The best newly published mystery I've read since Halloween was "The Lost Man" by Jane Harper. The audiobook version was published February 9th 2019 by Macmillan Audio but it was first published October 23rd 2018.
Ugh, I haven't read a lot that would qualify. Most of the titles that come immediately to mind are a bit too old.
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie (2/26/19) - Could qualify as a mystery if you squint, and there's a non-traditional horror aspect to it as all the pieces come together. Actual horror fans would probably raise an eyebrow at me trying to call this horror, though.
Other than that, all I'd be able to point to is things on my TBR that I haven't actually read yet myself. For example, My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (11/20/18) appears to be good (and I think has been fairly well-reviewed by folks on Booklikes). I'm also really intrigued by Rory's Power's Wilder Girls (7/9/19), Vanessa Savage's The Woman in the Dark (3/12/19), Riley Sager's Lock Every Door (7/2/19), and Michelle Paver's Wakenhyrst (4/11/19).
I do not recommend the book I'm currently reading, Jennifer McMahon's The Invited. It's published recently enough and is marketed as horror, but it's boring and the main characters are idiots who will either end up dead or find themselves doomed to live in a haunted and just generally unsafe pile of junk they'll insist is actually a house.
LoL re The Invited. Have you read The Winter People by McMahon? If so, is it any good? It's been on my TBR for a while but I just... there seems to be something about it that puts me off.
My Sister The Serial Killer is very good. I'm not sure it's a mystery as who is killing whom and why is not in doubt but it is a fascinating book about sisterhood in conflict with patriarchy (and winning).
@BrokenTune - I haven't read The Winter People, no. The description sounds somewhat interesting, but I'd need reassurances that the pacing is better and that there's an actual sense of urgency. One of the first friend reviews I came across said that it wasn't as creepy as it seemed like it should be, which is how I feel about The Invited.
@Mike Finn - I added it to this list because at least a few folks on Goodreads tagged it as Mystery (one of those "If you squint" situations, maybe?)
@FD - That's really good to know. Thank you. That's also how I felt about Paver's Dark Matter and which is what keeps me from reading Wakenhyrst (even tho I loved Thin Air).
Oh, I would love to hear what you make of Wakenhyrst! I'm really intrigued by it, but am wondering if this one is like the previous, too, which were really, really similar (just that Thin Air was executed so much better).
So much to choose from! I'll have a look at all of these.
5 years ago
The question is, what new releases will come out in September and October this year? I'm holding back on my Halloween square for the moment because there are always Halloween themed new releases during those two months.
If you want something that combines mystery and horror, try Gareth Powell's "Ragged Alice", published 23rd April 2019
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42389119-ragged-alice
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie (2/26/19) - Could qualify as a mystery if you squint, and there's a non-traditional horror aspect to it as all the pieces come together. Actual horror fans would probably raise an eyebrow at me trying to call this horror, though.
Other than that, all I'd be able to point to is things on my TBR that I haven't actually read yet myself. For example, My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (11/20/18) appears to be good (and I think has been fairly well-reviewed by folks on Booklikes). I'm also really intrigued by Rory's Power's Wilder Girls (7/9/19), Vanessa Savage's The Woman in the Dark (3/12/19), Riley Sager's Lock Every Door (7/2/19), and Michelle Paver's Wakenhyrst (4/11/19).
I do not recommend the book I'm currently reading, Jennifer McMahon's The Invited. It's published recently enough and is marketed as horror, but it's boring and the main characters are idiots who will either end up dead or find themselves doomed to live in a haunted and just generally unsafe pile of junk they'll insist is actually a house.
@Mike Finn - I added it to this list because at least a few folks on Goodreads tagged it as Mystery (one of those "If you squint" situations, maybe?)
http://themisathena.booklikes.com/post/1923566/though-the-mills-of-god-grind-slowly-yet-they-grind-exceedingly-small