Top new crime books in June 2024
Last updated:
June 30, 2024
June 2024 featuring new releases by Lucy Foley, Peter Swanson, Freida McFadden, Kimberly Belle, Candice Fox, Chris Carter, Nadia Hashimi, Clare Pooley, Akwaeke Emezi, Jacqueline Winspear and many more.
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The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin... "An irresistible whodunit with an irresistible Blair Witch-meets-Fyre Festival backdrop." -- People "Sharp, stylish and stunning...Foley's best yet." -- Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End "Agatha Christie for the Instagram age...mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · murder · contemporary · thriller · audiobook · psychological · witches-wizards -
A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson
A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in this spectacularly twisty and deviously clever novel by Peter Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing and Eight Perfect Murders.Martha Ratliff conceded long ago that she’d likely spend her life alone...fiction · suspense · psychological · contemporary · thriller · audiobook · murder · whodunit · serial-killers · crime -
The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
“You must be our new neighbors!” Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter’s hand and smile but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us... -
The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle
A dream vacation turns deadly when secrets from the past catch up to a married couple in Paris in this new edge-of-your-seat thriller from USA Today bestselling author, Kimberly Belle.When Stella met Adam, she thought she had finally found a nice, normal guy—a welcome change from her previous boyfriend and her precarious jetsetter lifestyle with him... -
Devil's Kitchen by Candice Fox
This tight-knit, four-person unit has worked together to save countless lives and stop out of control fires before they cause major destruction.They've also stolen millions from banks, jewelry stores, and art galleries. Under the cover of saving the city, they've used their knowledge and specialist equipment to become the most successful heist crew on the East Coast...crime · mystery · fiction · suspense · psychological · action-adventure · audiobook · thriller · investigator · female-author -
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The Death Watcher by Chris Carter
Pre-order the 13th chilling and adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller, from the #1 Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestselling author, Chris Carter...crime · fiction · audiobook · law-enforcement · mystery · dark · thriller · serial-killers · contemporary · angst -
Spilled Ink by Nadia Hashimi
When Yalda hears that her twin brother, Yusuf, will be performing with his band at a local venue, she lets her friends convince her to sneak out to see his show. But the night has something else in store: After the opening band makes some ugly jokes about “terrorists,” Yusuf uses his time in the spotlight for an impulsive stunt responding to the hate speech...young-adult · contemporary · fiction · realistic · social-commentary · family · audiobook · dark · crime · poc-author -
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy from New York Times-bestselling author Clare PooleyWhen Lydia takes a job running the Senior Citizens’ Social Club three afternoons a week, she assumes she’ll be spending her time drinking tea and playing gentle games of cards...romance · fiction · contemporary · humor · womens-fiction · crime · aging · friendship · family · female-mc -
Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi
A thrilling new novel from the bestselling, award-winning Akwaeke Emezi, about five friends trying to outrun and outmatch a powerful, underground worldOne weekend. The elite underbelly of a Nigerian city. A breakup that starts a spiral. A party that goes awry. A tangled web of sex and lies and corruption that leaves no one unscathed...fiction · lgbtq · literary-fiction · contemporary · poc-mc · mystery · crime · horror · psychological · friendship -
The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear
A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future. London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion—the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing...mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · suspense · war · espionage · crime · psychological · audiobook -
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd
Some women can’t be painted out of history…A story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge.Paris, 1938 : Runaway heiress Juliette Willoughby perishes, with her married lover, in an accidental studio fire alongside her Surrealist masterpiece, Self Portrait as Sphinx...fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · historical · killer · suspense · aristocracy · cold-case · crime · female-mc -
Follow Her Down by Victoria Helen Stone
Decades of doubt, fear, and suspicion won’t let a woman overcome her trauma in a riveting novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Jane Doe and The Hook.The murder of Elise Rockwood’s sister shattered her family. Their mother’s anxiety kept her housebound. Elise’s paranoid brother, Kyle, saw conspiracies everywhere...suspense · fiction · audiobook · thriller · cold-case · killer · revenge · psychological · family · conspiracies -
Meet Me on the Bridge by Sarah J. Harris
Can true love ever survive across time?Everyone says falling in love is supposed to be easy. But what happens when you meet the perfect man…in your dreams?Especially when you find out he was real and died one year ago – on the bridge you had agreed to meet on for your first date...romance · time-travel · fiction · fantasy · magical-realism · contemporary · sci-fi · womens-fiction · audiobook · paranormal -
The Honeymoon by Shalini Boland
