Top new crime books out this week: 4 Jan - 10 Jan 2026
Last updated:
January 10, 2026
This week featuring new releases by Saundra Mitchell, Andromeda Romano-Lax, Katie Bernet and many more.
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This Side of Gone: A Vinnie Taylor Mystery by Saundra Mitchell
In this gripping debut PI procedural, an ex-cop is dragged back into the policing world that she fled when a teen girl goes missing in her new town.Please help me. I think he killed Avery.Vinnie Taylor isn’t a cop anymore. Once a decorated detective, Vinnie left behind a 25-year career in a blaze of scandal—working undercover to bust a sex trafficking ring in her own Homicide Unit...mystery · fiction · audiobook · contemporary · lgbtq · law-enforcement · police-procedural · murder · investigator · female-mc -
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What Boys Learn by Andromeda Romano-Lax
A twisty, jaw-dropping psychological thriller that unravels a mother's worst nightmare—that her child is capable of terrible violence—when her teenage son becomes a suspect in the murder of two classmates, from the author of The Deepest Lake.Over one terrible weekend, two teenage girls are found dead in a wealthy Chicago suburb... -
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Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet
Beth March’s sisters will stop at nothing to track down her killer—until they begin to suspect each other—in this debut thriller that’s also a bold, contemporary reimagining of the beloved classic Little Women.When Beth March is found dead in the woods on New Year’s Day, her sisters vow to uncover her murderer. Suspects abound...young-adult · mystery · retellings · fiction · crime · season-autumn · suspense · thriller · family · female-mc
