Top new crime books in January 2024
Last updated:
November 29, 2023
January 2024 featuring new releases by Stacy Willingham, Rachel Hawkins, Rina Kent, Armando Lucas Correa, Ashley Elston, Cate Quinn, Kate Alice Marshall, Edwin Hill, Kemper Donovan, Ashley Tate and many more.
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Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
Lucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a liberal arts college in South Carolina. Margot is the shy one, the careful one, always the sidekick and never the center of attention... -
![The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins]()
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest woman, she’s also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and a widow four times over, Ruby ruled the tiny town of Tavistock from Ashby House, her family’s estate high in the Blue Ridge mountains...fiction · suspense · contemporary · gothic · family · thriller · psychological · killer · crime · kidnapping -
![God of War by Rina Kent]()
God of War by Rina Kent
Royal Elite & Mafia World Spinoff Dark New Adult Series.Standalone...new-adult · dark · contemporary · organized-crime · steamy · fiction · gothic · coming-of-age · literary-fiction · crime -
![The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa]()
The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa
In the vein of Paula Hawkins and Ruth Ware, a bold and suspenseful psychological thriller about a young woman with a rare neurological condition who is convinced her neighbor is going to be murdered.Leah has been living with akinetopsia, or motion blindness, since she was a child. For the last twenty years, she hasn’t been able to see movement... -
![First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston]()
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.The identity comes to Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it... -
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![The Clinic by Cate Quinn]()
The Clinic by Cate Quinn
From the critically acclaimed author of Black Widows comes a thriller set in a remote rehab clinic on the Pacific Northwest coast, in which the death of a woman inside prompts her sister to enter the clinic as a patient in order to find the truth...mystery · horror · fiction · suspense · contemporary · crime · thriller · family · murder · amateur-sleuth -
![No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall]()
No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall
The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count.Emma hasn't told her husband much about her past. He knows her parents are dead and she hasn't spoken to her sisters in years. Then they lose their apartment, her husband gets laid off, and Emma discovers she's pregnant―right as the bank account slips into the red... -
![Who to Believe by Edwin Hill]()
Who to Believe by Edwin Hill
In this twisting domestic suspense thriller from the acclaimed author of The Secrets We Share , the aftermath of a murder in a quiet New England coastal town reveals a web of dark secrets . . .Monreith, Massachusetts, was once a small community of whalers and farmers. These days it’s a well-to-do town filled with commuters drawn to its rugged coastline and country roads...mystery · suspense · fiction · domestic-drama · multi-pov · serial-killers · psychological · friendship · family · crime -
![The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan]()
The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan
The host of the "All About Agatha" podcast injects the spark and fizz of a Golden Age murder mystery into the present-day, as a ghostwriter is chosen to collaborate on a presidential candidate’s memoir, only to discover just how much trouble a smart woman with time on her hands can get up to...It’s a dream assignment... -
![Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate]()
Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate
In this stunning and propulsive debut, a town grieves the loss of a young girl—but some fight to keep the truth about her death a secret. For fans of Jane Harper, Ashley Flowers, and Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng... -
![The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James]()
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez, The Bullet Swallower follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to save his family, only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come, finally, to collect a cosmic debt generations in the making.In 1895, Antonio Sonoro is the latest in a long line of ruthless men...western · historical-fiction · fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · historical · mystery · journey · revenge · religion -
![Where You End by Abbott Kahler]()
Where You End by Abbott Kahler
From bestselling nonfiction author Abbott Kahler comes a spellbinding fiction debut inspired by true events: an unusual form of amnesia upends the lives of identical twins, forcing them to face the indelible, dangerous shadow of the past.When 22-year-old Kat Bird wakes up from a coma, she sees her mirror image: Jude, her twin sister...mystery · fiction · horror · suspense · family · female-author · historical · murder · crime · psychological -
![Wrath of the King by Eris Belmont]()
Wrath of the King by Eris Belmont
Sequel to "The King". First draft on Patreon, final version to be published 2024... -
![Burning Heaven by Haydn Hubbard]()
Burning Heaven by Haydn Hubbard
Addie has a stalker.And not one of those hot ones from the romance novels. A real, murderous, and probably not-so-drool-worthy stalker. So when her best friend pushes her towards a private security company how could she say no? Especially when the owner of the company has dark hair, tattoos, and… oh no. Natalia has an obsession.A lethal obsession in the form of blue eyes and freckles...romance · organized-crime · bodyguard · stalking · wlw · lesbian-mc · new-adult · crime · dark · fiction
