Top new crime books in June 2023
Last updated:
June 30, 2023
June 2023 featuring new releases by Wendy Walker, Robyn Harding, Claire McGowan, Kendra Elliot, A.R. Torre, Holly Craig, Julia Heaberlin, Veronica Roth, Danielle Trussoni, Abbi Glines and many more.
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What Remains by Wendy Walker
She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go. Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime is a puzzle to solve, pulled from the past. Elise looks for cracks in the surface and has become an expert on how murderers slip up and give themselves away...mystery · fiction · suspense · audiobook · crime · contemporary · psychological · thriller · stalking · action-adventure -
![The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding]()
The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding
The bestselling author of The Party returns with a deliciously twisted story of friendship, retribution, and betrayal about a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past—and the wealthy society wife she saves from drowning, who pulls her into a dark web of secrets and lies...fiction · suspense · psychological · contemporary · thriller · season-summer · murder · crime · book · adult -
![Let Me In by Claire McGowan]()
Let Me In by Claire McGowan
From the bestselling author of What You Did comes the story of a young couple who are about to discover that in a house full of secrets there’s nowhere to hide…For Helen and George, the remote fixer-upper in Cornwall was supposed to be a dream home, and a way to leave behind the problems they’re both running from. But something about the place feels wrong from day one...mystery · horror · fiction · audiobook · psychological · thriller · family · suspense · female-mc · serial-killers -
![The First Death by Kendra Elliot]()
The First Death by Kendra Elliot
A Wall Street Journal bestselling series.For a search and rescue expert, the buried remains of her past are a dangerous obsession in a twisting novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author.Rowan Wolff was five years old when she, her brother, and their babysitter were kidnapped by a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest. The babysitter was murdered...mystery · crime · fiction · romance · suspense · contemporary · audiobook · killer · family · serial-killers -
![A Fatal Affair by A.R. Torre]()
A Fatal Affair by A.R. Torre
Actress Nora Kemp loves two men. One is Hugh Iverson, a philanthropic movie star who gives Nora security and respectability. The other is Hugh’s twin brother, Trent, a Hollywood bad boy who brings out Nora’s wild side. When Trent and an unidentified woman are found dead on the Iversons’ Beverly Hills property, more than Nora’s and Hugh’s reputations are at stake...fiction · suspense · contemporary · thriller · domestic-drama · female-mc · crime · psychological · murder · book -
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![The Shallows by Holly Craig]()
The Shallows by Holly Craig
Her best friend is dead.Emma and Ariella, neighbours in one of Sydney’s most exclusive suburbs, appear to have it all—perfect homes, perfect husbands, perfect lives. But they both know dark secrets lurk beneath the surface and shallow waters can’t hide Ariella’s. Now she has been found murdered.Her daughter filmed the killing... -
![Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin]()
Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin
A scientist with a special gift riles a wasp's nest of conspiracy theories while investigating a cold case in this riveting novel from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans and We Are All the Same in the Dark.When she was ten, Vivvy Bouchet saved a boy’s life by making an impossible prediction...fiction · paranormal · suspense · thriller · audiobook · female-mc · psychological · kidnapping · conspiracies · political-intrigue -
![Void by Veronica Roth]()
Void by Veronica Roth
An intergalactic luxury cruise to a distant port is a world unto itself in this piercing short mystery by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth. Traveling faster than light, the transport ship Redundancy is cut off from communication as effectively as an ancient ocean liner. The isolation suits crew member Ace Vance just fine—she’s got nowhere else to be...sci-fi · mystery · fiction · audiobook · space · space-opera · crime · female-mc · alpha-mc · other-world -
![The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni]()
The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni
Reality and imagination collide when an expert puzzle-maker is thrust into an ancient mystery—one with explosive consequences for the fate of humanity—in this fantastical thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of AngelologyAll the world is a puzzle, and Mike Brink—a celebrated and ingenious puzzle constructor—understands its patterns like no one else...mystery · fiction · horror · fantasy · sci-fi · suspense · audiobook · supernatural · crime · literary-fiction -
![Smoke Bomb by Abbi Glines]()
Smoke Bomb by Abbi Glines
