Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Thrilling crime novels that cover murder, mafiosos, money, and more. Courtesy of Library Journal.

Megan Abbott, El Dorado Drive (G.P. Putnam's Sons: Penguin Random House)
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611567/el-dorado-drive-by-megan-abbott
Lou Berney, Crooks (William Morrow: HarperCollins)
Eli Cranor, Mississippi Blue 42 (Soho Crime: Soho Press)
Mel Pennant, A Murder for Miss Hortense (Pantheon: Penguin Random House)
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746422/a-murder-for-miss-hortense-by-mel-pennant
Julia Seales, A Terribly Nasty Business (Random House: Penguin Random House)
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704689/a-terribly-nasty-business-by-julia-seales
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