Suspenseful Reads for Your Next Trip

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Need a good whodunit for your flight? These amateur sleuths and seasoned female detectives will have you searching for clues.

The House in the Pines • Ana Reyes

A woman sets out to uncover the truth behind the sudden, mysterious death of a friend when they were in high school.

The Devil You Know • P.J. Tracy

(Detective Margaret Nolan Series #3)

When a famous actor is found dead, LAPD detective Margaret Nolan digs beneath the glitter of Hollywood to find the murderer.

Time’s Undoing • Cheryl A. Head

A young Black journalist puts on a detective‘s hat as she hunts for answers to her great-grandfather’s murder, which occurred decades earlier in the segregated South.

A Sinister Revenge • Deanna Raybourn

(Veronica Speedwell Mystery #8)

In Victorian England, amateur sleuth Veronica Speedwell must find a murderer before her beau becomes the next victim.

Encore in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel • J.D. Robb

Homicide detective Eve Dallas searches for clues to the demise of a celebrity host who was poisoned at an event full of A-listers.

The 23rd Midnight • James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

(Women’s Murder Club Series #23)

The Women’s Murder Club has another mystery to confront—unveiling a killer who is re-creating murders they’ve solved in the past.

Pink Lemonade Cake Murder • Joanne Fluke

(Hannah Swensen Mystery #29)

Baker Hannah Swensen solves mysteries on the side. As she tries to figure out who murdered a retired baseball player, readers enjoy a sweet mystery and her recipes to boot.