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.
Lying Beside You
Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven is drawn into the search for a missing woman, whose disabled father has been viciously beaten to death. Cyrus is helped, or hindered, by his former patient Evie Cormac, who’s now a tenant in his house. Her ability to detect lies does come in handy— if it could be trusted.
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.
The Favor
by Nicci French.
Jude Winter is a successful doctor, with an upcoming wedding. Then Liam shows up; he was her first love, back when they were teenagers. He asks her for a favor; she agrees. Then everythiing goes wrong.
Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus.
“Children, set the table; your mother needs a minute to herself.” It’s the early 1960s. Elizabeth Zott, the host of the afternoon TV cooking show Supper at Six, is a brilliant scientist, but male privilege has denied her a PhD or recognition for her subsequent research work. Yet Zott’s cooking show proves to be more than the lightweight fluff her program director expects.
The Good Turn
by Dervla McTiernan.
A young girl abducted off the street in Galway, Ireland. A team of police detectives spread thin while their colleagues focus on a drug task force. Suspicions of police corruption. Third in a series featuring Garda Detective Cormac Reilly.
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.
A Nice Place to Die
A young woman dead on a river bank in Northern Ireland. A team of police officers investigating her death—including DS Ryan McBride, who isn’t mentioning his prior acquantance with her. A raft of suspects. All to say, an entertaining and fast-moving novel with characters that you won’t easily forget.
My Darling Husband
by Kimberly Belle.
A home invasion. Jade and her two kids are taken hostage. Cam, her celebrity chef husband, must pay $734,296 in cash by 7 pm, or his family will be killed. But Cam doesn’t have that kind of money, especially since his flagship restaurant has just gone up in flames.
The Island
by Adrian McKinty.
The Baxter family—father, stepmom, and two teenage kids— want to see kangaroos and koalas on their trip to Australia. Some locals take them on a ferry to a private island. Then the Baxters make one fatal mistake, and their trip turns into an unrelenting nightmare.
Two Nights in Lisbon
by Chris Pavone
Arial’s husband is gone when she wakes up in their Lisbon hotel. When he doesn’t show up for breakfast and she can’t reach him by phone or text, she goes to the police to report him missing. But neither the police nor the American Embassy seem ready to help her. And she’s sure he’s in trouble.
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?
The Golden Couple
by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen.
Marissa and Matthew Bishop appear to be a golden couple, but their therapist, Avery, believes secrets are hidden behind that golden façade. And when she begins digging below the surface, things keep getting more complicated.
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.
The Other Passenger
by Louise Candlish.
Jamie and Kit have been commuting to downtown London by Thames river bus for months, when Kit disappears. Police question Jamie: another passenger witnessed them fighting the last time they travelled together. Who was that passenger, and what did they see?
The Sweetheart Locket
by Jen Gilroy.
Two women. Two timelines. Two generations. When World War II breaks out, sheltered Canadian girl Maggie stays in London to “do her bit.” In present day, Willow uncovers secrets her grandmother never revealed, and in the process finds new direction for her own life.
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.
Last Girl Ghosted
by Lisa Unger.
She met him on a dating app, but he didn’t just want a quick hookup. She falls in love, and when he says he wants to ask her something at dinner, she is anticipating…what? Not that he would stand her up and disappear.