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The Keeper: A Novel
By Tana French
A superb, genre-defying conclusion to the author’s Cal Hooper trilogy.
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru: A Novel
By Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Mystical Russian expats untangle dark family secrets in 1920s Paris.
The Water Lies
By Amy Meyerson
Was a young woman’s accidental drowning actually murder?
Oxford Soju Club: A Novel
By Jinwoo Park
Rival spies collide at the only Korean restaurant in an English town.
You Belong Here: A Novel
By Megan Miranda
A long-past college tragedy resurfaces to haunt a woman anew.
Lucky Day
By Chuck Tingle
Statistics and climate catastrophe somehow add up to fun in this queer sci-fi/horror romp.
Please Don’t Lie: A Thriller
By Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt
This suspenseful, well-plotted tale hits all the expected notes.
A Case of Mice and Murder: The Trials of Gabriel Ward
By Sally Smith
Engaging characters populate this charming debut whodunit.