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Critics' Picks: Thrillers and Mysteries Now Out in Paperback

Stephen King's latest spine-tingling tale, a one-of-a-kind nordic noir caper, a debut putting a twist on the locked room whodunit - check out these crime treats and more now out in paperback.

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Book Cover for: West Heart Kill, Dann McDorman

West Heart Kill

Dann McDorman

Everyone's a suspect in this locked room murder mystery set at a posh hunting lodge in upstate New York, which CrimeReads described as "The Ice Storm if it had been written by Borges and then solved by Chandler." It's a refreshing debut with a tantalizing twist on the classic whodunit.

Paperback, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Mother-Daughter Murder Night, Nina Simon

Mother-Daughter Murder Night

Nina Simon

If you're in the mood for a lighthearted family adventure as you ease into fall, this Reese Witherspoon book club pick might be just what you're looking for. Snoop along with a grandma, mom, and daughter as they unravel a murder in their picturesque coastal town.

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Reykjavík: A Crime Story, Ragnar Jónasson

Reykjavík: A Crime Story

Ragnar Jónasson

An authentic Icelandic caper co-written by Iceland’s current prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, and inspired by a real-life cold case from the ’50s in which a teen girl vanished from a desolate island off Reykjavík’s coast. "This is Nordic noir at its most authoritative," according to the Financial Times.

Paperback, 2024

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Bright Young Women, Jessica Knoll

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

The latest from the author of The New York Times bestseller Luckiest Girl Alive flips the script on the well-tread story of serial killer Ted Bundy and “delivers a spot-on feminist takedown of a kind of masculinity that is not only toxic but lethal,” according to Diana Abu-Jaber in The Washington Post.

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Holly, Stephen King

Holly

Stephen King

The master of horror returns with a beloved character from his crime thriller The Outsider. This time, whip-smart private eye Holly Gibney is back to take on two twisted professors in “a thriller scary enough to test its readers’ mettle — and toughen them up… From vaccinations to the Capitol riot, Holly charges into the thorniest contemporary debates with gleeful recklessness,” hailed The New York Times.

Paperback, 2024

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book