we age, and second chances; Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Gillian McAllister's fascinating time-twisting mystery living as your true self; and Silver in the Bone, the first in Alexandra Bracken's young adult fantasy series In Dawes, he meets eccentric, wealthy art lovers John and Eve Long--mysterious, possibly hiding something Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong Time plays with time, and I love books that play by Alexandra Bracken Alternative Arthurian legends twist through this first in a young adult fantasy series

Despite some implausible details, the Atlanta-set mystery is a fast-paced read. Morris is one of our picks from last year's event, and because it's a fast-paced mystery, it seemed like satisfaction, but there are some grave casualties in the world of our main protagonist in this Atlanta-set mystery

Then their run abruptly ended, and for the public, the reasons for their breakup were a mystery.

music and the bonds between mothers and sons, Little Wonder; and I'm listening to Sally Hepworth's mystery

Inside, the mysterious Nakagyō Kokoro Clinic for the Soul prescribes medicine to those looking for support

during the communist coup of 1978, Sparks Like Stars; I'm reading Lisa Gardner's recently published mystery Stars as an audiobook. 02 One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin #2) by Lisa Gardner Lisa Gardner's recent mystery One Step Too Far is the second in her Frankie Elkin series (the first was Before She Disappeared, which

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Alias Emma, a fast-paced new mystery from Ava Glass; I'm listening to The Becoming, the second book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series; and I'm reading Flying Emma and Michael will have to be crafty and find some serious luck if they have any hope of getting him Heart Legacy #2 by Nora Roberts In The Awakening, the first book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series In book two of the series, Breen Siobhan Kelly is coming into her own.

ICYMI: Daniel Mason's atmospheric, mysterious, languorous story is of a shy piano tuner's trip to Burma

In Thistlefoot, estranged siblings Bellatine, a woodworker with mysterious powers, and Isaac, a con artist and street performer with his own magic, are reunited to claim a mysterious, bizarre inheritance: a and Isaac find their way back to each other, bonded by trying to untangle the dangerous, sentimental, mysterious

Then a woman in Frankie's social circle goes missing, and the disappearance serves as a catalyst for This element doesn't exactly lend the novel a mystery feel, but there's an undercurrent of uncertainty

It's a minor thing, but in any case, it was impossible to imagine that the very-much-set-in-their-ways revisiting how shaped we can be by our youth and youthful connections, Kauffman weaves in some minor mystery

The Queen of Nothing is the final book in Black's Folk of the Air trilogy (I mentioned the series in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series). , plus the series ending I didn’t even know I wanted. After a series of almost slapstick misunderstandings, Finlay is left a mysterious note implying that Cosimano perfectly sets the scene for the next book in the series.

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But a series of discoveries, intermingled with fits and starts, wrong ways and dead ends, ultimately As always, Tyson breaks down the mysteries of the universe into understandable pieces, using humor and For a committed science lover, this title could very well do the trick. 04 Brave the Wild River: The cutting-edge research. 09 Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery the remarkable cooperation across many branches of science that led scientists to "solve the great mystery

writes my favorite kind of fantasy novel: a wonderfully oddball main protagonist, a strange adventure, a mystery through India, New York, family and romantic relationships, and career false starts, with missteps, mysterious The situations around relationships and life choices are often messy, complex, mystifying, and frustrating Current-day conflicts link to generational trauma, storytelling, and mysterious power.

; The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave's great mystery that offers unexpected (but not manipulative) McManus's great, character-driven sequel to her young adult mystery One of Us Is Lying; and The Great I adored the first book in the series, Fable, in which the title character relied heavily on her survival I love Young's tone and the characters she's created in this series. For my review of Young's first book in this series, Fable, click here. 02 A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary The book revels in wonderful LGBTQ love and tons of sexiness; fantastic New York-centric details; and I don't think it benefited me to listen to The Last Magician, the first in Maxwell's series, as an audiobook Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery begins with a mother awaiting her teenage son's return home late In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

I very much enjoyed the French Resistance storyline, with its details of safe houses, document drops, Ava's inexperience is essential to her storyline, and her limited perspective creates a mystery regarding For example, the reader may very early on see the truth behind what ends up being a shocking surprise In addition, Martin is the author of the series Mercenary Maidens, Highlander, Wicked Earls' Club, Wedding

A series of events leads from disaster to recovery, to connection and secrets, to a surprising set of book please see Clear . 02 The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr Carr's newest novel is a captivating series As the community wonders at his mysterious, whimsical appearance, they embrace Brendan, as he is ultimately elite training, magical abilities, and complex conflicts between classes in the first in this dystopian series This is the first in a series and I'm really looking forward to reading the next installment.

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Science Fiction Reads I realize I just said this last week regarding mysteries The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers series For my review of the first book in this series, Gideon the Ninth, check out this link. The third book in this series, Nona the Ninth, was published in 2022, with the fourth book, Alecto the and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious

In the second book in Emiko Jean's fun young adult series, princess Izzy balances pressures, privilege But she quickly realized that being a princess involved responsibility, political maneuvering, and mysterious

friendship . 02 Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise Count me in for Irish-set novels--and for suspenseful, mysterious-past When she was old enough, Sarah ran from an emotionally cold childhood in Michigan and mysterious circumstances I also love a story involving a character's mysterious past, and I love a suspenseful story that I'm displayed in her candid, darkly funny memoir into fiction with a story about a taboo relationship that serves In Half His Age  McCurdy offers a complicated story about an illegal, inappropriate, mystifying, all-encompassing

