New/Upcoming Mysteries & Thrillers
April 2026
Last One Out by Jane Harper
Last One Out
by Jane Harper (release date 4/14)

The latest from the bestselling author of Exiles is set in a decaying mining town in the author's native Australia, as a woman returns to the town five years after her son disappeared there.
Hope Rises by David Baldacci
Hope Rises
by David Baldacci (release date 4/14)

Walter Nash began a journey down a dark path of seemingly no return, and now he finds himself questioning everything that got him there in this sequel to Nash Falls.
The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
The Ending Writes Itself
by Evelyn Clarke (release date 4/7)

A debut named one of the most anticipated mysteries of the year by several publications. Arthur Fletch, one of the world's bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they arrive to discover a shocking secret: Arthur Fletch is dead... and his last book is unfinished.
Death Times Seven: A Daniel Pitt Novel by Anne Perry
Death Times Seven
by Anne Perry (release date 4/14)

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.
The Secrets of the Abbey: A Brittany Mystery by Jean-Luc Bannalec
The Secrets of the Abbey
by Jean-Luc Bannalec (release date 4/21)

Between large inlets, the wild Atlantic, and enchanting apple orchards, a tricky and highly personal case unfolds for Commissaire Georges Dupin and his team.
Guilt: A Mystery by Keigo Higashino
Guilt: A Mystery
by Keigo Higashino (release date 4/7)

Homicide Detective Godai of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is assigned to investigate the death of a lawyer, Kensuke Shiraishi, whose body was found on a Central Tokyo riverbank. His investigations leads him to one Tatsuro Kuraki, who claims to have had limited contact with Shiraishi - but, surprising the investigators, Kuraki not only confesses to the lawyer's murder, but another one from thirty years ago - for which another man was arrested and died in custody before trial.
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
Mad Mabel
by Sally Hepworth (release date 4/21)

Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is eighty-one years old. She's lived on her idyllic street, Kenny Lane, for sixty years--longer than anyone else. Aside from being a curmudgeon who minds everyone else's business, few would suspect that Elsie has a past that she has worked exceedingly hard at concealing. Because when it comes to murder, no one ever suspects little girls or old ladies. And Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick, once a little girl and now an old lady, has a strange history of people in her life coming to a foul end...
Revenge Prey by John Sandford
Revenge Prey
by John Sandford (release date 4/7)

Lucas Davenport must track down a ruthless Russian hit team, in this latest thriller from bestselling author John Sandford.
Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse
Murder Mindfully
by Karsten Dusse (release date 4/14)

Criminal defense lawyer Bjorn Diemel has been given an ultimatum: repair his work-life balance, or his wife will leave him and take their daughter. He reluctantly starts a mindfulness course, and to his surprise, it's a revelation. He becomes calmer, happier, and more focused as he starts to understand what's really important in life. When his worst client, brutal kingpin Dragan Sergowicz, tries to interfere with his precious family time, Bjorn will stop at nothing - not even killing - to protect his peace.
Paradox by Douglas Preston
Paradox
by Douglas Preston (release date 4/21)

One of the holiest relics in Christendom, inexplicably defaced... A paranoid old prospector, ritualistically murdered... A controversial exobiologist, tortured and dismembered... When a reclusive man is found dead under grisly circumstances in the Colorado wilderness, CBI Agent Frankie Cash and Eagle County Sheriff Jim Colcord team up again (after their introduction in Preston's Extinction) on their most enigmatic and dangerous case yet.
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