These March Mysteries Want Onto Your TBR

The author of The Hunger and The Deep (which add a nice little added horror element to history) has a new thriller. And we get not one but TWO lady spies working for the CIA. Add in dead informants and there-must-be-a-mole-we-have-to-find and you’ve got what is certain to be a page-turning, twisty spy thriller.

And now for fans of fictional serial killers and British detectives. Oh, and the trope: if the serial killer is already in prison why all the new dead bodies?! You get a lead detective, Anjelica Henley, who put the serial killer in prison and now has to deal with her PTSD, her husband who wants her to quit, and figure out why all the dead bodies–in literal pieces. (TW early onset dementia side character/ mentions flasher case/ past rape case discussed, detail/ mentions suicide cases, brief detail/ panic attacks/ PTSD/ attempted rape)

If you’re looking for a bit of travel (Nigeria) and like your mysteries solved by the untraditional detective or amateur sleuth stumbling along, here’s a case with a psychologist who specializes in crime tapped to investigate. The case is also not the usual in the mystery genre: 3 students were tortured and murdered publicly.

If you like some fun, witty banter, and adventure in your historical mysteries here’s the latest in this must-read series. Nothing like impersonating a princess to get you into trouble! (Review)

If you’re looking for a hell of a read built on suspense, identity, and some Veruca Salt but-I-want-it mentality here’s your next page-turner. I would 100% recommend knowing nothing about this for a full ride experience. But if you don’t dare here’s a bit: Imagine working for an anonymous author whose identity basically no one knows and finding that maybe it wouldn’t be so hard to slip into their role… (TW mentions story of man obsessed with teen girl, doesn’t give graphic details)

Here’s your cozy mystery fix with sprinkles on top! You get all the tropes you’re looking for, plus delicious ice cream flavor descriptions, except Bronwyn Crewse is more on the I-don’t-want-to-meddle side when her best friend is very much insisting they solve the murder of the mall developer.

For fans of the murder-mystery A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Review) there is now a sequel! Pip is back, although not as a detective. The case from the 1st book is wrapped up and she’s doing a podcast on the details of it but not actively sleuthing. Buuuuuut this is a sequel to a mystery book so of course she’ll be convinced to one-more-time look into a case: a young man has disappeared and only the family is worried.

The author of The Reunion (Review) is back with a new thriller! A Parisian cop wakes up in Central Park with no memory. That’s a mystery in itself but she’s not alone: She’s handcuffed to a stranger who has blood all over his shirt! She better put her detective skills to use…

The sequel to Mrs Mohr Goes Missing (Review) is here! Set in Cracow, 1895, we once again follow the socialite turned amateur sleuth Zofia Turbotynska. This time it seems her maid has gone missing, and after the body is found she works with the police to figure out what happened. This is a great series for fans of historical mysteries and Agatha Christie.

And the sequel to Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor is here! Five orphans in a house with a sword-wielding vigilante clearly means there is plenty of mystery and adventure to be had!

Another sequel and more traveling–this time Argentina. There’s a lead journalist as the investigator, who of course doesn’t trust local police, and murders that include sacrificial offerings nearby.

If you need your cozy mysteries to have great titles, awesome covers, and delicious food inside, Chien has got you covered. Also, everything you want and expect in a cozy. This time with Lana Lee going to culinary school. Maybe she’ll manage her family’s restaurant AND be able to help out in the kitchen. Or probably just find another dead body and figure out who and why?! *why-not-both-taco-girl-shrug