Buried Road
by Katie Tallo.
Third in a series featuring Gus Monet, this book jumps ahead a dozen years and is told through the eyes of Gus’ twelve-year-old daughter Bly.
Three years ago, Gus’s longtime partner, Howard, vanished during a camping trip. Though police, and Howard’s parents, have given up finding him alive, Gus insists on continuing to investigate. Her impetuous nature brings her and Bly into peril and twisty situations on the way to a terrifying climax.
Murder in the Family
by Cara Hunter
Twenty years ago Luke Ryder was found bludgeoned to death in his London back yard. His teenage stepdaughters discovered his body late at night after they returned from a movie.
The killer was never identified. Now a true crime TV series is re-examining the case. Six experts are taking a fresh look and revealing their discoveries live, week by week.
The novel reads like a screenplay, with multimedia commentary interspersed between each week’s script.
Lightning Strikes the Silence
by Iona Whishaw.
It's 1948. A little girl has been injured in an explosion on a deserted mountain near a tiny B.C. hamlet. A jewellery store has been robbed and its owner killed.
Star-crossed lovers, Japanese Canadians forcibly interned, Doukhobor settlers protesting unfair treatment, and family secrets from an earlier war, all play a role.
All the plot threads come together in another exciting and satisfying novel with Lane Winslow and her husband, police Inspector Frederick Darling.
After That Night
When Dr. Sara Linton was an ER doctor, she witnessed a dying declaration from Dani, a young woman who was beaten and raped.
Three years later, as Medical Examiner for the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, Sara is asked to testify against the wealthy young man accused of the rape. Together with her partner, GBI Detective Will Trent, Sarah dives into a behind-the-scenes investigation to find out how Dani’s case connects to her own past.
The Hunter
by Tana French.
Four years after abandoning his family to rural poverty in a remote community in western Ireland, Johnny Reddy has returned. And he has a get-rich-quick scheme to propose to his neighbours.
His 15-year-old daughter Trey doesn’t trust him one bit, but for her own reasons decides to help him with his multi-layered scheme. But things quickly get much more complicated than either of them expects. Conflicting loyalties collide with ideas of justice and revenge, forcing some wrenching choices.
Prom Mom
by Laura Lippman.
Amber Glass gives birth to a 28-week baby in a hotel bathroom on prom night, while Joe Simpson, her prom date, goes to the after party. When discovered, the baby is dead.
22 years later, they meet again, back in Baltimore. Joe is a wealthy real estate developer married to Meredith, a plastic surgeon. Amber has just opened a folk art gallery. It’s 2020 and they’re just realizing there’s a pandemic…
The Last Caretaker
by Jessica Strawser.
Katie is looking for a fresh start after her marriage fails — and when her best friend offers her a job as a caretaker at a remote nature preserve, it seems ideal.
But what happened to the previous caretaker? Most of her stuff is still in the house.
When an abused wife shows up in the middle of the night expecting Katie to take care of her, Katie wonders just what she’s gotten into.
Mother-Daughter Murder Night
by Nina Simon.
When Lana Rubicon, a high powered and stylish real estate developer, is diagnosed with cancer, she has to fall back on her semi-estranged daughter Beth and fifteen-year old granddaughter Jack for help.
Then Jack, a skilled kayak tour guide, is involved in finding a dead body, and Jack herself becomes a suspect. A story of three women who become a force to be reckoned with, told with wit and humour.
City Under One Roof
by Iris Yamashita.
A remote Alaskan town where everyone lives in a single highrise building. A teenager who finds a hand and a boot — with a foot in it — on the beach. A detective who believes this is a murder. A woman who hears voices and has a pet moose.
The only access to town is blocked by an avalanche. What could go wrong?
Speak for the Dead
by Amy Tector.
A young woman who works for the Dominion Archives in Ottawa is found dead, hanging in a remote, vault-like building where flammable photo negatives have been stored. Coroner Cate Spencer has to decide whether the woman committed suicide or was murdered. And she herself is in danger when she starts uncovering a series of murky circumstances.
Going to Beautiful
Toronto chef Jake Hardy’s life is shattered when his husband, Eddie, is found dead. Following a trail of Eddie’s last wishes, Jake travels to Beautiful, Saskatchewan: a small Ukrainian community where he finds acceptance along with some long-hidden secrets, along with a new beginning.
An Unthinkable Thing
by Nicole Lundrigan.
It’s 1958, and eleven-year-old Tommie is on trial, accused of shooting a wealthy couple and their teenage son. The couple were his mother’s employers: she was their live-in housekeeper. Did Tommie commit this crime? The story is told from his point of view, interspersed with transcripts from his trial.
The Verifiers
by Jane Pek.
Claudia Lin works at an agency whose clients hire them to secretly find out if their online-dating “matches” are lying. Then one of Claudia’s clients dies. Police say it’s suicide, but Claudia believes it’s murder.
Exiles
by Jane Harper.
A young mother disappeared a year ago, abandoning her baby at an outdoor festival. Aaron Falk was one of the last people to see her. Did she commit suicide or go into hiding? The third book in Jane Harper’s trilogy featuring Australian Federal Police officer Falk.
Dirt Creek
by Hayley Scrivenor.
A 12-year old girl goes missing on her way home from school. Police are called in to investigate. More is going on in this small town than is at first apparent; secrets and misunderstandings need to be unwound before the truth can emerge.
The Cage
by Bonnie Kistler.
Two women enter an elevator at the 30th floor. As they descend, the power goes out and they are trapped in the dark. When the elevator finally opens on the ground floor, one of the women is dead. She’s been shot. Was it suicide or murder?
Not a Happy Family
by Shari Lapena.
Wealthy entrepreneur Fred Merton and his wife Sheila have been found brutally murdered in their elegant house in an exclusive enclave. Could one of their three grown children have killed them?
Dial A for Aunties
by Jesse Q. Sutanto.
Meddy Chan accidentally kills her blind date, and calls on her mother and Chinese-Indonesian aunties to help her hide the body. But they are pressed for time—their wedding planning business has a big weekend ahead.
A Game of Fear
by Charles Todd.
It’s 1921. Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge is sent to a remote village to investigate a murder with no body, and a killer who could only be a ghost.
French Ghost
by Corinne LaBalme.
Melody Layne is a ghost. Or more precisely, a ghost writer. She’s moved to Paris to write a famous actor’s memoir… but now he’s drowned! How could he do this to her?