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dead scientist on a utopian island surrounded by lethal fog. A former NBA player who may be the victim of a
serial killer. An ancient
pagan entity preying on oblivious rich people.
This is but a sampling of the story hooks on offer this summer in the mystery and thriller section. As part of our big
Summer Reading package, we’ve sorted through the genre stacks to compile this preview of upcoming titles. These books were selected by monitoring early reader reviews and crunching the numbers on which titles are on the Read or Want to Read shelves of Goodreads members. And what did we find? Criminals! Investigators! Protagonists making dubious choices concerning kitchen knives and locked staircases!
All the books listed below are slated to be published between May and late August. We’ve sorted by month, but you can click through the cover art for each book to get exact publication dates, further details, and the occasional review from advance readers.
Some of the familiar names publishing this summer include
John Grisham,
Ruth Ware,
Freida McFadden,
Akwaeke Emezi,
Riley Sager,
Liz Moore,
Alex Finlay, and
Lucy Foley. Also: the latest in
Katharine Schellman’s Jazz Age mystery series featuring
uncommonly cool cover art.
As always, if you find any interesting leads, feel free to add them to your
Want to Read shelf. Happy summer reading, crime fighters!