October 2026

Haere mai, welcome to the latest True Crime / Mystery newsletter.

New For You - Mystery & Thriller - October 2026

Fiction that keeps you guessing - danger, killers, and unexpected twists in this selection of the newest mystery and thriller titles.

New For You - Mystery/Thriller

Staff List

New For You - True Crime October 2026

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

New For You - True Crime

Horror for Halloween

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The Crypt Collection: Kanopy

Halloween is on its way. Watch spooky movies of all sorts - haunted houses, zombies, ghosts, curses, witches, vampires, and classics.

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Horror fiction reading guide

Recommended reading lists for a range of horror fiction sub-genres, horror authors to try, and other horrific resources.

New Horror fiction

"Sometimes I Scare Myself" by Rose, Jeneva

"The Salt King" by Pulley, Natasha, 1988-

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New Mysteries

Find me by Holly Craig

A terrifying survivalist thriller as two sisters navigate the eerie Tasmanian wilderness, perfect for fans of Jane Harper and Yellowjackets.

I had to do it by Charlie Gallagher

My sister is missing. My father is guilty...And she knows from experience it only takes a day for your whole life to unravel…

New True Crime

Kingdom of devils by Katherine Grandjean

Part true crime, part western, part ghost story, Kingdom of Devils plumbs the dark underbelly of the American West in the years following the Revolution.

Chasing evil by John Edward Robert Hilland

Chasing Evil is a heart-stopping story of murder, justice and finding help in unexpected places.

New titles

Mysteries

"Rondon sukōn no nazo" by Yonezawa, Honobu, 1978-

"The Dying Light" by Cleeves, Ann, 1954-

"Somebody Always Comes Looking" by Cleave, Paul, 1974-

"The Killer's Mark" by Craven, M. W. 1968-

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Thrillers

"Tell Me Something True" by Robotham, Michael, 1960-

"The French Illusion" by Grisham, John, 1955-

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True crime

"Sisters of the Midnight Sun" by Wright Stevens, Rebecca

"Rogues, Rakes and Robbers" by Muir, Angela

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