New Mystery June 2023

Updated July 18, 2023
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1

Red Widow Murders: A Sir Henry Merrivale Mystery
Carr, John Dickson
Paper Book
In this baffling whodunnit from the master of the locked-room mystery, a man falls dead in a guarded room, and Sir Henry Merrivale searches for a devilishly-clever killer. They say that Lord Mantling's mansion is haunted -- at least, one room of it is. Known as the Red Widow's...

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The enchanters : a novel
Ellroy, James
Paper Book
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * James Ellroy--Demon Dog of American Letters--goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with a wild riff on the Marilyn Monroe death myth in an astonishing, behind-the-headlines crime epic. Los Angeles, August 4, 1962. The city broils...

3

One extra corpse
Hambly, Barbara
Paper Book
Hollywood intrigue, glamor . . . and murder: Enter the roaring twenties in this thrilling Silver Screen historical mystery, starring two very different female sleuths."Excellent . . . Everything feels just right: the characters are abundantly human, the mystery is beautifully constructed, and the...

4

The final curtain: a mystery
Higashino, Keigo.
Paper Book
From the acclaimed author of Malice and Newcomer, a confounding murder in Tokyo is connected to the mystery of the disappearance and death of Detective Kaga's own mother. A decade ago, Tokyo Police Detective Kyoichiro Kaga went to collect the ashes of his recently...

5

Before I sleep
Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia
Paper Book
The clock is ticking for DCI Slider when a woman goes missing. Can he find her - and does she even want to be found? "[Slider is] one of Britain's most engaging coppers" Booklist Felicity Holland is missing. She left her handsome West London house to go to her weekly pottery class and didn't come...

6

A novel disguise
Larsen, Samantha
Paper Book
When Miss Tiffany Woodall assumes the identity of her half-brother after his death, she realizes she isn't the only one with a secret to hide in this historical series debut, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn and Sherry Thomas. 1784 London.Miss Tiffany Woodall didn't...

7

What Harms You
Black, Lisa.
Paper Book
For fans of Patricia Cornwell, Jefferson Bass, and Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Black draws from her real-life scientific expertise as a crime scene analyst and her skill in crafting complex and dynamic female characters, as Washington DC forensic scientists Dr...

8

Up on the Woof Top
Quinn, Spencer
Paper Book
Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction" (Boston Globe) and his human partner Bernie Little find themselves high in the mountains this holiday season to help Dame Ariadne Carlisle, a renowned author of bestselling Christmas mysteries, find Rudy, her lead reindeer...

9

The Longmire defense
Johnson, Craig
Paper Book
Sheriff Walt Longmire uncovers a cold case that hits very close to home and forces him to put his life on the line with implications that some people would kill to keep buried forever Sheriff Walt Longmire and Dog are called on a routine search and rescue to Wyoming's Big­horn...

10

The Clementine Complex
Mortimer, Bob
Paper Book
Bob Mortimer, beloved comedian and #1 Sunday Times (London) bestselling author of the memoir And Away..., returns with a delightfully quirky mystery in the vein of Richard Osman and Nita Prose. Unremarkable legal assistant Gary Thorn goes for a pint with his...

11

A Christmas Vanishing
Perry, Anne.
Paper Book
Charlotte Pitt's clever grandmother investigates the sudden disappearance of her dear friend in this chilling holiday whodunit by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. Mariah Ellison, Charlotte Pitt's grandmother, accepts her longtime friend Sadie's gracious...

12

Murder under a Red Moon: A 1920s Bangalore Mystery
Nagendra, Harini
Paper Book
When new bride Kaveri Murthy reluctantly agrees to investigate a minor crime during the blood moon eclipse to please her domineering mother-in-law, she doesn't expect to stumble upon a murder - again. With anti-British sentiments on the rise, a charismatic religious leader growing in...

13

Dead on Target
Beaton, M. C./ Green, R. W.
Paper Book
Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin--the star of her own hit T.V. series--is back on the case again in Dead on Target. A visit to the local village fete for a spot of fun and relaxation turns into a nightmare for Agatha...

14

Of manners and murder
Hastings, Anastasia
Paper Book
Of Manners and Murder is the first in the delightful new Dear Miss Hermione mystery series from Anastasia Hastings. "Evokes the shocking revelations of Wilkie Collins, the social acuity of Jane Austen and the comic melodrama of Oscar Wilde."--Wall Street...

15

Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow!
Andrews, Donna.
Paper Book
'Tis the season for sleuthing in Donna Andrews' cheery new addition to the New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow series. Meg has been roped into participating in a weaponsmithing competition, a Forged in Fire wannabe organized by a blacksmith friend. Meg originally...

16

The Bangalore Detectives Club
Nagendra, Harini.
Paper Book
''The first in an effervescent new mystery series. . . a treat for historical mystery lovers looking for a new series to savour (or devour)'' NEW YORK TIMES ''A gorgeous debut mystery with a charming and fearless sleuth . . . spellbinding'...

