Mystery
September 2025
Recent Releases
The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective
by Jo Nichols

Elderly Mrs. B. rents her Santa Barbara, California, cottages to people who need help in this charming 1st in a series. Her newest renter, an ex-convict, is blamed when a body is found nearby, so Mrs. B. sets out to prove his innocence with help from other tenants, including a single mom and her kids, an agoraphobic man, and a workaholic perfectionist. For fans of: Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building; Richard Osman; Jesse Q. Sutanto’s Vera Wong Mysteries.
The dead come to stay by Brandy Schillace
The dead come to stay
by Brandy Schillace

When neurodivergent American Jo Jones relocates to her family's North Yorkshire estate, she's pulled into a murder investigation with gruff detective James MacAdams, uncovering ties to missing teens, illicit artifact trading, and buried family secrets harbored by the region's polished elite.
Isabella's not dead by Beth Morrey
Isabella's not dead
by Beth Morrey

Fifty-three, jobless, and with grown children, Gwen travels across England and Europe to discover why friend Isabella disappeared fifteen years ago, which tests her marriage and puts her on a collision course with reluctant acquaintances, an eccentric mother-in-law, and a rabbit hole full of clues.
The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant
by Liza Tully

When 20-something Olivia Blunt gets a job assisting famous New York City detective Aubrey Merritt, she's eager to get to work, but finds herself doing boring tasks. Things change when the duo travel to Vermont to investigate the supposed suicide of a wealthy woman at her luxurious resort. There are plenty of suspects, and soon more murders, in this entertaining fair-play mystery. Read-alike: The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan.
The girl with ice in her veins by Karin Smirnoff
The girl with ice in her veins
by Karin Smirnoff

As unrest simmers in the snowbound town of Gasskas, Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist are drawn into a web of violence and buried histories involving a murdered journalist, a missing hacker, and Lisbeth's vanished niece, forcing them to confront dangers both personal and political.
Halloween night murder by Leslie Meier
Halloween night murder
by Leslie Meier

In this trio of Halloween-themed novellas, a reporter in Maine investigates a teen's mysterious death, a group of friends shelters in a spooky farmhouse during a storm, and Mrs. Claus untangles magical mischief in Christmastown when Halloween chaos strikes.
Other People's Houses by Clare Mackintosh
Other People's Houses
by Clare Mackintosh

DC Ffion Morgan realizes the death of an estate agent in a kayak on Mirror Lake was no accident, while in Cheshire, DS Leo Brady investigates multiple break-ins, and Ffion and Leo are about to learn that people will pay a high price to hide their secrets.
Don't say a word by Allison Brennan
Don't say a word
by Allison Brennan

The Angelharts must figure out whether a teen's death is a tragic accident… or a murder.
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