Readworthy: This month’s best mysteries

Don’t miss the best new mysteries from the past month, hand-picked by our editors!  [Readworthy by BookBub] [This Month’s Best New Mysteries] Each month, Readworthy highlights the best, most acclaimed new releases in your categories! Questions or suggestions? [Let us know](.  [.](  [Book cover for The Wrong Hands by Mark Billingham]( [Book cover for The Wrong Hands by Mark Billingham]( FEATURED IN: [Financial Times, Parade, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal] What’s a detective to do when two severed hands are delivered to his doorstep? WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - For fans of The Thursday Murder Club - “Delightfully madcap [with] breakneck pacing” (Publishers Weekly) - Stars an unconventional British sleuth with a penchant for ballroom dancing FEATURED IN: [Financial Times, Parade, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for A Refiner’s Fire by Donna Leon]( [Book cover for A Refiner’s Fire by Donna Leon]( FEATURED IN: [Parade, The Times, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage] After 30 years, legions of fans can’t be wrong about Donna Leon’s Venetian mysteries WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - “One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever” (The Washington Post) - Explores the dark side of Venice’s glittering canals and sun-soaked squares - Already has hundreds of five-star Amazon ratings FEATURED IN: [Parade, The Times, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for The Astrology House by Carinn Jade]( [Book cover for The Astrology House by Carinn Jade]( FEATURED IN: [TODAY Show, Bustle, Publishers Weekly] The White Lotus meets Nine Perfect Strangers, with horoscopes WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - An Instagram-worthy retreat turns into a locked-room murder mystery - “A final twist you will never see coming” (Carola Lovering, author of Tell Me Lies) - Will captivate fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware FEATURED IN: [TODAY Show, Bustle, Publishers Weekly] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for Confessions of the Dead by James Patterson and J.D. Barker]( [Book cover for Confessions of the Dead by James Patterson and J.D. Barker]( The world’s most popular author lures readers into a quaint town hiding a supernatural mystery WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - James Patterson teams up with one of horror’s rising stars - Reads like Stephen King’s classics [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia by Juliet Grames]( [Book cover for The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia by Juliet Grames]( FEATURED IN: [The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub] In an isolated Italian village, flood waters subside… and a skeleton surfaces WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - A “well-crafted mystery in a Golden Age style reminiscent of classics by Agatha Christie” (The Boston Globe) - From the acclaimed author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna - A plucky American sleuth in 1960s Calabria FEATURED IN: [The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for Sugar on the Bones by Joe R. Lansdale]( [Book cover for Sugar on the Bones by Joe R. Lansdale]( FEATURED IN: [Associated Press, Parade, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly] A fan-favorite East Texas PI series with praise from Michael Connelly comes roaring back WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - With “blood-splattered action and a welcome spoonful of irreverent humor” (Publishers Weekly) - A “perpetual bad-boy” detective duo (The New York Times) from an Edgar Award winner - A suspicious death pulls Hap and Leonard into a family’s shady criminal dealings FEATURED IN: [Associated Press, Parade, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena]( [Book cover for What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena]( FEATURED IN: [Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal] She was the town’s golden girl — until someone left her lifeless body in a hayfield WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - From the author of the runaway hit The Couple Next Door - Multiple narrators and multiple suspects as neighbors turn against each other - “Lapena is a master of manipulation” (USA Today) FEATURED IN: [Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for People Will Talk by Kieran Scott]( [Book cover for People Will Talk by Kieran Scott]( FEATURED IN: [Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist] A new bride’s death-by-chandelier gives a whole new meaning to the term wedding crasher WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - “Ideal poolside reading” (Publishers Weekly) - Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies — and brand-new this week FEATURED IN: [Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for The Burning by Linda Castillo]( [Book cover for The Burning by Linda Castillo]( FEATURED IN: [Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal] An Amish community closes ranks when a charred corpse is discovered. But the police chief is not entirely an outsider… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - “Another winner… This series is nowhere near out of steam” (Publishers Weekly) - Featuring a tough, empathetic protagonist who left her own Amish upbringing behind FEATURED IN: [Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...]( [Book cover for Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman]( [Book cover for Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman]( FEATURED IN: [Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist] A crumbling estate, a reclusive author, and a mystery worthy of the Brontë sisters WHY IT’S READWORTHY: - Moody gothic vibes from a two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award winner - Set at a former psychiatric ward for “wayward women” - A must-read for Jane Eyre fans FEATURED IN: [Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist] [Get on Amazon]( or [Learn more...](   You are receiving this email because {EMAIL} is signed up for updates highlighting the best recent releases from the past month in your categories. 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