17

The River We Remember
Krueger, William Kent
Paper Book
AN EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by a shocking murder, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling novel, an instant New York Times bestseller and "a work of art" (The Denver Post). On Memorial Day...

18

'twas the Bite Before Christmas : An Andy Carpenter Mystery
Rosenfelt, David.
Paper Book
In National Bestseller David Rosenfelt's 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas, all through the Carpenter house, five dogs are stirring, and not even Andy can get out of working this next case at his door. Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation's annual...

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The Proof of the Pudding
Bowen, Rhys.
Paper Book
Lady Georgiana Rannoch is looking forward to her first ever turn as hostess for her very own house party when the festivities lead to murder... Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her- her new chef,...

20

Dissolved : A Novel
Blaedel, Sara.
Paper Book
For fans of Jo Nesb and Lars Kepler comes the newest crime novel from Denmark's bestselling suspense giants Sara Bl del and Mads Peder Nordbo. Everything is peaceful in Tommerup, Denmark, until a young mother disappears in the middle of an idyllic summer day. There's no trace of...

21

A midsummer night's scheme : a bookbinding mystery
Kincaid, Harper
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Kate Carlisle, Harper Kincaid's second installment in the Bookbinding mysteries is sure to charm. All the world's a stage, but it may be curtains for bookbinder Quinn Victoria Caine if she can't bring the lights down on an actor's killer .

22

Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust
Lupica, Mike.
Paper Book
Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker's beloved series, and the first written by celebrated writer Mike Lupica. Andrew Crain has it all: a brilliant scientist and astute businessman, his groundbreaking...

23

The Old Rogue of Limehouse : Inspector Ben Ross Mystery 9
Granger, Ann.
Paper Book
Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie return in Ann Granger's gripping ninth Victorian mystery. It is the summer of 1871 when Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross pays a visit to Jacob Jacobus, the old rogue of Limehouse: infamous antiquarian, friend to...

24

Betrayal : A Robin Lockwood Novel
Margolin, Phillip.
Paper Book
In Phillip Margolin's Betrayal, attorney Robin Lockwood finds herself defending her old nemesis in a multiple murder case with too many suspects, where success might cost her own life. Robin Lockwood is now a prominent defense attorney in Portland, Oregon but a decade...

25

Blood Betrayal
Khan, Ausma Zehanat
Paper Book
A complex and timely mystery, Blood Betrayal proves once again that Ausma Zehanat Khan is a writer at the peak of her powers. "Inaya is a fabulous character."--New York Times Book Review, "Editor's Choice" on Blackwater Falls In...

26

The traitor among us
Perry, Anne
Paper Book
Elena Standish investigates the murder of a fellow MI6 agent near the country estate of one of England's most influential families in this gripping mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. "Unbearably suspenseful."--Bookreporter Not far...

27

Hercule Poirot's Silent Night
Hannah, Sophie.
Paper Book
The world's greatest detective, Hercule Poirot--legendary star of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile--puts his little grey cells to work solving a baffling Christmas mystery. It's December 19, 1931. Hercule Poirot and Inspector...

28

A mansion for murder
Brody, Frances
Paper Book
Old bones speak from the grave as a curse descends on Saltaire in acclaimed author Frances Brody's thirteenth Kate Shackleton mystery, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear. When Kate Shackleton disembarks at Saltaire station, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, she...

29

Blessing of the Lost Girls
Jance, Judith A.
Paper Book
From J. A. Jance's New York Times bestselling Brady and Walker novels, federal investigator Dan Pardee, Brandon Walker's son-in-law, crosses paths with Sheriff Joanna Brady as he traces the bloody path of a merciless serial killer across the Southwest in this intense thriller. ...

30

The Raging Storm
Cleeves, Ann.
Paper Book
Longlisted for the 2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Prize Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author of the Vera and Shetland series, returns with the third Two Rivers novel, following The Long Call, now a Britbox adaptation,...

31

Reykjavik : A Crime Story
Jonasson, Ragnar/ Jakobsdottir, Katrin.
Paper Book
With over four million copies sold worldwide, Ragnar Jónasson, along with Katrín Jakobsdóttir, brings us a gripping and chilling new thriller, Reykjavík. What happened to Lára? Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára...

32

23 1/2 Lies
Patterson, James
Paper Book
Enjoy three heart-racing thrillers from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense. 23 1/2 LIES: Lindsay Boxer's estranged father is gunned down execution-style, and her investigation uncovers life-altering truths. (with Maxine Paetro)

33

Judgment Prey
Sandford, John.
Paper Book
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold...

