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Desolate settings, mysterious deaths, darkness, hauntings--Halloween, here we come! In Things in Jars, Jess Kidd offers a creepy, dark mystery tale gloriously steeped in details of Victorian 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 Behind a door without a key--a door that is sometimes locked and other times mysteriously not--a "silent

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

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

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

It's intriguing, and I was definitely hooked for the second book in the series. The second book in this series is Hell Bent. I mentioned Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone series in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series. , the first in a series.

Similarly, when he stumbles onto a truth about his own mysterious heritage--a mystery he felt he had Small Things Like These illustrates how a series of what may seem like largely inconsequential moments The quiet main protagonist Bill is a hero; he musters forgiveness for painful events in his past while

Her love Vincent died in an accident, her father is very ill, she's waiting tables, and she feels generally Vera struggles against the powerful, mysterious former presence of herself as Guinevere, looming like The Once and Future Queen is the first in a series from Lafferty about Vera/Guinevere.

estranged parents, her other heartbreaking losses, her unaccounted-for hours sleepwalking, and others' mysterious podcaster taking too deep of an interest in Isabelle's personal past rather than trying to solve the mystery time reading missing-children stories, and somehow I missed that key plot point of Willingham's newest mystery Click here for Bossy reviews of more mystery and suspense books.

village in the 1960s, Time of the Child ; and I'm listening to the third in Rebecca Yarros's romantasy series But the mysteries surrounding the power of their enemies, her own dragon, and the future of her beloved

Cosby's Southern small-town murder mystery, All the Sinners Bleed; and I'm reading The Night Tiger author Titus Crown, former FBI agent, has returned to his hometown in Charon County, Virginia, to serve as the Bao, a detective set on uncovering the mystery of the woman's identity and death, has long been fascinated also the author of The Night Tiger, a title I listed in my Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries

In town, she'll always be known as The Girl Who Solved a Murder Mystery by Talking to Ghosts, with all closure with Dad, or the resolution of childhood trauma--aspects I thought were set up in order to serve Ashley Poston is also the author of Geekerella and the Once Upon a Con series, the Heart of Iron Series , and the Radio Hearts series.

Young Vivian's carousing in 1940s New York City is entertaining, sexy, and an interesting burst of feminism At the very end of the book Vivian writes something wonderfully matter-of-fact to Angela regarding this Young Vivian's carousing is entertaining, sexy, and an interesting burst of feminism and freedom in an Gilbert is a lovely writer who authored the very interesting nonfiction book Last American Man and the

In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek new beginnings: Gemma is a gifted soprano whose 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.

This is a character-driven mystery with a twist. Hell Bent (Alex Stern #2) by Leigh Bardugo In the second installment in Leigh Bardugo's Alex Stern series Ninth House was the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series. story set in 1700s Venice in which two young women's lives and destinies become intertwined through a series That is, until the mysterious Maddalena arrives.

that breaks and finds its way back together again; I Have Some Questions for You, a boarding-school mystery Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery I gave four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You. Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, dark undercurrent at the Kinsellas'. I really enjoyed Alex White's Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, the first in the Salvagers series

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Flicker in the Dark, Stacy Willingham's recent mystery about disappearances of young women and seeking justice; I'm listening to Kal Penn's memoir You Can't Be Serious This thriller has been optioned by actress Emma Stone to be produced as a limited television series. twisty mystery The Missing Piece continues his popular Dismas Hardy series. I haven't read the others in this series, but I'm confident Lescroart is going to orient me properly

witty time-travel story The Ministry of Time; I'm listening to Only If You're Lucky, Stacy Willingham's mystery Kaliane Bradley In a world of the near future, a young woman is one of many civil servants offered a mysterious job: she'll be a handler for expats--and paid very handsomely for her work. Lucy is wild, mischievous, mysterious--and she has an extra room in her rambunctious house for the summer

story in any genre, and this Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery 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

