Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense Books to Read | December 2021

17 Dec 2021

Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense Books to Read | December 2021

Don’t miss out on these exciting new mystery, thriller, and suspense books that are perfect to add to your reading list this winter! Check out these new books by bestselling authors Aleese Hughes, L.T. Ryan & K.M. Rought, Kathi Daley, L.T. Ryan & Brian Shea, Debra Webb, and Alexander McCall Smith. Enjoy your new mystery, thriller, and suspense books!

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Inspector Mage: Blood on the Floor (The Inspector Mage Trilogy Book 1)

by Aleese Hughes

Release Date: October 11, 2021

Every Oseran is born with a Mage Gift but, for the talented Inspector Russell Gaines, even his abilities could not help him prevent the death of his sister at the hands of a serial killer known as the New Age God.

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Close to Home (Bear & Mandy Logan Book 1)

by L.T. Ryan & K.M. Rought

Release Date: December 14, 2021

For years, Bear Logan served alongside Jack Noble. A top hitman. A top operator. When his chance at a simpler life came, he took it. But freedom is meant for the free, and that’s a luxury Bear might never have.

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Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: Santa Who?

by Kathi Daley

Release Date: December 14, 2021

USA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley brings you a heartwarming mystery series about finding answers and fostering hope while building friendships and embracing the magic of life by the sea and small town holidays.

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Whirlwind (Rachel Hatch Book 8)

by L.T. Ryan & Brian Shea

Release Date: November 17, 2021

When Hatch is tasked with finding a missing girl, she finds a small town’s dark secret holds the key. To expose it, Hatch must put everything on the line. Set at the relentless pace readers have come to love, Hatch is back and better than ever. Try not to get swept up in the Whirlwind!

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Can’t Go Back (Devlin & Falco Book 3)

by Debra Webb

Release Date: December 14, 2021

The past and the present collide in the final installment of USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb’s Devlin & Falco series, threatening everything these two detectives care about. Birmingham detectives Kerri Devlin and Luke Falco arrive at the scene of a double homicide to discover that nothing makes sense. A woman and her child are dead, and though the husband says he killed them, the evidence says otherwise. Why would a man confess to unspeakable murders he didn’t commit?

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The Joy and Light Bus Company: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

by Alexander McCall Smith

Release Date: November 16, 2021

Even as she puzzles over mysteries on the domestic front, Mma Ramotswe’s professional duties must take precedence. When a concerned son learns that his aging father’s nurse now stands to inherit the family home, he begins to doubt her intentions and takes his case to Botswana’s premier detective agency. Fortunately, Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are committed agents of justice and agree to investigate.

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