Best Mystery Novels To Read - April 2024

It All Comes Back to You: A Book Club Recommendation!

"It All Comes Back to You is one of those stories you need to savor. You want to put the book down so as to have more to read tomorrow, but you can't. It becomes attached to you, a part of you. "Dan Brown, Author of Reunion Alabama, 1947.War's over, cherry-print dresses, parking above the city lights, swing dancing.Beautiful, seventeen-year-old Violet lives in a perfect world .Everybody loves her.In 2012, she's still beautiful, charming, and surrounded by admirers. Veronica "Ronni" Johnson, licensed practical nurse and aspiring writer, meets the captivating Violet in the assisted living facili... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0578448831
• ASIN: 0578448831
• ISBN: 0578448831
• Manufacturer: The Art of Dixie

A Minute to Midnight (An Atlee Pine Thriller Book 2)

FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to investigate her twin sister's abduction, only to encounter a serial killer in this page-turning thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.FBI Agent Atlee Pine's life was never the same after her twin sister Mercy was kidnapped--and likely killed--thirty years ago. After a lifetime of torturous uncertainty, Atlee's unresolved anger finally gets the better of her on the job, and she finds she has to deal with the demons of her past if she wants to remain with the FBI. Atlee and her assistant Carol Blum head back to Atlee's rura... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07PCPYWMV
• ASIN: B07PCPYWMV
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure

A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake. A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers! When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour’s small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And w... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0956932304
• ASIN: 0956932304
• ISBN: 0956932304
• Brand: CreateSpace Classics
• Manufacturer: Well Said Press

Then She Was Gone: A Novel

A 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist—Top 5 Best Mystery & Thriller * A Suspense Magazine “Best of 2018” Thriller/Suspense Pick “An acutely observed family drama with bone-chilling suspense.” —People “Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. Her multilayered characters are sheer perfection, and even the most astute thriller reader won’t see where everything is going until the final threads are unknotted.” —Booklist, starred review “Sharply written with twists and turns, Jewell’s latest will please fans of Gon... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501154656
• ASIN: 1501154656
• ISBN: 1501154656
• Brand: Atria Books
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope

The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too—a remarkable true story that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officer’s Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life.Eastern Europe, 1944: Three women believe they are pregnant, but are torn from their husbands before they can be certain. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Also at ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00NVLNZ8Y
• ASIN: B00NVLNZ8Y
• Manufacturer: Harper

The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer? Best Mystery/Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book AwardsWinner Best Thriller — National Indie Excellence AwardsWinner Best Thriller — Silver Falchion AwardFinalist eBook Fiction — Indie Book AwardsSilver Medal Suspense — Reader’s Favorite Book AwardsVoted Most Loved Cover — NetGalley ReadersGrab your copy of th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1683993039
• ASIN: 1683993039
• ISBN: 1683993039
• Brand: CreateSpace Classics
• Manufacturer: Greyson Media Associates

The Dancing Girls: An absolutely gripping crime thriller with nail-biting suspense (Detective Jo Fournier)

‘Wow, what a book!! I don't think I drew a full breath for the entire time I was reading… I took it everywhere I went… I needed to read it at every opportunity!… Unbelievably twisty… I loved every word of it!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 starsJo pulled together the victims’ pictures. In all cases their arms were askew, in a way that looked like—what? It was like they were freeze-framed in the middle of some action. It was like they were dancing.When loving wife Jeanine Hammond is found dead in a small leafy town in Massachusetts, newly promoted Detective Jo Fournier is shocked to her... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1786818248
• ASIN: 1786818248
• ISBN: 1786818248
• Manufacturer: Bookouture

When Never Comes

An Amazon Charts most-read and most-sold book.Author Barbara Davis deftly explores an emotionally charged landscape of pain, loss, and despair—and the risk one woman will take in the hope of loving again.As a teenage runaway and child of an addict, Christy-Lynn learned the hard way that no address was permanent, and no promise sacred. For a while, she found a safe haven in her marriage to bestselling crime novelist Stephen Ludlow—until his car skidded into Echo Bay. But Stephen’s wasn’t the only body pulled from the icy waters that night. When details about a mysterious violet-eyed blo... [Read More]

• ASIN: B073XJDDLJ
• ASIN: B073XJDDLJ
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life

This holiday season, bring kids back to reading and help them crack the code to an epic life! Kid-Tested, Parent and Teacher Approved.Mom's Choice Gold Award WinnerRoyal Dragonfly Award Winner Wishing Shelf Award Winner Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and upGuided Reading Level: H-M | Lexile® Measure: 500L - 600LFrom the best-selling award-winning author of The Proto Project by Bryan R. JohnsonLife at Flint Hill Elementary School may seem normal, but seven friends find themselves on a path to crack the code for an epic life. Whether they're chasing their dreams on stage, searching for an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1940556007
• ASIN: 1940556007
• ISBN: 1940556007
• Brand: Candy Wrapper Inc
• Manufacturer: Candy Wrapper Inc.

