This month’s best new mysteries

 
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This Month's Best New Mysteries
 
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Book cover for The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
'Readers will cheer' (Publishers Weekly) for this latest installment of a beloved series
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Weeks after stopping a domestic terror attack, injured Chief Inspector Armand Gamache hunkers down in Three Pines as he races to stop an even larger threat…
  • From a #1 New York Times bestselling writer and "one hell of an author" (Booklist)
  • Adapted into a hit show on Amazon Prime, this atmospheric series has won loyal fans — among them James Patterson, who says, "It's always a treat to spend a few days with Armand Gamache"
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Media mentions for The Black Wolf by Louise PennyMEDIA MENTIONS:Cosmopolitan, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage
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Book cover for Coyote Hills by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
'Brilliant, page-turning fiction' (Stephen King) from a father-son duo
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Private investigator Clay Edison is confronted with a twisting puzzle when the son of a wealthy couple turns up dead in San Francisco
  • A gripping installment of a series that "keeps getting better" (Booklist)
  • Cowritten by the #1 New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author of the Alex Delaware series
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Media mentions for Coyote Hills by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse KellermanMEDIA MENTIONS:Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer is back in the latest thriller from 'the modern master' (Publishers Weekly)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Any new book by Michael Connelly is a cause for celebration" (HuffPost)
  • When an AI company is tied to the murder of a teenage girl, Mickey Haller is put on the case — but the truth turns out to be more twisted than he could have ever imagined
  • "Mickey Haller is a worthy colleague of Atticus Finch. The front of the pack in the legal thriller game" (Los Angeles Times)
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Media mentions for The Proving Ground by Michael ConnellyMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Sugar and Spite by R. W. Green and M.C. Beaton
A string of deaths strikes the Cotswolds birding community…
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The latest installment in a beloved New York Times bestselling series, from an author who always had "a foolproof plot for the village mystery" (The New York Times)
  • Agatha Raisin is on the hunt for answers — but following a twisting bread trail of clues might put her own life in jeopardy!
  • "Readers with a fondness for nostalgic, traditionally styled mysteries" (Library Journal) will love curling up with this cozy series
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Media mentions for Sugar and Spite by R. W. Green and M.C. BeatonMEDIA MENTIONS:Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Widow by John Grisham
'A captivating legal whodunit' (Publishers Weekly) and #1 New York Times bestseller
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Another unputdownable read from the author of classic courtroom thrillers like The Firm and The Pelican Brief
  • When small-town lawyer Simon Latch is accused of murder, he must untangle a twisted plot in order to find the real killer — and clear his name
  • Don't miss John Grisham "at his irresistible, unforgettable best" (Chris Whitaker)
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Media mentions for The Widow by John GrishamMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, CBS Mornings, People, Parade, The Times, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for We Had a Hunch by Tom Ryan
'Whiplash-inducing plot twists' make this 'criminally good fun' (Publishers Weekly)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Three former teen detectives are plunged into a chilling investigation when a murder echoes a killer's MO from decades ago…
  • Featuring "a pair of gritty, grown-up Nancy Drews" (Booklist), this read is already set for a TV adaptation!
  • "To my fellow former teenage sleuths: You'll think you know where this one is going. Trust me — you don't" (Stephanie Wrobel, author of The Hitchcock Hotel)
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Media mentions for We Had a Hunch by Tom RyanMEDIA MENTIONS:The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell
Race through it before the adaptation starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis!
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Don't miss an iconic crime writer "at the very top of her game" (David Baldacci)
  • Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta's Christmas morning is interrupted by a chilling phone call about a serial killer — and her investigation leads her to a sinister psychiatric hospital
  • The latest installment in a #1 New York Times bestselling series
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Media mentions for Sharp Force by Patricia CornwellMEDIA MENTIONS:Good Morning America, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for Death and the Final Cut by G. M. Malliet
Fans of Golden Age mysteries will love this contemporary spin
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "The reader who hasn't yet discovered Malliet's St. Just mystery series has a real treat in store" (Booklist)
  • Detective Chief Inspector Arthur St. Just is back — and this time, he'll have to find a killer amid the chaos of a film set in Cambridge
  • The latest in a beloved series — perfect for fans of Martha Grimes and M.C. Beaton — from an Agatha Award–winning author
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Media mentions for Death and the Final Cut by G. M. MallietMEDIA MENTION:Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Intruder by Freida McFadden
A shocking #1 New York Times bestseller from the global sensation behind The Housemaid
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Amid a hurricane, Casey finds a young girl outside her cabin window. She's alone and covered in blood — and she has a dark secret she'll kill to keep
  • "Freida McFadden demonstrates (yet again) why she is one of our most popular storytellers. Buckle up, thriller fans!" (Jason Rekulak, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Pictures)
  • Sure to keep you reading long into the night with its "progressively seismic (and increasingly bonkers) plot twists" (Kirkus Reviews)
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Media mentions for The Intruder by Freida McFaddenMEDIA MENTIONS:TODAY Show, Parade, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage
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Book cover for Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards
Clue fans will love playing along in this interactive murder mystery
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Over the holidays, six carefully chosen participants converge in a remote Yorkshire village to win a mysterious game. But who can they trust as snow — and players — begin to fall?
  • From a CWA Diamond Dagger Award–winning author called "a true master of British crime writing" (Richard Osman)
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