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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
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The Best International Fiction of the Month: September 2026

Vampires seeking vengeance in Korea, cat solving crimes in Japan, horror stories from Madrid, and a French true crime classic
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The 96-Year-Old Murder Mystery Film With an All-Dog Cast That Just Broke the Internet

MGM's "Who Killed Rover" is back in the conversation... but reminds us about an era before animal protections in Hollywood.
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The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of The Month: September 2026

Historical revenge, influencer horror, mid-century hijinks, and amateur sleuths

J.T. Ellison on Deception, Duality and Domestic Suspense

By John B. Valeri

Carly Hillman on Going from Producing Colbert's Late Show to Writing a Crime Novel

By Carly Hillman

Carrie Talick on Mashing Up Genres and Injecting Comedy into Murder Mysteries

By Carrie Talick

7 Crime Novels That Feature Outsiders Who Challenge the Status Quo

By Tanya Grant

Carolyn Marie Wilkins on Historical Fiction, Cults, and Writing Psychic Characters (as a Psychic)

By Alex Dueben

Ally Zetterberg on Writing the Women Who Actually Live in Monaco

By Ally Zetterberg

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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'Til Death: Rachel Harrison on Why Weddings Make Perfect Horror Settings

By Rachel Harrison

Sarai Walker on Sylvia Plath, Academic Satire, and Creating a Fictional True Crime Author

By Alex Dueben

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How Harry Kurnitz Conquered Hollywood, Broadway, and the Biblio-Mystery

By Nicholas A. Basbanes

The 96-Year-Old Murder Mystery Film With an All-Dog Cast That Just Broke the Internet

By Olivia Rutigliano

6 Great Thrillers About Mothers and Daughters and Sisters

By Hank Phillippi Ryan

5 Books That Make You Root for Con Artists, Grifters, and Tricksters

By Lana Harper and Jilly Gagnon

5 Great Unexpected Sequels to Crime Novels

By Janice Hallett

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of The Month: September 2026

By Molly Odintz

Literary Hub

September 9, 2026

Learning From Shame: R.F. Kuang on Diaspora, Language and Writing Young Protagonists

By Adam Dalva

34 Books You Need to Read This Fall

By Emily Temple

How to Get Over the Hump of Writing Sex

By Suzanne Roberts

The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature

By Adam Hochschild

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