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Death in Utopia (A Karen Skaryd Mystery #1) by Phillip Vega

A tropical whodunit with biblical chills and a compelling detective… Detective Karen Skaryd planned to spend her twenty-fifth wedding anniversary relaxing at a luxury Caribbean resort with her husband, Brock. Instead, the veteran Florida homicide detective finds herself investigating a…
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The Secessionist’s Wife by Wolf Bahren

Tense, intelligent, and chillingly plausible… Bahren paints a chilling portrait of a country on edge, where suspicion, ideology, and fear erode the boundaries between public duty and private life. The destruction at Fort Riley sends the country into chaos and…
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Daedalus (The Nabukko Trilogy #2) by K.R. Gadeken

A riveting blend of science fiction, mystery, and exploration… False accusations, fractured loyalties, and an alien world’s hidden secrets drive Gadeken’s richly imagined second installment in the Nabukko Trilogy. After being accused of murders she could not have committed, Eff…
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Locked in a Box (The Kate O’Dade Art Crime Series) by Sheila Sharpe

A psychologically rich, intricately plotted thriller. In Sharpe’s gripping psychological mystery, buried childhood memories propel a psychologist on a relentless search for the truth behind her father’s death. After a terrifying elevator incident triggers memories of being locked inside a…
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Eye of the Turtle (Lucy Morgan Adventure Series) by Gloria Barnett

A page-turning dive into the wonders of the sea… Barnett’s exciting series opener in the Lucy Morgan Adventure follows an anxious girl who discovers resilience through friendship and the natural world. Eleven-year-old Lucy Morgan is uprooted from her familiar life…
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A Snake on the Heart: History, Mystery, and Truth: The Entangled Journeys of a Biographer and His Nazi Subject by Patrick S. Wolfe

A meticulously researched exploration of collaboration, memory, and the elusive nature of truth… Wolfe’s ambitious biography is a  searching and deeply researched portrait of a man who lived a double life. Jan Jürgen “John” Petersen was a respected Canadian social…
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Jack & Willl: The Scandalous Memoirs of General John Torrance #4 by D.E. Ring

A sweeping colonial thriller with surprising depth. Imperial rivalries, African intrigue, and a rescue mission gone awry: another assignment for Canadian intelligence officer Jack Torrance in Ring’s expansive historical adventure. The novel opens in the aftermath of the Sudan campaign…
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HAPPIA by E.K. Bao

Epic, nuanced, and unsettlingly relevant… In Bao’s science-fiction epic, a fisherman and a soldier from opposite sides of a hidden war cross a fractured galaxy in search of a world erased from history. Vertan Zviedal leaves his impoverished homeworld to…
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Crescent City Requiem: A Novel of Psychological Horror by Brian Kaufman

Lyrical, noir-soaked, and genuinely chilling. In Kaufman’s haunting novel, a washed-up private investigator is hired to find a lost blues record and discovers that some legends survive because no one should uncover the truth. Francis “F.” Mallory spends his days…
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Bodies of Water by Marylee MacDonald

Perceptive, moving, and quietly powerful. MacDonald’s latest book explores the myriad ways ordinary people find themselves standing at the edge of change. Across fourteen stories linked by the presence of water, the collection examines grief, family, friendship, aging, and the…
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Daywalker: Hybrid Vampire by Len Handeland

Atmospheric, heartfelt, and refreshingly original. A half-vampire musician attempts to outrun his origins while the father who gave him his unnatural existence moves steadily back into his life in Handeland’s moody tale. As the frontman of The Vamps, Christian Jorgensen…
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The Quest for Freedom (Book One of The Conquest Trilogy) by Matthew Devitt

Relentless, ambitious, and exhilarating… A slave blacksmith launches a rebellion that may save humanity, or transform it forever in Devitt’s compelling book. For 473 years, humanity has endured slavery after losing a catastrophic war to Affer’s five other races. Most…
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Pickleball Saved My Life by Colette Struthers

Wise, approachable, and deeply inspiring. Struthers debuts with an engaging blend of memoir, concussion advocacy, and pickleball evangelism. After decades of soccer-related head injuries, she found herself trapped in what she calls a world of “fog, fatigue, and frustration,” struggling…
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Solitary Creatures by Steve Hamilton

Melancholic, witty, and steeped in noir fatalism… Hamilton’s absorbing novel begins with a familiar mystery—a husband hires an old acquaintance to investigate his wife’s suspected affair—but quickly reveals itself to be something darker and more emotionally complex. Toronto lawyer Fletcher…
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The TellTale Lie by Richard Kiehr

A smart, sophisticated mystery with genuine heart… Kiehr transforms a deeply personal search for identity into an expansive historical mystery spanning continents and generations. A midlife discovery sends Treyton Chase on a search for the truth about his origins, but…
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Failure Point by Rebecca Hodge

Tense, heartfelt, and relentlessly suspenseful. In Hodge’s latest, a disgraced security agent’s search for redemption leads her into a quiet town where danger hides beneath the surface of everyday life. Jordan Winthrop has never recovered from the protection detail that…
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Symphony of Lies by Maria Monday

A cerebral mystery with real emotional stakes… In Monday’s slow-burning European noir, buried secrets and personal history prove as dangerous as any crime. Swiss journalist Emma Bally expects little from the estate of a wealthy acquaintance. Instead, a mysterious bequest…
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A Reckoning in Mercy: A Classic Western Ghost Story by T. E. MacArthur

Atmospheric, morally complex, and steeped in Southwestern folklore. MacArthur’s latest sets a murder investigation against the backdrop of a flood-stricken frontier community where folklore, prejudice, and competing claims of justice collide. A violent storm strands drifter Eli Mercer in the…
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Waldwick…Tribe by Kenneth Linde

A provocative and compassionate look at the forces shaping contemporary American life… Linde pairs philosophical inquiry with a deeply personal journey as a disillusioned senator seeks to understand the growing fractures within American society. Frustrated by the endless noise of…
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Altamara’s Gift by John Gregg

A sprawling and deeply human Vietnam War novel… The jungles of Vietnam swallow young men whole, and only brotherhood offers any hope of survival in Gregg’s compelling novel. Sergeant Lefty Altamara, a gifted baseball player fleeing a violent childhood, finds…