Mystery

From cozies to police procedurals, find recent mystery releases here.
Updated May 16, 2026
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The Impossible Fortune
Richard Osman
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The unmissable new mystery in the Thursday Murder Club series from bestselling author Richard Osman, now streaming on Netflix Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan? It's been a quiet year for the...
The Black Wolf
Louise Penny
Paper Book
The 20th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series. Somewhere out there, in the darkness, a black wolf is feeding. Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team uncovered and stopped a...
Stolen in Death
J. D. Robb
Paper Book
A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures has Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new in the next thriller in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead--while...
The Hallmarked Man
Robert Galbraith
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber - but not everyone agrees with that theory. One of them is Decima Mullins, who calls on...
A Ghastly Catastrophe
Deanna Raybourn
Paper Book
When the corpse of an entitled young man is found entirely drained of blood in a carriage next to Highgate Cemetery, Veronica's interest is piqued. And then a second victim is found, his death made to look like a suicide, and Veronica and her intrepid beau, Stoker, know the hunt is on. The two men...
Knave of Diamonds
Laurie R. King
Paper Book
Mary Russell's allegiances are tested by the reappearance of her long-lost uncle-and a tantalizing case not even Sherlock Holmes could solve. When Mary Russell was a child, she adored her black-sheep Uncle Jake. But she hasn't heard from him in many years, and she's assumed that...
Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief
Benjamin Stevenson
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Ten heists. Ten suspects. A murder mystery only Ernest Cunningham can solve in this delightfully clever and twisty new novel in Benjamin Stevenson's bestselling series--perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz. I've spent the last few...
Framed in Death
J. D. Robb
Paper Book
Death imitates art in the brand-new crime thriller starring homicide cop Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author J.D. Robb. Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist's career with a wave of a hand. But one man...
Nightshade
Michael Connelly
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.   Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell...
The Killing Stones
Ann Cleeves
Paper Book
"Everything Ann Cleeves writes is incredible."--Richard Osman "This novel is more than worth every minute you spend with it."--David Baldacci A Washington Post Best Mystery of 2025 The Killing Stones...
The Queen Who Came in from the Cold
S. J. Bennett
Vanished in the Crowd
Rhys Bowen
Paper Book
New York is busier than ever as two million visitors come to the city to witness the Hudson-Fulton celebration in 1909, marking the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River. Parades, exhibitions, carnivals, and a marvelous display of the wonders of the latest invention-...
A Deadly Episode
Anthony Horowitz
Paper Book
They're making a major feature film of the first Hawthorne/Horowitz mystery novel. Except--they're behind schedule, they've run out of money and . . . oh! The star has just been murdered. Ex-Detective Inspector Daniel Hawthorne is dead. Or, rather, the actor playing him in...
The Crossroads
C. J. Box
Paper Book
"Raining here, but I've got a cup of hot tea and a Joe Pickett novel, so who has it better than me?" --Stephen King Game warden Joe Pickett fights for his life as his daughters try to uncover who shot him and left him for dead in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times...
Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife
Martin Edwards
Ebook
Six down-on-their-luck people with links to the world of crime writing have been invited to play a game this Christmas by the mysterious Midwinter Trust. The challenge seems simple but exciting: Solve the murder of a fictional crime writer in a remote but wonderfully atmospheric village in north...
Death at a Firefly Tea
Laura Childs
Paper Book
As fireflies dazzle like tiny glowing lanterns, tea maven Theodosia hosts an elegant evening tea on the patio of the Tangled Rose B and B. But in this gentle darkness, an intruder has made their way in and slipped deadly drugs into the Baked Alaska of Mrs. Van Courtland, one of Charleston's local...
From Cradle to Grave
Rhys Bowen
Paper Book
Georgie may not have much in common with your average new mother, but she does have one thing: a new nanny she despises. Knowing she must find a nanny more suited to her young son, Georgie travels to London to see her old friend ZouZou, only to find her about to depart for a funeral, after the...
Jigsaw
Jonathan Kellerman
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The iconic thriller series that inspired the upcoming streaming show on Prime Video, in development now! Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis, the most beloved duo in American crime fiction, return in this electric novel from...
Murder Takes a Vacation
Laura Lippman
Paper Book
"Murder Takes a Vacation has all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more." -Tana French Highly acclaimed New York Times...
The Proving Ground
Michael Connelly
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, the Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl. Following his "resurrection walk" and need for a new direction,...
Death Times Seven
Anne Perry
Paper Book
Two violent crimes challenge the investigative skills of young Daniel Pitt and his wife, Miriam, in the final novel of iconic mystery writer Anne Perry's beloved Daniel Pitt series. "A towering achievement from a towering talent--superb!" --Jeffery Deaver, author of the Colter Shaw...
The Librarians
Sherry Thomas
Paper Book
"This delicious murder mystery is a must-read for any library lover!"--New York Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt Murder disrupts four quirky librarians' lives when they try to hide among books to keep their secrets. A LIBRARY READS PICK! l An NPR...
A Slowly Dying Cause
Elizabeth George
Paper Book
A new and highly anticipated Inspector Lynley TV series releasing this fall from BritBox Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George. ...
A Day of Judgment
Charles Todd
Paper Book
Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard travels to England's windswept coastline to investigate a murder in a place where, several years after the end of WWI, the memory of the war still runs strong . . . July, 1921: England is suffering a heatwave and the coast of...
The Hidden City
Charles Finch
It's 1879, and Lenox is convalescing from the violent events of his last investigation. But a desperate letter from an old servant forces him to pick up the trail of a cold case: the murder of an apothecary seven years before, whose only clue is an odd emblem carved into the doorway of the building...
I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home
Fergus Craig
Paper Book
After a decades-long stint in prison, former serial killer Carol is looking to kick back and relax in her new retirement home...until a fellow resident drops dead and Carol has to prove she actually didn't do it this time.... Carol is delighted to be leaving her tiny prison cell...
First Sign of Danger
Kelley Armstrong
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong continues the atmospheric Haven's Rock series as Casey Duncan investigates a threat to their off-the-grid Yukon town. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are entering a new chapter of life as...
The Hadacol Boogie: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Dave Robicheaux, 25)
James Lee Burke
Paper Book
Dave Robicheaux, James Lee Burke's iconic detective, returns to investigate the death of an unidentified woman, pulling him into a vortex ofcorruption and violence in the Louisiana bayou When a cloaked, disfigured man leaves a dead woman in a garbage bag on Dave Robicheaux's...
Death of a Groom
M.C. Beaton
Paper Book
Sergeant Hamish Macbeth returns to protect his sleepy Scottish village of Lochdubh in the latest mystery in M.C. Beaton's beloved, New York Times bestselling series. It is February and the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh is dealing with heavy snow and...
A Christmas Witness
Charles Todd
Paper Book
December 1921
Crime Rangoon: A Noodle Shop Mystery: 12
Vivien Chien
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER It's stranger than fiction when Lana Lee investigates a murder that mimics the plot of a bestselling mystery, working together with her detective boyfriend for the first time ever. Cindy Kwan, owner of Asia Village's bookshop,...
How to Get Away with Murder: A Novel
Rebecca Philipson
Paper Book
"If you picked up this book because you truly want to get away with murder, you will not be disappointed. Simply turn the page and we'll get started." This fresh debut thriller finds a Scotland Yard detective trying to find the author of a self-help book that promises quite...

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