A Twisty, Fast-Paced, Con-Artist Mystery 01 First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston Elston's first adult novel ticked all of my mystery-reading boxes: a con artist, fake identity, dangerous boss, complicated mark Elston has an upcoming mystery, Anatomy of an Alibi , scheduled for publication January 13. For my full review--I rated this mystery 4 stars--please check out this link . Other mysteries you might want to gift: Richard Osman's charming Thursday Murder Club series , Steve

fiction novel The Secret Book Society , and I'm listening to the first in John McMahon's FBI-focused mystery #1) by John McMahon I'm not sure where I heard about this book, but I believe it was in a roundup of mystery

Frances White's debut is a locked-room mystery on a magical ship full of uncertain alliances, deadly If you're interested in other Bossy reviews of fantasy mysteries I've enjoyed, check out the titles at

during the Dust Bowl, The Antidote ; and I'm listening to Gillian McAllister's newest twisty, smart mystery Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries 03 Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister Famous Last Words is another smart, twisty mystery from Gillian

Light were the Greenland setting, the alternate world, the bitter cold, and the sentimentalism and mystery settings are exquisitely wrought, with stark, rugged, lush landscapes serving as the backdrop for a mystery 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. When we are young, we consume the world in great gulps, and it consumes us, and everything is mysterious

through India, New York, family and romantic relationships, and career false starts, with missteps, mysterious Current-day conflicts link to generational trauma, storytelling, and mysterious power. Then their run abruptly ended, and for the public, the reasons for their breakup were a mystery. for my full review. 05 The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy This bighearted novel holds a mystery Voss  is a bighearted novel with an irresistible main protagonist and surrounding players, and the mystery

, the Victorian-England-set historical fiction The Fraud ; and I'm reading Richard Osman's charming mystery In the first installment in Osman's mystery series, four septuagenarians meet each week to discuss unsolved

I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby , an art-focused historical fiction mystery in two timelines; I'm reading The Tainted Cup , a fascinating fantasy-science-fiction mystery by Robert The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby , Ellery Lloyd offers a gorgeously wrought historical fiction mystery

I loved last year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made In Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married

The tone and the cozy-magical-mystery focus reminds me of A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping .

Jess Kidd offers a creepy, dark mystery tale gloriously steeped in details of Victorian London and seedy Various depraved and frighteningly cruel characters help drive the story of Things in Jars and add to the mystery Oh, and a mysterious, dangerous, but tragic child-creature-mermaid necessitates detective work and a In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of Victorian London, which I love, within a creepy mystery liked recently was A Curious Beginning, and it shares some of these elements of historical fiction, mystery

mystery about race and history from David Joy, Those We Thought We Knew; I'm listening to the third book in Deanna Raybourn's wonderful Victorian England mystery series, A Treacherous Curse; and I'm reading The Deep Sky, Yume Kitasei's recent science fiction thriller about a deep space expedition and a mysterious Clever Veronica and gruff Stoker will need to unravel the mystery of an ancient curse and sort out the Asuka must find the real culprit before accusations surrounding the mystery destroy her.

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 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

A mysterious therapy center lies in the California desert, and its services are free, but they're only But participation requires traveling to California, consenting to receiving mysterious, purportedly helpful

emotions surrounding having been assaulted in the past—in order to try to get information about the mystery If you like mysteries with twist, you may be in for Molloy's newest book, Goodnight Beautiful.

She must flee her London home, and she heads for the Cornish coast where she was once mysteriously washed the bad-guy Revenue Officer was going to serve as the villain; the Sea Bucca was going to serve as a mysterious

playful tone and clever main protagonist in Olivia Waite's science-fiction novella make for an appealing mystery In Olivia Waite's slim science-fiction mystery, Dorothy wakes up...in a body that's not her own. In this outer-space-set mystery, Dorothy must figure out who's behind the destruction and how to save When she catches wind of a valuable, mysterious piece of technology on another planet, she banks on her

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.

My book club likes to tackle a mystery read as one of our summer books, and this was our most recent

trilogy, Akata Witch , Noor , Remote Control , and other works. 03 The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick A mysterious without debilitating sorrow, but participating requires traveling to California, consenting to receiving mysterious

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

justice, Heart, Be at Peace ; I'm listening to the 31-hour audiobook of the latest Cormoran Strike mystery I'm reading the newest in the Cormoran Strike mystery series, in which a dismembered body and Freemason

relentless oppression and hopelessness of slavery, the resigned, broken existence of the imprisoned, the masters But the white master of the plantation is Hiram's biological father, and composed young Hiram is set his mysterious powers that allow for shifts in time and space. factors of bloodthirsty vengeance and war between Languoreth's husband and his allies and Lailoken's master The details of life at the time are wonderful, and some characters wield magic and hold mysterious powers

Hart reliably offers character-driven mysteries with heartbreaking interpersonal complications. I mentioned my love for Hart's book The Last Child in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries

Determined not to give up on the musical, Riley sneaks and works on a master plan for a performance-- Gillian McAllister The author of the fantastic Wrong Place, Wrong Time  is back with a smart, twisty mystery Famous Last Words  is another smart, twisty mystery from Gillian McAllister. I loved this smart mystery that relies heavily on character development and mental agility for our narrator

deeply developed, but twists and turns make The Wife Upstairs a magnetic, fast read to add to your mystery In Rachel Hawkins's new mystery The Wife Upstairs, each of the main players and their histories aren't feel plausible, but its twists and turns make The Wife Upstairs a magnetic, fast read to add to your mystery

got these books going at the moment: recently published fantasy-historical fiction, the second in a mystery

