claim agent Devlin, retired teacher Walter, and appraiser Gabrielle have nothing in common, but can these three unlikely guardians unlock the secrets of the violin?
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Wolf Hour
by Jo Nesbo
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016. When a small-time criminal and gun dealer is shot down in the street, all signs point to Tomas Gomez, a quiet man with a mysterious past-and deep connections to a notorious gang-who has seemingly vanished into thin air. Other murders soon follow, and it appears Gomez is only getting started. Meanwhile, Bob Oz, a down-and-out suspended police officer with a dubious past of his own, becomes fascinated by the case.
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