Mystery / Thrillers
November 2023  
The Edge
by David Baldacci

Sent to a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA operative who was in possession of countless state secrets, ex-Army ranger Travis Devine, with no one to trust, must unravel a long history of secrets while evading those who want him dead.
Alex Cross Must Die
by James Patterson

Detective Cross and his partner John Sampson are hot on the trail of the Dead Hours Killer, who is targeting commercial pilots, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Deadly Cross.
The Mystery Guest
by Nita Prose

The esteemed Head Maid of the 5-star Regency Grand Hotel, Molly Gray, when a world-renowned mystery author drops dead, matches wits with her old foe, Detective Stark, to solve this case, which not only threatens the hotel's pristine reputation but may be linked to her own past.
The Watchmaker's Hand
by Jeffery Deaver

While racing against time to stop a political group targeting construction sites, Rhyme and Sachs discover the Watchmaker has come to town to kill Rhyme and must unravel a handful of plots as tightly wound as a timepiece before death and destruction rain down from above.
Unnatural Death
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

Examining the remains of two campers wanted by authorities in a Northern Virginia wilderness, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta considers this one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career as she tries to discover who would commit murders this savage, and why.
Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust
by Mike Lupica

When the beautiful wife of a brilliant scientist, whose work with lithium has made him a billionaire, asks him to look into her husband's past due to his recent paranoia and violent behavior, Spenser makes a discovery that causes him to question his own views on morality.
Command and Control
by Marc Cameron

When a ruthless criminal organization orchestrates a full-blown coup d'état to seize the Panama Canal during President Jack Ryan's visit with the Panamanian president, the Vice President coordinates a military response but there is one deadly obstacle he didn't account for.
Manner of Death : a novel
by Robin Cook

When a pathology resident ends up on her table, NYC chief medical examiner Laurie Montgomery discovers his death is a staged homicide and launches her own investigation which leads her to a fraudulent but highly lucrative cancer diagnostics company—and possibly her own death.
Past Lying
by Val McDermid

DCI Karen Pirie investigates in a new thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against the disquiet and investigative challenges of a global pandemic.
The Other Mothers
by Katherine Faulkner

Searching for a story to launch her career and new friends, Tash, welcomed into a circle of sophisticated mothers, discovers the life she's always dreamed of until two recent murders make her wonder why she's been so quickly accepted into their exclusive world.
Bulletproof Barista
by Cleo Coyle

Clare Cosi and her baristas at Village Blend agree to allow a true-crime television show to film in their coffee shop, resulting in an actual murder, in the 20th novel of the series following Honey Roasted.
There Should've Been Eight
by Nalini Singh

Gathering at their late friend Bea's family estate in New Zealand's Southern Alps for a reunion, a group of friends are plagued by long-buried grief, bitterness and rage, revealing that Bea's shocking death wasn't what it was claimed to be.
Iwo, 26 Charlie
by P. T. Deutermann

Young gunnery officer Lee Bishop, during the battle at Iwo Jima, is pulled from his station aboard the USS Nevada to serve on-shore, as where he witnesses a literal hell as 26,000 Americans are killed and an entire platoon of Marines are held captive.
The Engagement Party
by Darby Kane

Engaged to Murray Sedgemont after a whirlwind romance, Kass Baptiste, unexpectedly entering the world of the rich and powerful, starts receiving anonymous threatening social media messages during their engagement party that result in murder—one she's accused of committing.
Never lie
by Freida McFadden

Searching for their dream home, newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are trapped in a remote manor that once belonged to a renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Adrienne Hale, who vanished without a trace, and when they happen upon a secret room, the terrifying truth of Dr. Hale's disappearance is revealed.
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord
by Celeste Connally

Lady Petra Forsyth, an independent woman in 1815 London, uncovers a private asylum where men pay to have their wives and daughters locked away, where she believes a longtime friend has been placed after suffering“melancholia.” 
The Fourth Rule
by Jeffry P. Lindsay

When the Cobra, a shadowy figure of international crime, plans the biggest heist the world has ever seen, only cunning and clever Riley Wolfe, the ultimate thief, can stop him.
City of Betrayal
by Victoria Thompson

A grifter skilled at interacting with difficult men teams up with the suffragist movement in an attempt to pass the 19th Amendment in Tennessee, in the seventh novel of the series following City of Fortune.
The Helsinki Affair
by Anna Pitoniak

Given the ultimate chance to prove herself when a Russian defector walks into her post, brilliant young CIA officer Amanda Cole teams up with a fearless—and legendary—spy to unravel an international conspiracy—one shockingly linked to her father, a spy during the Cold War.
Sweet Thing
by David Swinson

