Best New Mystery by a First-Time Author

1.
Staged Fright (Bodies, #1)
Staged Fright (Bodies, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 76 ratings
2.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
3.
His First His Second (Alicia Friend Investigation, #1)
His First His Second (Alicia Friend Investigation, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,508 ratings
4.
Blood and Justice (Jake and Annie Lincoln, #1)
Blood and Justice (Jake and Annie Lincoln, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 6,719 ratings
4.
Gatsby's Smile
Gatsby's Smile 3.87 avg rating — 1,984 ratings
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Safecracker
Safecracker
by: Ryan Wick
4.16 avg rating — 328 ratings
7.
The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game
by: Eve Devon
3.89 avg rating — 72 ratings
7.
The Case of the Wayward Fae (The Chronicles of Mister Marmee, #2)
The Case of the Wayward Fae (The Chronicles of Mister Marmee, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 39 ratings
7.
Eloise - Loving a Sociopath
Eloise - Loving a Sociopath 4.02 avg rating — 125 ratings
7.
Pesticide (Linder and Donatelli Mystery, #1)
Pesticide (Linder and Donatelli Mystery, #1)
by: Kim Hays
4.03 avg rating — 108 ratings
11.
Blood Orchids (Lei Crime, #1)
Blood Orchids (Lei Crime, #1)
by: Toby Neal
3.95 avg rating — 10,313 ratings
12.
The Case of Jack the Nipper (The Chronicles of Mister Marmee, #1)
The Case of Jack the Nipper (The Chronicles of Mister Marmee, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 96 ratings
13.
Liar, Liar (Cat DeLuca Mysteries, #1)
Liar, Liar (Cat DeLuca Mysteries, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 1,285 ratings
14.
Distress Signals
Distress Signals 3.80 avg rating — 10,484 ratings
14.
Nail's Crossing (Bill Maytubby & Hannah Bond Mystery #1)
Nail's Crossing (Bill Maytubby & Hannah Bond Mystery #1) 3.62 avg rating — 755 ratings
16.
Halifax
Halifax 3.81 avg rating — 67 ratings
16.
Oracle
Oracle 4.08 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Twisted Tears
Twisted Tears 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Elvis Sightings (An Elvis Sightings Mystery, #1)
Elvis Sightings (An Elvis Sightings Mystery, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Beneath the Mall of Madness (Jaspar Windisle Adventures #1)
Beneath the Mall of Madness (Jaspar Windisle Adventures #1) 3.90 avg rating — 89 ratings
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The Purse
The Purse really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Space Vacation
Space Vacation 3.41 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Alibi Aficionado (Edwin Burrows Mysteries, #1)
Alibi Aficionado (Edwin Burrows Mysteries, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 255 ratings
16.
Friends List
Friends List 3.77 avg rating — 96 ratings
16.
Path of the Dead (Arthur Nakai Mysteries #1)
Path of the Dead (Arthur Nakai Mysteries #1) 3.96 avg rating — 340 ratings
16.
Author - A Murder With A Twist
Author - A Murder With A Twist 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
16.
Germania (Oppenheimer #1)
Germania (Oppenheimer #1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,243 ratings
16.
The RH Factor
The RH Factor 4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings
16.
Branches of Betrayal
Branches of Betrayal 4.04 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Eat, Pray, Die (An Eat, Pray, Die Humorous Mystery, #1)
Eat, Pray, Die (An Eat, Pray, Die Humorous Mystery, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,642 ratings
30.
Bottom Feeders
Bottom Feeders 3.35 avg rating — 97 ratings
30.
The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective
The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective 4.07 avg rating — 260 ratings
33.
No Such Thing as a Secret (Brandy Alexander Mystery, #1)
No Such Thing as a Secret (Brandy Alexander Mystery, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 1,436 ratings
33.
New York Station
New York Station 3.63 avg rating — 170 ratings