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36 of the Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2021
Twists, turns, red herrings, the usual suspects: These books have it all...and more. If you love mysteries and thrillers, get ready for dozens of books that will keep you reading long past your bedtime.
We excavated our data to uncover the 2021 whodunits with the most early buzz among your fellow readers, because it's never too early to solve the case of what to read next!
Of course, many of our favorite authors are back, including Jane Harper, Joshilyn Jackson, Harlan Coben, and Riley Sager. And then there are the first-time novelists to discover, such as Every Last Fear's Alex Finlay and Who Is Maud Dixon?'s Alexandra Andrews.
Scroll over the book covers to learn more about each novel, and be sure to add the books that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf!
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Which new mysteries and thrillers are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below!
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Jan 04, 2021 04:26AM
Saving Grace by Debbie Babitt. Pub date March 16, 2021
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Dead By Dawn by Paul Doiron, pub date 6/29/21
Every Waking Hour by Joanna Schaffhausen, Survive The Night by Riley Sager, Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens, For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing.
Louise Penny's coming in August...no title yet
“Nothing Comes After Z” by Ana Manwaring
Elizabeth George sometime in 2021, title unknown (at least to me).
The Kaiser's Web by Steve Berry, Kingdom of Bones by James Rollins, The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton & James Patterson, and The Maze by Nelson DeMille.
Peter James - Wish You Were Dead - due in May
Wow! Great choices for 2021! Can’t wait until my local library get some!
Nearly 30 of the 36 named here are by female authors. Do men not write books anymore or is there a built-in bias to female authors/readers? Serious question. I like female authors but......
Dean wrote: "Nearly 30 of the 36 named here are by female authors. Do men not write books anymore or is there a built-in bias to female authors/readers? Serious question. I like female authors but......"It is a list based on "early buzz," basically they are books that people have shelved. It just so happens that female authors have been shelved more often in this case.
Cindy wrote: "Dean wrote: "Nearly 30 of the 36 named here are by female authors. Do men not write books anymore or is there a built-in bias to female authors/readers? Serious question. I like female authors but...."Good to know. Thank you.
OMG! I want to read all of these. I love mystery books. They keep me up all night wondering who killed whom. So excited for these books to come out. Libraries rock.
The one I’m most looking forward to is “The Pact”, by Sharon Bolton (who is, for me, the bees knees when it comes to thrillers, alongside with Tana French), which comes out in May, but I’ll admit that “The Lost Apothecary” and “Who is Maud Dixon?” also sound great!
The third book from Andrea Bartz, a thriller called “We Were Never Here” will be published on July 13th 2021 by Ballantine Books. Can’t wait!!
Melody wrote: "Elizabeth George sometime in 2021, title unknown (at least to me)."The title is "Something to Hide", with publication date 11 May 2021.
These are surely promising, but I'm looking forward to read some already released mysteries set in Regency era: Sebastian St. Cyr, Lady Sherlock and Veronica Speedwell series. (I just need to decide which one I want to read first.. Σ(-᷅_-᷄๑) )
Stunning covers!I usually don't read thrillers, but some sounds very intriguing.
Lisa Gardner - when she disappeared. 19/1.
Survive the Night by Riley Sager! I’m (not so) patiently waiting 😅
Can’t wait for “Something to Hide” by Elizabeth George. Coming in May, I think!
Would have liked to see some Scandinavian / Euro / UK material... for a refreshing change
All of them! But survive the night and the burning girls are at the top of my list.
The Maiden - Michaelides and Win - Harlen Coben
Lots of great ideas. I've currently gone to ground writing a sequel to my murder mystery. I love crime thrillers but avoid reading similar genre when writing, so I have picked Kafka on the Shore for my "to read" bookshelf.
Excepting Jane Harper and Lisa Jewel, the line up of new books is not very interesting.
I'm afraid that in the present situation, and having family members covid positive, I cannot concentrate on serious reading of my usual historical crime fiction so I have moved to the cozy mystery genre. Shortish, lightweight and sometimes have grammatical and factual errors, but still crime mysteries, and often highly entertaining. I'm currently waiting for Steve Higgs 'Wonderful Weddings and Deadly Divorces' due in February. He writes four series but I only read three as I'm not into Urban Fantasy.
Joe Ide's IQ series has new one - Smoke !
The Family Tree by Steph Mullin and Nicole Mabry!! SO GOOD! It should be on this list. So unique and thrilling!
Where is 'Never Far Away' by Michael Koryta? Looking forward to his latest coming in February!
Louise Penny’s book to be released 08/26/21
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker. March 2021 🙌🏻
The Burning Girls – I really like C.J. Tudor! And I'd love to see a new Sam Clair book from Judith Flanders....
