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Mysteries & ThrillersApril 2025 |
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Strangers in Time : a World War II novel by David BaldacciFourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, ducking school but barred from actual work, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he's old enough to enlist to fight the Germans.
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Nightshade by Michael ConnellyIntroducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.
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25 Alive : A Women's Murder Club Thriller by James PattersonSFPD homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene. But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay’s onetime partner who rose to chief of police. An investigator until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue.
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South of Nowhere by Jeffery DeaverA small town in Northern California is at risk of being destroyed by a failing levee, and Colter Shaw has been hired to locate a family swept away by the raging water, with mere hours to survive. But is the levee at risk of failing from natural causes or is someone sabotaging it?
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The Murder Machine by Heather GrahamThis state-of-the-art smart home has everything, even a personal AI to control it all. Standing above its owner's lifeless body, Jude Mackenzie now has to discover how the woman was killed by her own home. How do you catch a murderer that doesn't leave any fingerprints?
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The Tenant by Freida McfaddenBlake Porter, desperate to keep his life afloat after losing his job, rents a room to the seemingly perfect Whitney, but as strange occurrences escalate and secrets unravel, he realizes too late that she’s woven a deadly trap within his own home.
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Fever Beach by Carl HiaasenSeptember 1st, a man named Dale Figgo picked up a hitchhiker on Gus Grissom Blvd. in Tangelo Falls, Florida. The hitchhiker, who reminded Figgo of Danny DeVito, asked for a lift to the interstate. Figgo said he'd take him there after finishing an errand. Thus begins Fever Beach.
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The Children of Eve by John ConnollyWhen private investigator Charlie Parker is hired to find Wyatt Riggins, who vanished after a cryptic message, he uncovers a sinister web involving the abduction of four children linked to relentless killers, a cartel boss, and the chilling truth about the enigmatic Children of Eve
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Sealed With a Hiss / : A Mrs. Murphy Mystery by Rita Mae BrownWhen a decades-forgotten car bobs to the surface of a creek in Virginia, with a body in the driver's seat, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her animal companions felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, Tee Tucker the Corgi and Irish Wolfhound Pirate team up to solve the mystery.
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Into the Gray Zone by Brad TaylorA taskforce operator discovers a terror plot to destabilize India and other global powers, sparking a race against time to rescue hostages and prevent catastrophic conflict, in the latest addition to the series following Dead Man's Hand.
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Shadow of the Solstice by Anne HillermanIn Shiprock, New Mexico, Navajo Nation detectives Bernadette Manuelito and Jim Chee must sort out a save-the-planet meditation group connected to a mysterious death and a nefarious scheme, discovered by Bernie's sister Darleen, targeting vulnerable indigenous people.
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Marble Hall Murders by Anthony HorowitzBack in England, editor Susan Ryeland is working on a continuation novel called Pünd's Last Case, in which writer Eliot Crace has concealed clues about his grandmother's death by poison, but when another murder follows, Susan becomes the number one suspect.
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The Missing Half by Ashley FlowersNicole Monroe, haunted by her sister Kasey's disappearance 7 years ago, teams up with Jenna Connor, whose sister vanished under similar circumstances, as they unravel buried secrets and risk everything to uncover the truth about their missing loved ones.
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How to Seal Your Own Fateby Kristen PerrinAnnie Adams investigates the murder of a local fortune teller, revealing dark secrets tied to a 1967 tragedy that haunted her late Aunt Frances, in the second novel of the series following How to Solve Your Own Murder.
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The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva RoseIt’s been11 years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family and changing careers. Her life is back to being exactly how she always wanted … or is it?
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Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation by M. P. WoodwardIn Guyana to secure a business deal, Jack Ryan Jr. is thrust into a deadly conflict involving Russia's Wagner Group and Venezuelan narco-terrorists after a U.S. Coast Guard cutter is destroyed, forcing him to unravel shifting alliances to stop a potential war.
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The Doorman : a novel by Chris PavoneIn a new novel from the bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon, a New York City doorman is drawn into a web of intrigue, robbery and murder.
