Mystery
February 2023
Recent Releases
River of fallen angels
by Laura Joh Rowland

While investigating the murder of a woman whose torso has been found, crime photographer and investigator Sarah Bain Barrett is pitted against a bitter enemy who is hell-bent on discovering what she and her close-knit band of comrades know about the killer, threatening both her marriage and her friendships.





 
The cabinet of Dr. Leng
by Douglas J. Preston

As Constance finds her way back to New York City in the late 1800s to prevent the death of her siblings and stop serial killer, Dr. Enoch Leng, FBI Special Agent Pendergast desperately tries to find a way to reunite with her before it's too late.

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Dark of Night
by Colleen Coble

Ranger Annie Pederson is preoccupied by another missing hiker in Michigan's Upper Peninsula when a woman claiming to be her long-lost, abducted sister shows up, in the second novel of the series following Edge of Dusk.

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The devil you know
by P. J. Tracy

When a beloved actor is found dead the day after a fake video ruins his career, LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan uncovers a scandalous deception of deadly proportions that shakes the very foundation of Hollywood and its untouchables.

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Don't open the door
by Allison Brennan

Quitting her job and moving in the wake of the shocking murder of her son, Marshal Regan Merritt returns to Virginia to look into her former boss's death, in the second novel of the series following The Sorority Murder.






 
Everyone in my family has killed someone
by Benjamin Stevenson

A self-published author of crime novel writing guides attends a reunion with his family of expert killers and investigates when a body is found outside in the snow as another storm approaches. 

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Just the nicest couple
by Mary Kubica

When her husband Jack vanishes without a trace, Nina Hayes will stop at nothing to uncover the truth, which, unbeknownst to her, is inextricably linked to their close friends, who may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing.

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Finlay Donovan jumps the gun
by Elle Cosimano

Owing a favor to the Russian mob for buying a luxury car she accidentally destroyed, Finlay agrees to help identify a contract killer in the latest novel of the series following Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead.







 
Hidden in the pines
by Victoria Houston

Sherriff of McBride County, Lew Ferris, discovers an eerie parallel in the recent tragic drowning of a teenage girl to a cold case that has remained unsolved for 30 years in the second novel of the series following Wolf Hollow.






 
A killing of innocents : a novel
by Deborah Crombie

Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his sergeant, Doug Cullen, investigate the stabbing murder of a trainee doctor at a local hospital, in the nineteenth novel of the series following A Bitter Feast.

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The Last Resort
by Michael Kaufman

Determined to prove that environmental lawyer Patty Garcia's death was no accident, D.C. police detective Jen Lu and Chandler, her sentient bio-computer implanted in her brain, digs up the dirt on numerous suspects, putting her in the crosshairs of those who will do anything to keep the truth buried forever.





 
Murder book
by Thomas Perry

An ex-cop known for his unorthodox methods, Harry Duncan is called in to investigate a sudden crime wave in several small midwestern towns, pitting him against a violent syndicate as he compiles a "murder book" to build his case, making him a target.

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Wicked dreams
by Lisa Jackson

Private investigator Ravinia Rutledge, when a dead body is found with her phone number and the words "Next of Kin" returns to Siren Song--a place marked by unexplained deaths and tragedies where she must stop a monster from her past from killing each and every member of The Colony.

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A winter grave
by Peter May

In a future world ravaged by climate change, a Scottish meteorologist discovers the body of an investigative reporter entombed in ice at the top of a mountain weather station and investigates alongside a detective and a pathologist.





 
You Will Never Be Found
by Tove Alsterdal

While investigating the disappearance of a man reported missing by his wife, police officer Eira Sjodin, knowing the pain of loss, loses herself in an affair with her boss until he, too, disappears, leaving her at the mercy of an elusive perpetrator -- and a love she can no longer deny.






 
Hidden in snow
by Viveca Sten

Reeling from events in her personal and professional lives, Stockholm police officer Hanna Ahlander seeks refuge at her sister's ski lodge in a resort town that is reeling from the sudden disappearance of a local teenage girl.






 
Bones of Hilo : a novel
by Eric Redman

A young detective, Kawika Wong, fights for the respect of his colleagues while investigating the murder of an unpopular Mainland developer whose body is discovered on a luxury golf course with an ancient spear through his chest.

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Short stories for a short month
The perfect crime : around the world in 22 murders
by Vaseem Khan

"From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York--twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories"




 
An elderly lady must not be crossed
by Helene Tursten

Six interlocking stories describe a series of unfortunate incidents in the life of 88-year-old Maud, shedding light on the present day when detectives show up after the disturbing discovery of a dead body in her apartment.

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Dis mem ber and other stories of mystery and suspense 
by Joyce Carol Oates

A latest collection of stories by the best-selling author of We Were the Mulvaneys focuses on the inner lives of vulnerable female protagonists struggling through victimization, provocation or deep emotional unrest to commit violent retaliatory acts.

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Sleep no more : six murderous tales
by P. D James

An anthology of six previously uncollected stories by the author of Death Comes to Pemberley explores the memories, emotional machinations, rationalizations, dreams and desires of people who get away with the perfect murder or who help keep information about a killing secret.

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If you like Allison Brennan...you may like the following authors:
Laura Griffin
Tracy March
Gregg Olsen
Brenda Novak
Andrew Grant
Erica Spindler
Darynda Jones
 
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