| Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie BarronOne last time: Though her health problems have worsened, writer and amateur sleuth Jane Austen agrees to help a friend whose teenage son is accused of killing a boarding school bully. This moving 15th and final mystery starring the beloved English writer is set in March 1817; the real-life Austen died just a few months later at the age of 41.
Series link: Jane Austen Mysteries |
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| Flipping Boxcars by Cedric Kyles, aka Cedric "The Entertainer," with Alan EisenstockDouble down and risk it all in this fun crime caper by actor and comedian Cedric "The Entertainer" stars Babe, a gambler in 1948 Missouri who bets and loses his beloved wife's farmland. Doing whatever it takes to get it back, Babe and an old army buddy get mixed up with the mob, illegal booze, and a railroad heist. |
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| Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie HannahThe plot: Just before Christmas 1931, Hercule Poirot and Scotland Yard Inspector Catchpool visit Catchpool's family (including his acerbic mother) in a decaying coastal manor in order to solve a murder. This "stellar" (Publishers Weekly) 5th Hercule Poirot mystery by Sophie Hannah features a well-drawn Poirot and a twisty plot.
Read-alikes: Anthony Horowitz; P.D. James' The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories. |
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| Reykjavík by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín JakobsdóttirWhat happened to Lara? In 1956, a teenage maid working on an island off the coast of Reykjavík disappears. In 1986, a reporter revisits the case in this intricately plotted page turner from international bestselling author Ragnar Jónasson and the Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir.
Read-alikes: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir; Arnaldur Indridason. |
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| Murder by Degrees by Ritu MukerjiThe Doctor will see you now: This acclaimed debut stars Dr. Lydia Weston, a professor at Philadelphia's Women's Medical College in 1875 who also runs a low-cost clinic. When a maid she'd treated disappears and a body is later found, Lydia is allowed to help with the autopsy and the case.
Read-alikes: Sujata Massey's Perveen Mistry mysteries; Ariana Franklin's Mistress of the Art of Death series. |
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| The Bell in the Fog by Lev AC RosenFair winds and following seas: This follow-up to Lavender House finds ex-cop Andy Mills (who was fired because he's gay) settling into his role as a PI in 1950s San Francisco. His latest case? His ex-lover, a Navy captain, needs help with a blackmailer.
Read-alikes: Stephen Spotswood's Pentecost and Parker novels; Katharine Schellman's Last Call at the Nightingale mysteries. |
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| Murder at Midnight by Katharine SchellmanYuletide detective: During an 1816 Christmas party, widow Lily Adler and other guests get snowed in at a country home -- and then a murderer strikes. While juggling two possible beaus, Lily tries to find the culprit in this 4th Lily Adler series entry.
Read-alikes: Deanna Raybourn's historical mysteries; Dianne Freeman's Countess of Harleigh mystery series. |
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Murder on Tour
by V. M. Burns
The plot: Wrapping up her book tour at a prestigious book festival in her hometown, Samantha Washington is faced with a real-life mystery with a huge plot twist when a best-selling author is accused of plagiarism and sabotage, proving to Sam that fact can be deadlier than fiction.
Series note: this is book #9 in the Mystery bookshop mystery series
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One Puzzling Afternoon
by Emily Critchley
What happens: When 84-year-old Edie Havercroft sees Lucy Theddle, who disappeared back in 1951, standing outside the post office one Tuesday afternoon, she wonders if a secret she's held onto all these years could be the key to unlocking what happened to her friend before the girl is forgotten forever.
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Baking Spirits Bright
by Sarah Fox
Mass Market Paperback Original
Death by chocolate chip: Competing in the Baking Spirits Bright holiday baking contest, chocolatier Becca Ransom, when the competition quickly heats up, resulting in the murder of an entrant by her chocolate chipper, tries to salvage the holiday season by finding a killer before she gets burned.
Series note: this is the 2nd book in the True Confections Mystery series
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Murder under the Mistletoe
by Sherry Lynn
Root out the suspect: While decorating the town of Harborside for the holiday season, landscape artist Kinsley Clark finds all eyes turning to her when a local alderman, who was looking to replace her company, plunges to his death, forcing her to dig up the truth before she's buried for the crime.
Series note: this is the 2nd entry in the Mainely Murder Mystery series
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Sugar Plum Poisoned
by Jenn McKinlay
Mass Market Paperback Original
Frosted for a crime she didn't commit: Hired by singing sensation Shelby Vaughn to supply cupcakes for the VIP guest lounge every night, Mel, when Shelby's manager is found dead and suspicion falls on her, stands up for her new friend, searching for clues sprinkled around the crime scene to clear her name.
Series note: this is the 15th entry in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series
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Murder with Chocolate Tea
by Karen Rose Smith
Mass Market Paperback Original
Trouble's brewing: When an anonymous tip during a true crime podcast reveals clues to a 20-year-old unsolved murder, tea shop owner and bride-to-be Daisy Swanson suspects a connection between a current homicide and this cold case, setting out to solve it before she walks down the aisle.
Series note: this is the 10th entry in the Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery series
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