Detective and mystery fiction

  • Mother-daughter murder night

    Creator

    Simon, Nina

    Abstract

    New York Times Bestseller - Reese's Book Club Pick. Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. "I just loved how intriguing the mystery is but also the dynamics between a grandmother, a mother, and a teenage daughter." - Reese Witherspoon. Think: Gilmore Girls, but with murder. High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she's built.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • The manor house

    Creator

    Macmillan, Gilly

    Abstract

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true. Be careful what you wish for... Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple—until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight. Soon they've moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. They have fancy cars, expensive hobbies, and an exclusive lifestyle they never could have imagined.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • The peacock and the sparrow

    Creator

    Berry, I.S.

    Abstract

    Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel. A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, NPR, The Diplomatic Courier, Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine, The Cipher Brief, Spybrary. During the Arab Spring, an American spy's final mission goes dangerously awry in this "crackling debut thriller" (The New Yorker) from a former CIA officer that Joseph Weisberg, creator of The Americans, calls "the most realistic espionage story I've read." Shane Collins, a world-weary CIA spy, is ready to come in from the cold.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified
  • It had to be you : Under suspicion, book 8

    Creator

    Clark, Mary Higgins

    Burke, Alafair

    Abstract

    In the latest thrilling entry of the bestselling Under Suspicion series by Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, television producer Laurie Moran investigates the unsolved murder of a beloved couple celebrating the college graduations of their successful twin sons. The two identical brothers seemed perfect in every way - handsome, intelligent, popular - until a shocking summer night when one brother killed his parents in cold blood while the other brother had an iron-clad alibi. But which twin was where during the murders?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified
  • What happened to Ruthy Ramirez

    Creator

    Jimenez, Claire

    Abstract

    A powerful novel that's "hilarious, heartbreaking, and ass-kicking" (Jamie Ford) about a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long-missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality TV show, and sets out to bring her home. Winner of the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize. March Indie Next Pick. Belletrist, Phenomenal, Page & Pairing, and Readers Digest book club pick. The Ramirez women of Staten Island orbit around absence.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Grand Central Publishing

    Not specified
  • Still see you everywhere

    Creator

    Gardner, Lisa

    Abstract

    An instant New York Times bestseller! My name is Frankie Elkin, and finding missing people is what I do. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner comes a harrowing locked-room style thriller set on a remote island. Frankie Elkin is an expert at finding missing people, but not even she could have anticipated this latest request - to locate the long-lost sister of a female serial killer facing execution in three weeks' time. "The very definition of the word unputdownable." - Tess Gerritsen.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Grand Central Publishing

    Not specified
  • The murder inn

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Abstract

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson, Bill Robinson returns to the rocky shores of Massachusetts where he must solve a string of murders if he wants to save his inn. The doors of the Inn at Gloucester are always open to anyone running from trouble or hiding from life. Its owner, former Boston police detective Bill Robinson, welcomes them with no questions asked. Until two strangers arrive for a temporary stay and a longtime resident starts looking over his shoulders. There's another newcomer in town who puts the Inn under surveillance.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Grand Central Publishing

    Not specified
  • A calamity of souls

    Creator

    Baldacci, David

    Abstract

    Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci. Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with brutally killing an elderly and wealthy white couple.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Grand Central Publishing

    Not specified
  • Murder backstage : Murder, she wrote, book 58

    Creator

    Fletcher, Jessica

    Abstract

    Jessica Fletcher's British cousin, Emma MacGill, will be traveling to Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, to perform with internationally famous star of stage, screen, and television Derek Braverman in an old-fashioned musical revue. Emma would love for Jessica to join her there and suggests she bring along some friends. Having just finished her latest book, Jessica is ready for a vacation and is delighted to agree. Dr.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Holland

    Dreamscape Media

    Not specified
  • Murder in the tea leaves : Tea shop mystery, book 27

    Creator

    Childs, Laura

    Abstract

    It's Lights, Action, Murder as tea maven Theodosia Browning scrambles for clues in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. When Theodosia Browning reads the tea leaves on the set of the movie, Dark Fortunes, things go from spooky to worse. Lights are dimmed, the camera rolls, and red hot sparks fly as the film's director is murdered in a tricky electrical accident. Or was it an accident? Though the cast and crew are stunned beyond belief, nobody admits to seeing a thing.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Prince Frederick

    Recorded Books, Inc.

    Not specified