January 2026

Haere mai, welcome to the first True Crime / Mystery newsletter of 2026.

New For You - Mystery & Thriller - January 2026

Fiction that keeps you guessing - you'll find danger, killers, and unexpected twists in this selection of the newest mysteries & thrillers.

New For You - Mystery/Thriller

Staff List

New For You - True Crime - December 2025

Our selectors have hand-picked the top new additions to the Library collection for espionage, crime, murder, and everything in between.

New For You - True Crime

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Return to Reading

Has it been a while since you spent time reading? Get back into it with our lists of the most readable and enjoyable books.

Staff List

Return to Reading: Mystery

Accessible yet captivating, these books offer a thrilling escape - perfect for those rediscovering the excitement of mystery novels.

Staff List

Return to Reading: New Adult Mystery

With gripping plots, intriguing twists, and complex characters, these stories explore suspense, crime, and the thrill of solving puzzles.

Return To Reading

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I want to read: eResources for readers

Explore eResources for readers - eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, graphic novels, newspapers and more. Free with your library membership.

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Mystery Fiction - eBook and eAudiobooks

Mystery eBooks and eAudiobooks on Libby, including cosy mysteries, crime fiction, police procedural, thrillers and more!

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True Crime eBooks and eAudiobooks on AWA Libby

Read or listen to true crime on AWA Libby.

eResources for Readers

New and Interesting

Mysteries

Exes by Leodora Darlington

What’s the secret story behind Natalie’s dead exes? Will she and James survive their marriage?

The Other Child by Susi Fox

Who do you trust when you can’t trust the one you love?

True Crime

The monsters we make: Murder, obsession, and the rise of criminal profiling by Rachel Corbett

A taut, riveting work of true crime that tells the strange story of criminal profiling from Victorian times to our own.

Chasing evil by John Edward

Looks at how a skeptical FBI agent reached out to a famous psychic for help on a baffling case—and chronicles the 25-year crime-solving journey that followed.

New titles

True crime

"The Mushroom Tapes" by Garner, Helen, 1942-

"Homo Criminalis" by Galeotti, Mark, 1965-

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Mysteries

"What Happened That Night" by French, Nicci, pseud

"The First Law of the Bush" by Parkes, Geoff

"Murder in the Lakes" by Amphlett, Rachel

"Two Truths and A Murder" by Cambridge, Colleen, pseud

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Thrillers

"The Invisible Woman" by Patterson, James, 1947-

"Appointment in Paris" by Thynne, Jane, 1961-

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