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Updated May 28, 2026
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A Deadly Walk in Devon
George, Nicholas
Paper Book
For fans of M.C. Beaton, Martha Grimes, and Alexander McCall Smith, the first in a charming new mystery series set in the English countryside, as a retired San Diego police detective embarks upon group walking tours in England's most scenic counties...until murder takes him on a deadly detour!<...
The framed women of Ardemore House : a novel
Schillace, Brandy
Paper Book
"A delight." -THE WALL STREET JOURNAL "A must read for any mystery lover." - DEANNA RAYBOURN, New York Times bestselling author of KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE An abandoned English manor. A peculiar missing portrait. A cozy, deviously clever...
The extinction of Irena Rey : a novel
Croft, Jennifer (Translator)
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY WALL STREET JOURNAL, ELLE, TOWN & COUNTRY, ELECTRIC LITERATURE, LIBRARY JOURNAL, CRIMEREADS, DOCUMENT JOURNAL, AND WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS * NAMED A MUST READ BY...
To slip the bonds of Earth
Flower, Amanda
Paper Book
The Agatha Award-winning mystery inspired by the Wright Brothers' real-life sister! While not as famous as her older siblings Wilbur and Orville, the celebrated inventors of flight, Katharine Wright is equally inventive - especially when it comes to solving crimes - in this radiant...
The Silver Bone
Kurkov, Andrey
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2024 "Very intriguing and atmospheric ... a fascinating read in the light of contemporary events." -Alexander McCall Smith, Bestselling Author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency "With its...
The golden gate
Chua, Amy
Paper Book
Amy Chua''s debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change. In Berkeley,...
A calamity of souls
Baldacci, David
Paper Book
Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1 New York Times ...
The expectant detectives : a mystery
Ailes, Kat
Paper Book
Fresh, funny and heartfelt, The Expectant Detectives is Kat Ailes's charming debut mystery about a group of soon-to-be moms-turned-detectives. "A darkly witty debut. Archly funny and highly recommended!"--Deanna Raybourn Can they solve the mother...
Every time I go on vacation, someone dies
Mack, Catherine
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller #1 Toronto Star Bestseller in Canadian FictionA Globe and Mail Bestseller in Canadian Fiction A Vancouver Sun Bestseller in New Releases An Indie Next List Pick (May 2024) An...
The maid : a novel
Prose, Nita
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * "A heartwarming mystery with a lovable oddball at its center" (Real Simple), this cozy whodunit introduces a one-of-a-kind heroine who will steal your heart.   FINALIST FOR...
It's elementary
Bryant, Elise
Paper Book
A TARGET BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ A GMA BUZZ PICK ∙ A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF 2024 ∙ AN AMAZON BEST MYSTERY OF THE MONTH ∙ A SARAH SELECTS BOOK CLUB PICK A fast-paced, completely delightful new mystery about what happens when parents get...
The god of the woods
Moore, Liz
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES "BEST THRILLER" and "BEST CRIME NOVEL" OF THE YEAR PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR "Extraordinary . . ....
The unwedding
Condie, Allyson Braithwaite
Paper Book
The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author. "A clever, witty, and fast-paced whodunit." --Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author A Reese's Book...
Listen for the lie
Tintera, Amy
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller * A Good Morning America Book Club Pick * An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Washington Post Best Thriller of 2024 "I read this in one sitting! Such a fun and engaging read, with an ending that blew my mind!" --<...
Pony confidential
Lynch, Christina
Paper Book
Pony has been passed from owner to owner for longer than he can remember. Fed up, he busts out and goes on a cross-country mission to reunite with the only little girl he ever loved, Penny, who he was separated from and hasn't seen in years. Penny, now an adult, is living an ordinary life when she...
Things don't break on their own : a novel
Collins, Sarah Easter
Paper Book
"So, so, so good. An elegant, twisting story of loss and longing, of the ache of the unknown and the drowning weight of past trauma."--Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark EDGAR AWARD FINALIST * A BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF...
The Murder at World's End
Montgomery, Ross
Paper Book
Knives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo--an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian--hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in this locked-room mystery by #1 New York Times...
The last Mandarin
Penny, Louise
Paper Book
A gripping thriller about family and power co-written by Louise Penny, #1 bestselling author of the Gamache novels, and Mellissa Fung, an award-winning journalist. A mother and a daughter race against time in this all-too-real thriller that reaches from Tiananmen Square all...
What boys learn
Romano-Lax, Andromeda
Paper Book
A twisty, jaw-dropping psychological thriller that unravels a mother's worst nightmare--that her child is capable of terrible violence--when her teenage son becomes a suspect in the murder of two classmates, from the author of The Deepest Lake. "Timely and terrifyingly real,...
Monster in the moonlight
Ryan, Annelise
Paper Book
Under the light of the full moon, a quiet rural lane becomes the scene of a shocking crime that may be the work of a mythical monster in the latest entry of this USA Today bestselling mystery series. When a dead body turns up along a lonely country byway in rural...
The Briars
Crouch, Sarah
Paper Book
The USA TODAY bestselling author of Middletide returns with a lush and atmospheric novel of suspense following a young woman whose job as a game warden puts her in the path of a murderer in a small town eager to protect its own. Desperate to escape a relationship...
A very novel murder
Alexander, Ellie
Paper Book
Opening a detective agency above her beloved bookstore seems like the perfect business plan-until Annie Murray's first case involves a suspicious death right on her doorstep. June Munrow, an elderly resident of Annie's home town, Redwood Grove, is convinced that young Kelly Taylor's recent...
Such a perfect family
Singh, Nalini
Paper Book
A man with a deadly past marries into the perfect, most respectable family in this riveting thriller from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh. . . . A woman buried. A woman broken. A woman crashed. A woman...
No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done
Hannah, Sophie
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER The twistiest murder mystery you are ever likely to read? A story about a family that does the unthinkable? Both? Or something else altogether? You think it will never happen to you. The doorbell. The policeman. The words that turn your...
Good People
Sabit, Patmeena
"A thrilling tour de force of a novel. I'll be recommending this book to everyone."--ANN PATCHETT "[A] gorgeous and powerful debut."--TOMMY ORANGE, The New York Times "A stunning read."--KHALED HOSSEINI "Utterly addictive, Good People will have...

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