Top new crime books in August 2024
Last updated:
August 31, 2024
August 2024 featuring new releases by Kathleen Early, Karin Slaughter, Sarah Pekkanen, Lucinda Berry, Kate Atkinson, A.R. Torre, Freida McFadden, Jesse Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, Rhys Bowen, Abigail Rose-Marie, Kathy Reichs and many more.
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This is Why We Lied by Kathleen Early, Karin Slaughter
12 hours The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night!Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer…A secluded cabin retreatFor GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon...mystery · fiction · crime · suspense · romance · law-enforcement · police-procedural · audiobook · book · adult -
House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perfect lie.A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer...mystery · fiction · suspense · psychological · contemporary · family · crime · thriller · audiobook · murder -
If You Tell a Lie by Lucinda Berry
Bestselling author Lucinda Berry serves up a haunting thriller about four friends sworn to secrecy over the events of one fateful summer—and the dark truths that threaten to erupt years later.They never considered how his wife might react, or that by the end of the summer a man would be dead. But Blakely always got her way, and the others followed her lead—even when they knew it was dead wrong... -
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characters and a setting that even Agatha Christie might recognize – a vicar, an Army major, a Dowager, a sleuth and his sidekick - except that the sleuth is Jackson Brodie, and the ‘sidekick’ is DC Reggie Chase... -
The Last Party by A.R. Torre
A loving mother. A notorious murderer. They both have reasons to hide their secrets in a novel of escalating shock and suspense by New York Times bestselling author A. R. Torre.Perla Wultz lives with her husband, Grant, and their precious daughter, Sophie, in a gated Pasadena community. Affluent, sociable, and accomplished, Perla plays the part of loving wife and mother to perfection...mystery · psychological · suspense · fiction · audiobook · crime · contemporary · horror · thriller · murder -
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The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie by Freida McFadden
My husband is dead.I attended his funeral. I watched his casket be lowered six feet into the ground. (Actually, it may have been only five feet, but that still seems like more than enough.) And then we ate an array of finger sandwiches and deviled eggs and miniature beef wellingtons that cost more than my first car.My point is, Grant is gone... -
The Lost Coast by Jesse Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman
The gripping new Clay Edison thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write "brilliant, page-turning fiction" (Stephen King)It's been almost a year since Clay Edison was forced out of his job at the coroner's bureau. Now he's on his own, working as a private eye. When a client brings him a fraud case, Clay dives into a decades-old scheme targeting the vulnerable... -
The Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen
An investigation into a girl’s disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a haunting novel of suspense by the bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Paris Assignment. 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl’s disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it’s her way into the newsroom...historical-fiction · mystery · ww2 · historical · female-mc · crime · cozy · 20th-century · fiction · law-enforcement -
The Moonflowers by Abigail Rose-Marie
In a powerful and poignant novel, an artist unravels her mysterious family history and its generations of women who depended on each other to survive.Tig Costello has arrived in Darren, Kentucky, commissioned to paint a portrait honoring her grandfather Benjamin. His contributions to the rural Appalachian town and his unimpeachable war service have made him a local hero...historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · rural · literary-fiction · family · audiobook · crime · murder -
Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs
It’s never easy working fire scenes, Tempe thinks. Called to Washington, DC, to analyze the victims of a building set ablaze amid mysterious circumstances, she sees all her misgivings justified. The building site is in Foggy Bottom, a neighborhood with a colorful past and present, and the property’s ownership becomes even more suspicious when Tempe delves into its past... -
Betrayal Road by Christine Feehan
Deception cuts deep in the next propulsive novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series.The stranger frequenting Azelie Vargas’s local coffee shop is a sight to behold. He’s tall, dark, muscular, and a complete distraction. She’s worried one look from his striking silver eyes will have her acting a fool... -
Torrid by Abbi Glines
“My Mama D used to say that mistakes happen, and cryin’ a bucket of tears over them is silly. Because wisdom is built from a pile of mistakes.”LibertyThing is, my Mama D never had a one-night stand with an older man who never told her his last name and left behind a souvenir that was gonna be life changing – but I had...romance · contemporary · age-gap · biker · organized-crime · enemies-to-lovers · alpha-mc · cheating · domestic-drama · small-town -
Spirit Crossing by William Kent Krueger
A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O’Connor’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twentieth book in the New York Times bestselling series from William Kent Krueger, “a master storyteller at the top of his game” (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author).The disappearance of a local politician’s teenaged daughter is major news in Minnesota...mystery · fiction · historical-fiction · indigenous-mc · crime · law-enforcement · police-procedural · suspense · outdoors · murder -
