Top new crime books in September 2023
Last updated:
September 30, 2023
September 2023 featuring new releases by J.K. Rowling, Robert Galbraith, Jessica Knoll, Lisa M. Matlin, Jeffrey Archer, Peter Swanson, Melinda Leigh, Lisa Gray, Cara Hunter, J.D. Robb, Susan Ericksen, Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills and many more.
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The Running Grave by J.K. Rowling, Robert Galbraith
In the seventh installment in the Strike series, Cormoran and Robin must rescue a man ensnared in the trap of a dangerous cult.Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside.The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organization that campaigns for a better world...mystery · fiction · crime · audiobook · contemporary · suspense · thriller · murder · law-enforcement · killer -
![Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll]()
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
An extraordinary novel inspired by the real-life sorority targeted by America's first celebrity serial killer in his final murderous spree.January 1978. A serial killer has terrorized women across the Pacific Northwest, but his existence couldn’t be further from the minds of the vibrant young women at the top sorority on Florida State University’s campus in Tallahassee...fiction · mystery · historical-fiction · crime · historical · audiobook · true-crime · thriller · suspense · horror -
![The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin]()
The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin
A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than she bargained for behind the peeling wallpaper in this gothic psychological debut. Sarah Slade is starting over...horror · mystery · fiction · gothic · suspense · audiobook · thriller · spooky · psychological · contemporary -
![Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer]()
Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer
THE TOWER OF LONDON…Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, when the Queen attends the State Opening of Parliament, the Metropolitan Police must execute the most secret operation in their armory as they transport the Crown Jewels across London. SCOTLAND YARD…For decades, the elite squad at Scotland Yard have been in charge of the operation... -
![The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson]()
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson
New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson pens a spectacularly spine-chilling novella in which an American art student in London is invited to join a classmate for the holidays at Starvewood Hall, her family's Cotswold manor house. But behind the holly and pine boughs, secrets are about to unravel, revealing this seemingly charming English village's grim history...mystery · fiction · gothic · season-winter · suspense · crime · audiobook · horror · historical · murder -
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![Catch Her Death by Melinda Leigh]()
Catch Her Death by Melinda Leigh
Sheriff Bree Taggert and those she loves become the target of a family’s deadly revenge in a chilling novel of suspense by #1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.After Sheriff Bree Taggert’s takedown of cold-blooded murderer Travis Ekin, his family vows revenge. Travis’s mother and brothers are every bit as violent, and Bree is in their crosshairs...new-york-state · romance · mystery · fiction · suspense · audiobook · crime · contemporary · law-enforcement · police-procedural -
![To Die For by Lisa Gray]()
To Die For by Lisa Gray
From bestselling author Lisa Gray comes a thrilling tale of a cutthroat contest for the ultimate house-selling commission… one million dollars. In the elite world of luxury real estate, it is often kill or be killed, something agent Andi Hart knows all too well—and after recent events, she’s ready to set her own rules...mystery · fiction · crime · audiobook · suspense · contemporary · psychological · thriller · murder · book -
![Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter]()
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
A shocking thriller about a cold case, a fictional true crime series, and the family caught in the middle.SIX EPISODES. ONE KILLER.It was a case that gripped the nation. In December 2003, Luke Ryder, the stepfather of acclaimed filmmaker Guy Howard (then aged 10), was found dead in the garden of their suburban family home.Luke Ryder's murder has never been solved...mystery · fiction · crime · suspense · contemporary · murder · psychological · thriller · audiobook · killer -
![Payback in Death by J.D. Robb, Susan Ericksen]()
Payback in Death by J.D. Robb, Susan Ericksen
13 hours, 54 minutes A retired colleague's suspicious death puts Lt. Eve Dallas on the case in Payback in Death, the electrifying new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb.Lt. Eve Dallas is just home from a long overdue vacation when she responds to a call of an unattended death. The victim is Martin Greenleaf, retired Internal Affairs Captain...urban · new-york-state · romance · mystery · fiction · crime · futuristic · audiobook · suspense · sci-fi -
