Seattle Picks: Mystery and Thriller
Crime fiction, mysteries and thrillers –- there are so many good books published each year that sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Here is a list of 35 books chosen by our librarians that will keep you up late reading. (Created March 2022.)
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Arsenic and Adobo
"Helping out in her Illinois family’s Filipino restaurant backfires when a young woman is accused of the murder of a restaurant reviewer who happens to be her ex-boyfriend." -- Kirkus (First in series)
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The Bombay Prince
"In n 1921, the arrival of the Prince of Wales triggers riots in the streets of Bombay, providing cover for a discreet killing ... a rich story of female empowerment during a pivotal era." -- Kirkus
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The Jigsaw Man
"Serial Crimes Unit DI Anjelica Henley races to stop a copycat killer and prevent her own death before a ruthless murderer who is being imitated takes matters into his own hands." -- NoveList
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Trouble Is What I Do
PI Leonid McGill is hired to deliver a letter revealing Black lineage to the soon-to-be-bride of a wealthy family, but the case becomes more complicated when his client is targeted by an assassin.
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Suburban Dicks
The co-creator of "Deadpool" presents this highly entertaining debut novel that follows a very pregnant former FBI profiler as she, with her five kids in tow, tries to solve the murder of a gas attendant with the help of a disgraced local journalist.
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The Man Who Died Twice
"In this sequel to 'The Thursday Murder Club,' Elizabeth Best and her septuagenarian friends Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim are once again on the trail of a killer ... Recommended for fans of British cozies." -- Library Journal
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Availability: All copies in use
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Under Lock & Skeleton Key
While visiting her dad's latest renovation project, magician Tempest Raj discovers the body of her former stage double and wonders if she was the original target. "Lovers of traditional mysteries with quirky characters will be well rewarded," said Publishers Weekly
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The Verifiers
"A cool, cerebral, and very funny novel about a young woman who works for an agency that investigates potential online dating partners and who has relationship questions—and quests—of her own." -- Kirkus
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Grave Reservations
Set in Seattle and by a Seattle author! "A psychic with scattershot, inconsistent abilities, Leda Foley joins forces with Seattle detective Grady Merritt, whom she accidentally saved from a doomed flight, to solve a cold case and catch a killer." -- NoveList
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The Shadow of the Empire
"The legendary Judge Dee Renjie investigates a high-profile murder case in this intriguing novel set in seventh-century China." -- NoveList
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