The Chamber by Will Dean
And Then There Were None meets The Last Breath in this tense and suspenseful locked-room thriller that takes place inside a hyperbaric chamber from the author of the “brilliant, twisted, and oh so clever” (Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author) novel The Last Thing to Burn.Six experienced saturation divers are locked inside a hyperbaric chamber... -
Till Death Do Us Part by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
The author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here returns with a thriller set in the vineyards of Napa Valley that asks: what happens when the husband you thought died years ago shows up alive?Ten years ago, June’s beloved husband drowned on their honeymoon, his body never found. Now, a decade later, June is finally ready to move on...fiction · suspense · contemporary · season-summer · thriller · womens-fiction · psychological · crime · family · coming-of-age -
'Til Heist Do Us Part by Sara Desai
Diamond necklaces, billionaires, Mafia bosses, and student loans—it’s all in a day’s work for Simi Chopra and her ragtag heist crew in the next romantic-comedy caper from Sara Desai.It’s been a year since Simi Chopra’s motley crew pulled off a high-wire diamond necklace heist with the help of sexy rogue Jack Danger...romance · contemporary · fiction · mystery · suspense · poc-mc · humor · enemies-to-lovers · biker · espionage -
Red River Road by Anna Downes
Anna Downes's extraordinary next thriller follows a woman desperate to discover what happened to her sister on a solo road trip through the Australian outback.Katy Sweeney is determined to find her sister. A year earlier, just three weeks into a solo vanlife trip, free-spirited Phoebe vanished without a trace on Western Australia’s remote and achingly beautiful Coral Coast...mystery · fiction · suspense · contemporary · crime · thriller · law-enforcement · female-mc · family · psychological -
Tough Times All Over by Joe Abercrombie
Carcolf, courier and operative, is transporting a package through the underbelly of Sipani, a city in Styria, where the novel Best Served Cold is set when Carcolf is quickly set upon by a street bandit who takes the package without any concept of its value... -
Diamond Kisses by Pepper Winters
“I hoped we’d have luck on our side. Goodness over evil, right over wrong. I’d prayed for a miracle, but in the end…the darkness won.”I knew what it felt like to reach rock bottom.To do things I could never repent.To want things I could never absolve.I’ve wanted to die for so long.I deserve to die for what I’ve done.But not until I finish this.Not until I atone.And so, I make a decision...romance · dark · contemporary · abuse · suspense · crime · forced-proximity · captivity · enemies-to-lovers · angst -
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Because I Found You by Claire Contreras
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The Devil Himself by B.B. Easton
Growing up, I spent every night tucked under my mother’s arm, dreamily listening to tales from her favorite book series—Legend Has It by Darby Donovan, a collection of spooky folklore about a town called Glenshire and the lonely, gray-eyed fairy prince who haunted the woods there...organized-crime · contemporary · suspense · fated-mates · enemies-to-lovers · military · romance · gothic · fiction · crime -
God of Vengeance by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel. TBA..dark · organized-crime · new-adult · contemporary · outlaws · romance · crime · billionaire · suspense · fiction -
The Guilty One by Kiersten Modglin
Your husband was involved in a fatal accident.One horrific sentence, delivered in an impersonal phone call, changes Celine Thompson’s life in a second. But when she’s asked to identify his body, what she discovers sends everything she thought she knew about her life crashing down.This man is not my husband... -
All the Way Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen
The fourth installment in the beloved Detective Annalisa Vega seriesIs there such a thing as a good sociopath? Newly minted private investigator Annalisa Vega is skeptical, but her first client, Mara Delaney, insists that some sociopaths are beneficial to society. Mara has even written a book titled The Good Sociopath that is centered around Chicago neurosurgeon Craig Canning. Dr...mystery · fiction · psychological · suspense · audiobook · crime · killer · female-mc · law-enforcement · police-procedural -
Dear Hanna by Zoje Stage
Zoje Stage delivers another knockout with a blood-chilling follow-up to international sensation Baby Teeth, taking readers back into the unsteady world of a young sociopath who’s all grown up.Hanna is no stranger to dark thoughts: as a young child, she tried to murder her own mother. But that was more than sixteen years ago...horror · fiction · suspense · female-author · psychological · thriller · medical · murder · crime · book -
Luciano by taintedkissesxo
Liam Luciano is one of the most feared men in all the world. At the young age of 18, he inherited the family name. 10 years later, the Luciano name is well known for its role in the Mafia; along with two other families: The Costello's and The Corinelli's. But when a 21-year-old is put on all three of the family's radar, Luciano steps in the way; doing something he had never done before...romance · organized-crime · enemies-to-lovers · slow-burn · love-triangle · found-family · steamy · epic · female-mc · alpha-mc -
Sinful Sacrifice by Charity Ferrell
A new dark mafia romance from USA Today & Wallstreet Journal bestselling author, Charity Ferrell.Synopsis coming soon... -
Born Into Sin by Lucy Darling
