Sometimes the smallest question leads to the biggest investigation. These Mystery and Thriller books draw readers into situations where exploring one possibility leads to another. As characters search for answers, new developments keep the stakes and anticipation building.
The Dark Lottery: Jackpot… You’re Dead
by Mike Stetz
Release Date: October 1, 2026
Conrad “Connie” Keen is hardly acing life. A binge-drinking house painter, he’s obsessed with the dark lottery: long-shot, horrific deaths, such as his brother’s demise. He fell off a San Diego pier years ago. Out of the blue, Connie is told that his death was no accident. His brother was pushed. That bombshell aims the dark lottery at him.
Almost a Birdbrain Idea (Doreen Diller Humorous Mysteries Book 5)
by Margaret Lashley
Release Date: September 22, 2026
Dating a hot cop when your family’s in the mob? That’s the textbook definition of a birdbrain idea. Get set for a rip-roaring good time when amateur sleuth Doreen Diller tries to keep her elderly mob gal-pals from ending up in jail. Will she be able to clip their latest fly-by-night scam before the whole gang ends up flocked? It’s a mystery…
Dissonance
by Aleksander Szeser
Release Date: October 1, 2026
A threat delivered through her daughter shatters Kira Hunt’s quiet life. When the first attack comes, Kira’s response leaves her husband and the police with questions. As the investigation uncovers gaps in her past, even the life she built begins to look like evidence. But the people hunting her aren’t waiting for proof.
High Jingo (The Carsagian Caribbean Saga)
by Ed Arre
Release Date: September 30, 2026
An idyllic Caribbean island. A savage murder. A vicious deep-state cabal. And a reporter driven by guilt and pride, determined to take it down. No badge, no backup, just his press pass and his NERVE. An UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER.
Hats off to Boo (Wicked Witches of Cauldron Hollow Book 8)
by Sara Bourgeois
Release Date: September 28, 2026
Cauldron Hollow has never been better at Halloween. The Veil is healed, the festival is packed, and for the first time in years, witches and mundanes alike are having a wonderful October. Then Shands Dunkle, the beloved owner of the best haunted hayride in three counties, is found dead inside his barn after a full day of paying customers rode past him and clapped.
Keep No Secrets (Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Book 17)
by J.M Dalgliesh
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A family estate with a deadly secret… When a young man’s body is discovered on a remote stretch of farmland in Norfolk, DI Tom Janssen’s quiet morning is shattered. He is surprised to learn that the victim was a stable hand at Vale Racing – a yard steeped in tradition, where reputation and credibility are everything.
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