The Hunter
by Tana French.
Four years after abandoning his family to rural poverty in a remote community in western Ireland, Johnny Reddy has returned. And he has a get-rich-quick scheme to propose to his neighbours.
His 15-year-old daughter Trey doesn’t trust him one bit, but for her own reasons decides to help him with his multi-layered scheme. But things quickly get much more complicated than either of them expects. Conflicting loyalties collide with ideas of justice and revenge, forcing some wrenching choices.
Prom Mom
by Laura Lippman.
Amber Glass gives birth to a 28-week baby in a hotel bathroom on prom night, while Joe Simpson, her prom date, goes to the after party. When discovered, the baby is dead.
22 years later, they meet again, back in Baltimore. Joe is a wealthy real estate developer married to Meredith, a plastic surgeon. Amber has just opened a folk art gallery. It’s 2020 and they’re just realizing there’s a pandemic…
The Last Caretaker
by Jessica Strawser.
Katie is looking for a fresh start after her marriage fails — and when her best friend offers her a job as a caretaker at a remote nature preserve, it seems ideal.
But what happened to the previous caretaker? Most of her stuff is still in the house.
When an abused wife shows up in the middle of the night expecting Katie to take care of her, Katie wonders just what she’s gotten into.
Mother-Daughter Murder Night
by Nina Simon.
When Lana Rubicon, a high powered and stylish real estate developer, is diagnosed with cancer, she has to fall back on her semi-estranged daughter Beth and fifteen-year old granddaughter Jack for help.
Then Jack, a skilled kayak tour guide, is involved in finding a dead body, and Jack herself becomes a suspect. A story of three women who become a force to be reckoned with, told with wit and humour.
City Under One Roof
by Iris Yamashita.
A remote Alaskan town where everyone lives in a single highrise building. A teenager who finds a hand and a boot — with a foot in it — on the beach. A detective who believes this is a murder. A woman who hears voices and has a pet moose.
The only access to town is blocked by an avalanche. What could go wrong?
Speak for the Dead
by Amy Tector.
A young woman who works for the Dominion Archives in Ottawa is found dead, hanging in a remote, vault-like building where flammable photo negatives have been stored. Coroner Cate Spencer has to decide whether the woman committed suicide or was murdered. And she herself is in danger when she starts uncovering a series of murky circumstances.
Going to Beautiful
Toronto chef Jake Hardy’s life is shattered when his husband, Eddie, is found dead. Following a trail of Eddie’s last wishes, Jake travels to Beautiful, Saskatchewan: a small Ukrainian community where he finds acceptance along with some long-hidden secrets, along with a new beginning.
An Unthinkable Thing
by Nicole Lundrigan.
It’s 1958, and eleven-year-old Tommie is on trial, accused of shooting a wealthy couple and their teenage son. The couple were his mother’s employers: she was their live-in housekeeper. Did Tommie commit this crime? The story is told from his point of view, interspersed with transcripts from his trial.
The Verifiers
by Jane Pek.
Claudia Lin works at an agency whose clients hire them to secretly find out if their online-dating “matches” are lying. Then one of Claudia’s clients dies. Police say it’s suicide, but Claudia believes it’s murder.
Exiles
by Jane Harper.
A young mother disappeared a year ago, abandoning her baby at an outdoor festival. Aaron Falk was one of the last people to see her. Did she commit suicide or go into hiding? The third book in Jane Harper’s trilogy featuring Australian Federal Police officer Falk.
Dirt Creek
by Hayley Scrivenor.
A 12-year old girl goes missing on her way home from school. Police are called in to investigate. More is going on in this small town than is at first apparent; secrets and misunderstandings need to be unwound before the truth can emerge.
The Cage
by Bonnie Kistler.
Two women enter an elevator at the 30th floor. As they descend, the power goes out and they are trapped in the dark. When the elevator finally opens on the ground floor, one of the women is dead. She’s been shot. Was it suicide or murder?
Not a Happy Family
by Shari Lapena.
Wealthy entrepreneur Fred Merton and his wife Sheila have been found brutally murdered in their elegant house in an exclusive enclave. Could one of their three grown children have killed them?
Dial A for Aunties
by Jesse Q. Sutanto.
Meddy Chan accidentally kills her blind date, and calls on her mother and Chinese-Indonesian aunties to help her hide the body. But they are pressed for time—their wedding planning business has a big weekend ahead.
A Game of Fear
by Charles Todd.
It’s 1921. Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge is sent to a remote village to investigate a murder with no body, and a killer who could only be a ghost.
French Ghost
by Corinne LaBalme.
Melody Layne is a ghost. Or more precisely, a ghost writer. She’s moved to Paris to write a famous actor’s memoir… but now he’s drowned! How could he do this to her?
The Ancient Dead
by Barbara Fradkin
A long-buried human skeleton. A photo of a cowboy in front of a weathered farmhouse. An uncle who’s been missing for thirty years. Amanda Doucette searches for connections —but someone wants to stop her.
Before She Disappeared
by Lisa Gardner.
Frankie Elkin is an ordinary woman who will stop at nothing to find missing people everyone else has given up on. She’s in Boston, looking for a missing teenage girl, Angelique.
A Match Made for Murder
by Iona Whishaw.
Two murders, two investigations. One in Tucson AZ where Lane Winslow and her new police inspector husband are honeymooning, the other back home in Nelson BC. The seventh novel in this series delivers twists and surprises while taking us back to the late 1940s.
Still Life
by Val McDermid.
A body pulled out of the sea. A skeleton found in a camper van. Historic Cases detective Karen Pirie’s investigations turn hot, as the past intrudes on the present.