![Code Red by Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills]()
Code Red by Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills
Mitch Rapp makes a mortal enemy of Russia in this high-octane and “ripped straight from next week’s headlines” (The Real Book Spy) installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Mitch Rapp hates owing anyone a favor—especially when it’s the world’s most powerful crime lord. But when Damian Losa calls, Mitch is honor bound to answer... -
![The House Beyond the Dunes by Mary Burton]()
The House Beyond the Dunes by Mary Burton
A tragic accident or something more sinister? A woman’s buried memories put her life at risk in a novel of shattering psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.Lane McCord wakes up in a hospital having survived a near-fatal fall at a North Carolina beach cottage. Her boyfriend, Kyle, wasn’t so lucky. A senseless tragedy on their first romantic getaway...romance · mystery · suspense · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · crime · psychological · unreliable-narrator · small-town -
![Murder Most Royal by S.J. Bennett]()
Murder Most Royal by S.J. Bennett
Queen Elizabeth II is looking forward to a traditional Christmas gathering with her family in Sandringham when a shocking discovery interrupts holiday plans. A severed hand has been found—but even more unsettling, she recognizes the signet ring still attached to a finger. It belongs to a scion of the St Cyr family, her old friends from nearby Ladybridge Hall...mystery · fiction · crime · cozy · audiobook · contemporary · murder · royalty · killer · law-enforcement -
![Just Stay Away by Tony Wirt]()
Just Stay Away by Tony Wirt
When a mysterious neighborhood boy befriends his young daughter, stay-at-home dad Craig considers him a godsend—until it becomes clear that there’s nothing angelic about him at all.Craig Finnigan is determined to finish his book this summer, but being an aspiring writer while wrangling his seven-year-old daughter is not easy...mystery · fiction · horror · suspense · crime · psychological · audiobook · thriller · creepy-children · book -
![Lie by the Pool by Susan Walter]()
Lie by the Pool by Susan Walter
A desperate woman. An irresistible invitation. An escalating nightmare of secrets, lies, and murder.Bree’s new home is luxurious and private, with a fancy Beverly Hills address. What a shame it’s not hers. Widowed, penniless, living in her car, and out of options, she’s climbed the fence and crashed in the pool house. All she wants is a good night’s sleep...mystery · fiction · crime · psychological · audiobook · thriller · season-summer · killer · organized-crime · murder -
![Saving Emma by Allen Eskens]()
Saving Emma by Allen Eskens
A lawyer's race to reveal a wrongful conviction collides with the dark shadow of a murder in his own home in this propulsive and perfectly-plotted new thriller from award-winning writer Allen Eskens.When Boady Sanden first receives the case of Elijah Matthews, he's certain there's not much he can do... -
![Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg]()
Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg
For a professional criminal and a relentless arson investigator, fear and revenge spread like wildfire in a an incendiary thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg.Hell comes to Southern California every October. It rides in on searing Santa Ana winds that blast at near hurricane force, igniting voracious wildfires. Master thief Danny Cole longs for the flames...mystery · fiction · crime · suspense · law-enforcement · action-adventure · audiobook · thriller · police-procedural · contemporary -
![The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson]()
The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson
Walt Longmire faces one of his most challenging crime scenes as he tries to reckon with the revelations of his last case where he confronted the ghosts of his past and questioned the very nature of justice and mercy in the hard country of the West.Deep in the heart of the Wyoming countryside, Sheriff of Absaroka County, Walt Longmire, is called to a crime scene like few others that he has seen...mystery · western · fiction · crime · audiobook · law-enforcement · suspense · politics · police-procedural · killer -
![Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon]()
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
Nothing brings an estranged family together like a murder next door.A lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths. Think: Gilmore Girls, but with murder.High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built... -
![Dark Ride by Lou Berney]()
Dark Ride by Lou Berney
Sometimes the person you least expect is just the hero you needTwenty-one-year-old Hardy “Hardly” Reed—good-natured, easygoing, usually stoned—is drifting through life. A minimum-wage scare actor at an amusement park, he avoids unnecessary effort and unrealistic ambitions. Then one day he notices two children, around six or seven, sitting all alone on a bench...fiction · mystery · crime · suspense · contemporary · audiobook · thriller · abuse · domestic-drama · dark -
