In 2014, journalist Fiona Sheridan finds out that an elderly woman plans to re-open the long-abandoned boarding school where the body of Fiona’s sister was found 20 years ago. In 1950, the school was where “troubled” girls were sent. Four roommates from very different backgrounds form a friendship in the strict, dreary school. When one… Read More The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Quincy seems to be fine, years after she was the only survivor of a mass murder at a lake cottage. But meeting another “final girl” will change her perceptions of how well she’s coping. Fast paced and twisty Characters are not likable Nonlinear timeline Some unbelievable plotting Enjoyable thriller if you don’t think too hard… Read More Final Girls by Riley Sager
An undercover cop reluctantly returns to the Irish neighborhood where he grew up when a discovery in an abandoned house forces him to reconsider the event that changed his life over 20 years ago. Though technically part of the Dublin Murder Squad series, this novel functions perfectly well as a standalone. Tana French takes a… Read More Faithful Place by Tana French
First in series – Chicago Mystery featuring Cass Raines. Cass was a Chicago cop until the ego-driven actions of a bad cop forced her to shoot a young black kid. The incident didn’t cause her to resign – the commendation she received for her actions did. Now, she’s a private investigator still dealing with the… Read More Broken Places by Tracy Clark
Maureen Coghlin series #2 Maureen Coughlin is an outsider on the New Orleans Police Department but she is determined to make a place for herself on the force. When an investigation raises some red flags about her fellow officers, Maureen looks the other way — but she’s not happy about it. Is being a team… Read More Doing the Devil’s Work by Bill Loehfelm
Amelia Winn’s life was turned inside out when she was struck by a car and lost her hearing. No longer able to work or communicate easily with her family and friends, she turned to alcohol. Just as she’s trying to turn things around – to get a job, to repair her estranged husband’s faith in… Read More Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf
Gus Murphy lives on Long Island – but not the trendy Hamptons end. A former cop, Gus’s life fell apart when his son suddenly died, his marriage crumbled, and his daughter is still struggling to cope. Now, he works as a driver for a mediocre hotel – friendless, purposeless, and essentially numb to the… Read More Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman
Pennsylvania State Police Sergeant Ryan DeMarco can hardly believe that local professor and popular fiction author Thomas Huston is capable of brutally murdering his wife and children so, while on the hunt for Huston, he also searches for leads that might prove the man’s innocence. DeMarco is somewhat a rogue cop, not inclined to follow… Read More Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis
Aaron Falk left his home town, a small farming village five hours from Melbourne, Australia, when he was a teenager. He had no intention of returning but when the father of his childhood friend, Luke, beckons him to Luke’s funeral, Aaron cannot refuse. Luke apparently murdered his own wife and son before turning the shotgun… Read More The Dry by Jane Harper
Kate Burkholder series #8 Just when you might think Linda Castillo would run out of ideas for creating trouble within the Amish community, she delivers a stunning situation with Chief Kate Burkholder right in the center. The death of a teenage girl gives new weight to the whispered rumors about an Amish community under the… Read More Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo
