mystery

A government assassin refuses to kill a mother and child, and finds himself hunted by the agency he once served.

The last words someone speaks can change everything—especially when they reveal a devastating secret.

Eleven years after defending her husband for murder, Sarah Morgan's past comes back when new DNA evidence reopens the case - and her current husband's mistress goes missing.

When a social media influencer's body is found in Mission Bay and nobody can identify him, Vera Wong takes on her most complex case yet - even launching her own online presence to crack it.

When Blake Porter loses his job and takes in a tenant to save his Manhattan brownstone, his perfect life begins to unravel in ways he never saw coming.

A retired FBI agent with a new heart investigates the murder of the woman whose heart now beats in his chest—a case that becomes deeply personal.

A twisted psychological thriller about the beautiful lies we tell ourselves and the ugly truths we hide from others.

When Marissa's four-year-old son goes missing from a playdate, she blames the other mother - but nothing is as it seems.

In a picturesque neighborhood, everyone is watching everyone else—but when a murder occurs, the secrets they've been hiding come to light.

Ten years after her daughter Ellie disappeared, Laurel meets a charming man whose young daughter bears an unsettling resemblance to the child she lost.

A gripping FBI thriller where a seemingly perfect crime unravels under the scrutiny of a determined investigator.

Two estranged sisters are forced to confront a decades-old tragedy when a violent crime reveals terrifying secrets about the people they love.

A decade after a college tragedy, four women gather for a real estate open house that becomes the setting for buried secrets and dangerous confrontations.

A journalist in South Africa becomes entangled in a dangerous investigation that puts her life at risk in this atmospheric thriller.

A stolen collection of notebooks containing an iconic author's unpublished work becomes the obsession of multiple people across decades, with deadly consequences.

A retired detective becomes obsessed with an unsolved case when the killer begins taunting him, leading to a deadly game of cat and mouse in this Edgar Award-winning thriller.

A woman born in captivity must confront her dark past when a serial killer begins recreating the bunker where she was held.

When her sister is hospitalized after a brutal attack, a woman uncovers dark family secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew.

An agoraphobic woman believes she witnessed a crime in her neighbor house, but no one believes her - not even herself.

A seemingly open-and-shut murder case becomes terrifyingly complex when the prime suspect has an airtight alibi - he was in two places at once.

Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates when a reclusive woman is found dead in her trailer, surrounded by dozens of neglected dogs.

The first in the Jazz Ramsey mystery series, featuring a cadaver dog trainer who stumbles upon murder while demonstrating her dogs at a school career day.

The continuation of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series, bringing back Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist in a new high-stakes thriller involving NSA surveillance and artificial intelligence.

A haunting novel about the mysterious death of a young woman on a Caribbean island vacation and her sister's obsessive quest for truth years later.

The first Amelia Peabody mystery introduces the indomitable Victorian gentlewoman as she travels to Egypt and stumbles into archaeological adventure, romance, and murder.

Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont investigates when a high school coach is found murdered, uncovering secrets that someone in the community will kill to protect.

A thrilling crossover novel bringing together J.A. Jance's two beloved detectives - Arizona Sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont - to solve a complex murder case.

A collection of three thrilling novellas about the dangerous secrets that can hide behind the most ordinary suburban facades. Your neighbors might not be who they seem.

Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club investigate a serial killer targeting the homeless in San Francisco while Lindsay's personal life takes an unexpected turn.

FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock investigate two seemingly unrelated cases that lead them into a web of secrets, danger, and explosive revelations in this FBI Thriller series entry.

Melinda Leigh's romantic suspense featuring retired homicide detective Bree Taggert investigating her sister's murder while protecting her orphaned niece and nephew. Small-town setting, family stakes, and budding romance create engaging thriller. First in Bree Taggert series.

Iris Johansen's Kendra Michaels thriller about reopening a cold case when new evidence suggests the convicted killer was innocent. Kendra must use her unique observational skills to find the real murderer before he strikes again. Solid series entry with cold-case twist.

The seventh No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel finds Mma Ramotswe investigating petty crimes while contemplating happiness, contentment, and new blue shoes. Gentle, philosophical mystery with trademark wisdom, though perhaps too slight even by series standards.

Iris Johansen's Kendra Michaels thriller about a killer targeting people connected to Kendra's past. Personal stakes elevate the formula as Kendra must protect those she cares about while using her unique skills to stop the murderer before someone she loves dies.

Iris Johansen's Kendra Michaels thriller about a serial killer targeting performers. Kendra must use her unique skills—heightened from years of blindness—to protect potential victims and stop the murderer. Solid series entry with entertainment value and musical setting.

Iris Johansen's Kendra Michaels thriller about hunting a serial killer targeting the blind. Kendra must use her unique perspective—having been blind herself—to understand the killer's mind and stop the murders. Personal stakes elevate familiar thriller formula.

Iris Johansen's Eve Duncan thriller featuring forensic sculptor investigating a killer using hypnosis to control victims. When Eve herself becomes a target, she must trust a mysterious man with psychic abilities. Fast-paced suspense with paranormal elements and series character development.

