13 Criminally Good Mystery Reads

We're halfway through Summer and there are still plenty of books to read this holiday. At BooksGoSocial we have carefully selected from our list of mystery and thrillers that will keep you rapt until the last page.

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So sit back, grab your favorite drink, and enjoy our list of handpicked mystery novels and thrillers…

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Remembrance of Blue Roses by Yorker Keith

Remembrance of Blue Roses follows a man and a married couple in New York City, whose intricate relationship oscillates among friendship, love, love-triangle, and even obsession.

Its romantic ambience is interwoven with classical music, opera, art, family legend, and international affairs, illuminating the lives of international civil servants at the United Nations and the UN peacekeeping mission in Sarajevo, and those with direct experience of the Israel-Palestinian conflict and the Holocaust.

Available on Amazon here

 

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Picking Murphys by James Summers

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From Connecticut to California, evil runs rampant. It learns as it goes, having been released into our world without the benefit of a mentor.

It has gone by many names and held many jobs. Waiting patiently for its next distraction, it stares at the wall for hours on end.

.Available on Amazon here.

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Corruption of Power by G W Eccles 

Against a backdrop of political corruption, state sponsored terrorism, and increased Taliban insurgency, Independent troubleshooter, Alex Leksin, is asked by President Karpev to report on a planned pipeline to take Russian oil through Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. Karpev’s strategy is to reduce Russia’s reliance on the West by shifting his country’s vast energy resources to the East. Failure would be catastrophic to his presidency.

Available on Amazon here

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Tales of the Witch by Angela Zeman

In the seven stories of this volume, Mrs. Risk confronts murderous fishmongers, cursed restaurateurs, and a rock star marked for death. Mystery is rife in Wyndham-by-the-Sea, and only a witch has the power to see the truth.

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Available on Amazon here

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Death and a Cup of Tea: Eight Delectable Murder Mysteries by Lee Mullins

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Eight delicious stories featuring female sleuths and various cups of tea. Choose your brew carefully… some are comforting, others are deadly. But whether your style is English, Jasmine, Chai, Green, or Vanilla Cream, there's bound to be a cup for everyone! All freshly served by Elm Books' veterans and some exciting newcomers.

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Available on Amazon here

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The Unholy by Paul DeBlassie III

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A young curandera, a medicine woman, intent on uncovering the secrets of her past is forced into a life-and-death battle against an evil Archbishop. Set in the mystic land of Aztlan, “The Unholy” is a novel of destiny as healer and slayer.

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Available on Amazon here

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The Twelfth Juror by Alexandra Swann

Young, beautiful, ambitious Megan Cleary seems to have the perfect life: a dream job in a prestigious law firm in New York City, an upscale boyfriend, and a fabulous apartment. But her perfect world is shattered when one night, while she is working late, she is brutally beaten and raped by a stranger.

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Available on Amazon here

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Kill The Lights by David Wahlberg

Just another beach party, until it ends with a savage murder that cries out for justice, drawing Ty Malone into a swirl of action where he encounters a pattern of criminal activities surrounding a unique Beverly Hills fashion show. Vistas into the lives of movie celebrities, fashion designers and models open to reveal the dark side of fashion merchandising in Los Angeles

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Available on Amazon here

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The Medinandi License by Randall Reneau

Geologist Trace Brandon has been in Mali less than two months. He’s nearly been killed twice, lost a drilling rig to a well-placed RPG, and fallen for Peace Corps volunteer Molly Wainwright . All pretty much SOP for West Africa, until his friend Gordon Watson is brutally kidnapped by Al Qaeda.

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Available on Amazon here

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Crime By Design Series by Jane Thornley

What would you do if everyone you cared about was a thief? Meet Phoebe McCabe. Even love puts a gun to her head. Hurled deep into the black market underbelly, Phoebe runs for her life while hunting ancient artifacts, rare textiles, and wayward men. Only Phoebe is shocked by what she's willing to do to protect what and whom she loves.

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Available on Amazon here

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Dead Lemons by Finn Bell

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In the remote south, beyond the last town down, a secret still lives. The people here have done wrong for a very long time. Finn felt it from the first. Now his growing convictions pull him into the centre of a horrible truth hidden in plain sight. Each revelation making it harder to escape.

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Available on Amazon here

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Escape From Purgatory by Sephor Rud

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Damien Ambrose finds himself in a dark haze about the bloody night that his family was killed by him. He remembers nothing about the murder, and finds himself remembering less about his family. Could he really of killed them, or is there some other explanation?

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Available on Amazon here

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The Jihadist List by Jeffrey E. Seay

A story steeped in current geopolitics straight out of front page news. Carver is on the clock to stop a plan that could affect U.S. military readiness on a massive scale.

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It's like the man said: “It's only fiction 'cause it hasn't happened yet.”

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Available on Amazon here

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