Mystery novels I enjoyed this year…

Including a few new-to-me authors.

I worked through a huge library haul in October for spooky season and then made sure I grabbed a couple books from this genre every time I went back to avoid getting lost in fantasy books. I also got a few of these through NetGalley. I truly love a good mystery investigation!

Detective/Crime:

• Bruce Borgos – The Bitter Past
• A.J. Cross – Dark Truths, Devil in the Detail
• Linda Castillo – Her Last Breath, The Dead Will Tell, After the Storm
• Ausma Zehanat Khan – Blackwater Falls, The Unquiet Dead
• Lev A.C. Rosen – Lavender House, The Bell in the Fog
• Susie Steiner – Missing, Presumed; Persons Unknown; Remain Silent
• Simone St. James – The Broken Girls

Cozy Mystery:

• Bree Baker – Live and Let Chai
• Mia P. Manansala – Homicide and Halo-Halo
• Carlene O’Connor – Murder in an Irish Village

Historical Mystery

• Anastasia Hastings – Of Manners and Murder
• Stuart Turton – The Devil and the Dark Water

Paranormal Mystery

• Amber Logan – The Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn
• Dawn Merriman – The Spirit Girls

YA Thriller

• Chelsea Sedoti – Tell Me What Really Happened

For a longer list of book recommendations for this genre, check out my post If you like mysteries…