The stunning conclusion to Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy. Lisbeth Salander fights for her freedom in court while Mikael Blomkvist exposes the government conspiracy that destroyed her childhood. Legal thriller meets investigative journalism as the series builds to a satisfying, cathartic conclusion.

The explosive second Millennium novel finds Lisbeth Salander framed for triple murder and on the run, while Mikael Blomkvist races to prove her innocence. As he investigates, he uncovers sex trafficking conspiracy and Lisbeth's devastating past. Dark, propulsive, and impossible to put down.

Stieg Larsson's international phenomenon about journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigating a forty-year-old disappearance from a wealthy Swedish family. Dark, compelling, and unforgettable—a mystery that explores violence against women, corruption, and justice with fierce intelligence and addictive plotting.

Cara Reinard's gripping psychological thriller about Sarah Ellsworth, whose privileged life in an elite Pennsylvania town unravels when her son is involved in a tragic accident. Family secrets, wealth, and the lengths a mother will go to protect her child collide in this tense domestic suspense.

Liane Moriarty's addictive mystery about three women in an affluent Australian beach community whose seemingly perfect lives unravel over a school year, culminating in murder at the kindergarten trivia night. Smart, funny, and surprisingly dark exploration of marriage, motherhood, and secrets.

Iris Johansen's thriller featuring blind music therapist Kendra Michaels, who gained sight as an adult and uses her heightened observational skills to help the FBI track a serial killer. Fast-paced suspense with music world setting, though strained by formula and romance subplot.

The fifth installment of Alexander McCall Smith's beloved No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series finds Mma Ramotswe investigating suitors, solving mysteries, and contemplating life's complexities with wisdom, humor, and her traditional build. Gentle, charming, and surprisingly profound.

The ninth book in the Joanna Brady mystery series. Sheriff Brady must solve a murder case that hits close to home when a body is discovered in the desert, leading to revelations about secrets hidden in her small Arizona community.

The first book in the Kendra Michaels series. A blind music therapist with extraordinary perceptive abilities is drawn into a dangerous investigation when her ex-lover, an FBI agent, asks for her help tracking a serial killer.

When baby bones are unearthed in an upscale LA backyard and a nanny is found murdered near another infant skeleton, psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis uncover secrets spanning sixty years and reaching into celebrity privilege.

Television producer Laurie Moran investigates the case of Casey Carter, convicted fifteen years ago of murdering her fiancé Hunter Raleigh III. Casey claims she was drugged and slept through the whole thing - but can she finally prove her innocence?

Sheriff Joanna Brady faces a personal crisis when her mother-in-law seeks custody of her daughter while investigating a brutal murder case. The eighth book in the series combines family drama with a compelling mystery.

When free-spirited elderly widow Alice Rogers is found dead in the desert clutching an insulin vial - despite not being diabetic - Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates her greedy children, her mysterious younger boyfriend, and a web of land development corruption.

Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates a suspicious death in the Arizona desert while dealing with personal challenges. The sixth book in the Joanna Brady series delivers another gripping mystery with the desert landscape as a vivid backdrop.

When high school valedictorian Brianna O'Brien is found murdered in remote Skeleton Canyon, her wealthy parents blame her forbidden Hispanic boyfriend - but Sheriff Joanna Brady suspects the family racism masks darker secrets involving smugglers using their land.

When the town veterinarian who killed a woman while driving drunk is found murdered by pitchfork in his burning barn, Sheriff Joanna Brady must prove that the obvious suspect - the victim grieving widower - is innocent while juggling multiple crises including a hostage situation involving her own daughter.

Sheriff Joanna Brady attends the Arizona Police Officers Academy for mandatory training, but when a serial killer begins targeting women on campus and a man sits in jail wrongly accused of murder, her coursework becomes a matter of life and death.

Two months into her job as the first female sheriff of Cochise County, Joanna Brady investigates when rancher Harold Patterson is found dead at the bottom of a mine pit - along with a second, older set of remains that raises disturbing questions about long-buried family secrets.

When her deputy husband is shot and killed in the Arizona desert - then accused of being a crooked cop - Joanna Brady refuses to accept the lies and launches her own investigation to clear his name and find his killer.

Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates when two women with no apparent connection fall to their deaths from a local peak, uncovering a web of dark secrets in this seventeenth installment of the beloved series.

LAPD Detective Renée Ballard works the graveyard shift, catching cases no one else wants. When two cases intersect dangerously, she must go rogue to find justice.

Kendra Michaels, blind for the first twenty years of her life, uses her extraordinary observational skills to hunt a brilliant serial killer in this pulse-pounding thriller.

A gripping thriller about a woman who changed her identity to protect her children after her husband's murder. When her carefully constructed new life begins to unravel, Rachel Marin must confront the past she's been hiding from.

After her sister Zoe is murdered, Echo struggles with grief and family secrets while trying to understand who her sister really was and what led to her death.

A psychological thriller exploring the dark secrets of a small English town where women have been drowning for centuries. When Nel Abbott dies in the same river, her sister Jules returns to uncover the truth.

Detective Billy Harney's life is turned upside down when he's framed for a murder he didn't commit, forcing him to navigate a web of corruption within his own police department.

A psychological thriller about a woman who returns to her hometown to face dark secrets from her past that threaten to destroy everything she's built.