Looking for a new mystery read? Check out this list of upcoming mystery titles from the April 15th Library Journal mystery issue.
Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin
- Reminiscent of the bestsellers of Laura Lippman and Harlan Coben—with a Serial-esque podcast twist—an absorbing, addictive tale of psychological suspense from the author of the highly acclaimed and Edgar Award-nominated What Remains of Me and the USA Today bestselling and Shamus Award-winning Brenna Spector series.
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The Cutting Room by Ashley Dyer
- Detectives Ruth Lake and Greg Carver, introduced in the electrifying Splinter in the Blood, must stop a serial killer whose victims are the centerpiece of his macabre works of art.
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Girl in the Rearview Mirror by Kelsey Rae Dimberg
- The young nanny for a prominent political family gets drawn into a web of deadly lies—including her own—in this stunning debut thriller with the menacing twists of Megan Abbott and the exquisite suspense of Laura Lippman.
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Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
- New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson—”an admired writer who deserves to be a household name” (Kirkus Reviews)—displays her masterful talent in this dark and deliciously addictive tale of domestic suspense.
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The New Girl by Daniel Silva
- From #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva comes a stunning new thriller of vengeance, deception, and betrayal.
Stone Cold Heart by Caz Frear
- From the beloved and internationally bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies comes the second novel featuring DC Cat Kinsella—an investigator “on par with Susie Steiner’s and Tana French’s female detectives” (Kirkus Reviews).
Beijing Payback by Daniel Nieh
- Victor Li is devastated by his father’s murder, and shocked by a confessional letter he finds among his father’s things. In it, his father admits that he was never just a restaurateur—in fact he was part of a vast international crime syndicate that formed during China’s leanest communist years.
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Full Throttle by Joe Hill
- The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman and Strange Weather returns with a dark and ingenious collection of thirteen compelling short stories that showcase his ability to “push genre conventions to new extremes” (New York Times Book Review).
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The Friend by Joakim Zander
- Joakim Zander delivers another “compelling, timely, and character-centered thriller” (Booklist) in this riveting story of international espionage.
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The Churchgoer by Patrick Coleman
- A haunting literary noir about a former pastor’s search to find a missing woman in the toxic, contradictory underbelly of southern California.
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After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
- An unforgettable, inventive, and riveting epic saga with the literary force and evocative imagination of Station Eleven, Zone One, and The Road, that signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent.
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A Trace of Deceit by Karen Odden
- From the author of A Dangerous Duet comes the next book in her Victorian mystery series, this time following a daring female painter and the Scotland Yard detective who is investigating her brother’s suspicious death.
The Sacrament by Olaf Olafsson
- The haunting, vivid story of a nun whose past returns to her in unexpected ways, all while investigating a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims.
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The Perfect Fraud by Ellen LaCorte
- In this propulsive debut thriller, two women with their own dangerous secrets are thrown together by a chance meeting that plunges both their lives into chaos, with a sick little girl’s fate hanging in the balance.
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Oppo by Tom Rosenstiel
- A breathless and highly charged political thriller: the story of a senator who is offered the vice presidential slot by both parties’ presidential nominees and then gets ominous threats.
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The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea
- A young bride must contend with ancient superstitions, disturbing secrets, and her mysterious new husband in this gothic historical novel, set in late-seventeeth-century Iceland, with the eerie, romantic atmosphere of Jane Eyre and Rebecca and the dark, haunting mystery of Burial Rites.
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The Darwin Strain by Bill Schutt and J. R. Finch
- The authors of Hell’s Gate and The Himalayan Codex deliver their third high-octane thriller—a page-turning blend of science, history, and suspense featuring zoologist and adventurer Captain R. J. MacCready.
The Man Who Wouldn't Die by A. B. Jewell
- Penned by an anonymous tech insider, a hilarious and biting neo-noir send-up of Silicon Valley.
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