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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Jiminez provides the drama and angst and romance for picture-perfect escapism with a sexy center. I expected her to simply summarize the sexy parts, but no, she did not. Then their run abruptly ended, and for the public, the reasons for their breakup were a mystery. their mesmerizing lead singer Daisy, the group's complicated interpersonal conflicts, and the band's mysterious And if you don't know yourself very well, you might even believe that they are right.

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-

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

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

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

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

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-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

) 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

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

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.

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