Saturday, October 4, 2025

This month’s best new mysteries

 
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This Month's Best New Mysteries
 
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Book cover for The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
Race through this #1 New York Times bestseller before the Netflix adaptation!
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The long-awaited new release from "a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller" (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  • Symbology professor Robert Langdon travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture — where a missing person and a lost manuscript throw him into the center of a twisted conspiracy
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Media mentions for The Secret of Secrets by Dan BrownMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Good Housekeeping, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for Gray Dawn by Walter Mosley
In 1970s Los Angeles, PI Easy Rawlins is on the hunt for a dangerous woman
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The latest installment in a New York Times bestselling series that "crackles with the suspense and wit of vintage Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett" (Boston Herald)
  • Lutisha James has upended the precarious order of things in LA — and she has a secret that could turn Easy's life inside out
  • From a "master of the genre" (The Washington Post) and recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
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Media mentions for Gray Dawn by Walter MosleyMEDIA MENTIONS:TODAY Show, People, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson
Golden Age mystery meets Icelandic noir in this twisty hit
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Jónasson has clearly learned a thing or two from Christie's trademark tight plotting" (Publishers Weekly)
  • What's behind a bestselling crime novelist's mysterious disappearance? Young detective Helgi has his work cut out for him as he realizes her life may have been stranger than her fiction…
  • The celebrated author of the Hidden Iceland series counts Lee Child and Ian Rankin among his fans
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Media mentions for The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar JónassonMEDIA MENTIONS:Associated Press, Financial Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
A missing wedding guest plunges everyone's favorite septuagenarian sleuths into a madcap case!
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The latest installment in a beloved, #1 New York Times bestselling series that's now a movie on Netflix
  • Featuring an "ingeniously plotted" crime (Library Journal starred review) and plenty of red herrings
  • "The Thursday Murder Club is back and better than ever" (Kirkus Reviews)
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Media mentions for The Impossible Fortune by Richard OsmanMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Town & Country, The Guardian, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves
Trust David Baldacci: 'This novel is more than worth every minute you spend with it'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Beloved Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is back in this new standalone series
  • Settled off the coast of Scotland with his partner and family, Jimmy is thrown into a disturbing murder case after the discovery of a close friend's body
  • Tess Gerritsen says, "Reading a new Jimmy Perez novel is like snuggling up with dear friends around a crackling fire"
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Media mentions for The Killing Stones by Ann CleevesMEDIA MENTIONS:The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Times, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Framed in Death by J. D. Robb
Harlan Coben calls the Eve Dallas mysteries 'can't-miss pleasures'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Another #1 New York Times bestseller from an author whose books have sold over 500 million copies
  • When a body is found elaborately posed to resemble the subject of a Dutch master's painting, Eve Dallas's investigation pulls her into the moneyed world of Manhattan's art scene
  • The latest from "one of the most enduring and exciting franchises in crime fiction" (Karin Slaughter), this riveting installment "sizzles like nobody's business" (Booklist)
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Media mentions for Framed in Death by J. D. RobbMEDIA MENTIONS:Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for A Slowly Dying Cause by Elizabeth George
This atmospheric whodunit set on the English coast is one to savor
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A "superstar of the crime fiction world" (The Seattle Times) is back with a New York Times bestselling installment of her iconic series
  • A suspicious death in Cornwall draws DI Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard into a small community's tangled web of corruption and greed
  • "George again delivers a winner… This is George at her best" (Booklist starred review)
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Media mentions for A Slowly Dying Cause by Elizabeth GeorgeMEDIA MENTIONS:Los Angeles Times, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for The Librarians by Sherry Thomas
Four librarians band together to solve a bookish murder
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Rave reviews from Lisa Gardner and Remarkably Bright Creatures author Shelby Van Pelt, who says, "This delicious murder mystery is a must-read for any library lover!"
  • Starring a quirky cast of unexpected sleuths who all have secrets to protect
  • "Thomas, a seasoned suspense and romance writer, is in utter command of the story and its many surprising twists" (The New York Times)
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Media mentions for The Librarians by Sherry ThomasMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by KJ Whittle
'Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None gets a wicked update' (Publishers Weekly)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • At a mysterious dinner party, cards are placed in front of each guest — all inscribed with a number indicating the age at which they will die…
  • As a series of eerily predicted deaths come to pass, the survivors must unravel the truth in a novel sure to delight "readers with a penchant for colorful characters, twisty plots, and surprise reveals" (Kirkus Reviews)
  • A can't-miss for Golden Age murder mystery aficionados, "this one stands out with its fresh take" (Booklist)
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Media mentions for Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by KJ WhittleMEDIA MENTIONS:Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Other People's Houses by Clare Mackintosh
A body surfaces in a lake — and detectives in England and Wales find their cases colliding
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Karin Slaughter calls this novel "gripping, intense, and thought-provoking"
  • The latest installment of a series beloved by Ruth Ware, Patricia Cornwell, and Alex Michaelides
  • From the New York Times bestselling author of I Let You Go
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Media mentions for Other People's Houses by Clare MackintoshMEDIA MENTIONS:The Times, Publishers Weekly
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