Mystery
September 2026
Recent Releases
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts
by Robert Thorogood

 Two dead celebrities. One village full of secrets. First, it's a famous soccer player. Then, a bestselling thriller writer. Judith, Suzie, and Becks--the unstoppable Marlow Murder Club--must untangle a dangerous web of blackmail and scandal to catch a killer. 
The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett
The Silent Appeal
by Janice Hallett

Following The Appeal and The Christmas Appeal, the Fairway Players of Lower Lockwood are back! Tensions are high as they prepare to put on an Agatha Christie play, and that's before they find themselves embroiled in murder. Again. 
We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery by Richard Osman
We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery
by Richard Osman

At sunrise, high in the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a beautiful private villa. On the body is a threatening note, signed by a mystery man. Back at We Solve Murders HQ, Amy, Rosie, and Steve leap at the chance to take on their first proper case. 
The Armchair Detectives on Holiday: A completely addictive and laugh-out-loud British cozy murder mystery by Matt Dunn
The Armchair Detectives on Holiday: A completely addictive and laugh-out-loud British cozy murder mystery
by Matt Dunn

Fresh from their last case at Twilight Lodge, Martin and Albie reward themselves with a relaxing trip to the sun-soaked island of Menorca. But when they head down to breakfast one morning, they happen upon a panicked husband reporting his wife, bestselling author Karen Squires, missing. Soon afterwards they're shocked to discover Karen's body on the beach. 
The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki Vansickle
The Mystic and the Missing Girl
by Vikki Vansickle

From award-winning Canadian author Vikki VanSickle comes her adult fiction debut about reluctant psychic Drew Benson, who can read tarot cards and get impressions from objects . . . she just never expected to use her gifts to investigate an infamous cold case. 
Guns Across the River: A Wakeland Novel by Sam Wiebe
Guns Across the River: A Wakeland Novel
by Sam Wiebe

Sam Wiebe's gripping sixth Wakeland novel delivers a taut, atmospheric mystery that dives into corruption, crime and family secrets deeply rooted in Vancouver's underworld. 
The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury
The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies
by Kate Westbury

In 1951 Oxford, England, Gin Bishop is a clever student with no plans to marry the well-to-do man her aristocratic father has selected, while Sidney Braithwaite, a veteran and former spy, studies Latin and Greek. At first, Gin and Sidney annoy each other, but when a kindly librarian is murdered, and they learn he had been tracking a Soviet agent, they team up to investigate in this "cracking good debut" (Kirkus Reviews). 
Dead Man's Tale: The Thrilling New Crime Novel in the Acclaimed Bob Skinner Series by Quintin Jardine
Dead Man's Tale: The Thrilling New Crime Novel in the Acclaimed Bob Skinner Series
by Quintin Jardine

His native Scotland stands on the cusp of a new era of international expansion under its charismatic new leader, but former top cop Sir Robert Skinner is settled happily in Spain with his family, fully engaged in a new and unexpected career. Only to be drawn suddenly homewards as a family member finds himself a witness to a homicidal attack, and under fire himself. 
Return to Breakneck Island: A Treasure Hunters Club Mystery by Tom Ryan
Return to Breakneck Island: A Treasure Hunters Club Mystery
by Tom Ryan

Long-buried secrets resurface in this alluring mystery from the bestselling and award-winning author of The Treasure Hunters Club that welcomes readers back to Maple Bay--a seaside town that has all the cozy charm of Jessica Fletcher's Cabot Cove, with almost as many murders (Library Journal, starred review)
God's Country by William Kent Krueger
God's Country
by William Kent Krueger

Cork O'Connor, preparing for a family trip into the Boundary Waters, is troubled by ominous visions about his future. Ignoring the warnings, he uncovers signs of violence while searching for his missing friend. Soon, he is forced to negotiate with dangerous criminals. God's Country is an action-packed thrill ride that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
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