Homicide Detective Alex Blum must answer a terrible question: "How far would you go to love the wrong woman?"
The Twelve Days of Murder
by Andreina Cordani

Summoned for a Christmas-themed masquerade party, members of an exclusive mystery-solving group at university discover that murder is all too real, and to survive until Christmas morning, they must face the truth of what really happened one fateful night 12 years earlier.
Assassin's Mark
by Ward Larsen

With backing from the CIA, operative David Slaton is called in to find those responsible after Marine One is brought down in the middle of Washington, D.C. in the ninth novel of the series following Assassin's Edge. 
Calico
by Lee Goldberg

A disgraced ex-LAPD detective Beth McDade, tries to start over in Barstow, California, and investigates an old skeleton buried in a shallow grave, uncovering a series of disturbing clues that force her to confront her troubled past.
The Curse of Penryth Hall
by Jess Armstrong

After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn, delivering a box of books to Penryth Hall, the home to her once dearest friend, Tamsyn, is drawn into a mystery when Tamsyn's husband is murdered and the crime is blamed on a curse—one that could claim Tamsyn's life as well.
The Professor
by Lauren Nossett

A former detective-turned-research assistant, Marlitt, secretly investigating the death of a university student and the involvement of his professor, is faced with ambition, lies and obsession lurking in the darkest corners of academic life.
Deus X
by Stephen Mack Jones

A former Detroit police officer investigates the suspicious suicide of a local priest while grappling with his own faith and a zealous representative from the Vatican, in the fourth novel of the series following Dead of Winter.
Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen 
by Sarah James

In 1943 Hollywood, aspiring murder mystery screenwriter Annie Laurence, volunteers at the Hollywood Canteen and gets an opportunity to prove her worth by solving a real-life murder case, chronicling her investigation in an anonymous magazine column. 
Five Bad Deeds
by Caz Frear

A busy teacher, wife and mother juggles her nonstop commitments and is shocked when she receives an ominous, threatening note in the mail warning her that she's about to be taught a lesson. 
Lost Hours : a mystery
by Paige Shelton

When their Alaskan tourist ship rescues a woman claiming to have been kidnapped, Beth Rivers befriends the woman, who reveals she's been in Juneau under witness protection, and teams up with police chief Gril who believes this complicated case is connected to another kidnapping.
Death in the Dark Woods
by Annelise Ryan

Odds and Ends bookstore owner and amateur cryptozoologist Morgan Carter travels to Bayfield County, Wisconsin, with her dog, Newt, to investigate a series of Bigfoot sightings, in the second novel of the series following A Death in Door County.
The Academy
by David Poyer

Appointed Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Dan Lenson finds himself facing legal jeopardy for his actions during the war while fighting to rescue the Academy itself when a Category 5 hurricane threatens to overwhelm the coast.
The Other Half
by Charlotte Vassell

When he stumbles upon the body of a young socialite during his morning run on Hampstead Heath, Detective Caius Beauchamp finds a wall of staggering wealth and privilege threatening to shut down his investigation before it's begun.
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died
by Amanda Flower

Focused on meeting Ralph Waldo Emerson, who is in Amherst to speak, Emily Dickinson investigates after she discovers his secretary dead in their garden, in the second novel of the series following Because I Could Not Stop for Death. 
Murder Checks Out
by Victoria Gilbert

When the chair of Taylorsford's first Winterfest is murdered and her brother-in-law is the prime suspect, library director Amy Muir must race against time to prove his innocence before another life is claimed by a killer who's on Santa's naughty list.
Here in the Dark
by Alexis Soloski

A former actress and junior theatre critic turns into an amateur detective after granting an interview and becoming the last person to see the reporter alive in the new novel from a prize-winning New York Times journalist. 
The Mayors of New York
by S. J. Rozan

When the son of NYC's first female mayor disappears, PI Bill Smith and his partner, Lydia Chin, are called in the find the missing 15-year-old but are faced with more questions than answers, they turn to the only contacts who could help: the neighborhood leaders.
Deadly Game
by Michael Caine

Harry Taylor and his unconventional Met team search for a lead when a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, in the new novel from the legendary British actor. 
Dissolved
by Sara Blaedel

Chief Superintendent Liam Stark and Superintendent Dea Torp of the Danish police investigate the disappearance of two people in Tommerup, Denmark and discover a strange note linking the second missing person to the first crime scene.
Maternal Instinct
by Becky Masterman

Grace Deming didn't want to uproot her family to care for her mother-in-law, but she's determined to make the best of it. Everyone says Althea is a sweetheart. What's wrong with Grace that she can't trust her? But all her instincts are screaming that Althea is dangerous...

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