mystery
Favorite Featured Titles: July 2018
The months have changed, so it’s time to look at some of the best books that were published last month. Click on a cover to place a hold! Fiction […]
Library Reads: May 2018
Here are the featured titles from the May 2018 edition of the Library Reads list! Click on a cover to place a hold! Happy reading! —Katie, Adult Reference
Novels With Unreliable Narrators
Nowadays, you’d be hard pressed to pick up a mystery novel that didn’t feature an unreliable narrator – or several! Unreliable narrators are exactly as they sound – story narrators who may or may not be telling the truth. This could be due to the character’s personality, mind-altering substances, mental illness, memory loss, or the […]
International Mysteries
No matter where you are in the world, there’s always a mystery to solve. International mysteries let readers explore new cultures and continents, where concepts of crime and justice aren’t always the same as they are in the United States. We posted a list of international crime novels previously on the blog, but it’s been […]
May is Mystery Month!
Booklist, a favorite book reviewing resource for librarians, has designated May as its official Mystery Month, and we all get to benefit! All month long, Booklist and its blog The Booklist Reader are hard at work promoting new mysteries, backlist mysteries, crime TV shows, favorite book series, and more. If you’re a mystery reader, this […]
Library Reads: March 2018
Here are the featured titles from the March 2018 edition of the Library Reads list! Click on a cover to place a hold! Happy reading! —Katie, Adult Reference
Indie Next: January 2018
Here are some of the featured titles on the Indie Next List for January 2018. Click on a cover to place a hold, or click here to view the full annotated list. […]
Celebrating Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the macabre, was born on this day in Boston, 1809. Both his life and his writing were compounded by tragedy and unfortunate circumstances, and he died at age 40 due to unknown causes. Most of us are already familiar with The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart, but modern authors […]
2017 in Review: Mystery & Suspense
Part 2 of our 2017 in Review series takes a look at some of the year’s most notable mystery and suspense novels. Click on a cover or a title to place a hold, and click here to view last week’s post on general fiction. Little Deaths by Emma Flint MYSTERY FLINT “Ruth Malone–a single mother […]
RBdigital: The Fallen
A classic Southern tale of backroom deals, tainted honor, dysfunctional family, high-stakes greed-and everyday heroism-from the New York Times bestselling author Men’s Journal calls, “The Deep South’s true detective.” Check out The Fallen by Ace Atkins on RBdigital through the Waukegan Public Library. We also own print copies of The Fallen in regular print and large print. Click on a link […]