Our Most Anticipated Reads: October 2024
By Crime HQ
September 30, 2024
I’ll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong
Betrayal at Blackthorn Park by Julia Kelly
With mystery, intrigue, and the hints of romance international bestselling author Julia Kelly is known for, Evelyne Redfern returns in Betrayal at Blackthorn Park.
The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz
After the “insanely readable” (Stephen King) and “perfectly told” (Malcolm Gladwell) New York Times bestseller The Plot comes Jean Hanff Korelitz’s equally captivating new novel: The Sequel.
Killing Time by M. C. Beaton with R.W. Green
Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton’s cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin—the star of her own hit T.V. series—is back on the case again.
Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell
Autopsies can reveal the secrets of the dead. And this victim is sending Scarpetta a message…
The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni
Two sisters. A lost imperial treasure. The world’s greatest puzzle master has twenty-four hours to solve the most dangerous mystery of his life . . . or die trying, in “[this] breathlessly paced and nail-bitingly suspenseful” (Booklist) novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Puzzle Master, hailed as “thrilling” by David Baldacci.
You Better Watch Out by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth
The More the Terrier by David Rosenfelt
The next installment in David Rosenfelt’s bestselling Andy Carpenter series brings a lone pup to his doorstep, but when it comes to dogs, The More the Terrier.
Blue Christmas Bones by Carolyn Haines
Blue Christmas Bones is the next Christmas mystery in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as “Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,” featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney.
Rockin’ Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews
The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies in The Treasure Hunters Club—a rollicking murder mystery set in a seaside town filled with pirate lore, family secrets, unforgiveable grudges, secret societies, and of course, a treasure lost to time.
Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley
Sleep in Heavenly Pizza is the fourth book in Mindy Quigley’s delectable Deep Dish Mystery series, set in a Wisconsin pizzeria.
Fondue or Die by Korina Moss
In Korina Moss’s Fondue or Die, the lazy, hazy, dairy days of summer are coming to a close in the Sonoma Valley… and so is someone’s life.
Memorials by Richard Chizmar
A group of students encounter a supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachia in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the “unforgettable and scary” (Harlan Coben) Chasing the Boogeyman.
In Too Deep by Andrew and Lee Child
The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child.
The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024, Guest Editor S.A. Cosby, and series editor Steph Cha
A collection of the year’s best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby, author of Razorblade Tears, and series editor Steph Cha.
Everyone this Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson
Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, “deviously good fun” (Nita Prose), Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas staples: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club kissed under the mistletoe.
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series.
A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke
Death is only the beginning in Olivia Blacke’s A New Lease on Death, a darkly funny supernatural mystery that introduces an unlikely crime-solving duo.