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![Clive Cussler's Condor's Fury by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown]()
Clive Cussler's Condor's Fury by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown
A freighter carrying top-secret computers of unparalleled capability disappears in the Western Pacific. While searching for a lost treasure that once belonged to the famous pirate queen, Ching Shih, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are redirected to look for the missing vessel...fiction · action-adventure · mystery · military · suspense · audiobook · war · thriller · espionage · contemporary -
![The Phoenix Crown by Janie Chang, Kate Quinn]()
The Phoenix Crown by Janie Chang, Kate Quinn
Versailles, 1912. At the height of an intoxicating Paris summer, a mysterious American millionaire attends a sumptuous costume ball with his bride, on whom he has bestowed the legendary Phoenix Crown—a priceless relic of Beijing’s fallen Summer Palace...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · mystery · suspense · romantic-love · family · espionage · crime · female-mc -
![The Secret Hours by Mick Herron]()
The Secret Hours by Mick Herron
Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, investigating "historical over-reaching" by the British Secret Service “to investigate historical over-reaching...mystery · fiction · espionage · historical-fiction · historical · thriller · audiobook · psychological · crime · humor -
![12 Months to Live by James Patterson, Mike Lupica]()
12 Months to Live by James Patterson, Mike Lupica
Criminal attorney Jane F. Smith, tough as nails, has received a terminal diagnosis and doesn't have much time. Is her own client trying to kill her first?Her name is Jane Smith. To friends and foes, she's Jane Effing Smith. Why? Because she's the best criminal defense attorney in the Hamptons—the elite world of New York's rich and infamous...new-york-state · mystery · fiction · audiobook · legal · season-summer · suspense · crime · female-mc · psychological -
![Judas 62 by Charles Cumming]()
Judas 62 by Charles Cumming
The second book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert intelligence organization that operates below the radar.A spy in one of the most dangerous places on Earth…1993: Student Lachlan Kite is sent to post-Soviet Russia in the guise of a language teacher. In reality, he is there as a spy...espionage · fiction · mystery · crime · historical-fiction · action-adventure · thriller · cold-war · audiobook · murder -
![The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman]()
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
A new mystery is afoot in the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman. Coming Autumn 2023! Pre-order your copy now... -
![Holly by Stephen King]()
Holly by Stephen King
Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town. “Sometimes the universe throws you a rope.” —BILL HODGESStephen King’s Holly marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney...horror · fiction · mystery · crime · suspense · thriller · contemporary · law-enforcement · psychological · book -
![Smokin' Hot by Abbi Glines]()
Smokin' Hot by Abbi Glines
The mafia south of the Mason Dixon line is ruled by possessive, controlling, dangerous, alphas. Except for one. Saxon Houston has grown up the best friend of the mafia boss’s youngest son. He knew one day he’d have to play a role in the life his father and grandfather are a part of...romance · contemporary · new-adult · crime · fiction · organized-crime · angst · biker · small-town · revenge -
![Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix]()
Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix
Obey the rules. It’s the only way to survive the night in a short story about what hides in the dark by the New York Times bestselling author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. Marcus grew up believing his father killed his mother—then blamed it on the boogeyman under the bed. Always leave the lights on, his father warned, or the boogeyman will get you...horror · fiction · audiobook · paranormal · suspense · monsters · supernatural · spooky · mystery · contemporary -
![The Last True Templar by Boyd Morrison, Beth Morrison]()
The Last True Templar by Boyd Morrison, Beth Morrison
A Perilous Quest. A Deadly Legacy.Italy, 1351. English knight Gerard Fox and the resourceful Willa have come through a death-defying journey across war-torn Europe. Now looking towards their future together, they must first find a way to reconcile with their difficult pasts.In a small village between Florence and Siena, Fox and Willa are caught up in a deadly ambush...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · mystery · action-adventure · suspense · romantic-love · crime · conspiracies · fantasy -
![Dead on Target by M.C. Beaton, R.W. Green]()
Dead on Target by M.C. Beaton, R.W. Green
