Saturday, November 2, 2024

This month’s best new mysteries

 
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This Month's Best New Mysteries
 
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Book cover for The Waiting by Michael Connelly
Race through this #1 New York Times bestseller before it hits Prime Video
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Unputdownable… This ranks with Connelly's best" (Publishers Weekly starred review)
  • LAPD detective Renée Ballard teams up with officer Maddie Bosch — Harry's daughter — to crack a cold case wide open
  • "Michael Connelly is a powerhouse… The Waiting is proof he is at the top of his game" (Mick Herron)
FEATURED IN:
The Washington Post, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
Believe Lee Child when he says this is 'the best Paula Hawkins yet — by a tense and haunting mile'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • In a solitary house on an isolated Scottish island, one woman reckons with past secrets
  • Written by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train
  • "An atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller… Truly exceptional" (Liz Moore, author of The God of the Woods)
FEATURED IN:
Good Morning America Book Club, Oprah Daily, Associated Press, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
Netflix is already adapting this twisty must-read from a Reese's Book Club alum
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me
  • Two estranged siblings reunite to find the truth behind their father's mysterious death
  • "You won't want to miss this one" (Harlan Coben)
FEATURED IN:
Book of the Month, Time Magazine, TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Oprah Daily, People, Parade, New York Post, Indie Next List, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for In Too Deep by Andrew Child and Lee Child
Fans are cheering for the return of 'the best thriller series going' (NPR)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Starring "one of this century's most original, tantalizing pop-fiction heroes" (The Washington Post)
  • Reacher wakes up handcuffed to a table — and he'll have to risk everything to find out why
  • "Reacher fans old and new will be perfectly satisfied" by this "fast-paced adventure" (Publishers Weekly)
FEATURED IN:
The Washington Post, Parade, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell
The newest installment of a #1 New York Times bestselling series
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Kay Scarpetta is called to an abandoned theme park when a body is found — only to recognize the victim
  • "Hauntingly original, impossibly clever, and devilishly daring" (Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark)
  • Soon to be a Prime Video series starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis
FEATURED IN:
The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson
A Golden Age mystery expert encounters a baffling yuletide murder
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Penned by a #1 New York Times bestselling author
  • Knives Out fans: Don't miss this holiday twist on a series that's "deviously good fun" (Nita Prose)
  • When a famous magician's show turns into a crime scene, Ernest Cunningham will need every trick up his sleeve
FEATURED IN:
Good Housekeeping, Parade, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
Armand Gamache is back — and he's 'well worth the two-year wait' (Los Angeles Times)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "One of those rare triple-deckers that's actually worth every page, every complication, every bead of sweat" (Kirkus Reviews)
  • A suspicious package and a fatal hit-and-run lead Gamache into a dark, unsettling web
  • A fresh addition to a #1 New York Times bestselling series that "has always excelled" (The New York Times Book Review)
FEATURED IN:
The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Elle, Parade, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin
An iconic Scottish detective finds himself the one place he never thought he'd be: behind bars
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "An ingenious double locked-room mystery… Terrific" (Booklist starred review)
  • Stripped of his badge and charged with homicide, Inspector Rebus must identify a killer in his midst
FEATURED IN:
The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Times, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for The Great Hippopotamus Hotel by Alexander McCall Smith
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency heads to an 'accident' prone countryside Botswanan hotel
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Precious Ramotswe — one of crime fiction's most beloved sleuths — is "as charming as ever" (The Washington Post)
  • "Series fans will get just what they came for" (Publishers Weekly)
FEATURED IN:
The Washington Post, The Times, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The Man in Black by Elly Griffiths
A celebrated British crime author delivers an 'eclectic and always surprising' collection (Kirkus Reviews)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Settle in for ghost stories, chilling psychological suspense, charming whodunits, and more
  • From the mind of the Edgar and CWA Dagger Award–winning author behind the Ruth Galloway mysteries
  • "Elly Griffiths is one of my flat-out favorite contemporary suspense writers" (A. J. Finn)
FEATURED IN:
The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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