Mystery

This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki (illustrated by Nicole Goux)

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ARC, 272 pagesRelease Date: August 19, 2025Published by: Abrams FanfareRead from: July 25-27, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a free e-ARC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Homophobia, Death, Lesbophobia, Drug Use, Bullying, Adult/Minor Relationship, Religious Bigotry, Suicide, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Graphic Novel, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, YA…

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Smoke & Mirrors by Rosalyn Ransaw

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e-Audio, 05:17:14Narrated by: James FouheyRelease Date: June 10, 2025Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Harry N. Abrams)Read from: July 17-19, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Racism, Murder, Child Abuse, Death, Fire/Fire InjuryFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Family Diversity (Incarcerated Parent), Sparkly Cover, Middle Grade, Mystery, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black), Realistic Fiction     An exciting and…

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Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza

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e-Audio, 09:16:20Narrated by: Rachel F. Hirsch, Sarah Reny, Cas Ell, & Saskla MaarleveldRelease Date: July 15, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Dutton)Read from: July 18-19, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received a free e-ALC from Libro Fm and the publisher. I also received a paperback from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

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Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell

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e-Audio,  09:22:33Narrated by: Sarah Mollo ChristensenRelease Date: July 15, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley) Read from: July 12-14, 2025Stand-aloneSource: The Publisher’s App (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. I also received a physical hardcover of this book from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Murder, Death…

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We Won’t All Survive by Kate Alice Marshall

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e-Audio, 09:42:24Narrated by: Jess NahikianRelease Date: July 29, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: July 7-9, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Publisher (I received a free e-ALC and a paperback ARC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Mass/School Shooting, Death, Emotional Abuse, Gun Violence, Injury/Injury Detail, Panic Attacks/DisordersFor Readers Interested In: Most Anticipated, Thrillers,…

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That Kind of Girl by Natalie C. Anderson

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e-Audio, 07:52:34Narrated by: Amanda Stribling & Amy McFaddenRelease Date: June 24, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: June 14-15, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Rape, Sexual Assault, Gun Violence, Suicide, Murder, Bullying, Child Abuse, CursingFor Readers Interested…

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The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao

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e-Audio, 09:47:22Narrated by: Carolyn KangRelease Date: June 24, 2025Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: June 12-13, 2025A Hu Done It Mystery, #1Source: Netgalley (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Murder, Infidelity, Death, Injury/Injury Detail, Gun Violence, Medical Trauma, Grief, StalkingFor Readers Interested In: Adult,…

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The Game is Afoot by Elise Bryant

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e-Audio, 11:10:55Narrated by: Aure NashRelease Date: July 8, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: May 29-June 1, 2025Mavis Miller, #2Source: PRH Audio App (I received a free ALC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death, Cancer MentionFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Cozy Mystery, Sparkly Covers, LOL, Most Anticipated, Mystery,…

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Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks

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Narrated by: Aubrey Joseph & Megan SousaRelease Date: May 6, 2025Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: May 3-5, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received a free e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Police Brutality, Gun Violence, Death, Violence, Murder For Readers Interested In: Audio, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Own, Racial/Ethnic Diversity…

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Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens

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e-Audio, 11:40:59Narrated by: Kevin R. FreeRelease Date: April 29, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio (Margaret K. McElderry Books)Read from: April 28-30, 2025Stand-Alone (?)Source: Libro FM (I received a free e-ALC from Libro FM and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Child Abuse, Blood, Death, Violence, Gaslighting, Domestic Abuse, Vomit, Kidnapping,…

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Take Me Away