Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Mysteries ---------------------------------- The Girl with Ice in Her Veins by Karin Smirnoff ‘Lisbeth Salander is back — and maybe better than ever’ (Lee Child) - “Fresh, fearless… One of the great crime series of our time could not be in safer, more capable hands” (Chris Whitaker, author of <I>All the Colors of the Dark</I>) - Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist head to a snow-covered Swedish town mired in a conflict between a ruthless corporation and angry locals - Breathes new life into the beloved characters first introduced in Stieg Larsson’s blockbuster hit <I>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</I> Media Praise: People, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4675?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-girl-with-ice-in-her-veins-by-k... Billion-Dollar Ransom by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski Film rights have already been sold for James Patterson’s latest thrill-ride! - A school bus, a luxury resort, the streets of Beverly Hills: Five members of a billionaire’s family are abducted simultaneously for a 10-figure ransom… - Can FBI agent Nicky Gordon bring all five of the victims back without paying a cent? - All of the “breakneck pacing and loop-the-loop plotting” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) you’d expect from one of the most popular authors in the world Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4799?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/billion-dollar-ransom-by-duane-swie... Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman A sensible book conservator and a woman claiming to be Agatha Christie team up to find a killer - With the help of a sarcasm-spewing librarian, an 11-year-old prodigy, and an unfashionable NYPD detective, can they solve a murder? - Putting a modern twist on classic detective fiction, this hilarious whodunit kicks off a new series - “Clever, funny, sharp, surprising — Amanda Chapman delivers” (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of <i>Eat, Pray, Love</i>) Media Praise: Real Simple, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4674?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/mrs-christie-at-the-mystery-guild-l... The Break-In by Katherine Faulkner ‘I devoured it in a sitting, and I have zero regrets’ (Nita Prose, author of <I>The Maid</I>) - Alice, a wealthy London mother, panics and kills an intruder in her home — but a series of sinister events after the incident unravels a web of secrets - From the author of <I>The Other Mothers</I>, “the master of throwing ordinary women into extraordinary, what-would-you-do situations” (Abigail Dean, author of <I>Girl A</I>) - The “how-did-I-miss-that final twist” (Reese’s Book Club alum Ellery Lloyd) will remind you that not everything is as it seems Media Praise: The Times, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4676?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-break-in-by-katherine-faulkner?... Too Old for This by Samantha Downing A geriatric former serial killer comes out of retirement to guard a secret worthy of murder… - “A smart, hilarious thriller” (<i>People</i>) from the internationally bestselling author of <i>My Lovely Wife</i> - How far will Lottie Jones go to protect the new life she’s built for herself? - “Samantha Downing’s signature dark humor is cranked up to one hundred” (<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Stacy Willingham) Media Praise: People, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Post, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4671?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/too-old-for-this-by-samantha-downin... Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner ‘A roller-coaster ride of a read’ (Sandra Brown) from a #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author - Shortly after Frankie Elkin is summoned to Tucson, Arizona, to locate a missing Afghan refugee, a video surfaces of the victim walking away from the scene of a double murder. Can Frankie unravel the truth? - This new installment of a beloved series captivated Louise Penny and David Baldacci Media Praise: PBS, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4679?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/kiss-her-goodbye-by-lisa-gardner-20... Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill Welcome back aboard the Orient Express, where murder awaits… - Could a ride on a storied luxury train be the inspiration crime writer Joe needs? - This homage to Golden Age mysteries contains a brutal crime scene, a missing body, and a colorful cast of fellow travelers - From the <I>USA Today</i> bestselling author of <I>The Woman in the Library</I> Media Praise: Publishers Weekly Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4673?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/five-found-dead-by-sulari-gentill?g... The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller Featured in <I>The New York Times</I>’ ‘Thrillers with Twists You Won’t See Coming’ - “<i>The Diary of Lies</i> is deeply scary and all too believable” (<i>BookPage</i> starred review) - Edinburgh-based journalist Shona Sandison is following a promised scoop when she’s handed an address and mysterious instructions — leading her to a murder plot and a vast conspiracy - A must-read for fans of John le Carré and Mick Herron Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4776?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-diary-of-lies-by-philip-miller?... Just Another Dead Author by Katarina Bivald Murder casts its shadow over the French countryside in this literary mystery - “A sharp and twisty whodunit with a cast of intriguing characters steeped in secrets, this book hooked me from the very start” (<I>New York Times</I> bestselling author Nalini Singh) - Crime novelist Berit Gardner is supposed to relaxing at a writers’ conference — but her plotting skills may come in handy when the keynote speaker drops dead… - From the author of <I>The Murders in Great Diddling</I>, whose “latest will appeal to fans of Louise Penny and Elly Griffiths” (<I>Library Journal</I>) Media Praise: The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4777?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/just-another-dead-author-by-katarin... Mississippi Blue 42 by Eli Cranor One of Apple’s best books of August is ‘reminiscent of Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard’ (<i>Library Journal</i>) - FBI agent Rae is plunged into the lucrative world of college football as she investigates illicit money and murder on a southern university’s campus - Alafair Burke, author of <i>The Better Sister</i>, calls this “the kind of read that keeps a smile on your face as you compulsively turn the pages” - Penned by a former professional quarterback turned Edgar Award–winning author Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4784?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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