As an avid mystery reader, when the days begin to get longer and somewhat warmer, do you find it harder to sit inside and enjoy a good “whodunnit”? Spring can accommodate that book thirst with wonderfully rainy weather. From the day-long thunderstorm to the unpredictably long Nor’easter, you have ample opportunity to sharpen your armchair sleuthing skills.
Here’s a list of mystery and thriller new releases so you’ll be ready for that rainy day!
THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR by Nina de Gramont
A fictional murder mystery woven around the real-life temporary disappearance of Agatha Christie.
PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN WOMAN by Daniel Silva
Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived.
THE PARIS APARTMENT by Lucy Foley
A new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide . . .
DOUBLE THE LIES by Patricia Raybon
Amateur detective Annalee Spain races the clock to solve the murder of a handsome young pilot before she is framed for the crime.
THE TWYFORD CODE by Janice Hallett
A mysterious connection between a teacher’s disappearance and an unsolved code in a children’s book: Edith Twyford wasn’t just a writer of forgotten children’s stories. The Twyford Code holds a great secret and Smithy may just have the key.
AN ENGLISH GARDEN MURDER by Katie Gayle
Meet Julia Bird: recently single, reluctantly retired and . . . an amateur sleuth? When she tears down an old garden shed to make way for a chicken coop, she unearths much more than she’d bargained for . . . the body of a young woman, apparently buried for decades.
COLD LIGHT OF DAY by Elizabeth Goddard
Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job when an unexpected wave of violent crime sweeps through her small Alaskan town. Does Grier Carter, a relative newcomer to town, actually have her back? Or is she all alone as the body count rises?
6 comments:
Thanks, Retired Librarian! You've given me some good ideas! I think I'll first try "The Christie Affair" because I love guessing where she went and why, during her hiatus from family and fame.
Great post! I plan to read the Paris Apartment. The locked room mystery sounds fascinating. One of my favorite classic movies is the Apartment directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemon and Shirley MacLaine. Thanks!
Being the lover-of-everything French and especially Paris, I will also be checking out the Paris Apartment. However, I must admit that the Twyford Code sounds pretty good, as well. Thanks so much for the book suggestions! One can never have too many choices when it comes to reading.
Wow what great suggestions to read this summer. There are a few on my to to read list. Thanks for the info! Great post.
I give 5 PLUS stars to the Paris Apartment. Read it last week. You've given me some titles to add to my TBR pile. Thank you Ms. Librarian!
These look fascinating; thank you so much! Adding them to my long "to read" list.
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