Category: Thriller/Mystery
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Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco: Content Guide
Publication Date: Sep 2016 Blurb: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord’s daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father’s wishes and society’s expectations, Audrey often…
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Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Content Guide
Publication Date: Oct 1995 Blurb: Jessie lives with her family in the frontier village of Clifton, Indiana. When diphtheria strikes the village and the children of Clifton start dying, Jessie’s mother sends her on a dangerous mission to bring back help. But beyond the walls of Clifton, Jessie discovers a…
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Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman: Content Guide
Publication Date: July 2025 Blurb: Mrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when she finds a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, everything changes. She is determined to see the world that she…
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This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum: Content Guide
Publication Date: Mar 2026 Blurb: Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world. Each week, they delight listeners with a different “against all odds” survival story, gleefully finding the weird, life-affirming humor in near-death experiences. Since their first episode on Joy’s experience with…
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Four Found Dead by Natalie D. Richards: Content Guide
Publication Date: May 2023 Blurb: Tonight, Tempest Theaters is closing forever, the last remaining business in a defunct shopping mall. The moviegoers have left, and Jo and her six coworkers have the final shift, cleaning up popcorn and mopping floors for the last time. But after an unexpected altercation puts…
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My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney: Content Guide
Publication Date: Jan 2026 Blurb: Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into – Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls – nothing is as it should…
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The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch: Content Guide
Publication Date: Apr 2026 Blurb: Gwen McDaniel’s life is broken. But she knows the perfect place to fix it. Cold Harbor, Maine, an idyllic small town with views of Acadia National Park, is where she used to vacation with her parents as a child. Here, she and Steven can start…
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Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R. King: Content Guide
Publication Date: June 2025 Blurb: When Mary Russell was a child, she adored her black sheep Uncle Jake. But she hasn’t heard from him in many years, and she assumed that his ne’er-do-well ways had brought him to a bad end somewhere—until he presents himself at her Sussex door. Yes,…
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Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher: Content Guide
Publication Date: Mar 2016 Blurb: Healer Anja regularly drinks poison. Not to die, but to save— seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on. But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja’s unorthodox methods can save…
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Woman in Shadow by Carrie Stuart Parks: Content Guide
Publication Date: July 2021 Blurb: A woman off the grid. Darby Graham thinks she’s on a much-needed vacation in remote Idaho to relax. But before she even arrives at the ranch, an earthquake strikes. Then a barn on the edge of town is engulfed in flames and strange problems at…