Seattle Picks: Mystery and Thriller
Crime fiction, mysteries and thrillers –- there are so many good books published each year that sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Here is a list of 35 books chosen by our librarians that will keep you up late reading. (Created March 2022.)
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Murder Under Her Skin
"A second case takes genius detective Lillian Pentecost and her sidekick, Willowjean Parker, from Brooklyn to Stoppard, Virginia, where Willow’s reunion with the circus that once took her in is provoked by murder.... Rich circus atmosphere and a satisfying puzzle." -- Kirkus
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Last Girl Ghosted
"Believing she had found true love on a dating app, a young woman is shocked when her lover intentionally disappears and she discovers many other girls who also thought they were in love with the same man." -- NoveList
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Steel Fear
Discovering that there is a serial killer onboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, disgraced Navy SEAL sniper Finn finds suspicion falling on him as a newcomer and must expose the real killer while searching for redemption.
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Winter Counts
When heroin begins to flow into his South Dakota Lakota reservation, vigilante enforcer Virgil Wounded Horse is enlisted to track down the source of the drugs.
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Skin Deep
Korean American PI Siobhan O’Brien agrees to help find a friend’s daughter, gone missing from college in upstate New York. The clues lead Siobhan to contentious campus politics, dubious meditation retreats, and shady financial dealings.
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Seattle Picks: Mystery and Thrillers (2020 list)
Need more suggestions? Take a look at this list of suggestions from our librarians, with titles published 2018-2020.
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