Cork O'Connor #18 by William Kent Krueger Lightning Strike is a prequel to the Cork O’Connor series, set when Cork is nearly thirteen and still living in Aurora, Minnesota. The novel follows a formative summer in 1963, when Cork and…
Discworld #18 by Terry Pratchett Maskerade is a Discworld novel that brings the witches into the world of opera, performance, and backstage intrigue. The story centers on Agnes Nitt, a young woman from Lancre who goes to Ankh-Morpork hoping to…
Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James #17 by Deborah Crombie A young woman in a white dress is found dead in one of Notting Hill’s private gardens, posed so serenely that, at first glance, she appears merely asleep. The victim is Reagan Keating,…
Mitch Rapp #18 by Vince Flynn Lethal Agent sends Mitch Rapp into a bioterrorism crisis with global stakes. Official descriptions frame the novel around an unprecedented plot to kill millions during a bitter US presidential election, with Rapp pursuing an…
Mike Bowditch #18 by Paul Doiron Skin and Bones is a Mike Bowditch short story rather than a full-length novel, and its premise begins with the killing of a bald eagle, a crime that immediately carries unusual weight in the…
Detective Josie Quinn #18 by Lisa Regan My Child is Missing opens with a case that feels urgent and terrifying from the start: two sisters go for a walk in the woods and never come home, leaving Detective Josie Quinn…
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #18 by Louise Penny A World of Curiosities opens with Three Pines emerging into spring, but the sense of renewal comes with an unmistakable warning: not everything that has been buried should return. When Gamache and…