Sunday, February 2, 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 Texas Murders by James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle
A dangerous killer is on the prowl in the Lone Star State
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A Texas Ranger teams up with a Tigua tribal police officer to unravel the connection between a woman's disappearance and a mysterious cold case
  • An instant New York Times bestseller cowritten by one of the bestselling authors of all time
  • You'll be transported to the forbidding landscape of remote Texas
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Book cover for The Big Empty by Robert Crais
One of crime fiction's most iconic duos comes roaring back
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A thrilling new installment in a series beloved by David Baldacci
  • A seemingly straightforward search for a missing man pulls Elvis and Joe into a dangerous web — and they may not make it out alive
  • "Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are right up there with Harry Bosch and Reacher as must-reads for me" (James Patterson)
  • An instant New York Times bestseller
FEATURED IN:
The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right by Walter Mosley
The pulse-pounding latest from a 'master of the genre' (The Washington Post)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • While hunting down his estranged father, PI Joe King Oliver becomes entangled in a morally challenging case involving a powerful billionaire and his magnetic missing wife
  • Written by a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and multiple Edgar Award–winning author
  • "As with Mosley's great Easy Rawlins series, there's simply no one else writing books like this one" (Kirkus Reviews)
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Associated Press, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Harlan Coben says, 'Read Beautiful Ugly right now and thank me later'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A year ago, Grady was on the phone with his wife when she disappeared — now, still reeling from grief, he sees a woman who looks just like Abby…
  • Hailed as "unforgettable" by Chris Whitaker and "magnetic and jaw-dropping" by Mary Kubica
  • The latest instant New York Times bestseller from a master of twisty suspense
  • Set on a remote Scottish island
FEATURED IN:
Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove
One by one, young women are disappearing from the Saliquaw reservation…
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When Carrie returns to her family's reservation as the new tribal marshal, she's drawn into the search for a missing college student
  • "Powerful… for fans of dark, riveting reads and those seeking stories rooted in justice and resilience" (The Seattle Times)
  • This USA Today bestselling debut "sensitively tackles the systemic crisis that has ripped apart so many Native American communities" (The New York Times)
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Dark Hours by Amy Jordan
Tana French fans will get sucked into this Irish police procedural
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A retired police detective must confront a haunting case from her past to catch a serial killer in Cork
  • "A relentlessly twisty one-sitting read" (Catherine Ryan Howard)
  • Two timelines and nonstop turns will keep readers on the edge of their seat
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Booklist
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Book cover for The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha
'Like Succession meets Knives Out, or in other words, an absolute page-turner' (Marie Claire)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A business tycoon calls his family together to announce his succession plans — but his children's secrets will turn the reunion deadly…
  • Rave reviews from Lisa Jewell, Sarah Pekkanen, and Ashley Audrain
  • A locked-room mystery set on a private island
  • "Boasts the ultimate trifecta: a wealthy family, a luxurious remote location… and a body" (Sally Hepworth, author of Darling Girls)
FEATURED IN:
Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Electric Literature
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Book cover for The Lost House by Melissa Larsen
Two chilling crimes — 50 years apart — shatter an isolated Icelandic village
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Nordic noir fans will devour this "haunting whodunit with effective undertones of menace" (Kirkus Reviews)
  • While Agnes seeks to clear her late grandfather's name of murder, a local disappearance pulls her even deeper into a web of dark local secrets
  • "The characters are all conflicted and vividly drawn, the milieu is pitch-perfect, and the resolution is by turns heartbreaking and strangely uplifting" (BookPage starred review)
FEATURED IN:
Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage
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Book cover for Leave No Trace by Jo Callaghan
A police detective teams up with the world's first AI investigator to catch a killer
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • In a race against time, can this unique duo find the connection between two unsettling murders before someone else dies?
  • "The plot's big reveal is unlikely to be foreseen by even the AI-abetted reader" (Kirkus Reviews)
  • From an award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author
FEATURED IN:
The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Weekend Guests by Liza North
Five old friends, a seaside reunion, and a deadly shared secret
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Over a decade ago, a group of university students made a terrible mistake — and now their past is coming back to haunt them
  • Lucy Foley fans will love the simmering tension and gripping twists
  • Sunday Times bestselling author Alex Gray calls it "utterly brilliant"
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