Marcellus the octopus is the very deserving star of the show here, and being able to predict much of Is it possible that Marcellus somehow holds the key to finding answers about her son's mysterious disappearance An overly convenient situation and moment of chitchat pushes the main mystery of the story to a head-

Hart reliably offers character-driven mysteries with heartbreaking interpersonal complications. inmates' reaches extend disturbingly far beyond the walls; extensive page time spent with a sociopathic serial I mentioned my love for Hart's book The Last Child in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries He's written many other books, including The Hush, the second in the Johnny Merrimon series, and the

Then a mysterious power begins calling to her. Looking for Jane is a story of three timelines linked through decades by a mysterious letter and enormously

client on the page and then in real life; and I'm reading Maria Dong's suspenseful novel that explores mystery is also a suspenseful page-turner, as Katrina follows various clues to try and resolve the menacing, mysterious

Maas's popular young adult fantasy about the collision of faeries and humans, the first in a series; and turns, set in Victorian England; and I'm reading Jane Harper's newest character-driven Australian mystery In A Court of Thorns and Roses, the first of five books in Maas's series of the same name, young Feyre So far this is very romaaaantic and dramaaatic with a significant amount of page time spent on Feyre's Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing

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

In Nikki Erlick's debut novel, one morning, each adult around the world receives a mysterious box with O'Keefe's first space opera in the Devoured Worlds series presents failing worlds filled with conflict O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , studious Tarquin Mercator is the unlikely heir universe-spanning drama in The Blighted Stars , and it sets up complexities for the books to come in this series in the world, she finds herself questioning her purpose--and questioning whether she really wants to serve

My Name Is Lucy Barton), and we see that her lifelong ability to cope with despair and grim events serve Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences. 05 Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson Atkinson's newest mystery in vivid Roaring Twenties London as Nellie Coker struggles to hold on to her empire of clubs while mysterious by the intersection of Gwendolyn and Ma Coker's golden child, her eldest son Niven--along with the mystery An overly convenient situation and moment of chitchat pushes the main mystery of the story to a head-

young-adult author, shy Helen is excited to be part of the adaptation of her work into a television series each other--who are, after all, near strangers linked by a devastating past event--and entered into very book that Michelle's inner workings will not be revealed to Helen or to the reader, and they remain a mystery

Faulkner's debut mystery is twisty and turny, with various potential bad seeds and complications--and When she alludes to mysterious connections between the women--and a long-ago crime--her persistent presence situations at the heart of the book to be revealed slowly--aren't too convenient, and they add layers to the mystery

But Brody is beginning to think that the couple may be hiding a very good reason for wanting to get rid intrigue and suspense; this is a patiently paced story of a time and place—which happens to have a mystery was intrigued at being immersed in post-war, small-town Minnesota, including the dark, dark secrets serving

I mentioned another title (The World's Most Adventurous Kid) from the Atlas Obscura series last year This series of books is so beautiful and odd and captivating, I just love giving them as gifts. 02 Cloud by Mary Roach Science writer Mary Roach has a way of immersing readers in what may be unfamiliar or mysterious Entangled Life is Merlin Sheldrake's enthusiastic ode to the supremely important and mysterious life

This series of unexpected events upends everything for Cooper--some in the best ways and others in the But I very much enjoyed my time in the woods with Cooper and especially Finch. their experiences in an internment camp during World War II, as well as the novel Fallen Mountains, a mystery

which started as dark Harry Potter fan fiction; I'm reading Benjamin Wood's northern-England-set quiet, mysterious

In his newest book, Wiley Cash offers a mystery and police procedural set in a small Southern town. abandoned airplane are found in his quiet, coastal North Carolina town, Winston must try to unravel the mystery The very end of the story brought to light a sudden burst of twisty complications and cemented the course But I really like Cash's character-driven mystery writing, and I'm definitely in for reading his future

Dave offers unexpected twists and turns and complex relationships in this great mystery. Laura Dave sets up a well-rounded, fascinating mystery; Hannah and Bailey are pushed to work together Another recent mystery I enjoyed was Who Is Maud Dixon? Click here for my review. You can always search by category on the blog; to see posts tagged as Mystery, click here and take a

Virginia Evans's charming epistolary novel The Correspondent ; and I'm listening to Karin Slaughter's mystery

Our Woman in Moscow, Beatriz Williams's historical fiction mystery, based on real-life double agents involvement in politics at the White House and beyond; Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman, the first in a series broken up by and bound together by tragedy; Quantum Girl Theory, Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction-mystery-speculative Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is Revival of Opal & Nev. 06 Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery

A kidnaper and serial killer intrudes on the quiet community and directly impacts Patch and Saint. relentless death, and mostly pointless-seeming pushing onward toward mutual destruction--all of this serves But a young, half-feral female student and a shockingly unorthodox widow both seem to hold mysterious

But Arthur is mysterious, and he's not who Birdie thought he was.

Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous five years ago); and I'm listening to Karen Thompson Walker's speculative mystery has been single for a year, since her former fianc é , an up-and-coming musician, hit it big and then very

I listened to the first installment in Shannon Chakraborty's Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, The Adventures Then a mysterious, wealthy matriarch preys upon Amina's need for funds--and her desire for one final, I am alllll in on this series and can't wait for the second installment. al-Sirafi. 02 Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes #1) by Travis Baldree The first in the Legends & Lattes series by Alexandra Bracken Alternative Arthurian legends twist through this first in a young adult fantasy series

new beginnings, told over six summers and a weekend; and I'm listening to And Then She Disappeared, a mystery about a decades-past disappearance that involves time travel and is the first in a series.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading What Happened to the Bennetts, the upcoming mystery from the prolific 01 What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline In Lisa Scottoline's upcoming mystery What Happened Scottoline is the author of Eternal and 31 other mysteries.

