10 books for fans of The Night We Lost Him
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Deadly Secrets
Detective Erika Foster • Book 6
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Foster investigates a brutal doorstep murder where a young woman was left frozen in her own blood, discovering connections to other violent assaults nearby.
★ 4.32 Goodreads (16.6K ratings) - 2
The Magician's Lie
by Greer Macallister
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Turn-of-the-century stage magician Arden has one night to convince a policeman she didn't murder her husband during her famous sawing illusion. Macallister structures the story as an extended interrogation revealing both the crime and Arden's tragic past.
★ 3.67 Goodreads (12.4K ratings) - 3
I Have Some Questions for You
Six Stories books
by Rebecca Makkai
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Makkai skewers elite boarding school culture through a middle-aged woman's return to investigate her roommate's murder—a case that exposes how money and status can bury inconvenient truths.
★ 3.59 Goodreads (142.6K ratings) - 4
Blood of the Innocents (A Chiara Corelli Mystery, 5)
Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 5
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Detectives Corelli and Parker investigate singer Alessandra Moreau's murder, discovering she and Senator Drayman shared the dangerous secret of being transgender. Maiorisi explores how identity becomes both vulnerability and strength in this mystery.
★ 4.55 Goodreads (76 ratings) - 5
The Delicate Things We Make
by Milena McKay
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Failed Manhattan journalist gets one last shot: find the art world's most elusive artist who's managed to stay completely anonymous for decades.
★ 4.51 Goodreads (3.2K ratings) - 6
A Message in Blood
Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 3
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Detectives Corelli and Parker investigate three powerful men murdered during what appears to be a sex orgy—Maiorisi weaves corruption and cover-ups into a gripping police procedural.
★ 4.50 Goodreads (257 ratings) - 7
Killing Dreams
Sam Mason Mysteries • Book 5
by L.A. Dobbs
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A grim discovery in small-town New Hampshire gives Police Chief Sam Mason the break he needs against elusive drug dealer Lucas Thorne, but the evidence threatens to destroy his closest professional relationship.
★ 4.42 Goodreads (5.1K ratings) - 8
Remember, Remember
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 3
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
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A memory-wiped American actress wakes up in 1897 London believing she may have committed murder, with only the name 'Sherlock Holmes' as her guide through a deadly conspiracy.
★ 4.40 Goodreads (1.5K ratings) - 9
Legacy in the Blood
Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 4
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The murder of investigative reporter Ned Rich reveals a web of blackmail victims, each with motive enough to kill the man who threatened their carefully guarded secrets.
★ 4.36 Goodreads (194 ratings) - 10
Dogged Pursuit
Andy Carpenter • Book 31
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Rosenfelt takes us back to Andy's origin story as he leaves the prosecutor's office to defend the little guy in his first solo case. See how the beloved defense attorney got his start fighting the system.
★ 4.35 Goodreads (2.7K ratings)