7 must-read mystery books like For the Minds and Wills of Men by Jeff Lanier

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For the Minds and Wills of Men

By: Jeff Lanier

4.54

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

A gripping, historical art mystery set in 1950s New York, For the Minds and Wills of Men is a story…

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1. Facing the Enemy

By: DiAnn Mills

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

For the past five years, FBI Special Agent Risa Jacobs has worked in the violent crimes against chi… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
"A fogged brain puts everyone in danger."

-DiAnn Mills, Facing the Enemy

"Guilt slithered through e like a poisonous snake."

-DiAnn Mills, Facing the Enemy

"A strong woman faces the enemy and walks through fire."

-DiAnn Mills, Facing the Enemy

"She smelled of freshness and gunpowder, sweetness and fire."

-DiAnn Mills, Facing the Enemy

Cover of The Desk from Hoboken (Genealogy Mystery #1) by M.L. Condike

2. The Desk from Hoboken (Genealogy Mystery #1)

By: M.L. Condike

4.10

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

In a bid to heal from the grief of a personal loss, forensic genealogist, RaeJean Hunter, takes on … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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3. The Oxygen Farmer

By: Colin Holmes

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sabotage, murder, cover-ups. Just another day on the Moon. After 35 years of living on the Moon, cr… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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4. Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale

By: Joe R. Lansdale

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this career retrospective of nineteen unforgettable crime tales, Edgar Award-winning author Joe … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Edge of Too Late (Harbor Pointe Series Book 5)

By: Jan Sikes

4.67

Format: 108 pages, Kindle Edition

The Harbor Pointe Inn has loomed on California's cliffs for generations of Hawthornes. For some, it… read more

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  • mystery
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6. Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically by the Metal Horn Unicorns

By: Sybrina Durant

4.47

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

In this unique alphabet book, members of the Metal Horn Unicorn Tribe present 26 Magical Elements o… read more

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"Unicorns make science magical."

-Sybrina Durant, Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically by the Metal Horn Unicorns

"No Metal, No Magic. Metal makes everything techno magical."

-Sybrina Durant, Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically by the Metal Horn Unicorns

"The Metal Horn Unicorns and their elemental friends are techno-magical."

-Sybrina Durant, Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically by the Metal Horn Unicorns

"The Metal Horn Unicorns say, “No Metal – No Magic. . .and No Technology"

-Sybrina Durant, Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically by the Metal Horn Unicorns

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7. Courting Miss Emma (The Hangman's Daughters Book 2)

By: Linda Broday

4.56

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

"One day I intend to court you, lady. That's a promise. Hangman's daughter or not."Texas, 1868. Emm… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Dead By Proxy: A Lawyer On The Run Action Suspense (Proxy Legal Thriller Series Book 1) by Manning Wolfe

8. Dead By Proxy: A Lawyer On The Run Action Suspense (Proxy Legal Thriller Series Book 1)

By: Manning Wolfe

4.35

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

In this lawyer on the run action suspense, attorney Quinton Bell loses the trial of his career, and… read more

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9. Reap the Wind

By: Joel Burcat

4.43

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Josh Goldberg is a young lawyer from a prestigious Philadelphia law firm. His girlfriend Kiesha is … read more

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10. To Rescue a Witch

By: Lisa A. Traugott

4.55

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s 1739. An abused girl accused of witchcraft is defended by a man married to an actual witch. W… read more

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  • historical fiction
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11. Frowns and Gowns (The Mischief #5)

By: Amanda M. Thrasher

4.78

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

Embark on a Magical Adventure with Lilly, Boris, and Jack! Get ready to join Lilly, Boris, and Jack… read more

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12. Pringle Prawn

By: Michael Scott Clifton

4.61

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Move Over Tinker Bell, There’s A New Fairy In Town! Ben’s luck is changing. He has his iconic VW… read more

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13. Whiskey on Our Shoes

By: Tonya Preece

4.08

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Eva dodges the fans, media, and gossip that follow her supermodel mom and rock star family members … read more

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Cover of The Killer Enigma (Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles #16) by Charles V. Breakfield

14. The Killer Enigma (Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles #16)

By: Charles V. Breakfield

4.57

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

Enough is Enough - JJ rumbled when the Paparazzi invaded dinnerWhen JJ and Jo recognize privacy do… read more

