Top new crime books in October 2023
Last updated:
October 31, 2023
October 2023 featuring new releases by Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Andrew Child, Trent Dalton, John Grisham, Janet Evanovich, Michele Campbell, Robert Dugoni, John Sandford, Bernard Cornwell, Janice Hallett and many more.
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Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. After getting a wrongfully convicted man out of prison, he is inundated with pleas from incarcerated people claiming innocence. He enlists his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, to weed through the letters, knowing most claims will be false...mystery · fiction · crime · legal · audiobook · law-enforcement · suspense · thriller · police-procedural · contemporary -
![The Secret by Lee Child, Andrew Child]()
The Secret by Lee Child, Andrew Child
1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look like accidents and don't appear to be connected. Until one body - the victim of a fatal fall from a hospital window - generates some unexpected attention.That attention comes from the Secretary of Defence, who promptly calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate...urban · fiction · mystery · crime · audiobook · action-adventure · suspense · military · law-enforcement · children -
![Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton]()
Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton
Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies , Trent Dalton.'Mirror, mirror, on the grass, what's my future? What's my past?' A girl and her mother are on the lam...oceania · australia · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · magical-realism · coming-of-age · crime · audiobook · mental-illness -
![The Exchange: After The Firm by John Grisham]()
The Exchange: After The Firm by John Grisham
#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm...fiction · mystery · legal · suspense · contemporary · crime · thriller · audiobook · politics · conspiracies -
![Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich]()
Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freelance assignment that seems simple enough. Local jeweler Martin Rabner wants her to locate his former security guard, Andy Manley (a.k.a. Nutsy), who he is convinced stole a fortune in diamonds out of his safe...romance · mystery · fiction · humor · audiobook · contemporary · womens-fiction · cozy · crime · suspense -
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![The Intern by Michele Campbell]()
The Intern by Michele Campbell
A young Harvard law student falls under the spell of a charismatic judge in this timely and thrilling novel about class, ambition, family and murder.Madison Rivera lands the internship of a lifetime working for Judge Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret that could destroy her career. Her troubled younger brother Danny has been arrested, and Conroy is the judge on his case...fiction · suspense · audiobook · legal · contemporary · thriller · dark-academia · family · crime · murder -
![One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni]()
One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni
Detective Tracy Crosswhite draws a long-dormant serial killer out of hiding in a nerve-shattering novel by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.Tracy Crosswhite is reopening the investigation into Seattle’s Route 99 serial killer. After thirteen victims, he stopped hunting and the trail went cold, stirring public outrage...mystery · fiction · crime · suspense · law-enforcement · psychological · murder · police-procedural · killer · audiobook -
![Judgment Prey by John Sandford]()
Judgment Prey by John Sandford
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel by John Sandford.Alex Sand was spending the evening at home playing basketball with his two young sons when all three were shot in cold blood...mystery · fiction · crime · suspense · law-enforcement · audiobook · murder · thriller · killer · action-adventure -
![Sharpe's Command: Richard Sharpe and the Bridge at Almaraz, May 1812 by Bernard Cornwell]()
Sharpe's Command: Richard Sharpe and the Bridge at Almaraz, May 1812 by Bernard Cornwell
New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth century, capturing the bravery, battles, and bloodshed of Britain's peninsular wars with this epic tale featuring his iconic hero Richard Sharpe.Outsider.Hero.Rogue.And the one man you want on your side...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · war · action-adventure · military · audiobook · industrial-era · regency · crime -
![The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett]()
The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett
One dead Santa. A town full of suspects. Will you discover the truth?Christmas in Lower Lockwood, and the Fairway Players are busy rehearsing their festive pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, to raise money for the church roof appeal. But despite the season, goodwill is distinctly lacking amongst the amateur dramatics enthusiasts...mystery · fiction · crime · cozy · contemporary · season-winter · audiobook · epistolary · murder · humor -
