01 The Summer War by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik is one of my very favorite authors, and I'm excited to read Novik has also written the Temeraire series of nine fantastic books about dragons, their riders, their When a neighbor dies mysteriously, Cordelia's mother insists they leave town in the middle of the night Kingfisher/Vernon is a prolific author who has published many standalone novels as well as multiple series

protagonist may or may not have murdered her best friend and is tracked down by a podcast investigating the mystery a mysterious slip of paper that details how many days she will spend with that person. Everyone assumes she killed Savvy, and Lucy can't escape the suspicions and resentment surrounding the mysterious do the one thing she swore she'd never do: return to the scene of Savvy's murder to try to solve the mystery overlap, and their challenges intersect when a young boy is taken from the community, culminating in a mysterious

When a neighbor in their rural (seemingly English but unspecified) town dies mysteriously, Cordelia's Kingfisher/Vernon is a prolific author who has published many standalone novels as well as multiple series

This is the third book in a series, but it works beautifully as a stand-alone read. She receives a mysterious message from the owner of Book Lane, a local London bookshop, and learns that You might also be interested in Bossy reviews of other retellings. 08 London Falling: A Mysterious Death There are mysteries at the center of the story, but for me this was a captivating, atmospheric dive into I also love a story involving a character's mysterious past, and I love a suspenseful story that I'm

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I love the variety of books I have going now: I'm reading Shea Ernshaw's mysterious, fantastical Habits Ellie Mills is a young girl in Nova Scotia, she stumbles onto Clay and his island and enters into a mysterious

01 Exiles (Aaron Falk #3) by Jane Harper The third in Jane Harper's Aaron Falk series offers procedural Exiles was the right mystery at the right time for me. This was like a Secret Garden for grown-ups, with intertwined, mysterious stories from 1900, 1975, and Can a person’s character or morality be decided in a moment, or in a series of defining moments? I listed this book in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year.

aftermath of World War I in this irresistible first installment of Winspear's 18-book historical fiction series Maisie Dobbs begins Winspear's series as a thirteen-year-old servant in a Belgravia mansion, but Maisie The mystery of the book centers around a post-war haven for soldiers mentally and physically harmed by Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You. The beginning of the book moves quite slowly, which is fitting for the decadent, ongoing series of lavish

01 The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek Henry Thornton is a 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. young-adult author, shy Helen is excited to be part of the adaptation of her work into a television series

Then a mysterious stranger arrives--seemingly drawn by her wavering between life and death--and promises For a more playful take on vampires, check out Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series; you can read I plan to finish this great series at some point. For a very different take, you might check out The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, in which vampires mainly serve as catalysts for change.

Whether you're into time travel, memoirs, historical fiction mysteries, riveting nonfiction, witchy tales

Naomi Novik is one of my very favorite authors, and The Summer War is her recently published novella. centuries-old war her people have waged against the ruthless summerlings--and the ferocious grudges those mysterious I don't read very many novellas, and regarding Novik and her rich world-building, charming supporting Novik has also written the Temeraire series of nine fantastic books about dragons, their riders, their

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.

There's a book of short stories; one nonfiction book; a memoir; an atmospheric, mysterious novel; historical rom-com with a historical fiction element; a story about music and sisters told in two timelines; a mystery that's full of surprises; and a historical fiction mystery. Then their run abruptly ended, and for the public, the reasons for their breakup were a mystery. Famous Last Words  is another smart, twisty mystery from Gillian McAllister.

Medard's Bay was also the center of a media whirlwind in the early 1980s following the mysterious death The reclusive author Cate Kay has written a bestselling trilogy (which is about to be made into a series

In 1664, Alouette is the daughter of a master dyer at the famous Gobelin Tapestry Works. The tone and the cozy-magical-mystery focus is so far reminding me of A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping And Rocky is facing a mysterious, possibly grave, illness that doctors find difficult to diagnose. Catherine Newman is also the author of Sandwich (one of My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads ), We All

IA series of elaborate falsifications, outrageous subterfuge, and outright lies creates a tangled web Three days later, she was recovered in a miraculous series of events that ended up with her rescue and The Last Child appears in the Greedy Reading List The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year. John Hart has also written many other books, including The Hush, the second in the Johnny Merrimon series Hart has written many other books, including The Hush, which is the second in the Johnny Merrimon series

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

He's kind of cute but seriously strange. I loved this smart, funny young adult book--the first in a series--complete with Chinese folklore, a

Gothic-feeling multi-timeline work of literary fiction; magical realism and time travel; and a captivating 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. Kim's missing-person novel is a mystery and is structured around the discovery and exploration of what

in a female-only boarding house in 1950s, McCarthy-era Washington, D.C., bookended by the story of a mysterious considerable talent for bringing history to life by tackling the McCarthy era--in what feels like a very The Briar Club is bookended by a mysterious murder.

