Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Mysteries ---------------------------------- Strangers Behind Closed Doors by Catherine Adel West Race through this new release before the TV adaptation! - “Seamlessly blends two of my favorite genres: domestic suspense and police procedural” (Kellye Garrett) - Giovanni is the concierge of the storied Ivory Hotel — and when her estranged best friend vanishes from the premises, all eyes are on her… - Detective Redding Stark must clear Giovanni’s name in this twist-filled read “that locks the reader in” (<i>Booklist</I>) Media Praise: Variety, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7808?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/strangers-behind-closed-doors-by-ca... Red Sheet by James Ellroy A noir legend delivers ‘a head-spinning carom of a book’ (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) - Written by the Edgar Award Grand Master behind <I>L.A. Confidential</I> - Investigator Freddy Otash contends with a Halloween night murder, a Communist probe, and a political cover-up in 1960s Los Angeles - “The Freddy Otash novels will be mentioned… as some of Ellroy’s best work” (NPR) Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7801?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/red-sheet-by-james-ellroy?granted_a... Storm Tide by Paul Doiron ‘Doiron’s series shows no sign of losing momentum’ (<I>Booklist</I>) - Two brutal murders seem unrelated — but as game warden Mike Bowditch investigates, he realizes a vigilante is at work… and he may be the next victim - Part of an “outstanding” series (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>) that counts C. J. Box among its fans - An atmospheric mystery set in Maine Media Praise: Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7807?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/storm-tide-by-paul-doiron?granted_a... Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan A stormy thriller that will whisk you to the cliffs of Cornwall - Celebrated children’s author Eleanor has summoned her family for a celebration — but one threatening message soon derails everything - Chilling revelations come to light in this “one-sitting delight of a novel” (Lucy Clarke) from the author of the Netflix-adapted <I>Anatomy of a Scandal</I> - A windswept setting, a murder, and a family secret… As Reese’s Book Club alum Ellery Lloyd says, “What’s not to love?” Media Praise: Good Housekeeping, The Guardian Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7890?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/based-on-a-true-story-by-sarah-vaug... Heather by Caitlin Mullen Fans of <I>The God of the Woods</I>: Don’t miss this gripping small-town mystery - Riley Sager calls this novel “stunning,” and Alex Michaelides says, “If you enjoyed <i>Mare of Easttown</i>, you’ll love <I>Heather</I>” - In a quaint New Jersey town, new police chief Callie Hauser is propelled into a decades-old cold case of twin sisters who vanished - From the Edgar Award–winning author of <i>Please See Us</i> Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7872?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/heather-by-caitlin-mullen?granted_a... Hemlock Bay by Martin Edwards ‘A true master of British crime writing’ (Richard Osman) pens a clever, engrossing whodunit - Following a fortune teller’s predictions to Hemlock Bay, Rachel Savernake finds herself ensnared in a web of lies and murder… - The “dazzling” latest (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> starred review) from a CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar Award–winning author - “If you haven’t yet discovered Martin Edwards’s books, you are in for a treat” (Louise Penny) Media Praise: Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7967?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/hemlock-bay-by-martin-edwards-2026-... Wait and See by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen A uniquely skilled investigator goes head to head with a dangerous enemy - Kendra Michaels was once blind — and now she uses her heightened senses and observational skills to help out a friend after receiving a cryptic message - From a <i>New York Times</i> bestselling, Edgar Award–winning mother-and-son duo - Featuring a Holmesian protagonist racing across London Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7803?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/wait-and-see-by-iris-johansen-and-r... A Murder in Springtime by Martin Walker The hunt for a killer is on in a small French village - <I>Booklist</I> says, “If, by some magic, you could live within any book (or series), you would do well to choose Martin Walker’s <i>Bruno, Chief of Police</i> mysteries” - Bruno knows his longtime neighbor and friend couldn’t possibly have killed her lodger — but can he find out who did? - <I>The New York Times</I> promises “surprising twists under cover of a slow-burn, community-driven mystery” Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7804?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/a-murder-in-springtime-by-martin-wa... Nine Lives by Catherine Steadman ‘Everything you want in a summer thriller’ (Emiko Jean) - Frankie’s exclusive London neighborhood shows its dark shadows when her cat returns with a disturbing message — “help me” — carved into his collar - The author of Reese’s Book Club pick <I>Something in the Water</I> is back with “a sleek, unsettling puzzle of a novel” (Harlan Coben) - Picking up raves from Kate Quinn, Caroline Kepnes, and Lucy Foley Media Praise: People, Cosmopolitan, Parade Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7806?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/nine-lives-by-catherine-steadman?gr... Sweet Spot by Kemper Donovan Fans of Benjamin Stevenson won’t want to miss this irresistible Golden Age–style mystery - From an author with “the ability to throw in a killer plot twist at the end that would make Dame Agatha proud” (<I>Library Journal</I>) - Ghostwriter Belle agrees to help a woman tell her harrowing story of survival — until an unexpected murder turns a lavish, guarded compound into a crime scene - The latest installment of a series that began with <I>The Busy Body</i>, which has fans in Sophie Hannah, <i>People</i>, and Alex Michaelides Media Praise: Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7939?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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