![Redemption by Meghan March]()
Redemption by Meghan March
My daughter was kidnapped.My sanctuary violated.My best friend murdered.My empire is crumbling before my very eyes.There’s no retirement plan for the boogeyman.I never cared about that before.Now that I have a family, everything is different.I can never put my daughter at risk again.I don’t want this life for her.But I can’t undo the things that I’ve done. I can’t bring back the lives I’ve taken...romance · contemporary · audiobook · fiction · suspense · dark · billionaire · multi-pov · organized-crime · alpha-mc -
![Fortune by Ellen Won Steil]()
Fortune by Ellen Won Steil
In this explosive novel about a decades-old mystery, shocking revelations of the past and the secrets of three women will be spilled when a small Midwest town announces a DNA lottery.One drop of blood for a chance at a multimillion-dollar windfall...fiction · mystery · contemporary · audiobook · psychological · crime · family · breakup · domestic-drama · friendship -
![Blood Lines by Nelson DeMille, Alex DeMille]()
Blood Lines by Nelson DeMille, Alex DeMille
From New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille, Blood Lines features the return of Special Agents Brodie and Taylor who are on the hunt for the cold-blooded murderer of one of their fellow agents...mystery · fiction · suspense · military · crime · thriller · action-adventure · murder · terrorism · political-intrigue -
![Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah]()
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah
The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile and A Haunting in Venice – puts his little grey cells to work solving a baffling Christmas mystery.CAN HERCULE POIROT SOLVE A BAFFLING MURDER MYSTERY IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS?It’s 19 December 1931...mystery · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · crime · murder · cozy · law-enforcement · whodunit · retellings -
![Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger]()
Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger
Instead of presents this Christmas, a true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case…Madeline Martin has built a life for herself as the young owner of a thriving business, The Next Chapter Bookshop, despite her tragic childhood and now needing to care for her infirm father...mystery · fiction · crime · suspense · horror · thriller · murder · female-mc · serial-killers · psychological -
![These Still Black Waters by Christina McDonald]()
These Still Black Waters by Christina McDonald
Two women struggle toward a dark truth as a killer avenges the sins of the past in a twisting novel of suspense by the USA Today bestselling author of Do No Harm, Behind Every Lie, and The Night Olivia Fell.After a violent home invasion, Neve Maguire returns with her daughter to Black Lake, her childhood summer home, hoping for a fresh start...mystery · fiction · horror · crime · suspense · paranormal · psychological · contemporary · thriller · law-enforcement -
![Cross Out by James Patterson]()
Cross Out by James Patterson
Detectives Cross and Sampson are tracking a serial killer who's fatally ambushing young men in the “Dead Hours” murders. They don't hear the machine gun fire. At first. “Drop whatever you're doing, Dr. Cross, and head to Reagan Airport,” DC Metro Police dispatch says. “A plane just crashed and exploded on the runway. The chief and the FBI want you and John Sampson there pronto...mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · audiobook · law-enforcement · thriller · murder · psychological · serial-killers -
![Room for Rent by Noelle W. Ihli]()
Room for Rent by Noelle W. Ihli
Nya can’t remember the last time she felt safe.The rundown rental house didn’t seem so bad at first. But now, someone is stealing her food. Rattling her bedroom doorknob. Digging through her belongings.Each night brings more disturbing incidents. And each night, Nya is more convinced that it’s not an intruder...mystery · horror · fiction · suspense · contemporary · thriller · psychological · audiobook · kidnapping · crime -
![Night Owl by Andrew Mayne]()
Night Owl by Andrew Mayne
A shocking act of sabotage draws a retired spy into a deadly conspiracy in an explosive thriller by an Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.After three decades in counterintelligence, Brad Trasker is retired, disillusioned, and dealing with a tragic loss. Spy games are behind him until he attends the launch of a next-generation aircraft...mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · espionage · audiobook · action-adventure · contemporary · thriller · military -
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![King of Greed by Ana Huang]()
King of Greed by Ana Huang
A brand-new steamy billionaire romance from the bestselling author of the Twisted seriesFull synopsis TBD...romance · contemporary · fiction · fantasy · billionaire · steamy · organized-crime · new-adult · crime · book -
![Burn by Abbi Glines]()
Burn by Abbi Glines