I've been so very excited for this book for ages, and I'm glad to finally be diving in! Then mysterious threats and unexplained feminist changes begin appearing within the script, aimed at water (I'm sorry, but I can't stop the puns), making the reader wonder about the nature of multiple mysterious

for a social media guru bent on controlling everything, and some days she wonders if she's ventured very A mysterious app on her phone seems to have all of the answers she needs--but Lai isn't sure what the

) by Freya Marske The first book in Marske's duology is full of Edwardian England detail, gay love, mystery Robin and Edwin's love is romantic and sweet and heartbreaking and sexy; the mystery at the heart of camp; and winds it all through our middle-aged heroines' satisfying solving of a disturbing set of mysteries Nessa, Jo, and Harriet work together and use their newfound abilities to try to solve the mystery of But August's adorably quirky roommates and a mystery woman she keeps running into on the Q train might

Yes, I did say that out loud and heard how gloriously nerdy that sounded.) 01 The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells I've read five of the six books in Martha Wells's Murderbot Diaries series, and three The first four in the series are novellas; Network Effect is the fifth book (and the first full-length The Murderbot series is funny and poignant and odd and wonderful. The next books in this series are Waking Gods and Only Human, and I liked them both.

White's twisty mystery is set against the backdrop of an unforgiving winter on an Australian island,

She's been cobbling together enough to get by, but when a mysterious draw to the spooky Starling House tell Arthur that she's been dreaming of the decrepit, rambling house for years, and that she has some eerie

connection on a cruise to Alaska; and I'm listening to Nora Roberts's first book in The Dragon Heart Legacy series In Williams's historical fiction mystery, four years later, Iris's twin sister Ruth finally receives , several people asked if I'd read Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series.

of seeking and exposing the truth around her as a journalist, while Bea retreats into a reclusive, mysterious When mysterious events come to light that seem linked to the seemingly harmless, benevolent group The I'm intrigued by stories about secrets and mysterious communities or private groups, so the focus on

Meanwhile, mysterious forces with dangerous plans converge upon Lovesend, drawn by the resurrection of

of the book, in which Jane and her father are entrenched in their own world, driven by her father's mysterious

This is my favorite Harper mystery so far. On the Tasmanian coast, characters explore loss and grief and the swirling mysteries surrounding long-ago Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing No one's forgotten the heartbreak of that day, nor has there been very much healing from the pain of When a fresh tragedy occurs, it brings the pain and terrible mystery of years past swirling back to wreak

Their cultures are sometimes mysteries to each other, and at times conflict greatly with others' traditions

This is the third book in a series, but it works beautifully as a stand-alone read. unable to run the show, Dinah, Guy, and Shep have new directions in mind to close out what might be the very Brown Brown's dual-timeline debut novel concerns 16th-century prophecies and a modern-day murder mystery An illiterate serving girl, Elizabeth initially has a true vision: she accurately predicts the death

Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life double agents in the Cambridge Spy Ring--is In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's

Prose offers a surprising amount of heart and a unique main protagonist in this lighthearted murder mystery The lighthearted aspect of this mystery reminds me a little bit of Finley Donovan Is Killing It, but

I could have read about her for a full series of books, and I devoured The Hired Girl in twenty-four Laura Amy Schlitz has also written the children's book Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village as well as Splendors and Glooms, a Gothic mystery about puppeteers that

The playful tone of the early pages reminded me of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series, which And for more mysteries, please check out these Bossy titles.

And you can click here for My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads. Eason In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together Eason's science fiction mystery Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, have And I was wholly charmed by the rievs (former battle robots) who mysteriously show sentience and surprising In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

The mystery moves along at a nice clip, with Ivy and her loyal friends making plucky efforts to uncover the truth to save Autumn--while grappling with serious issues. sister Autumn has been emotionally closed off since their mother died and has become involved in a mysterious The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly is a young adult mystery, and the main protagonists are high schoolers The mystery moves along at a nice clip, with Ivy and her wonderfully loyal friends making plucky efforts

fraternity members and a multi-million-dollar interstate drug ring; and I'm listening to a suspenseful mystery

Lucy is wild, mischievous, mysterious--and she has an extra room in her rambunctious house next to a

of essays about joy and wonder; The Survivors, Jane Harper's newest Australia-set, character-driven mystery accident and a new tragedy haunt a tightly knit community; A Deadly Education, the first in Naomi Novik's series Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing Survivors. 04 Deadly Education by Naomi Novik A Deadly Education is the first in Novik's Scholomance series The Last Graduate, the second book in this series, is slated for publication in June 2021.

For my full review, please check out Here and Now and Then . 03 In Five Years by Rebecca Serle Dannie Very very happy. Serle's In Five Years totally hit the spot for me, and it also wasn’t exactly what I expected. When she finds a mysterious book her father had acquired, it shows January unlikely possibilities about She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the first book in Blake Crouch's Wayward Pines mystery trilogy learned to run the Hamptons store Barefoot Contessa--necessitating extended time apart from Jeffrey and a very

connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge--and her growing wonder at the mysteries

In LaValle's magical, dark Western, people tend to disappear whenever Adelaide's mysterious trunk opens