Katherine Arden, author of the captivating Winternight trilogy, here shares a mysterious, haunting historical Freddie is reported as having died, but strange and unnerving clues indicate to Laura that something more mysterious I was glad when Laura began to allow herself to be vulnerable toward the end of the novel, and I very

sent to live with relatives for a hot summer; I'm reading the first of Alex White's Starmetal Symphony series Summer is ending, and there's a mysterious, unspoken, disturbing undercurrent at the Kinsellas'. from Space (The Starmetal Symphony #1) by Alex White In the first book in Alex White's space opera series I really enjoyed Alex White's Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, the first in the Salvagers series That first book in the space opera series offers diverse characters, strong women, a heist setup, and

Jackson's gothic horror tale is made all the more frightening by its reliance on terror, shadows, and mystery unorthodox woman with an open mind and brave disposition, Theodora; a young woman who has witnessed mysterious Jackson's gothic horror tale is made all the more frightening by its reliance on terror, shadows, and mystery I haven't watched the ten-part Netflix series based on this tale--the cast looks great, but I'm not sure

and he's got two dead crewmates, a chatty AI robot caregiver, a lot of complicated equipment, and a mysterious the suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious This is the third book in Adrienne Young's Fable series. Click here for my review of Fable, and click here for my review of book two in the series, Namesake.

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

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet , the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers series 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 The robots and the imminent demise of the human race that the robots seem perched to enact serve as a I really enjoyed Alex White's Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe , the first in the Salvagers series

And Rocky is facing a mysterious, possibly grave, illness that doctors find difficult to diagnose. More from Catherine Newman Catherine Newman is also the author of Sandwich  (one of My Very Favorite

playful dive into life as a villain in a fantasy story, Long Live Evil ; I'm reading Liz Moore's newest mystery and in a panic, she makes a magical deal in which she lives on...in the world of her favorite fantasy series

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Jane Harper's newest Australian-set Aaron Falk mystery, Exiles; adapt her surprise feminist bestseller into a movie--without losing her integrity or being derailed by mysterious But the year-old mysterious disappearance of Kim Gillespie, a young woman from the area, hooks Falk and The story is narrated by Soneela Nankani. 03 American Mermaid by Julia Langbein I've been so very excited Then mysterious threats begin appearing within the script, aimed at the writers who are picking apart

Alternative Arthurian legends twist through this first in a young adult fantasy series, but what hooked Along the way, they face deathly threats, mysterious magic, a tangled web of lore and superstition, and reading Silver in the Bone, with its Arthurian references, during the same period I was reading another (very

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

Zevin's recent novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, I was reminded that ages ago I loved her (very Then a mysterious package arrives at the shop, and A.J. Fikry is suddenly...changed. author of The Hole We're In, Margarettown, Elsewhere, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, the Anya Balanchine series

You can explore the twelve titles on My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads to find out about my overall writes my favorite kind of fantasy novel: a wonderfully oddball main protagonist, a strange adventure, a mystery The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path #1) by Antonia Hodgson The first book in Hodgson's trilogy is smart, mysterious And after a series of unlikely, unfortunate events, bookworm Neema becomes one of them--the least threatening Scholar . 06 Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows #1) by Devney Perry This first installment in the series

I'm reading Nocturne, Alyssa Wees's fantasy novel about a prima ballerina in 1930s Chicago and her mysterious listening to Rebecca Makkai's novel I Have Some Questions for You (also to be published tomorrow), about a mysterious boarding school and a return to the case and all the past issues it raises; and I'm reading the newest mystery time reading missing-children stories, and somehow I missed that key aspect of Willingham's newest mystery

narrative nonfiction set in the late nineteenth century West; I'm reading Kate Morton's dual-timeline mystery reporter in London who is summoned home to Sydney to care for her grandmother Nora, who has sustained a serious Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of coming home.

