Mystery
July 2026
Recent Releases
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. On a dark night in False Creek, a distraught young woman jumps from the Granville Bridge. PI Dave Wakeland rescues Nicola Havoc from the water. Yet what seems like attempted suicide is even more sinister: Nicola is running away from someone. But who? 
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts
by Robert Thorogood

Fiendishly clever in all the most decorous ways. -- Kirkus Reviews. The new cozy crime novel from the bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club. Two dead celebrities. One village full of secrets. When the two shocking deaths rock their quiet riverside town, Judith, Suzie, and Becks--the unstoppable Marlow Murder Club--must untangle a dangerous web of blackmail and scandal to catch a killer. 
A Cyclist's Guide to Poppies & Predicaments by Ann Claire
A Cyclist's Guide to Poppies & Predicaments
by Ann Claire

Springtime in Provence brings flower-filled meadows, sun-drenched coastlines--and a bachelorette cycling tour that guide Sadie Green hopes to pull off without a hitch. However, the ride takes a deadly detour when a killer crashes the party. Love, life, and liberty are on the line as Sadie races to unmask a killer before the wedding turns into a wake.
Murder Most Delicious by Danielle Postel-Vinay
Murder Most Delicious
by Danielle Postel-Vinay

After COVID stole her sense of taste, American sommelier Olivia Beech lost her job. Doing better, she's hoping to work in Paris, but the beloved chef she's interviewing with dies in front of her after drinking poisoned wine. Teaming up with an eccentric group of locals led by agoraphobic detective Augusta Dupin, Olivia makes new friends and helps find the killer in this witty tale. 
Restless Bones by Gillian French
Restless Bones
by Gillian French

Fingerprint analyst Shaw Connolly grapples with both a new case and the lingering presence of her sister's killer in Gillian French's second compelling Maine thriller. When a missing woman's body is discovered in a submerged car one year after her disappearance, Shaw Connolly is called to process the scene. She finds a single print belonging to a long-dead female ex-con; could it be the key to identifying the murderer? 
Have Courage: Longmire Stories by Craig Johnson
Have Courage: Longmire Stories
by Craig Johnson

Walt Longmire, sheriff of Absaroka County, investigates a series of eccentric small-town crises in fifteen holiday-inspired stories. An old dog mysteriously escapes the animal shelter night after night. A deputy deploys an unexpected diversion during a hostage standoff. The baby Jesus vanishes from a nativity scene. And Walt faces one of his most challenging assignments yet: caring for a 150-year-old sourdough starter, while apprehending a seven-year-old suspect with the diction of a 1930s gumshoe. 
A Death in the Deluge by Brian Thiem
A Death in the Deluge
by Brian Thiem

The water is rising. Time is running out. And somewhere, a killer waits. A .22 bullet to the head. The murderer's calling card, left behind with Kimberly Sheehan's body on Spartina Island. Her fifteen-year-old daughter Emily? Vanished without a trace. Retired detective Sean Tanner and Sergeant Charlotte Charlie Nash are racing against a merciless countdown. Brian Thiem, a former detective and cold case investigator, returns with a mystery that's intricately built, character-rich, and full of quiet menace. A Death in the Deluge is a must-read for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Only Murders in the Building.
A Murder in Springtime: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel by Martin Walker
A Murder in Springtime: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel
by Martin Walker

In the next installment of the Bruno, Chief of Police series, a newcomer to St. Denis is found dead at the home of one of Bruno's best friends--and for once, Bruno feels as though he is too close to the case to investigate, until it becomes clear that he's the only person who can solve the crime. Bruno is a hero for our troubled times.--Daily Mail 
An Ordinary Sort of Evil: A Rip Through Time Novel by Kelley Armstrong
An Ordinary Sort of Evil: A Rip Through Time Novel
by Kelley Armstrong

New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong returns to Victorian Scotland in the latest in the genre-blending Rip Through Time series. Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Mitchell has grown accustomed to life in Victorian Scotland after travelling 150 years into the past into the body of a housemaid. She's built a new life for herself. Even though she works as an assistant to forensic-science pioneer Dr. Duncan Gray and Detective Hugh McCreadie, she considers them true friends.
Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd
Murder at the Spirit Lounge
by Jess Kidd

In the second installment of the Nora Breen Investigates series--beloved former nun Nora Breen returns, this time to track down a ghostly killer before it's too late. 
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