HuckTwo places I never thought I’d be: a church and my little brother’s funeral.I was the one who was supposed to die first. Not Hayes.He hadn’t chosen my path. I took lives but Hayes had wanted to save souls.Yet here I was drinking from a flask, around people that fucking hated me, unable to take my eyes off the fiancé he’d left behind...romance · contemporary · dark · abuse · fiction · new-adult · organized-crime · enemies-to-lovers · alpha-mc · anti-hero -
![The Silent Bride by Shalini Boland]()
The Silent Bride by Shalini Boland
In this chilling story from the bestselling author of The Secret Mother, it’s the wedding day of Alice’s dreams. Until it becomes a nightmare…Alice and Seth are a perfect love story: the handsome doctor and his beautiful fiancée. They’re wealthy, well liked and made for each other—the envy of all their friends. Alice can’t wait for the day of their dream wedding...fiction · psychological · suspense · contemporary · audiobook · thriller · romantic-love · female-mc · crime · book -
![A Killer’s Game by Isabella Maldonado]()
A Killer’s Game by Isabella Maldonado
An FBI agent with a background in cryptography. A brilliant game maker bent on revenge. A deadly battle of wits and wills. An ingenious thriller from the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Cipher.FBI agent and former military codebreaker Daniela “Dani” Vega witnesses a murder on a Manhattan sidewalk. The victim is chief of staff for a powerful New York senator...mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · audiobook · contemporary · espionage · thriller · law-enforcement · police-procedural -
![Legends and Liars by Morgan Rhodes]()
Legends and Liars by Morgan Rhodes
This riveting sequel to Echoes and Empires sees Joss and Jericho team up with some of their greatest enemies—including two of the most powerful mages in the world—to bring an end to the queen’s empire of lies, from New York Times bestselling author Morgan Rhodes.Josslyn Drake is in over her head—again...romance · fantasy · young-adult · magic · high-fantasy · mystery · fiction · audiobook · sci-fi · crime -
![Rich Waters by Robert Bailey]()
Rich Waters by Robert Bailey
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey comes a haunting legal thriller about the price of redemption for a billboard lawyer who takes a case he can’t win in a town he can’t forget.Now that attorney Jason Rich has returned home to Guntersville, Alabama, the “In an accident? Get rich!” lawyer is anxious to leave his checkered past behind... -
![The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson]()
The Woman Inside by M.T. Edvardsson
A wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town in this compulsively readable, page-turning thriller from M. T. Edvardsson, The Woman Inside. Bill Olsson, recently widowed, is desperate to provide for his daughter, Sally. Struggling to pay rent, he welcomes a lodger into their home: Karla, a law student and aspiring judge, who works as a housekeeper to make ends meet... -
![Possession by Brynne Asher]()
Possession by Brynne Asher
I’m nothing but a payment, bartered to the most powerful cartel in the northern hemisphere and forced to marry a man I do not know.My father sold me to save his own skin. He might as well have ushered me to the gates of hell.The Marino family is sadistic. If rumors are true, they’ll own me, use me, control me, and strip me of every freedom I’ve taken for granted...romance · dark · crime · abuse · contemporary · steamy · marriage · suspense · organized-crime · arranged-marriage -
![The Night It Ended by Katie Garner]()
The Night It Ended by Katie Garner
Finding the truth seems impossible when her own dark past has her seeing lies everywhere she looks…From the outside, criminal psychiatrist Dr. Madeline Pine’s life appears picture-perfect—she has a beautiful family, a successful mental health practice and a growing reputation as an expert in female violence...mystery · fiction · audiobook · psychological · suspense · crime · dark-academia · thriller · whodunit · cozy -
![A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality by Kate Khavari]()
A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality by Kate Khavari
1920s London isn’t the ideal place for a brilliant woman with lofty ambitions. But research assistant Saffron Everleigh is determined to beat the odds in a male-dominated field at the University College of London. Saffron embarks on her first research study alongside the insufferably charming Dr. Michael Lee, traveling the countryside with him in response to reports of poisonings...romance · mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · audiobook · historical · cozy · murder · dark-academia · law-enforcement -
![Any Means Necessary by Lila Herron]()
Any Means Necessary by Lila Herron
Callum Russo is a meticulous man all about information, leverage, and control. Known only in the most exclusive circles, Callum is the man with the plan and he gets results by any means necessary. That is, until a blonde bombshell walks into his carefully curated life like a pretty, pink wrecking-ball...romance · dark · contemporary · crime · steamy · fiction · organized-crime · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc -
