mystery

Nova Jacobs author talk 12/6 at 7pm at the Central Library

Don’t miss a very special author talk where Nova Jacobs joins Anne Louise Bannon, president of Mystery Writers of America, Southern California. in conversation as they discuss her book, The […]

The Alienist: A Book List

  We’re inspired by the series premiere of “The Alienist” on TNT, adapted from Caleb Carr’s novel about grisly serial murder in gritty, corrupt turn-of-the-century Manhattan; and a trio:  police reporter, […]

Illustration of a detective

The newest adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic detective novel, Murder on the Orient Express, starring Kenneth Branagh as the famously mustachioed detective, Hercule Poirot, hit movies theaters last weekend, and […]

"Crime Scene Do Not Cross Tape by Tex Texin

  The titles below, on crime and forensics, are inspired by a story on Atlas Obscura about the detailed “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths” created by Frances Glessner Lee, the […]

Santa in front of Christmas tree

‘Tis the season for Christmas books full of cheer, hilarity, and heartwarming (and occasionally heart-stopping) scenes. We all know and love so many wonderful Christmas books for kids and adults […]

Yosemite National Park

Happy 99th Birthday to the National Park Service! The National Park Service was established in 1916 to care for the National Parks all across America. With over 400 parks encompassing over […]

Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear This book is impossible to contain within a single genre of fiction. You will find it in our collection under “Mystery,” but it also contains […]

Land of Careful Shadows by Suzanne Chazin Land of Careful Shadows is a mystery/police procedural rather than mainstream fiction, but otherwise is very much in the same genre as our […]

Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver Wealthy, young Amory Ames seems like she’s living a charmed life, but the fact is that Milo, her playboy husband spends most of […]

6 Spooky Reads for Halloween

  Halloween is almost here and that means the time for spooky stories is upon us. To help you get in the Halloween spirit, we’ve compiled a list of some […]