Seattle Picks: Mystery and Thriller
In the mood for crime fiction, mysteries and thrillers? Check out these titles selected by a librarian at The Seattle Public Library. Annotations by staff or as noted. (February 2025)
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A Most Agreeable Murder
With an avaricious uncle threatening to take the family property, 25-year-old detective fiction fan Beatrice should focus on finding a husband, but instead teams up with Vivek Drake to solve a murder at the annual ball.
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
In Sutanto's latest, a lonely but resilient tea shop owner tries to solve a murder. A mystery with warmth, humor, and many descriptions of delicious teas and foods. (Library Journal)
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Listen for the Lie
Lucy doesn’t remember the night her best friend was murdered, but after five years away she returns to her small Texas hometown to solve that mystery as, a popular podcaster suggests Lucy did it.
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The Puzzle Master
An expert puzzle maker offers to solve an enigmatic puzzle created by an inmate in prison for murder, only to be pulled into an ancient mystery.
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Johnny Careless
Jeep Mullane, burned out of big city policing, returns to his small hometown. When the corpse of a childhood friend washes up, Jeep is pulled into the glitter and rot of the rich side of town.
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Village in the Dark
Cara Kennedy returns to Point Mettier, Alaska, where the entire town lives in a single apartment building, to investigate the deaths of her husband and son and their connection to a town resident.
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