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Must-Read Mystery & Thriller Books | March 2021

Must-Read Mystery & Thriller Books | March 2021

Are you in the mood for an exhilarating new mystery and thriller book to get lost in? This month we have seen a plethora of amazing new novels and here are our latest recommendations from bestselling authors Mark Reps, Lisa Renee Jones, Rachel Caine, J.T. Ellison, A.J. Rivers, and Phillip Margolin. Enjoy your news books!


Native Dreams

by Mark Reps

Release Date: January 24, 2021

The 11th book in the bestselling Zeb Hanks Mystery Series by Mark Reps… Echo Skysong wakes to a recurring dream of her unit in Afghanistan, a dream that leaves her shaken. A series of accidents drive her suspicions that war has followed her home to Safford. Meanwhile, Zeb investigates a dead man found hanging with a dead horse at his feet. The old woman who reports the murder is evasive at best and may not be telling the truth about what she knows. And he’s lost his favorite hat. What more could go wrong?

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The Poet

by Lisa Renee Jones

Release Date: March 9, 2021

The first book in the Samantha Jazz Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Renee Jackson… Some call him friend or boss. Some call him husband or dad. Some call him son, even a favorite son. But the only title that matters to him is the one the media has given him: The Poet. A name he earned from the written words he leaves behind after he kills that are as dark and mysterious as the reason he chooses his victims. One word, two, three, a story in a poem, a secret that only Detective Samantha Jazz can solve.

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Heartbreak Bay

by Rachel Caine

Release Date: March 9, 2021

The fifth book in the Stillhouse Lake Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Caine… A car submerged in a remote pond. The bodies of two girls strapped into their seats. The mystery of their mother, vanished without a trace, leads Gwen Proctor and Kezia Claremont into dangerous territory. On the surface, Gwen’s life is good—two children approaching adulthood, a committed partner, and a harrowing past dead and gone. But that past is attracting the attention of someone invisible… and unstoppable.

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Her Dark Lies

by J.T. Ellison

Release Date: March 9, 2021

“Stunning. Her Dark Lies is a gorgeously atmospheric thriller, a brilliant contemporary twist on a beloved classic.” Jutting from sparkling turquoise waters off the Italian coast, Isle Isola is an idyllic setting for a wedding. In the majestic cliff-top villa owned by the wealthy Compton family, up-and-coming artist Claire Hunter will marry handsome, charming Jack Compton, surrounded by close family, intimate friends…and a host of dark secrets.

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The Girl and the Cursed Lake

by A.J. Rivers

Release Date: February 24, 2021

The 12th book in the Emma Griffin FBI Mystery Series by A.J. Rivers… How much of the past do you carry with you? It’s a question FBI Agent Emma Griffin has dealt with throughout her career. This time is different. Months after a case brought her face to face with her own past and an unresolved disappearance that haunted her, she finds herself delving into the past of one of those closest to her. She learns about the turning moment of Dean’s life and the torment that still follows him as they try to find closure for him. The investigation brings up another question possibly more difficult than the first.

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A Matter of Life and Death

by Phillip Margolin

Release Date: March 9, 2021

The latest book in the Robin Lockwood Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Phillip Margolin… Joe Lattimore, homeless and trying desperately to provide for his young family, agrees to fight in a no-holds-barred illegal bout, only to have his opponent die. Lattimore now finds himself at the mercy of the fight’s organizers who blackmail him into burglarizing a house. However, when he breaks in, he finds a murdered woman on the floor and the police have received an anonymous tip naming him the murderer.

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