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![Swiped by L.M. Chilton]()
Swiped by L.M. Chilton
The mystifying world of online dating gets a terrifying, clever, and darkly hilarious twist in this unputdownable thriller.Gwen Turner has made a bloody mess of her life. She recently broke up with the best man she’s ever known for reasons even she can’t admit to herself and quit a lucrative job to open her own coffee shop... -
![Slow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi]()
Slow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi
An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human potential—and its own purpose—in a mind-bending short story by New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi.Equipped with the entirety of human knowledge, a sentient ship is launched on a last-ditch journey to find a new home for civilization. Trillions of miles. Tens of thousands of years...sci-fi · fiction · space · action-adventure · audiobook · young-adult · space-opera · ai · killer · drama -
![Atlas by Eden Finley]()
Atlas by Eden Finley
ATLASWorking undercover at a strip club is not my usual kind of job. If it weren’t a great opportunity to show the Mike Bravo team I can run my own op, I wouldn’t have agreed to it.When my boss asks me to befriend the biggest gossip in the establishment, the person who knows everything, I’m even more reluctant. Because that happens to be one of the dancers...romance · mlm · military · lgbtq · contemporary · audiobook · action-adventure · found-family · forced-proximity · multi-pov -
![Hiss Me Deadly by Miranda James]()
Hiss Me Deadly by Miranda James
Charlie and Diesel must catch a killer before he strikes another deadly note in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks Mysteries.Charlie Harris remembers Wilfred “Wil” Threadgill as one of the outsiders during high school in Athena... -
![Savage Hearts by Eva Ashwood]()
Savage Hearts by Eva Ashwood
The heart-pounding final book in the Filthy Wicked Psychos series... The blurb below contains spoilers for the previous books, so I'd recommend not reading it until you're caught up on the series, starting with Twisted Game . You've been warned!***Our love story began steeped in violence… and it will end that way too.For one perfect moment, I breathed easy...romance · reverse-harem · dark · crime · contemporary · steamy · new-adult · organized-crime · enemies-to-lovers · revenge -
![The 9th Man by Steve Berry, Grant Blackwood]()
The 9th Man by Steve Berry, Grant Blackwood
From New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series comes a thrilling, action-packed historical adventure that sends Luke Daniels on an international manhunt for the truth about the assassination of President John Kennedy. Luke Daniels is in London, between assignments with the Magellan Billet, when he receives a frantic call from an old friend. Jillian Stein is in trouble...fiction · mystery · espionage · suspense · quest · murder · crime · historical · political-intrigue · book -
![The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman]()
The Last Drop of Hemlock by Katharine Schellman
In The Last Drop of Hemlock, the dazzling follow up to Last Call at the Nightingale, even a dance can come with a price...The rumor went through the Nightingale like a flood, quietly rising, whispers hovering on lips in pockets of silence.New York, 1924...mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · cozy · lgbtq · wlw · audiobook · murder · law-enforcement -
![Joey by Sadie Kincaid]()
Joey by Sadie Kincaid
Book 2 in the Chicago Ruthless series feat the Moretti crime...romance · dark · drama · organized-crime · age-gap · forced-proximity · friends-to-lovers · steamy · action-adventure · stalking -
![Possess Me by Michelle Heard]()
Possess Me by Michelle Heard
I’m a monster.I kidnapped the wrong girl, and under excruciating circumstances, we fell in love.I took every beating and form of torture meant for her.For months I protected Everleigh, only to lose her when we finally escaped.It’s been years, and the ghost of Everleigh Adams still haunts me.The nightmare of losing the only woman I’ll ever love has driven me to insanity...romance · dark · contemporary · suspense · abuse · steamy · new-adult · mystery · organized-crime · forced-proximity -
![The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson]()
The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
‘My father had spelt it out to me. Choice was a luxury I couldn’t afford. This is your story, Red. You must tell it well . . .’A girl known only as Red, the daughter of a Cornish fortune-teller, travels with her father making a living predicting fortunes using the ancient method: the Square of Sevens. When her father suddenly dies, Red becomes the ward of a gentleman scholar...historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · fantasy · magical-realism · audiobook · gothic · crime · suspense -
![The Last Sinner by Lisa Jackson]()
The Last Sinner by Lisa Jackson