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15. Dire's Club

By: Kimberly Packard

4.70

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Everybody dies. The lucky ones have fun doing it.Dying isn’t just hard on the ones left behind, the… read more

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  • fiction
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16. The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent

By: Ann Jacobus

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Finalist for both the 2023 California Book Award for YA Literature and the Northern California Book… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Conquergood & the Center of the Intelligible Mystery of Being by C.G. Fewston

17. Conquergood & the Center of the Intelligible Mystery of Being

By: C.G. Fewston

4.42

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2183, Jerome Conquergood is at the lowest point of his life, homeless and a strayer, an outcast … read more

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  • fiction
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18. The Knotted Ring

By: Myra Hargrave McIlvain

4.75

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

Susannah Mobley, expecting her slave lover’s baby, submits to an arranged marriage to Hezekiah Jame… read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. Hollow Out the Dark

By: James Wade

4.47

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author James Wade blends atmospheric prose with soul-stirring themes in Hollow Out th… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Carmel Conundrum (A Liz Adams Mystery #2) by Stacy Wilder

20. Carmel Conundrum (A Liz Adams Mystery #2)

By: Stacy Wilder

4.37

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Stolen identities, a cult, a kidnapping, an attempted murder, and a budding romance . . . Join … read more

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Cover of Mumentous: Original Photos And Mostly-True Stories About Football, Glue Guns, Moms, And A Supersized High School Tradition That Was Born Deep In The Heart Of Texas by Amy J.  Schultz

21. Mumentous: Original Photos And Mostly-True Stories About Football, Glue Guns, Moms, And A Supersized High School Tradition That Was Born Deep In The Heart Of Texas

By: Amy J. Schultz

4.79

Format: 186 pages, Hardcover

The closest you'll ever get to seeing someone actually wear their hearts on their sleeves is in Tex… read more

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22. For the Minds and Wills of Men

By: Jeff Lanier

4.54

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

A gripping, historical art mystery set in 1950s New York, For the Minds and Wills of Men is a story… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. Rescuing Crockett

By: David Z. Pyke

4.41

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

A hero lost in battle. A shocking discovery. And a daring odyssey that will put a young man squarel… read more

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Cover of Postcards from Lonnie: How I Rediscovered My Brother on the Street Corner He Called Home by Lisa Johnson

24. Postcards from Lonnie: How I Rediscovered My Brother on the Street Corner He Called Home

By: Lisa Johnson

4.58

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

It all started on Christmas Day 1993. Lisa and Lonnie were sitting on their mom's rickety yard swin… read more

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25. Finding Comfort (Comfort and Joy Book 2)

By: Kimberly Fish

4.71

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Even with all her experience, Gloria Bachman, retired banker and candy entrepreneur, didn’t see thi… read more

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26. The Third Dawn

By: Thomas J. Nichols

4.44

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Nichols turns his award-winning writing career to the greatest mystery of all time in The Third T… read more

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27. Rip the Sky

By: Mark Packard

4.10

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

After a shocking courtroom crime, a disturbed Vietnam veteran and the vindictive judge who sent him… read more

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28. Ghostly Bugles: A Novel of the Alamo

By: Max L. Knight

4.54

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

Do the souls of the dead reach out from beyond the grave? Do echoes of the past resound through the… read more

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  • historical fiction
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29. Tell-Tale Texas: Investigations in Infamous History

By: E.R. Bills

4.20

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Uncover the suppressed testimony of the Lone Star State's uncomfortable past. Tinseltown almost alw… read more

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Cover of And They Danced (The Tess Corona Chronicles Book 1) by Tiffany Seitz

30. And They Danced (The Tess Corona Chronicles Book 1)

By: Tiffany Seitz

4.79

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Tess Corona left home thanks to a traumatic experience with the paranormal and has only recently re… read more

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31. Dreams of Arcadia

By: Brian Porter

4.25

Format: 227 pages, Paperback

Veterinarian Nate Holub takes a job in his father’s Texas hometown, wondering if a city boy has wha… read more

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  • fiction

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Facing the Enemy

DiAnn Mills

4.19

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M.L. Condike

4.10

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The Oxygen Farmer

Colin Holmes

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale

Joe R. Lansdale

4.34

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In the Midnight Rain

Barbara O'Neal

4.37

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When the Jessamine Grows

Donna Everhart

4.19

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When Robins Appear

Densie Webb

4.32

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Mia Kent

4.16

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