Now Read This! December 2021: Mystery & Thriller Recommendations

Our Now Read This! newsletters offer suggestions for your next favorite read, from hidden gems to the latest hot pick. Available in six genres, these newsletters include:

  • a featured book of the month
  • a special event worth checking out
  • a curated selection of newly acquired and upcoming titles
  • booklists for further reading

Whether you prefer classic whodunnits or spine-chilling thrillers, your friendly BPL Reader Services Librarians have recommendations for every reader.

Answer the questions and follow the arrows in the flowchart below to get a reading recommendation from this month's Mystery & Thriller newsletter. Sign up for our newsletters here.

Q1: Death on the Job or Killer Next Door? On the Job -> Q2: In a Hotel Room or Attorney's Office? Hotel: The Maid by Nita Prose | Attorney: All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris | Next Door -> Q3: Within a Theatre Group or in the Neighborhood? Theatre: The Appeal by Janice Hallett | In the Neighborhood: A Flicker in the Darker by Stacy Willingham.

The Maid

A charmingly eccentric hotel maid discovers a guest murdered in his bed.

All Her Little Secrets

Corporate competition is not only racist and sexist, but deadly...

The Appeal

One murder. Fifteen suspects. Can you uncover the truth?

A Flicker in the Dark

She thought the murders had stopped. She was wrong...