From the moment she fell out of the tree in his backyard, ruining his eighth birthday party, Genesis Stoll had been Kye Levine’s best friend. The one person he knew would be there no matter what. She was his escape, his sunshine when the darkness in his world got too deep. When he had her to run to, he knew no matter how twisted his life got, she would remind him who he was...romance · new-adult · contemporary · organized-crime · friends-to-lovers · love-triangle · high-school · western · fiction · crime -
![Stalking Around the Christmas Tree by Allyson Ryan, Jacqueline Frost]()
Stalking Around the Christmas Tree by Allyson Ryan, Jacqueline Frost
Tis the season to solve a murder—and innkeeper Holly White knows she’ll have to make her list and check it twice if she wants to catch the killer in the fourth Christmas Tree Farm mystery from bestselling author Jacqueline Frost.For inn keeper Holly White, Christmas time in Mistletoe, Maine, is the ultimate holiday gift...romance · cozy · mystery · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · crime · murder · small-town · season-winter -
![Let Me Love You by Brittney Sahin]()
Let Me Love You by Brittney Sahin
Love is a risk for a woman in danger and a mercenary sworn to protect in a blistering novel of vengeance and redemption by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brittney Sahin. Six years ago, Maria Romano got her birthday wish—a kiss from Enzo Costa. A man she could never take her eyes off, but who seemed as haunted as her favorite book boyfriends and strictly off-limits...romance · suspense · military · contemporary · dark · age-gap · friends-to-lovers · organized-crime · slow-burn · steamy -
![Mr. Texas by Lawrence Wright]()
Mr. Texas by Lawrence Wright
A sharply drawn, page-turning send up of Texas politics—from the Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author—about a dark horse candidate who risks his personal life for a career in the Texas House of Representatives.Sonny Lamb is an affable, if floundering, rancher with the unfortunate habit of becoming a punchline in his Texas hometown... -
![America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien]()
America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien
An American Master returns: The author of The Things They Carried delivers his first new novel in two decades, a brilliant and rollicking odyssey, in which a bank robbery by a disgraced journalist sparks a cross-country chase through a nation corroded by shameless delusion and deceit.At 11:34 a.m...north-america · usa · california · mexico · minnesota · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · contemporary · literary-fiction -
![Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia by Jason Pargin]()
Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia by Jason Pargin
Tabula Ra$a is hosting its massive annual music festival in the desert, which every year precedes the massive annual drunken riot in the desert. This is all organized by Zoey's people, including the riot - as Will explains, the citizens need a little chaos now and then, their job is just to keep a lid on it...sci-fi · cyberpunk · dystopia · humor · super-powered · fiction · crime · action-adventure · satire · book -
![Don't Forget Me Tomorrow by A.L. Jackson]()
Don't Forget Me Tomorrow by A.L. Jackson
When my best friend's little sister walks in on me moaning her name, it's all over. All restrains are shattered, and ever boundary demolished. Nothing will be the same. For years, I've tried to keep my distance from Dakota Cooper. She's everything I've ever wanted and the one thing I can't have... -
![Echoes by Dylan Page]()
Echoes by Dylan Page
Blurb & cover to come!!Release date is a placeholder...romance · dark · new-adult · high-school · crime · abuse · steamy · contemporary · kind-mc · suspense -
![Searching for Finley by Susan Stoker]()
Searching for Finley by Susan Stoker
They've finally found someone who accepts them as they are, but it could all go up in flames in an instant.Finley Norris is a woman with curves to spare, a fact she made peace with long ago…but she can’t say the same for everyone else. Ridiculed for her size her whole life, it’s easy for her to assume her huge crush on a certain sexy mechanic will remain unrequited...romance · contemporary · small-town · steamy · crime · in-uniform · audiobook · suspense · fiction · military -
![The Penitent by Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli]()
The Penitent by Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli
A cruel fate. Two souls condemned. An impossible love.I knew he’d choose me before he came to our door on the night of the Tithing. I bore the mark that would make me his. It was my ancestor who spoke the words that bound us together, and his demon-god who promised protection for the price of blood.My blood.I was prepared to be that sacrifice if it would keep my family safe...romance · dark · contemporary · steamy · supernatural · fantasy · mystery · new-adult · suspense · arranged-marriage -
![Shadowheart by Meg Gardiner]()
Shadowheart by Meg Gardiner
