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10 Best female mystery authors of 2026
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Grand Central PublishingGone Before Goodbye
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MajostaThe Missing Sapphire of Zangrabar: A Patricia Fisher Mystery (Patricia Fisher Cruise Ship Mysteries)
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VintageThe Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel
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Penguin BooksFirst Lie Wins: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
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Kensington Publishing CorporationUnspoken: A Riveting Novel of Suspense
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Sheep Street BooksTalking to the Dead: Meet crime fiction's most startling detective
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Kensington Publishing CorporationFear Thy Neighbor: A Riveting Novel of Suspense
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Goddin BooksThe Third Girl (Molly Sutton Mysteries Book 1)
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Betta FerrendelliThe Friday Edition (A Samantha Church Mystery, Book 1)
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Thomas & MercerThe Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries Book 1)
