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Zack

by Mons Kallentoft and Markus Lutteman; read by Shaun Grindell

The gripping first thriller in a chilling new series from the reigning master of Scandinavian crime fiction—Mons Kallentoft, author of the acclaimed Malin Fors novels—is an instant international sensation. Learn More

2 A.M. in Little America

by Ken Kalfus; read by BJ Harrison

An Esquire "Best Book of Spring 2022" selection
A Literary Hub "Most Anticipated Book of 2022" selection

From "an important writer in every sense" (David Foster Wallace), a novel that imagines a future in which sweeping civil conflict has forced America's young people to flee its borders, into an unwelcoming world. Learn More

A Fatal Finale

by Kathleen Marple Kalb; read by Amy Melissa Bentley

Coming soon . . . Learn More

Doctor Death

Lene Kaaberbol; read by Nicola Barber

From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Boy in the Suitcase, a gripping historical thriller and poignant coming-of-age story set in nineteenth-century France. Learn More

A Lady in Shadows

by Lene Kaaberbol; read by Nicola Barber

New York Times bestselling author Lene Kaaberbøl returns with her beloved protagonist Madeleine Karno—an ambitious young woman who shatters the confines of nineteenth century France as she struggles to become the first female forensic pathologist and hunt down what appears to be a Jack the Ripper copycat. Learn More

Shade

Neil Jordan; read by Terry Donnelly

Set in Ireland between the 1900s and 1950s, Shade is a haunting novel of love and war. Learn More

Sweeney on the Rocks

by Allen Morris Jones; read by J. Rodney Turner

From Allen Morris Jones comes Sweeney on the Rocks, a literary crime novel that shows how we can run from ourselves, but can never really hide. Learn More

The Current

by Tim Johnston; read by Sarah Mollo-Christensen

Indie Next List

Tim Johnston, whose breakout debut Descent was called "astonishing," "engulfing," and "outstanding" by national media, returns with The Current, a tour de force about the indelible impact of a crime on the lives of innocent people. Learn More

Descent

Tim Johnston; read by Xe Sands and R.C. Bray

On a family vacation in the mountains near Denver, a girl on the brink of starting college and her younger brother leave the hotel to run and bike up a winding mountain road. Hours later, the boy is brought down in an ambulance, the victim of an apparent hit-and-run accident. His sister, however, has disappeared. Learn More

The Widening Stain

by W. Bolingbroke Johnson; introduction by Nicholas A. Basbanes; read by Todd Menesses

Murders plague a university library—and only an intrepid book cataloger can solve them. Learn More

Love Is Red

Sophie Jaff; read by Paul Boehmer and Emily Durante

This electrifying, addictive, and hypnotically beautiful debut spins suspense and literary fantasy into a stunning epic—the first volume in the Night Song Trilogy—ablaze with fear, mystery, and possibility. Learn More

Crown of Stars

by Sophie Jaff; read by Emily Durante, Mary Sarah, and Will Damron

In Book II of the Night Song Trilogy—the sequel to Love is Red—the past and present collide in a stunning, suspenseful supernatural saga of revenge that will appeal to fans of Outlander as well as more literary, horror-driven thrillers like Bird Box. Learn More

Basil's War

by Stephen Hunter; read by James Cameron Stewart

A swashbuckling British agent goes behind enemy lines to search for a religious text that might hold the key to ending the second World War. Learn More

Penance

David Housewright; read by R.C. Bray

Edgar Allan Poe Award - First Novel

P.I. Holland Taylor reluctantly agrees to help Minnesota gubernatorial candidate and media darling Carol Catherine Monroe with the skeletons rattling in her closest. But the murder of an innocent campaign worker teaches Taylor some sins can never be forgotten. 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

Telling Lies

Wendy Hornsby; read by Donna Postel

A Maggie McGowen Mystery. When her sister, Emily, is mysteriously shot in a Los Angeles alley and the evidence shows that it was not the result of random crime, filmmaker Maggie MacGowen must piece together the murder bit by bit. Learn More

Midnight Baby

Wendy Hornsby; read by Donna Postel

Filmmaker Maggie MacGowen’s eye sees things other people miss, often the dark reasons people get lost, hurt—or killed. When a young LA prostitute she befriended turns up murdered, she’s driven to find out who the girl really is and why she died. Learn More

77th Street Requiem

Wendy Hornsby; read by Donna Postel

Filmmaker Maggie MacGowen looks into the decades-old murder of a controversial cop, unaware that she and her camera will uncover events in his past that may be better left unknown. Learn More

Bad Intent

Wendy Hornsby; read by Donna Postel

When a shady politician frames three police officers by dredging up dirty allegations in order to gain the minority vote, investigative filmmaker Maggie MacGowen becomes determined to uncover the truth. Learn More

Murder in Plane Sight

by Julie Holmes; read by Wendy Tremont King

After discovering the body of the woman she blames for her brother’s death, an aircraft mechanic must prove her innocence and unravel a deadly aviation conspiracy before the stalker who tried to kill her once returns to finish the job. Learn More

A Darker Shade of Sweden

Edited by John-Henri Holmberg; read by Carol Monda, Scott Brick, Adam Grupper, Maggi-Meg Reed, Edoardo Ballerini, Erik Bergmann, and Tavia Gilbert

The must-hear anthology for mystery fans who can’t get enough of the dark side of Sweden! This short story collection features Sweden’s most distinguished and best-loved crime writers, including Henning Mankell, Asa Larsson, Maj Sjowall, Per Wahlöö and Sara Stridsberg, with a special highlight being a Stieg Larsson story never before published in English. Larsson’s companion Eva also contributes a story. The anthology is edited by John-Henri Holmberg, a writer and close friend of Larsson. Learn More

Clean Hands

by Patrick Hoffman; read by Christina Delaine

A New York Times Book Review Summer Thriller Pick

A scorching thriller from the author of The White Van and Every Man a Menace. Learn More

Strange Children

by Sadie Hoagland; read by Amy Melissa Bentley

In a polygamist commune in the desert, a fourteen-year-old boy and a twelve-year-old girl fall in love and consummate that love, breaking religious law. They are caught, and a year later, she gives birth to his father's child while the boy commits murder four hundred miles away—a crime that will slowly unravel the community. Learn More

The Cat Saw Murder

by Dolores Hitchens; introduction by Joyce Carol Oates; read by Janet Metzger

A prototypical early "cat mystery," written before the subgenre became a staple of cozy mystery fiction, The Cat Saw Murder is an entertaining and endlessly surprising whodunit with a focus on felines. The book is the first in the long-running Rachel Murdock series. Learn More

The Alarm of the Black Cat

by Dolores Hitchens; introduction by David Handler; read by Janet Metzger

This classic mystery features a family feud, feline intervention, and the spirited septuagenarian sleuth from The Cat Saw Murder. Learn More

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Zack

2 A.M. in Little America

A Fatal Finale

Doctor Death

A Lady in Shadows

Shade

Sweeney on the Rocks

The Current

Descent

The Widening Stain

Love Is Red

Crown of Stars

Basil's War

Penance

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

Telling Lies

Midnight Baby

77th Street Requiem

Bad Intent

Murder in Plane Sight

A Darker Shade of Sweden

Clean Hands

Strange Children

The Cat Saw Murder

The Alarm of the Black Cat