Spring Into Crime with March’s New Mystery & Thrillers

For fans of Japanese mysteries, interlinked short stories, puzzles, and the cozy side of mysteries!

Kaede is a mystery lover who teaches elementary school kids. Her grandfather has dementia and believes his deceased daughter visits him, but when it comes to puzzle-solving and detective work, he’s the best. A former member of The Waseda Mystery Club, he offers his keen observations to help solve six puzzle mysteries.

For fans of great banter, secret societies, and historical murder mysteries!

In late 1800s England, Veronica Speedwell (a lepidopterist) and Stoker (a natural historian) bicker, love, and solve great mysteries. Veronica is, of course, intrigued by a new case: a young man discovered in a carriage next to Highgate Cemetery drained of all his blood! By the time there is a second body, and ties to a secret society, Veronica and Stoker are deep into investigating and arguing over whether vampires could possibly exist.

If you want to start at the beginning of this very fun series, pick up A Curious Beginning.

For readers of multiple POV, and crime novels that explore the long reach of sexual trauma.

The memoirist of Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls has jumped into crime novel writing with an exploration of trauma. Birdie Chang was assaulted, and video taped, as a child by Calvin Boyer. Now as an adult, she has to renew an order of protection against Boyer yearly—the closest she’s gotten to justice since the original case was dismissed—and deal with another victim’s memoir disclosing information from her own case. Then Boyer is murdered, and multiple women are further plunged into dealing with Boyer’s actions and seeking answers.

For fans of funny crime series, author leads, and women always finding trouble!

Hijinks once again abound as novelist Finlay Donovan spends more time neck deep in crime than meeting deadlines. This time around, she’s got to help prove that Vero, her babysitter and partner in hijinks/crime, is not a thief. Making things even more complicated and annoying for Vero: she’s stuck under house arrest at her mom’s house.

If you want to start at the beginning, pick up Finlay Donovan Is Killing It.

For fans of social crime novels and high school settings!

Buddy Mack is a high school English teacher in Chicago with a lot on his plate, including being married to a lawyer who wants to move up from living in Hyde Park and having a few students he’s particularly worried about. When a relative shoots one of Buddy’s students, the community, students, and Buddy must deal with the fallout.

For fans of British procedurals, thrillers, and fictional serial killers!

DI Angelica Henley is back with a new case! Henley has her own personal problems to contend with when a convicted murderer is released from prison only to be viciously murdered herself, and she’s not the only victim. Is there a vigilante killer on the loose? Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit are on the case!

If you want to start at the beginning of this thriller procedural series, pick up The Jigsaw Man.

For fans of legal thrillers, action novels, and original crime novels based on Marvel characters!

Alex Segura is second to bat in the recent Marvel Crime series with a new standalone crime novel centering Matt Murdock AKA Daredevil. It looks like the Punisher murdered Kingpin and a police officer, and while Kingpin is Matt’s nemesis and the Punisher turned himself in, there’s more to this story that Matt needs to figure out. Good thing he’s a lawyer!

If you want to read more in the Marvel crime series, pick up Lisa Jewel’s Breaking the Dark.

For fans of Japanese crime novellas!

Kumako Onizuka survived a car crash that killed her much older husband. Journalist Moichi Akitani goes in hard on accusing Kumako of orchestrating the crash and publicly ruins her. But Kumako continues to declare her innocence and now a public defender believes her, leaving Akitani to reconsider his stance…

For fans of recent history and translated murder mystery crime novels.

In late ‘80s in Algeria, nightclub singer Zaza Zaghouani is found murdered. Inspector Hamid is technically on the case, but that means it’s not in good hands, as he’s just going to automatically throw Zaza’s lover in jail. Narrated by those in her life, the novel’s tension is further amplified by the time period.

For fans of twisty thrillers!

April Masterson looks to have an enviable life: she has a popular baking YouTube channel, a hot attorney husband, and she’s involved in many community groups. But soon she’s receiving cryptic messages, and with all the secrets she holds, she becomes paranoid about who in her life could be behind them…