Webb provides multiple mysteriously missing persons, mixed motivations, naive characters who might be I also loved Falco's back story and his mysterious contact Cross, and I'd love to see more of both of If you like mysteries, you might also want to look at the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries

and turns, set in Victorian England; and I'm reading Jane Harper's newest character-driven Australian mystery Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing

This is an engaging and quick read, and the old-fashioned mystery stories within the story are intriguing The murder mystery stories were written decades before the book's present-day events take place and are There's a book within a book here, and the fictitious author of the stories has approached the murder mystery The mystery stories within the story are intriguing, and I loved paying attention to their varied structures #mysterysuspense, #booksaboutbooks, #gothicnoir

making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction storytelling master Brave Female Spies, Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II, and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries

a beautiful modern classic from a bestselling author who writes about faith and life; and a recent mystery is Alexandra Andrews's first book, and so far the mystery's twists and turns are fantastic.

And Rocky is facing a mysterious, possibly grave, illness that doctors find difficult to diagnose.

of essays about joy and wonder; The Survivors, Jane Harper's newest Australia-set, character-driven mystery Her mysteries are set in Australia, and she makes me care about her characters while keeping me guessing When a fresh tragedy occurs, it brings the pain and terrible mystery of years past swirling back to wreak incredible genetic cloning advancements--but people have noticed that her husband has recently been mysteriously

her sister Kacey disappears and a string of murders rock the community, Mickey's need to solve the mystery disappears and a string of murders rock the community, everyone is suspect and Mickey's desire to solve the mystery I like a mystery that makes me care about the characters and doesn't foreshadow too much. #mysterysuspense, #siblings, #dysfunctionalfamily, #fourstarbookreview

I mentioned my love for Hart's book The Last Child in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries mix: young adult space science fiction story, dystopian fantasy series prequel, and character-driven mystery

Love Experiment, a spinoff of The Soulmate Equation, which I loved; I'm reading the upcoming Western mystery Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries tortured and killed nearby, Porter will need to delve into the area's history, ties to the Russians, and mysteries Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries Undertaking, Victorian lepidopterist and adventurer Veronica Speedwell teams up with her natural-history and mystery-solving

I read this young adult mystery in a day, it was so good. writing her college application essays, but she is doggedly determined to get to the bottom of this mystery I mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries I Want to Read as well

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

A mystery surrounds a deadly moment, and the book ends with a hopeful, imperfect, heartbreaking way forward story of young love blossoming, then shriveling under the first pressures of the outside world; it's a mystery Please click here for my full review of This American Woman . 04 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Mysteries When a mysterious woman washes up half-dead on the remote island of Shearwater, home of the world's largest There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into

included several books from some of my very favorite authors: the next in a great historical fiction mystery lakeside summertime romance; a 1980s-set astronaut story with feminism and LGBTQ love; a Maine-set mystery Deanna Raybourn While Veronica and Stoker stay close to home while entering into danger and solving the mysteries sometimes running over) the local police chief to try to find a missing teen and untangle past unsolved mysteries In book two of the Martini Club, the mystery at hand--a missing teen--draws in local citizens as well

characters who for various reasons abandon social acceptability as they aim to find fulfillment, solve a mystery

explores the relentless oppression and hopelessness of slavery, the resigned existence of the imprisoned, masters But the white master of the plantation is Hiram's biological father, and composed young Hiram is set He may not inherit, nor may he rise above his station as owned and commanded by his white master. unexpected path to freedom, but in order to take advantage of these, Hiram must learn to understand and master his mysterious powers that allow for shifts in time and space.

When she catches wind of a valuable, mysterious piece of technology on another planet, she banks on her

But the mysteries surrounding the power of their enemies, her own dragon, and the future of her beloved The ending leaves us on another cliffhanger and sets up potentially intriguing, mysterious conflicts

For my full review of this book, please see The Wedding People . 02 A Mystery and a Poignant Family Story (Now in Paperback) Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Angie Kim's sophomore novel is a mystery, but Happiness Kim's missing-person novel is a mystery and is structured around the discovery and exploration of what Click here   for my full review of You Are Here . 04 A Modern, Darkly Funny Mystery Listen for the Lie In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious

He lays bare some of the mysteries of college admissions--aiming to offer some sanity to those of us Thomas A Study in Scarlet Women was the first book in Sherry Thomas's gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes mystery Lady Ingram is seeking confidential answers to the mystery of the disappearance of someone revealed as client and her duty to reveal the hurtful truth to her friend as she dives into solving this complicated mystery

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery that plays with time, Wrong one of my favorite authors, Claire Keegan; and I'm listening to Janice Hallett's unreliable narrator mystery 01 Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong Things Like These. 03 The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett Janice Hallett's The Twyford Code explores a mysterious he's out of prison and mainly resists sinking back into illegal habits...but he's got a hunch that the mystery

Here are just six of my favorite reads--some of which cross genres into mystery, science fiction (time The mystery of the book centers around a post-war haven for soldiers mentally and physically harmed by But the mystery takes a back seat in the book to Maisie's explorations of human motivations, her interest Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You . In a world of the near future, a young (unnamed) woman is one of several civil servants offered a mysterious

Henry Thornton is a wealthy railroad magnate and owner of the mysterious Phoenix Crown, an artifact legendary Five years later, the crown reappears--spurring more mystery and questions than answers.