The truth has a way of surfacing in these gripping mystery and thriller novels. Buried crimes, hidden motives, and dangerous lies create nonstop suspense from beginning to end. Every discovery brings new risks and shocking consequences. These are stories readers will stay up all night to finish.
The Lies in the Lefse (A Cash Kristiansen Mystery Book 2)
by George Robstad
Release Date: April 9, 2026
A mayoral candidate is dead, and Salt Cliff Isle is full of secrets. Cash Kristiansen is pulled into a web of lies, shifting loyalties, and buried truths. In an island town that protects its own, uncovering the truth may cost more than anyone is ready to pay.
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When The Storm Passes
by Manel Loureiro
Release Date: May 1, 2026
In the summer, the Isle of Ons is a vacation paradise. But in the winter, when nature is unpredictable and supply boats are rare, Ons is far less inviting. Yet the offseason is perfect for Roberto Lobeira, who hopes to find peace and inspiration to write his new novel. Instead, the island’s few permanent residents give Roberto an unnerving and cautionary welcome.
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A Bookish Disappearance (The Chiltern Hills Mysteries Book 7)
by Anthea Fraser
Release Date: May 6, 2026
Cozy up with a cup of tea and discover an utterly irresistible mystery, set amid England’s picture-perfect Chiltern Hills. Meet Rona Parish, a feisty biographer with a talent for digging up murder and mystery wherever she goes—and Gus, the adorable Golden Retriever trotting loyally at her heels!
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Vesper Hall: The Black Crown of Karn
by Davide Montanari
Release Date: April 12, 2026
Vesper Hall: The Black Crown of Karn is a sci-fi noir thriller set in the towering future city of New York-23, where power shapes the truth and every perfect story hides something rotten. When a sudden death shatters an elite high-society gathering at Vesper Hall, the case looks simple: an accident, a tragedy, a story ready to be closed before anyone asks the wrong questions.
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Mirage Code: The Ice Chamber
by Sar Maroof
Release Date: April 30, 2026
Leo Quin touched the ice where heroes died—and something touched back. In a world where humanoid killers walk among us, patient and unkillable, the resistance is rotting from within. Traitors sit at board tables. Presidents promise action they’ll never deliver. And the Black Room decides which leaders live and which become public monuments.
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You Can Tell Me (Olivia Cruz Book 1)
by Melinda Leigh
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On the three-year anniversary of true crime writer Olivia Cruz’s horrific kidnapping, she’s scheduled to walk her podcaster friend Zoe March through the crime scene, but Zoe fails to show. Olivia knows Zoe would never stand her up—not today.
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