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Win the 15 Most Exciting Mysteries of the Year So Far

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This year is seeing a surge in the number of excellent mysteries and thrillers being published by diverse authors. We highlighted 15 of the best inclusive mysteries coming out the first few months of the year, and now we’d like to give away all 15 to one lucky reader.

THE WIDOWS OF MALABAR HILL  BY SUJATA MASSEY

A MORTAL LIKENESS BY LAURA JOH ROWLAND

THE PERFECT NANNY BY LEÏLA SLIMANI

BEFORE I LET GO BY MARIEKE NIJKAMP

A DANGEROUS CROSSING BY AUSMA ZEHANAT KHAN

PRETTYBOY MUST DIE BY KIMBERLY REID

DOWN THE RIVER UNTO THE SEA BY WALTER MOSLEY

MURDER IN SEVEN ACTS BY KALPANA SWAMINATHAN

KILLING IN C SHARP BY ALEXIA GORDON

PHOENIX BURNING BY ISABELLA MALDONADO

DEATH AT THE DURBAR BY ARJUN RAJ GAIND

HIROSHIMA BOY BY NAOMI HIRAHARA

THE MASTER KEY BY MASAKO TOGAWA, SIMON N.C. GROVE (TRANSLATION)

DEATH COMES IN THROUGH THE KITCHEN BY TERESA DOVALPAGE

DEATH BY DUMPLING BY VIVIEN CHIEN

To enter, just sign up for our mystery/thriller newsletter, Unusual Suspects, written by Jamie Canaves! Unusual Suspects goes out twice a week and is full of new and old mystery recommendations, genre news, book lists, book deals, and more.

Just complete the form below to enter. Entries are open to residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and all other U.S. territories) and will be accepted until 11:44:59 pm, May 9. Winner will be randomly selected. Complete rules and eligibility requirements available here.

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