Unravel complex mysteries and face heart-pounding suspense with these gripping Mystery & Thriller new releases. From atmospheric K-9 sleuthing in the Pacific Northwest and small-town secrets unraveling in cozy corners to high-stakes danger in the worlds of fashion, technology, and the Australian outback—each title offers shocking twists and unforgettable heroes. Perfect for readers who crave smart investigations, dark motives, and relentless tension on every page.
The Deep Green (Pacific Northwest K-9 Mysteries Book 1)
by Sophie Lyon
Release Date: August 7, 2026
A wildlife biologist walks into the Hoh Rain Forest and doesn’t walk out. The Park Service calls it a lost hiker. Kate Soren’s German Shepherd says otherwise. This atmospheric K-9 search-and-rescue mystery is cozy-adjacent, with no graphic violence. Book one of a new Pacific Northwest series.
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Artificial Dragon: Intelligently Deadly (A Megan Burgan Novel Book 2)
by Warren Rainer
Release Date: July 30, 2026
In A Devil in the Wilderness, Megan Burgan was forced to confront the demons of her past. Now, in Artificial Dragon, she must face a terrifying threat born from the future. Megan must confront an unlikely foe, one with deadly intent. The story is fiction—but the plot may be all too real. Artificial intelligence is coming to a computer near you...
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Just A Cozy Little Murder: Everyone in Driftwood Cove is Lying
by E. Ellis Allen
Release Date: July 19, 2026
Haunted by guilt and hiding behind a stolen identity, Celia Jamison arrives in Driftwood Cove for a fresh start. Instead, she finds a town built on secrets. When a resident is murdered, she’ll have to expose a killer before anyone uncovers her own deadly lie.
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Run Way
by Patrick Ullmer
Release Date: June 4, 2026
In 1986, fading supermodel Juliette Wilde hires bad-boy photographer Mitch Corvin, only to later discover that he is a reformed but still dangerous criminal who will do anything to protect her. While his photographs reignite her fame, danger from within the modeling company “Run Way” also arises, and when Juliette is kidnapped, only Mitch can save her.
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Hero (DS Walker Thrillers Book 5)
by Patricia Wolf
Release Date: May 20, 2026
A sporting legend. A brutal death. A dark legacy. DS Lucas Walker is back home in Queensland, following the dramatic fallout from his last case. He is just getting to grips with his new role in the small outback town of Katima when the body of an unknown young man is found hanging from a tree in the park.
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Run for Your Life
by Lucinda Berry
Release Date: July 7, 2026
Riley Fletcher’s morning run should have been ordinary—muscle memory, fresh air, home by breakfast. Instead, she wakes bound and bleeding in a lakeside cabin, her captor a ghost from her past: Dawson Miller, a former coworker with nothing left to lose.
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