Mystery & Suspense

So you’ve gone into the woods with Rob and undercover with Cassie—ready for more? Prepare yourself for French’s third novel, which features Frank, Cassie’s boss from the prestigious undercover unit of the Irish police force. French became one of my favorite writers within two pages of her debut novel, and it is with raging anticipation that I await her third offering. Her books are mysteries of the highest caliber, featuring writing so deft and atmospheric that you disappear as if into fog only to emerge dazed and eager for more. —Kat

Nancy Taylor Rosenberg has constantly been praised for the intense, dramatic suspense of her plots. Returning to her most beloved character, Lily Forrester, Rosenberg proves once again that she is a master of the suspense thriller. Meet F.B.I. agent Mary Stevens: she is tracking a killer who murders cheating husbands. Bryce Forrester, Lily’s husband, calls her from a Las Vegas jail where he has been arrested for attempted rape…even though Las Vegas was not on his itinerary. Anne Bradley, Bryce’s accuser, is a woman with an eerie past, and an enigmatic figure to whom Lily is strangely drawn. The trail leads back to a Web service that provides alibis for cheating spouses and into a thick web of deception that puts both Lily’s and Mary’s lives in jeopardy. Hard to put down. —Clytia Fuller

If The Language of Bees left you feeling like you’re dangling from the edge of a cliff by your fingernails, fear not! The God of the Hive, the next installment of the spectacular Mary Russell series, yanks you right back into the action. This book introduces an unforgettable new character in the Russell canon, an odd woodsman who proves to be surprisingly invaluable to this latest investigation. A thoroughly satisfying journey of twists, turns, crashes and chases that will remind you why a new Mary Russell novel is always cause for celebration. —Kat

Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, writes, “Mesmerizing prose and intricate plotting lift Turow’s superlative legal thriller, his best novel since his bestselling debut, Presumed Innocent to which this is a sequel…Once again, Turow displays an uncanny ability for making the passions and contradictions of his main characters accessible and understandable.”