WHAT'S HOT in Christian Romantic Mystery and Suspense

 Marji Laine here. 

What a juicy find! I'm definitely hooked!  

Deadly Schemes

by Penny Zeller

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What happens when Kennedy is caught in the crosshairs of a madman's schemes?

Kennedy Olohan loves her new job at the local senior center, where she not only plans activities but also does her best to advocate and protect the participants she sees each week. When someone begins targeting Kennedy for her concern over murmurings of shady real estate dealings aimed at seniors, she finds herself the victim of carefully planned deceit.
Detective Trace Ridgely is finally healing from a snowmobile accident sustained while volunteering with the local mountain rescue team. As he settles into his job, one of his first new cases is the suspicious death of an acquaintance. Peculiar circumstances follow, including a hit-and-run on an elderly Lake Radford resident and a missing heirloom ring. Are the latest events connected to the suspicious death of his acquaintance?

When Kennedy and Trace meet for a blind date arranged by mutual friends, they form an instant connection. But when Kennedy becomes the common denominator, seeking to educate seniors and prevent them from falling for nefarious scams, she becomes a target. When she’s caught in the crosshairs of a madman’s schemes, can Trace protect her before it’s too late?

An elaborate plan.
A get-rich scheme.
A deadly outcome.

WHAT'S HOT in Christian Mystery and Suspense

 Marji Laine here. 

I'm intrigued with a romantic mystery. I just don't see books that are defined like that very often.  

Cascade

by Linda K. Rodante

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A fresh start in the Tennessee mountains was supposed to bring peace. Instead, it brought a killer.

Crista Henson fled to a quiet Tennessee town to rebuild her shattered life, trading her past for a fresh start as a vacation planner and a deeper reliance on God. She wants peace. Instead, she finds herself tangled in a deadly web of secrets with enough suspects to challenge Hercule Poirot himself. She never planned on playing amateur sleuth—and she certainly didn't plan on Sid Martin.

Sid is running from his own devastating past, swearing off the wilderness forever.
But when a friend lures him back, a desperate cry for help and a brutal attempted murder force him to confront his guilt and his fears.

As their investigation expands and danger closes in, can Crista and Sid narrow the suspects in time to prevent their own demise?

WHAT'S HOT in Christian Romantic Mystery and Suspense

 Marji Laine here. 

This book is a great way to round out the dog days of summer!  

Crosscurrent

by Edie James 

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Former con artist Cara Sweet knows a runner when she sees one.

When a desperate local woman appears in the middle of the night, running from the Neptune Brotherhood, Cara doesn’t see a stranger.

She sees herself.

Just as she and Gabe and their team begin building Sweet and Sawyer investigations into an operation that can bring justice to those who need it most, their first big case threatens to destroy it all. Skye Reeves has spent years hiding in Haven Cove, burying a past built on stolen treasures, forged identities, and dangerous people. But now the same shadowy network that nearly killed Gabe's brother has caught up with her.

The timing couldn't be worse. For the first time in his career, Gabe has no badge to rely on. He’s left the police force behind to build Sweet and Sawyer Investigations alongside Cara—a partnership that’s becoming far more personal than either of them expected.

The closer Gabe and Cara work together, the harder it gets to ignore their growing feelings—or the secrets still standing in the way of their future.

And now the Neptune Brotherhood is circling.

This time, Haven Cove may not survive the currents.

WHAT'S NEW in Christian Mystery and Suspense

Marji Laine here. 

Camy Tang's mysteries always hold unexpected turns and a chance to laugh. I can't wait to read this one. 

Sushi and Suspicions

by Camy Tang

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She knows firearms. He knows criminals. Together they may survive the truth.

Liv Whelan's world ignites into chaos when her California tactical training center is ravaged by wildfires, but suspicions arise that the fire was no accident. Amidst the ruins, Liv’s old college roommate offers an escape to the lush tranquility of Hawaii.

Yet the islands hold their own secrets, and a lucrative job opportunity morphs into a sinister plot framing Liv for the theft of an antique rifle that belonged to one of the Hawaiian princes. Determined to prove her innocence, she hires private investigator Lennox Chang, who is reluctantly impressed by Liv’s gun expertise and help in the investigation.

But as romance blossoms under the Hawaiian sun, so do threats from unexpected quarters. Together, they must trust in God to help them expose the truth connected to the calamity back in California and the perils in paradise.

WHAT'S HOT in Christian Mystery and Suspense

Marji Laine here. 

Suspense Sister Nancy Mehl has a yummy new suspense that releases TODAY! Happy Launch Day! 

Fatal Finale: a Christian romantic suspense novel with action, cryptic clues, police, and FBI Investigations

by Nancy Mehl 

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They'd started back to the house when they heard a male voice behind them. Then a shot rang out.

"Run!" Kaely said.

When bestselling author Erin Delaney's novel gets picked up for a movie deal, she eagerly awaits her friend Kaely Quinn-Hunter's arrival in Tennessee before they head to California to observe the film's production. However, when Kaely does not arrive at the scheduled time and Erin can't reach her by phone, her concern grows.

