Whether you’re a casual mystery reader or a thriller fan, there’s something for you in July’s new releases. And if, like me, you enjoy the entire crime genre series, you will enjoy a wealth of new mysteries and adventures.
It features a con story set in 1940s Mexico, a heist for one last job, a murder-for-inheritance thriller, an Australian crime novel, a Havana-set mystery and more standalone mysteries and thrillers. For readers of the series, there’s the final book in Colson Whitehead’s historical crime trilogy, a mystery set on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, a Copenhagen procedural with two delicious recipes, an excellent adaptation series, and much more. Prepare yourself for some criminal entertainment this month!
conspiracy By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
For fans of noir, historical fiction and heist stories!
It’s not easy being a swindler when your partner in crime dies, you realize that the looks you rely on will fade one day and the economy isn’t good either. This is Ulysses’ present-day problem in 1940s Mexico. So he needs a big fish to catch, which he thinks he got from Perla. crisis? Perla has a niece who wants to join the con. Big problem? Perla has her own secrets…
to carry by gary phillips
For fans of robberies and one-last-job!
O’Connor was once known as the Warlord of Willow Ridge, but now owns several body shops and only his girlfriend knows of his past life as a thief. That is, of course, until a job becomes too good to turn down: a tech billionaire has hidden a lot of money in a bunker, and O’Connor suddenly wants one last job.
bloody vibes (Peter’s Mystery #1) by Jack Friday
For fans of Grumpy PI, inherited money, and money that comes with a lot of troubles!
Peter Keyes describes himself as the laziest PI in Texas. He is also a stonemason, and has recently inherited a considerable sum of money and a house from his uncle – even though he has not seen him in over a decade. It adds a cast of colorful characters to Peter’s life, as well as a mystery involving his uncle’s death, and of course: an inheritance that comes with trouble!
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buyer beware By Katherine Ryan Howard
For fans of twisty, multiple POVs and timelines, with the question of how they will intersect!
In the present day, we follow Ellie, a woman around 40 years old, as she walks into a house. She’s keeping her identity and life private, neighbors are concerned about the sale of the house, and soon things like a break-in leave Ellie confused as to whether anyone knows who she is. We also follow the lives of two women in the past, 18-year-old Erin and shop owner Hannah, both living different lives at different times, both with one thing in common…
a quiet place By Seicho Matsumoto, Lewis Heil Kawai (translator)
For fans of Japanese crime novels!
The way this crime novel unfolds is part mastery so let me summarize: After the death of Tsuneo Asai’s wife, he senses something is wrong, so he visits the shop where she died. This only surprises him more…
First published in 1975, a quiet place Now a new introduction has been given by Pico Iyer.
black girls don’t cry by alex travis
For fans of YA mysteries with a prom queen contest!
After being accused of being racist among a large list of high school hotties, teenage girls, the school’s BSU members want Ida to run as the school’s first black prom queen candidate. Ida has no time to fear her competition when she learns that someone is harming them…
get away with murder By Shari Lapena
For fans of murder-for-money domestic thrillers!
If your entire identity revolves around your social status, which revolves around that New York brownstone that you’ve invested all your money into and you’re suddenly at risk of losing it, what would you do? Married couple Jill and Ted decide that murder is the way to go for an inheritance…
novel detective By Teresa Dovalpage
For fans of metafiction mysteries with dual timelines!
1980, Havana: Teresita was 14 when a teacher and a student died in two separate incidents on her school campus. These deaths are considered suicide, but they leave behind many questions.
2020, New Mexico: Now Teresa is a mystery writer when a Miami DJ, a childhood friend, sets out on a trip to Havana to see what really happened to her teacher and classmate 40 years ago.
the lady Killer By Masako Togawa (author), Simon Grove (translator)
For fans of Japanese crime novels and redesigned paperbacks.
Written in three parts, in 1960s Tokyo, we meet Ichiro Honda for the first time. He’s a jerk who calls picking up women to sleep with “hunting.” Yes, he has a carefree wife at home. Next we follow Honda’s appeals lawyer, who is trying to figure out if Honda committed the murder he has been convicted of. And then you’ll see all the puzzle pieces fit into place…
Three reasons for revenge By Dervala McTiernan
For fans of multiple POV crime novels set in Australia!
Told in parts, you follow three strangers and how their lives unravel after a mysterious package delivery. First we meet a psychologist who is accused of attacking a patient. Melbourne detective Judith Lee soon faces trial in the case of his death…
new in mystery series
Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy #3) By Colson Whitehead: It is the conclusion of this literary historical crime trilogy that follows family man and business owner Ray Carney in a different decade in each book, as crime and trouble continue to find him. The first in the series, Harlem ShuffleStarts in the 1960s.
corner of wisdom By David Heska Vanblee Weeden: Began one year after the events of winter mattersVirgil Wounded Horse is back solving mysteries as an enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
murder in the first degree (Baker Street Mystery #5) by Valerie Burns: A delicious new installment in a fun cozy mystery series that started Two parts sugar, one part murder When Maddie Montgomery inherited a bakery and a giant English Mastiff!
The Mortal Enemy Murder Club (Who Done It #2) by Gloria Chao: A fun amateur sleuth sequel that started with ex girlfriend murder clubWhere women who come together to seek revenge have to solve a murder.
deadly it does (Mann & Mason #2) by Abby Waxman: author of book life of nina hill is an amateur sleuth mystery series that pairs an ex-con/actress/lawyer with a Gen Z sobriety sponsor. the sequence begins one death at a time.
Savvy Summers and Po’Boy Perils (Savvy Summers #2) by Sandra Jackson-Opoku: Chicago-set foodie mystery that follows soul food café owner Savvy Summers. When people’s deaths have a negative impact on her delicious food, she is forced to become a detective, starting with a death (probably) caused by a sweet potato pie. Savory Summers and Sweet Potato Crime.
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