What happens when two serial killers begin to compete with each other?From #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Gardiner comes a new high-octane thriller in the acclaimed UNSUB series.FBI Special Agent Caitlin Hendrix faces a case from nightmares.In a Tennessee prison, Efrem Judah Goode draws haunting portraits of women he claims he has killed...mystery · fiction · suspense · serial-killers · law-enforcement · police-procedural · horror · female-author · psychological · crime -
![Too Far by Sylvia Day]()
Too Far by Sylvia Day
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crossfire® saga.You can't believe all of them, but can you trust any of them?Lily Black was presumed dead for years.Now, she's back in the unquestioning arms of her loving husband, Kane.Where she's been remains a mystery, but her past sins haunt her and bring deadly danger into the lives of the family... -
![Tempted By The Devil by Michelle Heard]()
Tempted By The Devil by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel. Attending a party with my stepbrother, I’m in for the surprise of my life.It’s not a regular party, but instead, my wedding.To Angelo Rizzo.A coldhearted man who’s feared by all. Including me...romance · contemporary · dark · suspense · abuse · fiction · new-adult · organized-crime · age-gap · arranged-marriage -
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![Do Not Open by Kiersten Modglin]()
Do Not Open by Kiersten Modglin
On the day author Mari Montgomery receives the email, she has little left to live for.The message—simple yet utterly life-changing—offers a glimmer of hope to her dismal existence. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, and if she takes it, it could change everything.Mari’s immediate sense of unease is eclipsed only by her curiosity—elicited from the supposed fan on the other end of the email...suspense · stalking · mystery · kidnapping · crime · psychological · thriller · fiction · book · adult -
![Slashed by Thalia Sanchez]()
Slashed by Thalia Sanchez
Sadie always thought she had the potential to become a Final Girl. It’s why she bought the tickets for Slashed, a haunted house attraction that provides an immersive experience of a slasher movie. The attraction promised a night of thrilling fun for her and her friends, and it would be the perfect opportunity for Sadie to prove herself.However, Slashed is more challenging than Sadie expected...romance · dark · horror · contemporary · steamy · new-adult · serial-killers · insta-love · suspense · crime -
![The Death of Us by Lori Rader-Day]()
The Death of Us by Lori Rader-Day
From the award-winning author of Death at Greenway and The Lucky One comes a chilling suspense novel in which the discovery of a submerged car in a murky pond reveals betrayals and family secrets that will tear a small town apart.One rainy night fifteen years ago, a knock at the door changed Liss Kehoe’s life forever...romance · mystery · fiction · suspense · contemporary · crime · murder · audiobook · season-autumn · family -
![The Christmas Highland Lodge by Julie Shackman]()
The Christmas Highland Lodge by Julie Shackman
Fall in love with the Christmas romance of the year, full of love and second chances!Lottie Grant loves the festive season so much that she works at the incredibly successful Christmas shop, Christmas Crackers, in her pretty Scottish home town of Craig Brae. But when the shop is sold, her world is turned upside down, leaving her wondering what she will do next...romance · contemporary · womens-fiction · fiction · season-winter · audiobook · humor · family · action-adventure · crime -
![The Devil's Lair by Penny Dee]()
The Devil's Lair by Penny Dee
Massimo De Kysa.The man who stole my first kiss.And now my boss.I learned early how life can turn on a dime.That’s how it is when you grow up as a mafia princess.One minute you’re rich, spoilt, and betrothed to the most revered man in the city—the next your broke and selling your designer bags so you can eat.But I’m not the kind of girl who gives up without a fight... -
![Behind the Mask by A.J. Rivers]()
Behind the Mask by A.J. Rivers
Every small town has its secrets.This secret is worth taking lives for…After saving Molly from a trafficking ring and reuniting with her mother.FBI agent Ava James feels as though she has found true happiness.While having a family dinner Ava receives a call from an old friend, with some bad news.Every Halloween, teen girls from the rural Vermont town are going missing.Each year more than the last...law-enforcement · police-procedural · gothic · psychological · thriller · ghosts · crime · magic · political-intrigue · murder -
![The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen]()
The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen
The Bell in the Fog , a dazzling historical mystery by Lev AC Rosen, asks―once you have finally found a family, how far would you go to prove yourself to them?San Francisco, 1952. Detective Evander “Andy” Mills has started a new life for himself as a private detective―but his business hasn’t exactly taken off...mystery · historical-fiction · lgbtq · fiction · historical · noir · audiobook · mlm · crime · thriller
