This club is for the mystery fan who doesn’t like to be pigeon-holed into one particular sub-genre. We’ll be drawing from a variety of different styles – thrillers, psychological crime novels, hardboiled/noir fiction, police procedurals and more – to provide you with a well-rounded reading experience throughout the year.
2024
January: Hawkins, Rachel. The Heiress
February: Hayes, Terry. The Year of the Locust
March: Ryan, Hank Phillippi. One Wrong Word.
April: Baldacci, David. A Calamity of Souls
May: Graham Moore. The Wealth of Shadows
June: Alex Finlay. If Something Happens to Me
July: Daniel Silva. A Death in Cornwall
August:
September: Dahl, Julia. I Dreamed of Falling.
2023
January: Reyes, Ana. The House in the Pines
February: Harper, Jane. Exiles.
March: Holmes, Rupert. Murder Your Employer.
April: Adams, Taylor. The Last Word
May: Barry, Dave. Swamp Story
June: Trussoni, Danielle. The Puzzle Master
July: Koryta, Michael. An Honest Man
August: Mejia, Mindy. To Catch a Storm
September: Goldberg, Lee. Malibu Burning
October: David McCloskey. Moscow X
November: Vanessa Lillie. Blood Sisters
December: Tess Gerritsen. The Spy Coast
2022
Jan.: Koontz, Dean. Quicksilver
Feb: Kistler, Bonnie. The Cage
March: Meltzer, Brad. The Lightning Rod
April: Sandford, John. The Investigator
May: Bohjalian, Chris. The Lioness
June: Pavone, Chris. Two Nights in Lisbon
July: Clark, Julie. The Lies I Tell and Byrne, James. The Gatekeeper
Aug Iglesias, Gabriel. The Devil Takes You Home
Sept: Raybourn, Deanna. Killers of a Certain Age
Oct: Gentill, Sulari. The Woman in the Library
Nov: O’Connor, Carlene. No Strangers Here
December: Hartov, Stephen. The Last of the Seven (Hanover Square, $26.99).
2021
Jan.: Tracy, PJ. Deep into the Dark
Feb: Berenson, Alex. The Power Couple
March: Staples, Will. Animals
April: McClain, Paula. When the Stars Go Dark
May: Korelitz, Jean Hanff. The Plot
June: Adams, Taylor. Hairpin Bridge
July: Reichs, Kathy. The Bone Code
Aug.: Santlofer, Jonathan. The Last Mona Lisa
Sept. Redmond, Michelle. The Wonder Test
Oct.: Carson, Scott. Where They Wait
Nov: Hall, Rachel Howzell. These Toxic Things
2020
Jan.: Dundas, Chad. The Blaze
Feb. Gardiner, Meg. Dark Corners of the Night
March: Swanson, Peter. Eight Perfect Murders
April: Black, Cara. Three Hours in Paris
May: Turow, Scott. The Last Trial
June: Young, Heather. The Distant Dead
July: Cosby, SA. Blacktop Wasteland
August: Weiden, David Heska Wanbli. Winter Counts (Ecco $34.99)
Sept: Parish, Stan. Love and Theft
October: Unger, Lisa. Confessions on the 7:45 6
Nov: Fleishman, Jeffrey. Last Dance
Dec.: Perry, Thomas. Eddie’s Boy