6 Mystery & Thriller Books We’re Reading This December
By Emily Hoang
This winter, wrap up the year with one of these thrilling novels that’ll make you forget about the cold. The characters in Alter Ego and Beneath the Poet’s House will give you inspiration and motivation for any creative projects you’re trying to get to the finish line. Love the Stranger and Nobody’s Hero might give you some hope for the new year with people striving to do some good in their community and for their world. If you’re looking for a cozy mystery, look no further than Knife Skills for Beginners—just try not to salivate too much! Finish up this year with these thrilling, new releases.
Alana seems to have a great life, with a loving husband and beautiful home by the ocean. But she’s keeping a couple secrets and to prepare for the aftermaths, she’s prepared a binder in case she goes missing. Only one person, who has known her since they were girls, will know where the binder is and be able to uncover the truth.
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As an acclaimed filmmaker, an author, and a comic book artist for one of the best superhero comics, Annie Bustamante is a cultural legend. The only thing she hasn’t been able to tackle is her longtime favorite superhero, the Lethal Lynx, because the rights were never available—until now. Bert Carlyle’s father started Triumph Comics and has long claimed ownership of the superhero. Annie’s skepticism of the offer rises even more when she starts getting anonymous messages telling her not to trust anyone. Even worse, Carlyle wants to pair Annie with a disgraced filmmaker for a desperate media play. But Annie ‘s sick of the money grab and this project is the first time she feels a pure, creative spark. She’ll do anything to hold onto that feeling, even if it means uncovering hard truths around the Lynx.
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In this second installment of A Queens Mystery, Ted Molloy has hit his stride with a foreclosure investment scheme that connects him with a cast of shady characters across New York’s most diverse borough. On the side, he helps his girl friend Kenzie, an activist working to halt construction on “the Spike”, a corporate-backed development project in Corona that would displace immigrant communities. The movement heats up and word spreads, thanks to Mohammed, a recent Yemeni immigrant and a close friend. When Kenzie learns Mohammed’s immigration lawyer might be financially taking advantage of him, she tries to investigate their law office. She stumbles upon a dead body and a shadowy figure fleeing the scene. Can Ted help clear Kenzie’s name before it’s too late?
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A shocking murder and abduction in London lead investigators to open a safe in Langley for the first time in a decade. There, they find a note directing them to a few people. Three of the people are dead and the fourth person is Ben Koenig, a man with a syndrome where he can’t feel fear. Ten years ago, he helped a woman disappear. She’s a gatekeeper of a secret that could take down America and has been in hiding until now. Ben must find her before the future of the country is destroyed.
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Chef Paul Delamare agrees to help his friend Christian by teaching at an exclusive residential cookery school in Belgravia. The last thing he expects is when Christian turns up dead on the first night. The police are convinced Paul is the culprit since he was the first on the scene and good with a blade. He’ll need to solve the mystery fast and teach his students how to make the perfect hollandaise sauce, otherwise he’ll be the next to get chopped.
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Grieving from her husband’s death and suffering from writer’s block, Saorise White moves into the historic home of Sarah Helen Whitman, the nineteenth-century poet and spiritualist once courted by Edgar Allen Poe. She hopes to find inspiration in the quiet rooms and forgotten cemetery. Upon her arrival, she’s greeted by an effusive trio of transcendentalists obsessed with Whitman and the house. With new friends and a budding romance with Emmit Powell, a charming prize-winning author, Saorise believes she’s turned a corner and begins to write again. But her new life isn’t what it seems and her secret might not be the only thing that comes back to haunt her.
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