One City One Book Recommendations: Mystery/Thriller

If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for thrilling stories of mystery and suspense, look no further!

For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog.

HERE IN THE DARK by Alexis Soloski
9781250883049
Trade paperback available 12/3/24

A dark and stylish novel of psychological suspense about a young theater critic drawn into a dangerous game that blurs the lines between reality and performance

THE PROFESSOR by Lauren Nossett
9781250845368
Trade paperback available 11/12/24

A gripping campus thriller for fans of Karin Slaughter and Tana French, The Professor investigates the darkest corners of academic life: ambition, lies, and obsession.

THE HEIRESS by Rachel Hawkins
9781250834706
Trade paperback available 11/5/24

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins returns with a twisted new gothic suspense about an infamous heiress and the complicated inheritance she left behind.

VALLEY OF REFUGE by John Teschner
9781250827371
Trade paperback available 10/1/24

In this high-stakes, character-driven thriller, a Hawaiian family must decide the future of their ancestral land when a tech billionaire decides he wants it for himself, and won’t take no for an answer

LOCUST LANE by Stephen Amidon
9781250844255
Trade paperback available 9/24/24

For fans of MYSTIC RIVER by Dennis Lehane and LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng, Stephen Amidon’s LOCUST LANE is a taut and utterly propulsive story about the search for justice and the fault lines of power and influence in a seemingly idyllic town. Can anyone be trusted?

THE WONDER STATE by Sara Flannery Murphy
9781250335685
Trade paperback available 7/16/24

A “richly imagined and vividly rendered” (Booklist) adventure about a strange power lurking in the Arkansas Ozarks, and the group of friends obsessed with finding it.

ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S. A. Cosby
9781250831927
Trade paperback available 7/9/24

New York Times bestselling and LA Times Book Prize-winning author S. A. Cosby is back with a new novel about the first Black sheriff in a small Southern town, and his hunt for a killer.

I’M THE GIRL by Courtney Summers
9781250323545
Trade paperback available 4/16/24

A subversive, “brutally captivating” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and “devastatingly realistic” (Kirkus, starred review) coming-of-age thriller perfect for fans of MY DARK VANESSA and FIREKEEPER’S DAUGHTER.

HARD RAIN by Samantha Jayne Allen
9781250322777
Trade paperback available now

From the Tony Hillerman Prize-winning author of PAY DIRT ROAD comes Samantha Jayne Allen’s mesmerizing new novel set in a hardscrabble Texas town dealing with disaster.

WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS by Kate Alice Marshall
9781250859891
Trade paperback available now

They were eleven when they sent a killer to prison . . . They were heroes . . . but they were liars.

THE INGENUE by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
9781250834584
Trade paperback available now

MY DARK VANESSA meets The Queen’s Gambit in this new novel of suspense about the bonds of family, the limits of talent, the risks of ambition, and the rewards of revenge.

WINTERLAND by Rae Meadows
9781250834515
Trade paperback available now

Perfection has a cost . . . With transporting prose and meticulous detail, set in an era that remains shockingly relevant today, WINTERLAND tells a story of glory, loss, hope, and determination, and of finding light where none exists.

THE DEVIL YOU KNOW by P.J. Tracy
9781250859969
Trade paperback available now

Los Angeles has many faces: the real LA where regular people live and work, the degenerate underbelly of any big city, and the rarefied world of wealth, power, and celebrity. LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan’s latest case plunges her into this insular realm of privilege, and gives her a glimpse of the decay behind the glitter.

THE RESEMBLANCE by Lauren Nossett
9781250843265
Trade paperback available now

Lauren Nossett’s artfully written debut is an exhilarating, atmospheric campus thriller reminiscent of The Secret History and The Likeness.

THE KINGDOMS OF SAVANNAH by George Dawes Green
9781250888792
Trade paperback available now

Savannah may appear to be “some town out of a fable,” with its vine flowers, turreted mansions, and ghost tours that romanticize the city’s history. But look deeper and you’ll uncover secrets, past and present, that tell a more sinister tale. It’s the story at the heart of George Dawes Green’s chilling new novel.

THE BEST FRIEND by Jessica Fellowes
9781250888211
Trade paperback available now

Following the intense, toxic friendship of two kindred spirits across their lifetimes, THE BEST FRIEND is a dark, suspenseful novel and first standalone from NYT bestselling author Jessica Fellowes.

LAVENDER HOUSE by Lev AC Rosen
9781250834249
Trade paperback available now

A delicious story from a new voice in suspense, LAVENDER HOUSE is Knives Out with a queer historical twist.

AN AFFAIR OF SPIES by Ronald H. Balson
9781250906014
Trade paperback available now

From the winner of the National Jewish Book Award—A spy mission to rescue a defector from Germany and prevent the Nazis from creating an atomic bomb —now in paperback!

THE RUINS by Phoebe Wynne
9781250800695
Trade paperback available now

A suspenseful, contemporary Gothic coming-of-age tale with shades of Patricia Highsmith and Atonement, pitched against the sun-soaked backdrop of the French Riviera.

THIS GOLDEN STATE by Marit Weisenberg
9781250786289
Trade paperback available now

A propulsive, emotional novel following a family on the run, a restless teenage daughter hungry for the truth, and the simple DNA test that threatens their carefully crafted world.

DESTROYER OF LIGHT by Jennifer Marie Brissett
9781250268631
Trade paperback available now

The Matrix meets an Afro-futuristic retelling of Persephone set in a science fiction underworld of aliens, refugees, and genetic engineering.

A THOUSAND STEPS by T. Jefferson Parker
9781250890214
Trade paperback available now

A beguiling thriller, an incisive coming-of-age story, and a vivid portrait of a turbulent time and place by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker.

THE HOUSE UPTOWN by Melissa Ginsburg
9781250784209
Trade paperback available now

An emotional coming-of-age novel about a young girl who goes to live with her eccentric grandmother in New Orleans after the death of her mother.

NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo
9781250751362
Trade paperback available now

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite.

MAGIC FOR LIARS by Sarah Gailey
9781250174628
Trade paperback available now

This debut novel from the Hugo-award-winning Sarah Gailey combines the mainstream fantasy appeal of The Magicians with the twists of Tana French’s investigative noir series.