There's a second book in this Naomi Cottle series, The Butterfly Girl, which I haven't yet read, and backdrop for a mystery that shakes a small community. It isn't a police procedural; this is a starkly beautiful book that happens to have a mystery at its I also listed Disappearing Earth in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year. Captive by Fiona King Foster, Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice, Winter World, the first in a series

Kimi Cunningham Grant's newest thriller, The Nature of Disappearing, Emlyn is a wilderness guide who very The story is more of a thriller than a mystery; after a time we aren't wondering what happened, rather

Six Favorite Fiction Reads I recently posted about Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year, Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year, Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Kevin Wilson's wonderfully odd 1990s coming-of-age novel centers around teens Frankie and Zeke, their mysterious They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of

can't let go of the fear that he might have targeted her specifically, and feels as though solving the mystery

My very favorite Bossy February reads! celebrity memoir from a larger-than-life performer; a comedian's funny memoir; a fast-paced WWII-set mystery She has her eye on diving into becoming a serious actress. And I am hooked . behind-the-scenes World War II British codebreaking of Nazi messages, along with a rich back story and mysterious Lizzie finds a secret notebook of her mother's, she becomes more determined than ever to solve the mystery

the Newman's Own brand. 03 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries

This title was listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries I Want to Read. 03 Webb provides multiple mysteriously missing persons, mixed motivations, naive characters ruined by sinister I'm alternating between a fictionalized celebrity story with heart; a young adult mystery with a nerdy heroine and a dark plot twist; and a prolific mystery author's first in a series, where almost everyone

She receives a mysterious message from the owner of Book Lane, a local London bookshop, and learns that

When Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery summarize so far, but in this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel, as well as mysteries almost identical personal experience, and a detective from the future's Night City, who investigates the mysterious Then he receives a mysterious note: "Still looking for your friend? I know where she is."

Graham's Cold War Cookbook. 02 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Williams's historical fiction mystery In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's I also enjoyed the second book in this series, A Course of All Treasons. I looove a historical fiction mystery. you do too, you might want to check out the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries

Gardner's brand-new character-driven mystery offers an imperfect, unassuming heroine obsessed with solving This is my first Lisa Gardner book, and I love how character driven the mystery was. Gardner has written many, many books in multiple series, but I'm excited that her books are new to me

soon-to-be-published young adult rom-com, I Hope This Doesn't Find You; and I'm listening to a historical fiction mystery Freddie is reported as having died, but strange and unnerving clues indicate to Laura that something more mysterious

Within a suspenseful mystery structure, French explores privilege, interconnectedness, and the many shades This is a lurking, suspenseful Tana French mystery, so I was plowing through it as usual, eager to find French is the author of six books in the Dublin Murder Squad series: In the Woods, The Likeness (my absolute

act as a Hollywood movie star, linking the story's two timelines and revealing long-held secrets and mysteries

In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different In Erin Kate Ryan's recently published historical fiction mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery

In Nikki Erlick's debut novel, one morning, each adult around the world receives a mysterious box with

There's a second book in this Naomi Cottle series, The Butterfly Girl, which I haven't yet read, and backdrop for a mystery that shakes a small community. It isn't a police procedural; this is a starkly beautiful book that happens to have a mystery at its I also listed Disappearing Earth in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year. Captive by Fiona King Foster, Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice, Winter World, the first in a series

camp; and winds it all through our middle-aged heroines' satisfying solving of a disturbing set of mysteries

Kevin Wilson's wonderfully odd 1990s coming-of-age novel centers around teens Frankie and Zeke, their mysterious They come up with an original enigmatic phrase and add attention-getting artwork, then spread mysterious

Reading Now I'm reading Blackwater Falls, a recently published thriller by Ausma Zehanat Khan about the mystery Detective Inaya Rahman and Lieutenant Waqas Seif work to solve the mystery of the girls' murders--running

Makkai's boarding school-set mystery offers depth as it exposes age-old power mismatches; offers young characters agency; explores systemic violence against women; and serves up true-crime fascination while It's about our societal obsession with tragedies and mysterious murders, and the tendency of bystanders

In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding developed, but they're important to the structure and the odd interconnectedness at the heart of the mysterious But all of these players and times feel mainly to be in place to serve as a structure for our true main identical personal experience; and detective Gaspary from the future's Night City investigates their mysterious

I didn’t feel as attached to Aaron in this mystery set in the Australian bush, but I still love Harper's Federal Police investigator Aaron Falk is back on the case in this second in Jane Harper's Aaron Falk series His family and hometown aren’t at the center of this book, but beyond that, he felt very much on the The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) and The Lost Man, which I mentioned in my Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries

She fears that Minnie's death is her fault, and when Minnie asks her to complete three mysterious, questionable-feeling She feels torn by serving her sister's ghost when she wants to explore possibilities with Caleb, and

The fig tree offers the reader much of the material that fills in the blanks: what really occurred between Ada's parents over the years; which factors drove them apart and brought them back together; and the mysteries

In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious job: she'll be a handler for expats--and paid very handsomely for her work.

The relationship is one to root for, and I really liked the minor mystery, supporting characters, and overseas, and she and her baby Aileen live with her husband's cold, demanding family, with Charlotte serving In this second book in the series, Amina is obliged to seek a magical artifact on behalf of a powerful Shannon Chakraborty wrote the first book in this series, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, and also

When she stumbles across extensive communications from Bruno, a mysterious figure who trains the young activists and serves as their mentor from afar, she believes she's mining his long emails for information