I don't want to get married, but it's not like anyone has asked my opinion on it. I'm just an ornament for a powerful mob boss, nothing more. But I grab one night of freedom before my doom, and that night is the best of my life. It's where I meet him. And our first meeting is one I'll never forget.A woman walks into a bar--that's the start of a joke for some; it was the start of a new life for me...organized-crime · forced-proximity · alpha-mc · age-gap · marriage · dark · steamy · insta-love · family · fiction -
Born into Sin by Lucy Darling
Mona O’HaireI don't want to get married, but it's not like anyone has asked my opinion on it. I'm just an ornament for a powerful mob boss, nothing more. But I grab one night of freedom before my doom, and that night is the best of my life. It's where I meet him. And our first meeting is one I'll never forget...romance · organized-crime · insta-love · multi-pov · alpha-mc · steamy · contemporary · forced-proximity · fiction · billionaire -
The Silencer by Cora Rose
When a little harmless flirting at a biker bar suddenly takes a turn for the worse and I find myself at odds with the dangerous Fallen Aces gang, I call on the only man I know who can save me.Anthony Costello may be a vicious mafia boss with a penchant for violence and torture, but he’s also my best friend’s father and the sexiest man I’ve ever laid eyes on...romance · mlm · dark · contemporary · lgbtq · crime · suspense · age-gap · organized-crime · sexual-assault -
You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto
When cracks start forming in an influencer’s curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Influencer Meredith Lee didn't teach Aspen Palmer how to blossom on social media just to be ditched as soon as Aspen became big...fiction · suspense · contemporary · thriller · stalking · psychological · female-mc · crime · book · adult -
Then Things Went Dark by Bea Fitzgerald
Six people land on a desert island ready to make their reality show debut. The contestants are suitably glamorous and dramatic—and also hungry to prove themselves. The stakes are high, and with millions of viewers watching, losing is not an option. But three weeks and eighteen episodes later, five of the six contestants sit in a Portuguese police station, none of them winners...mystery · fiction · lgbtq · audiobook · crime · murder · contemporary · thriller · young-adult · season-summer -
Emerald Malice by Nicole Fox
I crashed a wedding.Got caught by the best man.Now, I’m pregnant with his baby…It's Katya's fault. (As per usual.)My BFF despises her ex and wants to hate-watch him marry the woman he left her for.Problem is, she didn't fill me in on that plan...Until we arrive at the ceremony.As soon as I find out, I run... -
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Emperor of Wrath by Jagger Cole
To stop a war, I’m forced to marry a monster.Charming and seductive. Cold-blooded and merciless. Kenzo Mori, the wrathful king of the Mori Mafia family, is a sinfully beautiful devil with a heart of ice.He’s an enemy who's had a target on my back for years.Now, he’s my new husband.Our marriage of inconvenience is supposed to end the violence between the Bratva and the Yakuza...romance · dark · contemporary · suspense · crime · abuse · organized-crime · enemies-to-lovers · arranged-marriage · forced-proximity -
Not What She Seems by Yasmin Angoe
She left home as the local pariah at twenty-two, but when a family tragedy brings her back, she must confront her tortured past—and a new danger in town that no one seems to understand but her.After years of self-exile, Jacinda “Jac” Brodie is back in Brook Haven, South Carolina. But the small cliffside town no longer feels like home... -
Three of a Kind by Jillian West
Brooklyn Summers doesn't belong in the mob world, but she's all tangled up in it anyway. Sharing a daughter with one of the most notorious criminals on the East Coast isn't easy, but she's doing everything she can to protect her child and put distance between her and her ex.Maverick and Gunner make up the K-9 team for Assurance Security...romance · omegaverse · reverse-harem · contemporary · fantasy · dark · action-adventure · abuse · organized-crime · age-gap -
The Fates We Tame by Scarlett Cole
🖤 MC vs Cosa Nostra☠️ Amnesia🌞 Grumpy/Sunshine🧡 "My Wife"💍 Fake Marriage💔 Feuding FamiliesBLURB:From USA Today best selling author Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying amnesia, fake marriage, MC vs Cosa Nostra romance.SophiaNo one knows why I crashed at high-speed driving a car that wasn't mine... -
Revenge by Renee Rose
MY REVENGE ON HER WILL NEVER BE SERVED COLD.Seven years ago, I stole a kiss from a debutante on a yacht.For my crime of passion, I spent three years in prison.Now, with the power of the Beretta Crime Family behind me, I’m coming for the Yacht King.I will destroy the man who thought me unfit to touch his daughter.And this time, I’m taking more than just a kiss from her...romance · crime · organized-crime · steamy · kidnapping · alpha-mc · enemies-to-lovers · killer · marriage · revenge -
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville
STAY ON THE MOVE. STAY OUT OF SIGHT.In LA Times Book Prizewinner Stuart Neville’s daring foray into horror fiction, a mother takes desperate measures to protect her daughter in a sinister, blood-chilling highway pursuit across the American West.On a snowy December night, single mother Rebecca Carter drives her van into a snowbank to avoid hitting an elk on a desolate mountain highway...north-america · usa · colorado · horror · mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · thriller · law-enforcement -
Vows Of Sin by Lilah Raine
For decades my family has ruled the New York Underground,Keeping all the factions running takes strong leadership.The decisions we make are ruthless.Weakness isn’t an option.Our future success depends on me taking a wife and ensuring our bloodline remains strong.Madalina Conte doesn’t want to be the one standing beside me at the altar...