Wednesday, April 02, 2025

This month’s best new mysteries

 
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This Month's Best New Mysteries
 
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Book cover for Nobody's Fool by Harlan Coben
What if you ran into an old flame — one who was supposed to be dead?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Two decades after Sami woke up next to his girlfriend's dead body, Anna reappears — forcing Sami to face the darkest moments of his past
  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Netflix-adapted books Fool Me Once and The Stranger
  • "Coben is simply one of the all-time greats" (Gillian Flynn)
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Media mentions for Nobody's Fool by Harlan CobenMEDIA MENTIONS:Good Morning America, People, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The Writer by James Patterson and J.D. Barker
'Consider blocking out a few hours of uninterrupted reading time' (Booklist)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A grisly murder scene, a storied Manhattan apartment building, and a true crime writer covered in blood: NYPD detective Declan Shaw has an unpredictable case on his hands…
  • This instant New York Times bestseller is "loads of fun" (Publishers Weekly)
  • A collaborative effort between two blockbuster authors
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Media mentions for The Writer by James Patterson and J.D. BarkerMEDIA MENTIONS:Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead
Amateur internet sleuths are tracking an elusive killer — but are they walking right into his trap?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Amy Tintera promises this ripped-from-the-headlines new release "is impossible to put down once you start"
  • After the murder of three college students in Idaho, Jane and her true crime–loving friends are determined to find the perpetrator
  • From the author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Midnight Is the Darkest Hour
  • Angie Kim, Edgar Award–winning author of Miracle Creek, says this book "will stay with you long after the novel's shocking, twisty end"
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Media mentions for This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley WinsteadMEDIA MENTIONS:Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie
If The Godfather was set in northern Maine
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Crime matriarch and grandmother Babs Dionne rules her Maine hometown — and when her youngest daughter is found dead, her quest for vengeance will rattle her entire community
  • A genre-bending crime novel with comparisons to Mario Puzo, Dennis Lehane, and Ann Patchett
  • From an award-winning author who "survives the inevitable, apt comparisons to Kurt Vonnegut" (The New York Times)
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Media mentions for The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron CurrieMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, Oprah Daily, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for Broken Fields by Marcie R. Rendon
Cash Blackbear returns in this latest installment of a 'winning' series (The New York Times)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When a young girl is found hiding at the scene of a gruesome crime, Cash Blackbear, a young Ojibwe woman and amateur sleuth, is drawn into a disturbing mystery
  • "I want a shelf of Cash Blackbear novels!" (Louise Erdrich, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Night Watchman)
  • Book four of an award-winning Native crime series set in 1970s Minnesota, praised for its rich atmosphere and deftly drawn details
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Media mentions for Broken Fields by Marcie R. RendonMEDIA MENTIONS:Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Lethal Prey by John Sandford
Two beloved series protagonists team up in a gripping crime thriller
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When Lara Grandfelt is diagnosed with cancer, she renews old efforts to solve the 20-year-old murder of her twin sister — but a large reward and an eager cohort of armchair sleuths may only help the killer stay one step ahead…
  • Features both Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers, stars of two long-running series
  • From a #1 New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author who counts Lisa Gardner and Stephen King among his fans
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Media mentions for Lethal Prey by John SandfordMEDIA MENTION:New York Post
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Book cover for You Deserve to Know by Aggie Blum Thompson
What dark secrets could be hiding in a quiet cul-de-sac?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The hidden tensions of a wealthy Washington, DC, suburb come to light when a man's brutal death shatters its fragile veneer
  • A must-read for fans of Ashley Audrain and Lisa Jewell
  • From the author of Such a Lovely Family, hailed as "the master of suburban scandal" (Samantha M. Bailey)
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Media mentions for You Deserve to Know by Aggie Blum ThompsonMEDIA MENTIONS:Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Blood Moon by Sandra Brown
'Sandra Brown has done it again' (Kathy Reichs)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Crime TV producer Beth Collins enlists disgraced detective John Bowie to find the truth behind a string of missing teenage girls… Can they save the next victim before the next blood moon rises?
  • An instant bestseller from "one of the best thriller writers around, period" (The Providence Journal)
  • From a legendary author who has over 70 New York Time bestsellers to her name
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Media mentions for Blood Moon by Sandra BrownMEDIA MENTION:Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
A stunning crime debut with a TV adaptation already in the works
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When SAT tutor Evie arrives at the home of her wealthy clients only to find a bloodbath — and a woman locked in a closet — the two become fugitives as they flee across the US
  • Rave reviews from Paula Hawkins, Bonnie Garmus, and Chris Whitaker, who calls it "fierce, fun, wild, and enraging"
  • "I know this word is overused when talking about books, but truly: unputdownable" (Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters)
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Media mentions for Killer Potential by Hannah DeitchMEDIA MENTIONS:The Guardian, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen
For Maggie Bird and her group of ex-CIA friends, retirement is anything but boring
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Former spy Maggie Bird's quiet life in Maine is upended after her neighbor falls under a cloud of suspicion when a local teenager vanishes
  • A highly anticipated follow-up to The Spy Coast, which garnered praise from David Baldacci and Ann Cleeves
  • From the author of the beloved Rizzoli & Isles crime series
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Media mentions for The Summer Guests by Tess GerritsenMEDIA MENTION:Publishers Weekly
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