The Wrong Side of Goodbye (A Harry Bosch Novel Book 19)

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, California's newest private investigator, Detective Harry Bosch, must track down a missing heir while helping a police department connect the dots on a dangerous cold case.Harry Bosch is California's newest private investigator. He doesn't advertise, he doesn't have an office, and he's picky about who he works for, but it doesn't matter. His chops from thirty years with the LAPD speak for themselves.Soon one of Southern California's biggest moguls comes calling. The reclusive billionaire is nearing the end of his life and is haunted by one regret. When he ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01BU1ITMI
• ASIN: B01BU1ITMI
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

The Woman in the Window: A Novel

The #1 Instant New York Times Bestseller – Soon to be a Major Motion Picture"Astounding. Thrilling. Amazing." —Gillian Flynn"Unputdownable." —Stephen King"A dark, twisty confection." —Ruth Ware"Absolutely gripping." —Louise PennyFor readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade’s most anticipated debuts, published in forty-one languages around the world and in development as a major film from Fox: a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house.It isn’t paranoia if it’s really happe... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062678426
• ASIN: 0062678426
• ISBN: 0062678426
• Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

And Then You Loved Me

Readers who have enjoyed the emotional, heartfelt stories of authors like Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks may enjoy "this great read about life, love, and the consequences of choices and actions."A contemporary romance for anyone who's ever believed that true love never leaves our hearts. . .People say you can’t ever go back. That some of the things that happen to us simply cannot be redone. But the paths of a life journey are rarely straight. They twist and turn and wind back across those once visited and long thought to have faded from existence.Becca Miller has lived her life trying to d... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00JSW7IH4
• ASIN: B00JSW7IH4
• Manufacturer: Fence Free Entertainment, LLC

Wish

A New York Times bestseller!A touching story about a girl and her dog, perfect for young animal lovers.Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the last bite. But when she is sent to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family she barely knows, it seems unlikely that her wish will ever come true. That is, until she meets Wishbone, a skinny stray dog who captures her heart, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250144051
• ASIN: 1250144051
• ISBN: 1250144051
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

The Hideaway

In this USA TODAY and Amazon Charts Bestseller, Sara is wrenched back to Sweet Bay, Alabama, by her grandmother’s will, where she learns more about Margaret Van Buren in the wake of her death than she ever knew in her life. After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life and thriving antique shop in New Orleans. Instead, she learns Mags has willed The Hideaway to her and charged her with renovating it—no small task considering h... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01HAK33TC
• ASIN: B01HAK33TC
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Where the Crawdads Sing

• ASIN: 0735219095
• ASIN: 0735219095
• ISBN: 0735219095
• Brand: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Reading Is Awesome! : A Best Friend for Foofa; Friends Are Fun!; Fun with Plex; Mystery in Gabba Land; Super Gabba Friends!; The Gabba Land Band

Fans of the hit Nick Jr. show are sure to love this carry-along boxed set with six readers based on popular episodes. Contains paperback editions of "A Best Friend for Foofa, Friends Are Fun!, Fun

• UPC: 36955876

Elementary, She Read : A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery

Gemma Doyle, manager of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and her best friend Jayne Wilson discover a rare manuscript and a dead body in Elementary, She Read, the charmingly clever

• UPC: 55798458
• Rating: 4.3

The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories : The Best New Original Stories of the Genre

One of the world's top writers and anthology editors is launching a new series with only brand new and original stories with the very best writers at the top of their game and their

• UPC: 940860286

The Best American Mystery Stories 2019

New York Times best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collection of the year’s best mystery short

• UPC: 497261548

Oscar Wilde and the Murders at Reading Gaol : A Mystery

9781439153758

• UPC: 21277822
• Rating: 4.0

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) - eBook

Did Edwin Drood simply vanish into the night on Christmas Eve, or was he murdered with a black silk scarf by his uncle Jasper? Or was he possibly done in with a walking stick, brandished

• UPC: 299042167
• Rating: 3.8

Read and Gone : A Haunted Library Mystery

Right in time for the holidays, comes Allison Brook's second Haunted Library mystery, a perfect present for readers of Jenn McKinlay and Leslie

• UPC: 331058617
• Rating: 3.9

The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries - eBook

Leading crime critic Maxim Jakubowski presents this year's must-have collection of British crime fiction.This latest volume of the acclaimed annual collection presents over 20 short stories of murder mystery, selected from the very cream of

• UPC: 430617040
• Rating: 4.0

Sweet Tea and Secrets : A Tea and a Read Mystery

Sleuth Callie Aspen wants to light up the Fourth of July tea party by solving a celebrity's decades-old disappearance, but her digging results in more fireworks than she

• UPC: 770234819
• Rating: 4.0

The Best American Mystery Stories 2003

Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals,

• UPC: 42335721
• Rating: 3.5