Six Great Bossy Mystery Reads I didn't read as many mysteries last year as I typically do, but here are six of my favorites. I'm hoping...

This middle-grade writing collaboration inserts a clever young protagonist into the behind-the-scenes World War II British codebreaking...

Atkinson's cozy, Agatha Christie-style novel features former lawman Jackson Brodie, a mystery within a mystery, a real-life killer who...

Dunlap's debut novel explores early Edinburgh surgical schools, questionable methods of obtaining study subjects, a main protagonist's...

Frances White's debut is a locked-room mystery on a magical ship full of uncertain alliances, deadly vendettas, and a sassy and...

In the first book of Blake Crouch's haunting mystery trilogy, secret agent Ethan Burke tries to grasp the shifts in time, widespread...

Knoll's novel was inspired by real events; Bright Young Women traces a serial killer targeting young women and in the character of...

In the third Emma Makepeace novel, British spy Emma goes rogue in order to save world leaders and prevent an assassination at the hands...

I'm intrigued by a missing-persons story, and I'm a fan of Emiko Jean's writing. The Return of Ellie Black was a disturbing setup...

The first installment in Faizal's Blood and Tea series offers intriguing secrets, a swirling mystery, terrible betrayal, heartwarming...

The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby is a historical fiction art-focused mystery told in two timelines. I found the story immensely...

Whitaker offers several interconnected storylines, and while each one individually appealed to me, I felt a growing lack of connection to...

Grant's thriller is set in the wilds of Idaho, with a wilderness expert of a main character who has fought to trust others and be...

Only If You're Lucky centers around a group of South Carolina college students who don't truly know each other--and the unpleasant...

I was intrigued by the post-World War II repercussions on small-town Minnesota and by the dark secrets coming to light, but found myself...

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Mystery Reads If you want more favorite-mystery lists, check out round 1 of last year's Bossy favorites. And...

Katherine Arden, author of the captivating Winternight trilogy, here shares a mysterious, haunting historical fiction story with a...

Listen for the Lie offers a fascinating story structure, dark humor, and deeply flawed characters as main protagonist Lucy works to...

A former CIA operative retires to small-town Maine--along with other former agents--to live out a quiet existence, until figures from the...

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Mystery Reads This is the time in the year when you may be asking yourself, "Is she going to just keep...