01 The Last Graduate (Scholomance #2) by Naomi Novik This second book in Naomi Novik's Scholomance series Novik's Scholomance series is set at a magical school with two routes out for its students: a grueling VenCo by Cherie Dimaline VenCo offers feminist, hard-drinking, foul-mouthed witches bound together by mysterious Through a series of unexpected events, Lucky St. James is offered a mysterious job at a publishing company...but she and her grandmother are folded into

Deepti Kapoor; I'm reading The Passenger, the first of Cormac McCarthy's two books in his Passenger series Passenger #1) by Cormac McCarthy The Passenger is the first of Cormac McCarthy's two books in his Passenger series Billy's witnessing of the mysterious crash aftermath seems bound to bring him trouble.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading an upcoming mystery set in glamorous Capri by Katy Hays, Saltwater year, the wealthy, powerful Lingate family returns to Capri as thought to quash rumors about Sarah's mysterious Meanwhile she introduced the topic of her sociopathy very quickly upon meeting people, she reconnected

story set in 1700s Venice in which two young women's lives and destinies become intertwined through a series That is, until the mysterious Maddalena arrives.

Scottoline's suspenseful mystery offers surprising depth in exploring grief while the main protagonist In Lisa Scottoline's recent suspenseful mystery What Happened to the Bennetts, Jason Bennett is a suburban Her treatment of this delicate issue within a solid, suspenseful mystery cemented my interest in reading The mystery within What Happened to the Bennetts is twisty without being manipulative, and the denouement Scottoline is the author of Eternal and 31 other mysteries.

She disappears from her family and leaves behind a tragic mystery, while in her forays through new worlds immensely readable book rich in period detail, with great dialogue and satisfying elements of love, mystery oddly unresolved at the end--even keeping in mind that there's a second book in Donati's Waverly Place series The Rose Code  is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction storytelling master

controlling father is high up in the school board, so while he lords over her this "favor" of allowing her to serve But a young, half-feral female student and a shockingly unorthodox widow both seem to hold mysterious historical fiction story, but I became fully hooked as the tale morphed into something wonderfully eerie

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

In Young's story, loosely set in the world of her Fable series, strong young Bryn fights for her own the suspicious circumstances surrounding Bryn's parents' long-ago deaths, and an extended family with mysterious I originally saw this listed as the third book in Adrienne Young's Fable series, but I don’t see that here for my review of Adrienne Young's Fable, and click here for my review of the second book in the series Young is also the author of Sky in the Deep and The Girl the Sea Gave back, both in the Sky and Sea series

I loved the futuristic space-mission capabilities, smart and strong all-woman crew, the mystery and suspicion Asuka must find the real culprit before accusations surrounding the mystery destroy her. Yume Kitasei offers plot and mystery, but this is primarily a wonderfully character-driven story--with

featuring unorthodox friendships, the frightening power of social media, the emergence of alien life, and mysterious able to communicate with the Carls--thereby becoming the spokesperson for a movement to protect the mysterious I loved this book so very much. It reminded me of Neuvel’s Themis books, but it was more playful. Later this week I'll post a review of the newest in this series, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor.

In Dawes, he meets eccentric, wealthy art lovers John and Eve Long--mysterious, possibly shady, and certainly April 11. 02 You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir by Maggie Smith “Life, like a poem, is a series

Everyone assumes she killed Savvy, and Lucy can't escape the suspicions and resentment surrounding the mysterious she swore she'd never do: return to her hometown and the scene of Savvy's murder to try to solve the mystery

This mystery hit the spot for me. This was wryly funny, sometimes zany, and so very heartwarming. tone of the first title in Gillig's Stonewater Kingdom series gives way to heartwarming, sometimes funny The first book in Rachel Gillig's Stonewater Kingdom series, The Knight and the Moth , considers Sybil I can't wait for the next books in this series. For my full review, please check out this link .

Jess Kidd is the author of Things in Jars, a mystery I gave four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.

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

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.