Tuesday, November 3, 2026

This month’s best new mysteries

 
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This Month’s Best New Mysteries
 
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Book cover for A Reunion to Die For by KJ Whittle
Five friends drunkenly plan revenge at their high school reunion… and then a body turns up
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Library Journal recommends this “twisted” and “suspenseful” mystery to fans of Lucy Foley, Liane Moriarty, and Benjamin Stevenson
  • It’s been 20 years since the group was torn apart by their school bully’s cruelty — but who actually carried out the deadly deed?
  • From the author of Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests
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Media mentions for A Reunion to Die For by KJ Whittle MEDIA MENTION: Library Journal
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Book cover for Have Courage by Craig Johnson
Library Journal gave this ‘extraordinary’ read a starred review
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Over a dozen holiday-inspired stories featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire!
  • From a New York Times bestselling author, this compilation of tales written with humor and warmth will whisk you back to Wyoming’s Absaroka County
  • “Johnson’s hero only gets better — both at solving cases and at hooking readers — with age” (Publishers Weekly)
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Media mentions for Have Courage by Craig Johnson MEDIA MENTION: Library Journal
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Book cover for Bury the Wren by Carlene O’Connor
On the Irish coast, a grim discovery spoils a local celebration…
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • In a small town, an old tradition comes to chilling life as a series of murders rocks veterinarian Dimpna Wilde’s close-knit community
  • With folklore woven throughout, this “immersive” read (Publishers Weekly) is perfect for Tana French fans
  • From the USA Today bestselling author of the Irish Village Mystery series
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Media mentions for Bury the Wren by Carlene O’Connor MEDIA MENTION: Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for This Jury Is Guilty by Laurie Blake
What happens when nobody in the courtroom is innocent — not even the jury?
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • As they decide the fate of a Hollywood star accused of killing his wife, the sequestered jurors are hiding secrets of their own…
  • Courtroom drama, surprising twists, and an unpredictable plot keep the pages turning
  • “Claustrophobic and wholly unique, with an ending I didn’t see coming” (Nora Murphy, author of Ours Is a Tale of Murder)
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Media mentions for This Jury Is Guilty by Laurie Blake MEDIA MENTION: Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Another Name for Red by Amber Blaeser-Wardzala
Don’t miss one of People’s Best New Books!
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • When an Anishinaabe woman goes missing and the local police prove useless, her sister risks everything to pick up the investigation
  • “A beautiful and harrowing page-turner” (Anna North, New York Times bestselling author of Outlawed)
  • National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson raves, “You will not be able to put this book down”
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Media mentions for Another Name for Red by Amber Blaeser-Wardzala MEDIA MENTIONS: People, Parade, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson
Praise is pouring in for this ‘stunning’ read (The Boston Globe)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • In this “adrenaline-filled high-wire act” (The New York Times Book Review), a violent confrontation pulls a Black cop into a dangerous cover-up
  • Named by Time as one of the most anticipated reads of the year, this is an unmissable,”swing-for-the-fences novel” (Kirkus Reviews)
  • “No one is having more fun with language than T. Geronimo Johnson. The way his mind works is endlessly entertaining” (Attica Locke)
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Media mentions for The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson MEDIA MENTIONS: The New Yorker, Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Wall Street Journal, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Heights by Ian Rankin
Trust Lee Child: ‘Ian Rankin is a genius’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • One luxury high-rise, one mysterious murder, and a seemingly endless list of suspects…
  • London DS Gillian Gish confronts the glittering wealth and dark secrets of the building’s elite in this stylish spin on a locked-room mystery
  • “A high-concept whodunit from one of the legends of crime fiction” (Steve Cavanagh)
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Media mentions for The Heights by Ian Rankin MEDIA MENTIONS: Financial Times, The Guardian, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Miss Wolcott’s Ghost by Louise Penny
‘Readers should savor’ (Booklist) the latest from Louise Penny!
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in this most recent installment of a popular series that has been adapted into a Prime Video show
  • A dead body points to a far-reaching plot involving a legend, a lost ship, and more…
  • From a #1 New York Times bestselling author “who is settling in very nicely alongside Christie as a household name” (People)
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Media mentions for Miss Wolcott’s Ghost by Louise Penny MEDIA MENTIONS: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Clear Water by Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes
Mysterious sightings dredge up a town’s dark secrets
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Alma isn’t the only one who has seen ghostly girls around Brewer, Wisconsin — a place where young women have been disappearing for years
  • “Mesmerizing, eerie, and strange like the snowy night-forests within its pages, Clear Water is a gorgeous novel of loss and rebirth” (Charlotte McConaghy, author of Wild Dark Shore)
  • A tense, atmospheric read that will stay with you long after the last page
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Media mentions for Clear Water by Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes MEDIA MENTIONS: Locus, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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