34

Past Lying
McDermid, Val.
Paper Book
In this superb new addition to Val McDermid's masterful crime series, DCI Karen Pirie returns in a propulsive thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against the disquiet of a global pandemic Britain's reigning "Queen of Crime" (The Scotsman), Val McDermid is the award...

35

The Red House
Watkins, Roz.
Paper Book
'Cleverly crafted, twisty, gripping and suspenseful' B. A. Paris Only the killer holds the key. . . A Sunday Times Book of the Summer IT WAS THE CRIME THAT SHOCKED A NATION. The Flowers were the perfect...

36

Resurrection Walk
Connelly, Michael
Paper Book
INSPIRATION FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES THE LINCOLN LAWYER - THE #1 TV SHOW ON NETFLIX From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly: Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller enlists the help of his half-brother, Harry Bosch, to prove the innocence of a...

37

Dirty Thirty
Evanovich, Janet
Paper Book
Janet Evanovich, the "most popular mystery writer alive" (The New York Times), is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen stash of dirty diamonds in this instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Stephanie Plum, Trenton's hardest working, most...

38

The Legacy
Bowen, Gail.
Paper Book
From the Arthur Ellis Award-winning Grand Master of Crime Writers comes the next installment in the Joanne Kilbourn series When Joanne Shreve's former student, Val Masluk, writes the biography of acclaimed novelist Steven Brooks, Val once again becomes part of Joanne's life. The...

39

The Watchmaker's Hand
Deaver, Jeffery.
Paper Book
The "most clever plotter on the planet"(Publishers Weekly) Jeffery Deaver returns in this twisty new thriller, as forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and detective Amelia Sachs track a criminal with a bizarre and catastrophic m.o.--toppling the construction cranes in New York City.

40

The Last Devil to Die
Osman, Richard.
Paper Book
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! A new mystery is afoot in the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman It's rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking...

41

The Running Grave
Galbraith, Robert.
Paper Book
In this New York Times bestselling installment of the "outrageously entertaining" Strike series (Financial Times), detective duo Cormoran and Robin must rescue a man ensnared in the trap of a dangerous cult.​ Private Detective Cormoran Strike...

42

Girl in the Eagle's Talons : A Lisbeth Salander Novel
Smirnoff, Karin.
Paper Book
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * Lisbeth Salander returns, in a trailblazing new installment to the bestselling Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series * Also known as the Millennium series "Lisbeth Salander is back--and maybe better than ever. Karin Smirnoff's take is both respectful of the...

43

The Secret
Child, Lee/ Child, Andrew
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Don't miss the hit streaming series Reacher!    A string of mysterious deaths. A long-classified mission. A young MP with nothing to lose. 1992. All across the United States respectable, upstanding citizens...

44

The Exchange : After the Firm
Grisham, John.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm. What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the...

45

Payback in Death : An Eve Dallas Novel
Robb, J. D.
Paper Book
A retired colleague's suspicious death puts Lt. Eve Dallas on the case in Payback in Death, the electrifying new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas is just home from a long overdue vacation when she responds to a call of an unattended...

46

Stop Them Dead
James, Peter.
Paper Book
Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla's favourite fictional detective. 23 million books sold. 'Ruthlessly efficient, entertainment. Pedigree fun' - The Times Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest...

47

Cross Out : An Alex Cross Thriller
Patterson, James.
Paper Book
"One of the greatest fictional detectives of all time" (Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child) is in the sights of the Dead Hours Killer, a serial murderer on a ruthless mission. An airport killer targeting pilots expands his scope. Alex Cross Must Die. "Drop ...

48

Unnatural death
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Paper Book
Two mauled bodies in the woods. Top secret autopsies. The most chilling cases of Scarpetta's career. In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwell's #1 bestselling Scarpetta series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds...

49

The Killing Place : Book 27 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series
Ellis, Kate.
Paper Book
Million-copy bestselling author Kate Ellis returns with the brand new book in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series. 'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' THE TIMES November. With the tourist season over in South Devon, Detective Inspector...

50

From a Far and Lovely Country
McCall Smith, Alexander.
Paper Book
In this latest installment in Alexander McCall Smith's cherished No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, two confounding cases compete for Mma Ramotswe's attention--and she may need to call in back up. Mma Ramotswe and Mr. J.L.B Matekoni are enjoying a nice meal out at a peri-peri...

51

Double Eagle : A DreadfulWater Mystery
King, Thomas.
Paper Book
From the #1 bestselling author of Indians on Vacation and Deep House  Buffalo Mountain is set to host a gold coin exhibition with dealers coming from all over, and Thumps DreadfulWater winds up with the task of making sure the event goes off without a hitch. As if he didn't...

52

The Mystery Guest : A Maid Novel
Prose, Nita.
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA WHODUNIT AWARD FOR BEST TRADITIONAL MYSTERY BOOK 2 OF 2: MOLLY THE MAID "Prepare to be swept away again into the wonderfully...

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