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Mystery Novels by Black Authors

Who’s looking for a new mystery or thriller (or five) to read?

We’re a big fan of balancing our Black History Month reading with equal parts history and joy. This year we’re turning joy on its head ever so slightly and instead of focusing on romances as we did last year (read our blog post here), we’re going a little more…mysterious. We’ve rounded up a list of Black authored mystery or thriller novels to add to your TBR. A few are included below but you can find the full book list here.

  • Never Tell by Stacey Abrams (Borrow cloudLibrary audiobook)
  • Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia (Borrow cloudLibrary audiobook)
  • My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Borrow the book or the book club kit)
  • Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns (Borrow the hoopla eBook or audiobook)
  • A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette (Borrow the hoopla audiobook)
  • The Cutting Season by Attica Locke (Borrow)
  • The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson (Borrow the hoopla eBook or audiobook)
  • Charcoal Joe by Walter Mosley (Borrow)
  • Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas (Borrow cloudLibrary audiobook)
  • American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson (Borrow)