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Whistle by Linwood BarclayA woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed.
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The Last Ferry Out by Andrea BartzAbby travels to the storm-ravaged Isla Colel seeking answers about her fiancée Eszter's mysterious death, but as expats reveal chilling secrets and a key witness vanishes, she uncovers a web of lies that may put her own life in jeopardy.
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Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin by Sarah GravesOne of the sweetest places to visit in Eastport, Maine, is Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree and Ellie White’s bakery, the Chocolate Moose, where people treat themselves to the most decadent desserts. But the island town also seems to cater to those with bitter dispositions . .
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Parents Weekendby Alex FinlayFive families gather for Parents Weekend at a small college in Northern California, but their kids—Libby, Blane, Mark, Felix, and Stella—never show up for dinner, and FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller must discover if the sins of their parents have caused them peril.
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The Death of Usby Abigail DeanThe story of a marriage turned inside out by a violent encounter that sets fire to the hairline faults that were there from the start. Late on a summer's evening when they are thirty years old, husband and wife Edward and Isabel's home is invaded by a serial killer.
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Hidden in Smoke by Lee GoldbergHomicide detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone team up with arson investigators after a series of crippling fires devastate Los Angeles in the third novel of the series following Ashes Never Lie.
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Who Will Remember by C. S. HarrisIn 1816 London, as riots loom amid economic and environmental crises, Sebastian St. Cyr investigates a nobleman's ritualistic murder tied to tarot cards, uncovering dark secrets and racing to stop a killer before chaos engulfs the city.
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Julie Chan is Dead by Liann ZhangIn this razor-sharp, diabolical debut thriller, a young woman steps into her deceased twin's influencer life, only to discover dark secrets hidden behind her social media faðcade. Julie Chan has nothing. Her twin sister has everything. Except a pulse.
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We Live Here Now by Sarah PinboroughA haunting Gothic novel about a house—and a marriage—gone terribly wrong.
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Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley ArmstrongLiving as a Victorian-era housemaid after slipping 150 years into the past, modern-day detective Mallory Atkinson joins Dr. Duncan Gray at a Highland wedding-turned-murder in the fourth novel of the series following Disturbing the Dead. |
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No One was Supposed to Die at this Weddingby Catherine MackWhen a bestselling mystery author attends her best friend's star-studded wedding on stormy Catalina Island, a chilling death ruins the celebration in the second novel of the series following Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies.
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The Man Made of Smokeby Alex NorthDan Garvie's life has been haunted by the crime he witnessed as a child—narrowly escaping an encounter with a notorious serial killer.
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Cold Burn by A. J. LandauMichael Walker returns when multiple deaths at Glacier Bay National Park are just the first steps in a potential global disaster. National Park Service investigator Michael Walker is battling smugglers stealing priceless artifacts when he's dispatched to Glacier Bay National Park.
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A Fashionably French Murder by Colleen CambridgeAmerican expat Tabitha Knight has found a new life in postwar Paris, along with a delightful friend in aspiring chef Julia Child. Yet there are perils in peacetime too, as a killer infiltrates one of the city’s most famous fashion houses.
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Season of Death by Will ThomasIn late Victorian England, private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas Llewelyn find themselves in the middle of the deadly chaos when powerful forces align to take over London's criminal underworld.
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One Death at a Time by Abbi WaxmanAfter cranky ex-actress Julia Mann finds a dead body in her pool in Los Angeles, her Gen Z sobriety sponsor Natasha Mason is eager to clear Julia's name and help keep her sober, but all Julia wants is to be left alone.
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Coram Houseby Bailey Seybolt"In this debut that's perfect for fans of Tana French and Gillian Flynn, a true crime writer risks becoming the next chapter of a crumbling orphanage's dark legacy as she unravels the mystery of two deaths, decades apart"
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Fair Play by Louise HegartyA group of friends gather at an Airbnb on New Year’s Eve. It is Benjamin’s birthday, and his sister Abigail is throwing him a jazz-age Murder Mystery themed party. As the night plays out, champagne is drunk, hors d’oeuvres consumed, and relationships forged, consolidated or frayed..
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