| |  | | | FEATURED IN: |  | | A spellbinding, intergenerational family mystery | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Marta and her elderly great-aunt, Nena, must use their supernatural gifts to find the child Nena once left behind
- Shifts between El Paso, Texas, in 1943 and the present day
- A must-read for fans of Alice Hoffman and Silvia Moreno-Garcia that “will bewitch and enrapture” (Kirkus Reviews starred review)
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 | | | FEATURED IN: |  | | Travel to the French countryside in this top-notch culinary whodunit | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - An archaeological dig unearths secrets dating back to World War II
- The latest installment in a popular, long-running series starring a police chief who’s a talented chef
- Perfect for fans of Georges Simenon and the Inspector Maigret series
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 | | | FEATURED IN: |  | | A mesmerizing gothic tale inspired by a real Scottish witch trial | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Follows the intertwined stories of two women 400 years apart
- When Clem’s daughter wakes in the hospital claiming to be someone else, she must unravel a dark, centuries-old secret
- “Gripped me from the very first sentence… I read it in one sitting” (Emilia Hart, author of Weyward)
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 | | | FEATURED IN: |  | | A must-read for fans of Susan Elia MacNeal’s Maggie Hope series | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - Field agent Evelyne Redfern’s seemingly simple first assignment is complicated by the murder of a high-ranking engineer
- Brimming with World War II–era intrigue
- “Tautly plotted, with layered historical detail and plenty of dry wit” (Shelf Awareness)
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 | | | FEATURED IN: | | | ‘Lovers of Agatha Christie will find this puzzle both disturbing and delightful’ (Kirkus Reviews) | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - During a raging blizzard, Lady Abigail Worthing must solve a series of murders that follow the events of a nursery rhyme
- A locked-room whodunit set in 19th-century England
- From an author who “offers a vibrant picture of the roles Black and mixed-race people played in Regency life” (Publishers Weekly)
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 | | | FEATURED IN: |  | | A private detective takes on the high-stakes case of a missing bookseller | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - The victim’s shop runs a mail-order queer book service — and the carefully guarded subscriber list has vanished, too
- From the author of the critically acclaimed Lavender House
- “Rosen buttresses his solid suspense plot with a rendering of mid-century San Francisco that feels realistic” (Publishers Weekly)
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 | | | FEATURED IN: |  | | Jemma’s new employers are under a curse — and they think she’s the only one who can break it | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - “An absolute marvel… An enthralling puzzle box of family scandals and secrets” (Rachel Harrison)
- In 1962, Jemma accepts a job with a mysterious family in New Orleans — and discovers the dark truths the Duchons have hidden for centuries
- The perfect read with Halloween approaching
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 | | | FEATURED IN: |  | | The lives of three women are intertwined by a shocking Gilded Age mystery | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - A newly widowed innkeeper develops a photograph — but the subject hasn’t been seen in decades
- “Lush and vivid… A tour de force of a novel” (Sarah Addison Allen)
- Inspired by the little-known story of a real island off the Georgia coast
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 | | | FEATURED IN: |  | | A killer stalks the halls of a lavish villa in the Bavarian alps | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - The latest installment of a New York Times bestselling series
- “A mystery that keeps you guessing while you enjoy the historical retrospective on the Mad King” (Kirkus Reviews)
- Trapped in a baroness’s luxurious home, Lady Emily must identify a murderer among her eccentric fellow guests
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 | | | FEATURED IN: | | | Who would murder a scientific genius on the verge of a breakthrough? | | WHY IT’S READWORTHY: | - A husband-and-wife detective duo risks everything to unravel a deadly conspiracy in Regency England
- “A complex and surprising mystery enhanced by historically accurate information” (Kirkus Reviews)
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