It was the perfect romantic honeymoon. Until her husband disappeared.It was supposed to be the happiest time of their lives. But for newlywed Stella, the dream honeymoon has turned into a nightmare overnight. Her perfect husband, Austin, has vanished without a trace.Alone in Venice, Stella frantically searches for him... -
Middletide by Sarah Crouch
In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspicious death of a beautiful young doctor, with all clues pointing to the reclusive young man who abandoned the community in chase of big city dreams but returned for the first love he left behind...romance · mystery · fiction · suspense · contemporary · crime · literary-fiction · indigenous-mc · audiobook · murder -
Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKIn her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final word...mystery · young-adult · horror · indigenous-mc · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · crime · murder · poc-mc -
The Mercy Chair by M.W. Craven
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin . . .Washington Poe has a story to tell.And he needs you to listen.You'll hear how it started with the robber birds. Crows. Dozens of them. Enough for a murder . . .He'll tell you about a man who was tied to a tree and stoned to death, a man who had tattooed himself with a code so obscure, even the gifted analyst Tilly Bradshaw struggled to break it...crime · mystery · audiobook · fiction · law-enforcement · police-procedural · thriller · mental-illness · killer · psychological -
An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman
Perfect for fans of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Jane Austen alike, the latest in this delightful mystery series described as “pure, unadulterated fun” ( Publishers Weekly ) combines historical intrigue, wit, and a sophisticated Victorian setting with a charmingly independent heroine.Frances and her husband, George, have two points of interest in Paris...mystery · historical-fiction · cozy · historical · fiction · audiobook · crime · industrial-era · victorian · murder -
The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant
In this captivating novel of suspense, a wilderness guide must team up with the man who ruined her life years ago when the friend who introduced them goes missing.Emlyn doesn't let herself think about the past. How she and her best friend, Janessa, barely speak anymore. How Tyler, the love of her life, left her half dead on the side of the road three years ago. Her new life is simple and safe...north-america · usa · idaho · fiction · suspense · outdoors · contemporary · audiobook · thriller · season-summer -
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Mage Assassins & Other Misfits by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
The weirdness level of my life has reached an all-time high. Which is saying something, considering I started out as a psychic conman and somehow ended up as a MagiPol agent. And not just any agent. Lately, I’ve been Captain Blythe’s right-hand man and most trusted confidant.Yeah, I know. Super weird...fantasy · urban-fantasy · audiobook · new-adult · male-mc · contemporary · fiction · action-adventure · witches-wizards · sword-sorcery -
Storm Warning by David Bell
A man living on a Florida barrier island must protect his family from both an approaching hurricane and a relentless killer.Jake Powell is racing to get off the island as a powerful hurricane approaches. When he finds his best friend Dallas, the building manager, dead from a blow to the skull, Jake realizes there’s more than the storm to fear...mystery · suspense · fiction · audiobook · action-adventure · thriller · survival · psychological · crime · breakup -
Tell Me Who You Are by Louisa Luna
The Silent Patient meets Gone Girl in this sharp psychological thriller about a psychiatrist with a shocking past and her dangerous new patient.Brooklyn psychiatrist Dr...fiction · psychological · audiobook · contemporary · suspense · thriller · murder · crime · book · adult -
The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable historical thriller about murder, manipulation, and a young woman trying to wrestle power from the hands of a dangerous man. But he’s always one step ahead . . .London, 1839...historical-fiction · gothic · historical · fiction · mystery · industrial-era · victorian · audiobook · fantasy · dark -
Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins
S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins. A Memphis woman hires a PI to find her missing husband, only to discover that he is involved in a dangerous web of international intrigue—and she and her children are now at risk.Hell is empty…and Addison McKellar’s husband is missing...fiction · suspense · thriller · audiobook · literary-fiction · action-adventure · murder · crime · investigator · noir -
That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk
One night locked in the library. What could go wrong?On the night before graduation, seven students gather in the basement of their university's rare books library. They're not allowed in the library after closing time, but it's the perfect place for the ritual they want to perform—one borrowed from the Greeks, said to free those who take part in it from the fear of death...mystery · horror · fiction · suspense · murder · audiobook · dark-academia · young-adult · thriller · contemporary -
Original Twin by Paula Gleeson
A twisty crossover thriller that will have readers guessing right up until the end. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Mary Kubica, and Megan Abbott.SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN SECOND BEST. NOW SHE'S THE ONLY ONE LEFT.Twin sisters May and June couldn’t be more different. May is quiet, self-conscious, withdrawn; June is boisterous, beautiful, magnetic…and missing...mystery · fiction · audiobook · suspense · crime · contemporary · family · thriller · psychological · domestic-drama -
His Tesoro by Emilia Rossi
