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Book Recommendations for General Fiction + Mystery

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  • The Railway Conspiracy
    The Railway Conspiracy: A Dee and Lao Mystery
    John Shen Yen Nee, S.J. Rozan
    Hardcover: 04/01/2025
     
    Judge Dee and Lao She must use all their powers of deduction—and kung fu skills—to take down a ...
  • Murder by Degrees
    Ritu Mukerji
    Paperback: 10/15/2024
     
    For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd, Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th ...
  • We Solve Murders
    Richard Osman
    Hardcover: 09/17/2024
     
    Solving murders. It's a family business.
  • The Golden Gate
    Amy Chua
    Paperback: 08/06/2024
     
    Amy Chua's debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that ...
  • The God of the Woods
    Liz Moore
    Hardcover: 07/02/2024
     
    When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide.
  • Happiness Falls
    Angie Kim
    Paperback: 05/07/2024
     
    When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they know about ...
  • A Disappearance in Fiji
    Nilima Rao
    Paperback: 05/07/2024
     
    A charming and atmospheric debut mystery featuring a 25-year-old Indian police sergeant investigating a ...
  • I'm the Girl
    Courtney Summers
    Paperback: 04/16/2024
     
    The next searing and groundbreaking queer young adult novel from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-...
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