New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya are back!Father John, the notorious serial killer introduced in HOT BLOODED is back for revenge, as well an all new killing spree - he hires prostitutes and then strangles them with rosary beads, leaving behind a hundred dollar bill with Ben Franklin's eyes burned out... -
![Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez]()
Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez
In this shocking thriller, two unlikely mothers race to uncover the truth behind a horrific attack—even after it becomes clear that the truth will destroy one of their families. Julia Bennett has worked hard to create a stable life for her daughter, Cora, in Southern California...mystery · fiction · suspense · audiobook · contemporary · crime · thriller · family · dark · psychological -
![Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik]()
Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik
Acclaimed author Jessie Mihalik returns with the thrilling conclusion to her Starlight's Shadow trilogy. An intergalactic thief must join forces with the charming teleporter who stole her last job--and may now be her only hope for saving her former crew.As a recovery specialist, Lexi Bowen's jobs typically require more trickery and thievery than honest work...romance · sci-fi · fantasy · space-opera · action-adventure · crime · space-fleet · military · fiction · book -
![The Ward Witch by Sarah Painter]()
The Ward Witch by Sarah Painter
Mysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly… Welcome to Unholy Island.Esme Gray runs the guest house and tends to the ethereal wards that protect the island. She’s sheltering from a terrible past and will do anything to stay safely hidden.Luke Taylor has been searching for his missing twin for months, but has begun to believe that his brother might be dead...fantasy · urban-fantasy · mystery · witches-wizards · magic · paranormal · magical-realism · fiction · audiobook · supernatural -
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![Wrath: Satan's Fury MC: SG by L. Wilder]()
Wrath: Satan's Fury MC: SG by L. Wilder
Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Seller L. Wilder brings you a new addition to the Satan’s Fury MC series.Stitch was stepping down.And he was preparing me to take his place.He’d seen the darkness in me.He knew I could use my demons the way he’d used his.And he was right.I used them, and I used them well.They’d helped me keep everyone at a distance— including her...romance · suspense · biker · cheating · domestic-drama · contemporary · organized-crime · military · mental-illness · crime -
![You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard]()
You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard
Summer and Leo would do anything for each other. Inspired by the way each has had to carve her place in a hostile and unforgiving world, and united by the call of the open road, they travel around sunny California in Summer's tricked-out Land Cruiser. It's not a glamorous life, but it gives them the freedom they crave from the painful pasts they've left behind...north-america · usa · california · romance · mystery · fiction · suspense · young-adult · contemporary · audiobook -
![Colt: Prisoners of Purgatory #3 by Bella Jewel]()
Colt: Prisoners of Purgatory #3 by Bella Jewel
The next book in Bella Jewel's newest MC series is here! It does NOT contain a cliffhanger, so go on, read it right away!!! Dear Chloe, F**k you.There’s no other way to put it.You ruined my life.You took everything from me.You f**king broke my heart.You don’t deserve this letter.Hell, you don’t deserve the air I breathe.That doesn’t matter now anyway because you’re gone...romance · crime · biker · steamy · secrets · revenge · female-mc · enemies-to-lovers · contemporary · fiction -
![Favorite Little Fake by Meagan Brandy]()
Favorite Little Fake by Meagan Brandy
More information to come...romance · contemporary · fake-relationship · organized-crime · new-adult · suspense · sports · crime · fiction · book -
![Bad Little Bride by Meagan Brandy]()
Bad Little Bride by Meagan Brandy
More information to come...romance · contemporary · organized-crime · new-adult · suspense · sports · crime · fiction · book · adult -
![A Stolen Child by Sarah Stewart Taylor]()
A Stolen Child by Sarah Stewart Taylor
Sarah Stewart Taylor is known for her atmospheric portrayal of an American detective in Ireland, and her critically acclaimed series returns with A Stolen Child.After months of training, former Long Island homicide detective Maggie D’arcy is now officially a Garda. She’s finally settling into life in Ireland and so is her teenage daughter, Lilly...mystery · fiction · suspense · law-enforcement · crime · contemporary · police-procedural · female-mc · book · adult -
![I Only Read Murder by Will Ferguson, Ian Ferguson]()
I Only Read Murder by Will Ferguson, Ian Ferguson
A once-famous TV sleuthAn amateur theater productionAn onstage murderA town full of suspects…Miranda Abbott, once known for the crime-solving, karate-chopping church pastor she played on network television, has hit hard times...mystery · fiction · cozy · audiobook · murder · crime · contemporary · humor · amateur-sleuth · suspense
