October Releases:

Delightful, not frightful

“The Drowned” by John Banville is the fourth book in the Strafford and Quirke mystery series. An Irish author with a long history of writing fascinating mysteries.

“A New Lease on Death” by Olivia Blacke is a new standalone mystery. Olivia Blacke has written several cozy mysteries in two series and now has a standalone mystery to sink your teeth into.

“In Too Deep” by Andrew and Lee Child is the latest Jack Reacher thriller. Reacher novels never fail to keep one awake.

“The Waiting” by Michael Connelly is the sixth book in the Renee Ballard series. Connelly is still writing terrific books although I must admit that Renee Ballard has not been my favorite series.

“Beyond Reasonable Doubt” by Robert Dugoni is the second book in the Keera Duggan series. Dugoni is a prolific American author who has written four difference mysteries series and seven standalone novels.

“The Blue Hour” by Paula Hawkins is a standalone mystery. Hawkins has written four excellent mystery novels including her first which was “Girl on the Train.”

“The Restaurant of Lost Recipes” by Hisashi Kashiwai is the second in the Kamogawa Food Detectives series.

"Gathering Mist” by Margaret Mizushima is the ninth book in the Timber Creek K-9 series. I love books with dogs in them especially working dogs.

“The Night Woods” by Paula Munier is the sixth book in the Mercy Carr series. Another great working dog series!

“The President’s Lawyer” by Lawrence Robbins is a standalone legal thriller and his first book. Robbins knows the law because of his years of working as a trial and appellate litigator. This one should give Grisham a run for his money.

“The Puzzle Box” by Danielle Trussoni is the second book in the Mike Brink series. Trussoni has written five books altogether in two series and one standalone. Her other series is a fantasy series.

 

Non-Fiction that might be of interest to mystery readers:

“Framed” Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
A non-fiction book by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey.

 

In John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, “the master of the legal thriller” (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, “the godfather of the innocence movement” (Texas Monthly), to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions.


“Each of these stories is told with astonishing power. They are packed with human drama, with acts of shocking villainy and breathtaking courage. But these are more than just gripping true stories—they are a clarion call for reforming the tragic flaws in our criminal justice system.”—David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flow