Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang joins the chorus of media that takes a satirical look at influencers with the intent of showing they’re not what they seem - but she has a unique take on the modern trope that makes her novel feel fresh.

Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson wasted no time building tension as we realize within the first lines that something is wrong.

Poe witnessed her mother’s murder when she was 13 years old, and now she hosts her own true crime podcast where she invites criminals to, as anonymously as they like, confess their crimes.

Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman has the two things  I want from a mystery novel: a snarky narrator and clues that build to an exciting and meaningful conclusion.

Just when I thought I knew what was going on, I did not know what was going on - and I loved it!

No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams is a thrilling mystery full of unresolved trauma, family issues, and small-town drama.

How Bad Things Can Get was hard to put down, especially as secrets started being revealed and the action stepped up and is a perfect thriller for anyone who finds themselves scrolling social media or listening to true crime podcasts - or is just looking  for an exciting, engrossing read. 

The Ghostwriter is not only a compelling mystery for mystery-lovers and true-crime fans, as we pick up clues alongside Olivia - but also get a special insight through chapters told through the eyes of the three siblings in 1975 - it is also about the ways families can hurt each other, sometimes by trying to protect them - or themselves - and about how those hurts can be mended.

The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline had everything I look for in an engaging gothic thriller - a relatable heroine, a mystery, romance, a surprise inheritance, and, as a bonus, a touch of the supernatural.

Put Mira Grant’s science in T. Kingfisher’s fantasy folk horror, and you’ll get something that approximates Wendy Wagner’s Girl in the Creek, which follows Erin who finagles a work trip to a forest in the Pacific Northwest so she can look for her missing brother.

This book may have suffered from over-hype as I felt like I saw it being recommended everywhere, and, even at its modest length, it dragged at times.