Last Updated: February 7, 2025
Flint Kill Creek: Stories of Mystery and Suspense
by Joyce Carol Oates
These new, recent, and reformulated stories by Joyce Carol Oates, collected here for the first time, showcase a wide range of crime fiction and psychological suspense.
Rough Pages
by Lev AC Rosen
Private Detective Evander “Andy” Mills has been drawn back to the Lavender House estate for a missing person case. With bookseller Howard Salzberger gone suspiciously missing along with his address book, everyone on that list is now in danger. A search of Howard’s bookstore reveals that someone wanted to stop him and his co-owner, Dorothea Lamb, from sending out their next book. The evidence points not just to the Feds, but to the Mafia, who would be happy to use the subscriber list for blackmail.
Every Arc Bends its Radian
by Sergio de la Pava
An existential detective novel about a private investigator who flees New York City for Colombia after a personal tragedy and finds himself entangled in a young woman’s strange disappearance–which may be connected to one of the world’s most ruthless criminal organizations.
Against the Grain
by Peter Lovesey
Detective Peter Diamond goes undercover at a seasonal festival in this delightful and bittersweet conclusion to the multi-award-winning series.
Murder in the Dressing Room
by Holly Stars
By day, Joe is a hotel accountant, invisibly sitting behind their desk and playing by the rules. By night, donned in sequins, they take to the stage as Misty Divine, a star of the London drag scene. But when Misty’s drag mother, Lady Lady, is found dead in her dressing room beside a poisoned box of chocolates, Misty and her fellow performers become the prime suspects. Heartbroken by the loss, and frustrated by the clear biases of the police, Misty must solve the crime before the culprit strikes again.
Once More From the Top
by Emily Layden
At the height of her career, legendary pop star Dylan Read, when her childhood best friend’s body is found, is forced to reckon with the secret she’s kept hidden for fifteen years, in this gripping and keenly observant novel about friendship, ambition and the cost of fame.