For readers who enjoy spotting details and connecting the dots, these Mystery & Thriller books offer plenty to investigate. Their stories put clues, unanswered questions, and unexpected discoveries at the heart of the reading experience. You can follow the evidence while wondering whether you’ve found the right answer. Pick one when you’re ready to put your powers of deduction to work.
Cafe Brulot (Theo Holmes Murder Mystery Series Book 2)
by Sal Casamassima
Release Date: September 1, 2026
While two Cajun brothers set alligator traps along a Louisiana bayou, they discover much larger bait: a human body missing all its vital organs. Theo Holmes, a descendant of Sherlock Holmes, is called in by the New Orleans Police Department to determine how the body got there and who is behind this grotesque crime. PAM, a beautiful AI robot, and Delaney Watson assist him with the case.
The Silent Sister
by Angela Henry
Release Date: August 27, 2026
After her husband Troy’s fatal accident, Taylor loses her home, her money, and even her memory of that day. Then Valerie, a nurse claiming to be Troy’s sister, becomes her lifeline. But as Valerie’s lies begin to unravel, Taylor realizes they are both hiding deadly secrets.
House of Stolen Time
by Jason Fischer
Release Date: September 4, 2026
At Blake Manor, after Dr. Ray Bradley’s time-pausing machine tears a hole in the natural order, Shadow Children, remnants of a future that can no longer exist, start hunting Dr. Bradley and his team. Twenty years later, Barbara Benet inherits the home from an uncle she barely remembers, and the Shadow Children are waiting to hunt again.
The Shadow Friends (The Martini Club Book 3)
by Tess Gerritsen
Release Date: August 25, 2026
When a renowned disease expert and Russian defector dies mysteriously during a global affairs conference in Purity, Maine, the tight-knit band of former spies in the Martini Club once again sees their quiet coastal retirement interrupted by international intrigue.
Clean Slate (Olive Hunt Book 1)
by Brianna Labuskes
Release Date: August 4, 2026
Death pays well for Olive Hunt, a crime scene cleaner who channels her childhood traumas into erasing the suffering of others. After nearly ten years, she’s seen it all. Nothing rattles her anymore. Until now.
The Other Widow
by LynDee Walker
Release Date: July 9, 2026
Our husbands died. Our husbands lied. Can I trust her?
A week ago, Josephine Malone didn’t even know me. And now she can’t live without me. We sit side by side on her soft leather couch, mascara stinging our red-rimmed eyes. Our husbands were killed in the same accident. And together we’re riding the same gut-wrenching roller-coaster.
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