I’ve always dreamed of romance, but this wedding is strictly business. SOFIYAI’ve spent years hidden away to protect my father from the shame of having a defective daughter. The head of the Bratva can’t be associated with weakness—and to him, that’s all I am.That is, until a marriage alliance gives him the opportunity to finally be rid of me...romance · contemporary · disability · dark · suspense · marriage · organized-crime · age-gap · arranged-marriage · grumpy-sunshine -
The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray
The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facing their most daunting challenge preventing the murder of the imperious Lady Catherine de Bourgh.Someone is trying to kill Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Esteemed aunt of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, generous patroness of Mr...romance · mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · retellings · industrial-era · regency · cozy · audiobook -
The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis
Secrets are revealed and forbidden sparks ignited in this sizzling Sunrise Cove tale of enemies to lovers, redemption, missing treasures, and love—by romance superstar and New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis...romance · fiction · contemporary · season-summer · audiobook · culinary · humor · cozy · literary-fiction · young-adult -
Vengeful Bonds: Season One by Onley James, Nolah Harker
In a world rigidly defined by secondary genders, a political storm brews, challenging the traditional alpha-dominated order with progressive ideals. Amidst this upheaval, eight strangers unite against Cerberus, a corrupt power broker. Their mission, born from loss, forges an unexpected bond, transcending societal norms...romance · omegaverse · mlm · lgbtq · polyamory · crime · paranormal · fiction · found-family · fantasy -
Drawn To Darkness by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.To Be Announced..romance · organized-crime · dark · fiction · crime · contemporary · suspense · billionaire · book · adult -
Red Star Falling by Steve Berry, Grant Blackwood
From New York Times bestselling authors, Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood, comes an action-packed adventure, borne in the waning days of the Cold War, that propels Luke Daniels on a quest in search of the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible — the unlikely key to ending a looming threat orbiting two hundred miles above the earth... -
You'll Never Find Me by Allison Brennan
Nothing brings family together like crime.Working alone as a private investigator is tough. Estranged from her PI family, Margo Angelhart does what she must to get by—including taking on sordid cases that pay the bills, even if she’d rather be helping those the justice system has failed... -
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Lake County by Lori Roy
Set in the 1950s, this Southern Gothic thriller by Edgar Award–winning author Lori Roy reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, tying her fate to a dreamy teenager whose boyfriend runs afoul of the mob.Desperate to break free of small-town Florida, Addie Anne Buckley dreams of following in the path of her glamorous aunt Jean—known to the world as Marilyn Monroe...north-america · usa · california · mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · audiobook · suspense · conspiracies -
Shanghai: A Novel by Joseph Kanon
In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest setting pre-World War II Shanghai, where glamour and squalor exist side by side and murder is just a cost of doing business. A love affair against all odds, a city dancing on the rim of a volcano—Shanghai is the story of a political haven that becomes a minefield of conflicting loyalties...fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · historical · espionage · ww2 · law-enforcement · crime · thriller · war -
Everyone Knows But You: A Tale of Murder on the Maine Coast by Thomas E. Ricks
An FBI agent finds himself in the insular world of a fishing village on the Maine coast where the rules are different—sometimes lethally so.After his wife and two children are killed in a car crash, Ryan Tapia starts a new life in Maine... -
The Kept Girls by Elle Gray
When Ashley Barlow, the sixteen-year-old daughter of a senator is taken, FBI agent Blake Wilder and her team are called to the case.At a secure black site location, Blake begins to comb through the clues.While Rick, Paige, and Mo post up at the senator’s house...mystery · murder · organized-crime · psychological · political-intrigue · politics · serial-killers · crime · thriller · kidnapping -
You, Me, Her by Sue Watson
Three people. One marriage. One murder.YOU: My handsome husband Tom. You've given me everything our beautiful son and our perfect new seaside home. I want to trust you, but I know you haven't been honest about why you really wanted to move here. I haven't been honest with you either...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · england · fiction · audiobook · suspense · psychological · epic · murder -
Free Fall by Kathryn Nolan
Fifteen years as a protection agent and I’ve never—not once—been tempted to break the rules. My reputation and professionalism are the reasons I’m about to secure the promotion of a lifetime. So the last person I need anywhere near me is Luke Beaumont, the very definition of temptation.The man I’ve just been ordered to protect at any cost.Luke is everything that I’m not...romance · mlm · suspense · contemporary · lgbtq · crime · mystery · bodyguard · forced-proximity · grumpy-sunshine -
In the Hour of Crows by Dana Elmendorf
In a small town in Appalachia, people paint their doorways blue to keep spirits away.Black ferns grow where death will follow.And Weatherly Opal Wilder is a Death Talker.When called upon, she can talk the death out of the dying and save their lives; only once, never twice...fantasy · mystery · magical-realism · paranormal · witches-wizards · historical-fiction · fiction · gothic · rural · audiobook