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'm very much enjoying Lloyd's writing style and structure so far.

The only thing that isn't a lie is her mysterious ability to instinctually, instantaneously heal others Centuries-old resentments and conflicts threaten to bubble up into war--and Nahri and Dara's arrival only serves Chakraborty is also the author of the wonderful novel The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi , the first in the series

the length of their lives, The Measure; and I'm reading the first in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series In Nikki Erlick's debut novel, one morning, each adult around the world receives a mysterious box with But Purity, Maine, has drawn multiple former intelligence agents (the "martini club" in the series title

There are additional books in the Sarah Agnes Prine series: Sarah's Quilt and The Star Garden, neither Carson is also the author of the Fire and Thorns series, four young adult fantasy books plus related

Carr's newest novel is a captivating series of character studies within a tightly knit Irish seaside As the community wonders at his mysterious, whimsical appearance, they embrace Brendan, as he is ultimately

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.

I also enjoyed the second book in this series, A Course of All Treasons (mentioned in the Greedy Reading I looove a historical fiction mystery. If you do too, you might want to check out Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

I'm getting ready to begin reading the third installment in Naomi Novik's Scholomance series and I realized boast forces Miryem into a position of meeting the tsar's impossible challenge, she finds that the mysterious Check out my reviews of Lessons One and Two in the Scholomance series, A Deadly Education and The Last

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

A series of elaborate falsifications, outrageous subterfuge, and outright lies creates a tangled web In Dawes, he meets eccentric, wealthy art lovers John and Eve Long--mysterious, possibly hiding something There are two mysteries surrounding the Turner Tragedy: the whodunit aspect and the unexplained disappearance This is a long (it's almost 550 pages), winding story with complicated connections and mysterious motivations Morton's story explores secrets, loyalties, mysteries, and the complicated matter of family--those you

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

Reading Now I'm reading the seventh installment in Martha Wells's fantastic science fiction Murderbot series Schwab's return to the world of the Shades of Magic series (Kell! Delilah Bard! new characters!) System Collapse, we catch up with the delightfully grumpy Murderbot, who in this seventh book in the series The first two books in the Shades of Magic series are A Darker Shade of Magic and A Gathering of Shadows In LaValle's magical, dark Western, people tend to disappear whenever Adelaide decides to open her mysterious

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

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.

I loved this book and am eagerly awaiting another in this series from Walschots. Anna is a hench. Cosby's Razorblade Tears, two men are coping with the tragic, violent, mysterious deaths of their married I loved his gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six 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

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 .

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

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

newest fiction, described as an Appalachian David Copperfield; and I'm reading Rachel Hawkins's upcoming mystery I loved Raybourn's A Curious Beginning, the first in her Veronica Speedwell series, which I can't wait The Villa is gothic suspense set at an Italian villa, where dark mystery and wicked turns abound.

, Adam Hamdy's twisty mystery about interconnected characters. author, a respectable citizen, and a disgraced police officer are intertwined through connections to a series of mysterious deaths.

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.

She must flee her London home, and she heads for the Cornish coast where she was once mysteriously washed romance was set up cleanly and was clearly going to occur; the bad-guy Revenue Officer was going to serve as the villain; the Sea Bucca was going to serve as a mysterious but key force in an important moment

dogged work weaving tweed and caring for the sheep, and repeated denial of his own potential joy all serve click here for my full review of Forty Love. 05 Famesick: A Memoir by Lena Dunham The creator of the series Her pain and the mysterious sources of her frequent agony affected every aspect of her life, and Dunham In her new memoir, the creator of the series Girls revisits the years in which she went from an unkown Through years of various mysterious, excruciating, debilitating ailments, conditions, and limitations

(The first two books in that series are A Darker Shade of Magic  and A Gathering of Shadows , each of 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. centuries-old war her people have waged against the ruthless summerlings--and the ferocious grudges those mysterious Novik has also written the Temeraire series of nine fantastic books about dragons, their riders, their

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

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

You can explore the twelve titles on My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads to find out about my overall favorite What We Can Know. 02 I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman Harpman's slim novel poses a mysterious A series of events leads from disaster to recovery, to connection and secrets, to a surprising set of please see O Caledonia. 05 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

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