New Mystery Novels: Set in Karachi, Dublin, Midwest USA

                  New review books in the Mail

The Museum Detective by Maha Khan Phillips, April 1, 2025; Soho Crime

Setting: Karachi, Pakistan

Description: A portrait of a city fueled by corruption and a woman relentlessly in pursuit of justice, this engrossing crime novel builds to an unforgettable, emotional conclusion readers won’t soon forget.The Museum Detective is an exciting, gritty new crime thriller that announces a whip-smart and brilliant sleuth 

Archaeologist Dr. Gul Delani's investigation into a sensational discovery in a desert cave ( an ancient mummy in a sarcophagus) gets complicated—and personal—when it collides with her years-long search for a missing family member.

Inspired by a real-life antiquities scandal in Pakistan.

Mandatory Reporting by Jenny Wilson o'Raghallaigh, October 15, 2024; Simon & Schuster

Description: Jonah's study abroad year in Dublin isn’t going as planned—he finds himself in classes about the human mind, in therapy with an enigmatic doctor, and in a family mental health clinic working alongside a beautiful, troubled supervisor.

When someone dies, Jonah is caught in the unfamiliar web of relationships at the core of the Irish experience. Has he miscalculated, and have his mistakes caused another tragic death? Did he reveal too much to his therapist? Did the mandatory reporting enrage a violent father? As the police investigate, is Jonah the prime suspect?

Guilt and Ginataan, a kitchen mystery  by Mia P. Manansala, Nov. 12, 2024; Berkley cozy mystery

 Description: The Shady Palms Corn Festival is one of the town’s biggest moneymakers, drawing crowds  looking for delicious treats, local crafts, and of course, the second largest corn maze in Illinois. 

Lila Macapagal and her Brew-ha Cafe crew, Adeena  and Elena, make a little wager on who can make it through the corn maze the fastest—but their fun is  cut short when a body is found in the middle of the maze…and an unconscious Adeena lies next to it, clutching a bloody knife. 

Lila has to prove her friend Adeena innocent of this crime.

Ready for mysteries anyone? 

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