Category: Thriller/Mystery
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Every Time I Go On Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for. All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries…
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Distant Stars by Kassandra Garrison: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Will Rutledge needs a fresh start. After aging out of the foster care system, he and his brother, Kane, have nothing but each other. Maybe that’s why he agreed to his brother’s insane plan to kidnap a millionaire’s daughter for ransom. With his brains and his brother’s muscle, what…
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The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden: Content Warnings
Synopsis: I used to clean other people’s houses—now, I can’t believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve. Even though I’m wary of our…
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Tomorrow is for the Brave by Kelly Bowen: Content Warnings
Synopsis: 1939, France: Lavish parties, fast cars, and a closet full of the latest fashion—to the average eye, socialite Violet St. Croix seemingly has it all. But what she truly wants is a life full of meaning and purpose. So when France falls to Germany, Violet defies her parents’ wishes…
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The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi C. Grant: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Emlyn doesn’t let herself think about the past. How she and her best friend, Janessa, barely speak anymore. How Tyler, the man she thought was the love of her life, left her freezing and half-dead on the side of the road three years ago. Her new life is simple…
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A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Feisty, passionate Beatrice Steele has never fit the definition of a true lady, according to the strict code of conduct that reigns in Swampshire, her small English township–she is terrible at needlework, has absolutely no musical ability, and her artwork is so bad it frightens people. Nevertheless, she lives…
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Dead Tired by Kat Ailes: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Alice didn’t think her maternity leave would involve so much, well, murder. Before becoming proud new moms, she and her friends bonded more than members of a prenatal group usually would, as they became accidental amateur sleuths and solved a crime together. Now, with all this behind them and…
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The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes: Content Warnings
Synopsis: For Alice and her partner Joe, moving to the sleepy village of Penton is a chance to embrace country life and prepare for the birth of their first child. He can take up woodwork; maybe she’ll learn to make jam? But the rural idyll they’d hoped for doesn’t quite…
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The Bride of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Detective Jackson Forge can hardly wait to marry the street-sly swindler who’s turned his life upside down. Kit Turner is equally excited to wed the handsome detective, and what better way to show her love than providing him with a gift any man of the law would love? She…
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Muffalettas and Murder by Jann Franklin: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Evangeline Delafose swore she’d never return to her ho-hum Louisiana hometown. But when her brother asks her to help solve a murder, things get a lot more interesting. If you like cozy mysteries with twists and turns, deep South settings, and a hint of romance, you’ll love this series!…