Reading right now:

Harlan Coben’s latest stand alone mystery just came out a couple of weeks ago (“Win”). If you haven’t watched the Netflix shows based on Coben’s work, do so right away since they are all great. In the meantime, Coben’s latest revolves around a current murder in which clues from a 20-year old murder are found on the premises. The cold case involved “Win” Lockwood’s family and when the police question him about the newly found clues, he finds himself using his large fortune to help solve the case.

On hold right now:

John Sandford’s latest Lucas Davenport book is out this month (“Ocean Prey”). After there is a death a sea and the FBI cannot solve the cause, Davenport is called in and finds he needs the help of Virgil Flowers to protect his back.

Marcia Talley’s 18^th book in her Hannah Ives series is “Done Gone.” After her neighbors disappear, Hannah discovers terrible secrets and gets involved in their disappearance with deadly consequences.

“On an Outgoing Tide” is Caro Ramsay’s 12^th book in her Anderson & Costello series. After 81-year-old Jimmy Pearcey is tortured to death, Detectives Anderson and Costello uncover secrets in his past that link to another murder.

“What the Devil Knows” is C.S. Harris’ 16^th book in the Sebastian St. Cyr series. It’s 1814 and it’s been three years since a notorious murderer hanged himself in his cell, but now the lead investigator from that case is murdered in the same manner and the police must face the idea that they caught the wrong man. Bow Street magistrate Sir Henry Lovejoy turns to St. Cry to help find the real killer.

Other Mysterious Things:

April is showering mystery readers with some great books including two written by some of my favorite authors: John Sandford and C.S. Harris. No month is better than a month that brings a new book by an author that I love. Finding a great new author is the constant quest of those of us who love to read. We find a great book and pray that more will follow. The secret is to keep reading new authors to find a new favorite author to add to our already long list. Good hunting.