Beloved New York Times bestseller M.C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin—the star of her own hit T.V. series—is back on the case again in Dead on Target.A visit to the local village fete for a spot of fun and relaxation turns into a nightmare for Agatha Raisin when she discovers the body of the local landowner in the woods—with an arrow in his chest and his trousers round his ankles... -
![Best of Luck by Jason Mott]()
Best of Luck by Jason Mott
Did you ever hear the one about the man with a string of bad luck? The worst is still to come in a chilling short story of an insatiable friendship by the New York Times bestselling author of Hell of a Book...horror · audiobook · fiction · paranormal · monsters · supernatural · fantasy · suspense · contemporary · body-horror -
![The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger]()
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling standalone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land...historical-fiction · mystery · fiction · literary-fiction · historical · suspense · thriller · audiobook · killer · small-town -
![Sinners Atone by Somme Sketcher]()
Sinners Atone by Somme Sketcher
***GABE & WREN'S STORY...romance · dark · contemporary · fiction · organized-crime · steamy · enemies-to-lovers · gothic · suspense · crime -
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![Redemption by Deborah J. Ledford]()
Redemption by Deborah J. Ledford
From award-winning author Deborah J Ledford comes a thrilling new series featuring a Native American sheriff’s deputy who risks it all to find a friend who’s gone missing.After four women disappear from the Taos Pueblo reservation, Deputy Eva “Lightning Dance” Duran dives into the case. For her, it’s personal...mystery · fiction · crime · suspense · contemporary · indigenous-mc · audiobook · law-enforcement · police-procedural · killer -
![The Traitor by Ava Glass]()
The Traitor by Ava Glass
British spy Emma Makepeace goes undercover on a Russian oligarch’s superyacht, where she’s one wrong move away from a watery grave, in this electrifying thriller from the author of Alias Emma .An MI6 operative is found dead, locked in a suitcase inside his own apartment. Despite an exhaustive search, no fingerprints are found at the scene...fiction · mystery · espionage · crime · action-adventure · suspense · audiobook · thriller · assassinations · murder -
![You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace]()
You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
I have a gift. I see people as ghosts before they die.Of course, it helps that I'm the one killing them.The night after her father's funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn't know it, but it's not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer...mystery · fiction · horror · crime · contemporary · suspense · humor · audiobook · serial-killers · thriller -
![The Family Guest by Nelle Lamarr]()
The Family Guest by Nelle Lamarr
Long blonde hair. Sparkling dark eyes. Perfect pearly-white teeth. I’ve never met her before but I know exactly who she is as I spot her through the crowds of the terminal. Because our new guest is the spitting image of the daughter we lost. And that’s exactly why I chose her.From the moment our exchange student Tanya comes into our home, I feel like my daughter has come back to life... -
![Mine To Possess by Georgia Le Carre, IS Creations]()
Mine To Possess by Georgia Le Carre, IS Creations
AmeliaIt was not my choice to leave my sad, delusional mother to carry on with my terrible stepfather in that trailer park. Life had not been a bowl of cherries so far and I didn't expect it would be for the foreseeable future, but one day, when I had made enough money, I would come back for her.For now though, I was alone, broke, and homeless, so I took the first job I found...contemporary · dark · organized-crime · age-gap · boss-employee · new-adult · witches-wizards · billionaire · military · fiction -
![Big Bad by Chandler Baker]()
Big Bad by Chandler Baker
For a family trying to make an isolated farmhouse into a home, fear and rage are getting harder to control in a primal short story by the New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network and Cutting Teeth. The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad. Rachel feels the restlessness in her blood returning. Their children are getting out of hand...horror · fiction · audiobook · shapeshifters · fantasy · paranormal · supernatural · monsters · family · spooky -
![The Tithing by Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli]()
The Tithing by Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli
An ancient curse. Two families bound. A forbidden love.When the Wildbloods presented their daughters to me on the night of the Tithing, they knew what was to come for the chosen girl. The crescent moon that marked Willow made her mine. I had no choice but to take her. Destiny determined our fates long before we were born, laying our roles out for us. A Sacrifice would be made. A Tithe paid...romance · dark · fantasy · contemporary · gothic · suspense · mystery · paranormal · enemies-to-lovers · arranged-marriage
