General Fiction

Nest

by Terry Goodkind; read by Elisabeth Rodgers

#1 New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind reinvents the paranormal thriller with a provocative walk among evil. Learn More

Part sweeping evocation of Earth's rhythms, part literary archive, part post-human novel, The Nature Book collages descriptions of the natural world into a singular symphonic paean to the planet. Learn More

Natural History

by Andrea Barrett; read by Teri Schnaubelt

A masterful new collection of interconnected stories, from the renowned National Book Award–winning author. Learn More

A Natural

by Ross Raisin; read by Shaun Grindell

From one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, an exquisitely crafted coming-of-age novel set in the high-stakes world of English soccer—for readers of Nick Hornby and The Art of Fielding. Learn More

Native Tongue

by Suzette Haden Elgin; read by Amy Landon

Originally published in 1984, this classic dystopian trilogy is a testament to the power of language and women's collective action. Learn More

The Naming of the Birds

by Paraic O'Donnell; read by Charles Armstrong

The next installment of the "thrilling gothic mystery" (TIME) series, following the acclaimed bestseller The House on Vesper Sands, arrives in full force as Inspector Cutter and Sergeant Bliss solve their strangest and most personal case yet. Learn More

The Myth of Surrender

by Kelly O'Connor McNees; read by Carlotta Brentan

Written by the acclaimed author of The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott and Undiscovered Country, The Myth of Surrender explores a hidden chapter of American history that still reverberates across the lives of millions of women and their children. Learn More

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2024

edited with an introduction by Anthony Horowitz; series edited and foreword by Otto Penzler; read by BJ Harrison and Kim Niemi

Anthony Horowitz selects and introduces the best mystery stories from the past year, under the auspices of the world's oldest mystery fiction specialty bookshop. Learn More

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year: 2022

edited and introduction by Sara Paretsky; Series edited by Otto Penzler; read by Daniel Thomas May and Rachel Perry

Sara Paretsky selects the twenty best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, and more. Learn More

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2025

edited by John Grisham; series edited by Otto Penzler; read by Marnye Young and Jamie Renell

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available September

#1 bestseller John Grisham selects the best short mystery fiction of the past year. Learn More

The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2023

edited by Amor Towles and Otto Penzler

Amor Towles selects the best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Andrew Child, Jeffrey Deaver, and T. C. Boyle. Learn More

My Revolutions

Hari Kunzru; read by Simon Prebble

Gripping, moving, provocative and passionate, My Revolutions brings to brilliant life both the radical idealism of the post-'68 generation and the darker currents which ran beneath it, the eddies of which still shape our history today. Learn More

My Darling Boy

by John Dufresne; read by Kyle Snyder

A brilliant and gut-wrenching novel about a father and son from a "generous and lyric storyteller" (San Francisco Chronicle). Learn More

Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce

by A.L. Herbert; read by Janina Edwards

Mahalia's Sweet Tea boasts the most flavorful soul food in all of Prince George's County, Maryland. But as events at the beauty industry's leading trade show turn ugly, owner Halia Watkins needs to bite into an unsavory new item on the menu—murder! Learn More

The Murder Wheel

by Tom Mead; read by Jake Ruddle

In this follow-up to Death and the Conjuror, former stage magician Joseph Spector is back to help Scotland Yard with yet another hopelessly baffling case. Learn More

Murder Takes the Stage

by Colleen Cambridge; read by Jennifer M. Dixon

In this delightful historical mystery, Phyllida Bright—amateur sleuth and Agatha Christie's esteemed housekeeper—discovers a killer stalking the stages of London's illustrious theaters. Learn More

Murder on the Yellow Brick Road

by Stuart M. Kaminsky; read by Patrick Lawlor

In this "marvelously entertaining" mystery, a hard-boiled Hollywood private eye investigates a murdered Munchkin on the set of The Wizard of Oz (Newsday). Learn More

Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express

by Stuart M. Kaminsky; read by John McLain

A Moscow cop juggles cases of kidnapping, murder, and a missing Czarist-era document in a modern-day mystery with "never a dull moment" (Library Journal). Learn More

Murder on Mistletoe Lane

by Clara McKenna; read by Sarah Zimmerman

Clara McKenna presents Book 5 in the Stella and Lyndy Mystery series. Learn More

A Murder of Magpies

Judith Flanders; read by Susan Duerden

It's just another day at the office for book editor Samantha Clair. Checking jacket copy for howlers, wondering how to break it to her star novelist that her latest effort is utterly unpublishable, lunch scheduled with gossipy author Kit Lowell, whose new book will deliciously dish the dirt on the fashion industry. But little does she know how much trouble Kit's book is about to cause. Before it even goes to print. When police inspector Field turns up at the venerable offices of Timmins & Ross, asking questions about an undelivered package that was addressed to Sam, she knows something is wrong. The messenger sent to deliver the package was murdered, and then Kit goes missing. Suddenly, Sam's nine-to-five life is turned upside down and she is propelled into a criminal investigation. Someone doesn't want Kit's scandalous manuscript published and unless Sam can put the pieces together in time, they'll do anything to stop it. Learn More

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