Season two of Only Murders in the Building is set to be released June 28 on Hulu. If you’re waiting to see what kind of trouble Charles, Oliver and Mabel get into, I’ve put together a list of great mysteries to read while you wait. See you at The Arconia!
The Verifiers by Jane Pek
First Released: 2022
Call Number: MYSTERY PEK
Introducing Claudia Lin: a sharp-witted amateur sleuth for the 21st century. This debut novel follows Claudia as she verifies people’s online lives—and lies—for a dating detective agency in New York City, until a client with an unusual request goes missing. Part literary mystery, part family story, The Verifiers is a clever and incisive examination of how technology shapes our choices and the nature of romantic love in the digital age. I listened to The Verifiers on Libby, and I loved the smart, self-deprecating main character and the literary references.
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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
First Released: 2020
Series: Thursday Murder Club
Call Number: MYSTERY OSMAN
Meeting weekly in their retirement village’s Jigsaw Room to exchange theories about unsolved crimes, four savvy septuagenarians propose a daring but unorthodox plan to help a woman rookie cop solve her first big murder case.
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Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
First Released: 2021
Series: Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries
Call Number: MYSTERY MANANSALA
Agatha Christie meets a rom-com in this cozy mystery. Lila Macapagal moves home to recover from a bad breakup and to help her family’s restaurant. But when her ex drops dead after a confrontation with Lila, she becomes the prime suspect. Armed with her nosy auntie network, her barista best bud and her trusted dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block.
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A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette
First Released: 2020
Series: Ice Cream Parlor Mystery
Call Number: MYSTERY COLLETTE
Recent MBA grad Bronwyn Crewse takes over her family’s ice cream shop, and she’s going back to basics. But unexpected construction delays mean she misses the summer season, and the shop has a literal cold opening: the day she opens the doors, an early first snow keeps customers away. And that evening, Bronwyn finds a body in the snow. Soon, her father is implicated in his death. With the help of her quirky best friends and her tight-knit family, she’ll catch the ice-cold killer before she has a meltdown.
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Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
First Released: 2021
Series: Aunties
Call Number: FICTION SUTANTO
What happens when you mix one (accidental) murder with 2,000 wedding guests, and then toss in a possible curse on three generations of an immigrant Chinese-Indonesian family? You get four meddling Asian aunties to the rescue!