A cryptic phone call from Kaely's kidnapper confirms Erin's worst fear--she has exactly six days to save her friend's life by solving his twisted clues. The message comes with a warning: Contact the police or FBI, and Kaely dies. But Erin works for the Sanctuary Police Department, and Kaely's husband is with the FBI, putting her in an impossible situation. As Erin races against time, she's forced to crack the kidnapper's chilling puzzle before it's too late.

Nancy Mehl delivers thrills like no one else in the closure of her high-stakes Christian romantic suspense series full of action, investigations, cryptic clues, and dangerous threats. This promises to captivate fans of Criminal Minds, Lynette Eason, Colleen Coble, Irene Hannon, Susan May Warren, and Elizabeth Goddard.

WHAT'S HOT in Christian Mystery and Suspense

 Marji Laine here. 

Brand new release this week! What a tempting read!

Wild Fire

by Kendra Cross 

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A raging wildfire.
A deadly cover-up.
And a truth someone is willing to burn to keep hidden.

Fire Captain Cole Brennan has faced danger before—on the battlefield and in the mountains he now protects.

But nothing has prepared him for this.

When a series of wildfires ignite across the Colorado backcountry, Cole knows something isn’t right. The patterns are too precise. The timing too perfect. And as the fires spread, so does the uneasy feeling that someone is using the chaos to destroy more than just land.

ATF Special Agent Bennett Jameson has spent years hunting arsonists. For her, fire isn’t just destruction—it’s personal. When her investigation brings her to Brennan Ridge, she quickly realizes these fires are part of something far more calculated… and far more dangerous.

Because someone is using the fires to erase evidence.

Evidence tied to a secret the Brennan family has been chasing for years. And if Cole can’t face what’s burning inside him as well as what’s raging around him, he may lose more than the mountains he’s sworn to protect.

A powerful Christian romantic suspense about purpose in the fire, healing from the past, and finding faith when everything feels lost.

WHAT'S HOT in Christian Mystery and Suspense

Marji Laine here. 

Releasing today!  This book sounds super intriguing! 

Silent Storm: a romantic suspense novel set in Oklahoma 

by Christina Rost 

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A guarded British hero, a small-town bookshop owner, and a long-buried family treasure that a ruthless rival will stop at nothing to steal.

Henry Allen Taylor has spent years choosing safety over spontaneity. After a devastating accident and a broken heart, order is the only thing that makes sense.

Until a family crest on an obscure genealogy forum leads him from London to rural Oklahoma.

Paisley Snyder is rooted in the kind of life Henry has always longed for but never learned how to claim. She loves her bookshop, her small town, and the church community that has become family. When Henry rents her bungalow under the guise of a quiet vacation, he never expects her laughter, faith, and fearless kindness to unsettle him so completely.

But Henry is not in Oklahoma by chance.

The rusted box found on Paisley’s property may be connected to a missing Taylor fortune, and Henry is not the only one searching for it. As old secrets surface and danger closes in, his growing feelings for Paisley collide with the truth he has been hiding.

Henry came to Oklahoma looking for answers. But when Paisley’s life and heart are on the line, will he risk losing control to protect the love he never saw coming?

Perfect for fans of Denise Hunter, Dani Pettrey, and Susan May Warren, this faith-based romantic mystery blends small-town charm, clean Christian romance, and danger that refuses to stay buried.

Buy now to experience a faith-based romantic mystery where family secrets, small-town hope, and love collide.

WHAT'S HOT in Christian Romantic Mystery and Suspense

Marji Laine here. 

This book is intriguing! And it has some of my favorite things: faith, romance, dogs, and suspense! 

Sheltered from the Storm
by Abigail Stone 

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A missing woman. A burned packing plant. A storm rolling in fast. And a golden retriever who refuses to leave the trail.

Naomi Hart has built her life around protecting the vulnerable, but one past failure still follows her into every crisis. When Lily Conway disappears during a Mercy Harbor storm evacuation, Naomi cannot shake the fear that history is repeating itself.

Jonah Reed knows what it costs to lose someone in a storm. Controlled, guarded, and quietly distant from the faith he once knew, he has survived by never letting anyone close enough to become another person he could fail.

Then Scout, Lily’s golden retriever, finds a clue no one else noticed — a trail leading from the shelter toward a burned packing plant and a dangerous network with connections far beyond Mercy Harbor.

As Naomi and Jonah follow Scout through ash, rain, hidden records, and rising danger, they uncover a truth powerful men are desperate to bury. But the closer they get to Lily, the more the storm closes in — and the more Naomi and Jonah must learn that courage does not mean carrying fear alone.

Sheltered from the Storm is a clean Christian romantic suspense novel with a missing-person investigation, storm danger, a loyal rescue dog, a protective hero, a determined heroine, faith under pressure, and a complete happily-ever-after.

WHAT'S NEW IN INSPIRATIONAL SUSPENSE

 Wondering what's HOT in Inspirational Suspense this month? MARTHA'S VEIL by Award Winning Author Urcelia Teixeira.

Behind the veil of sweet intentions, danger bakes in silence.

She vanished meeting a man who doesn't exist. The clock is ticking—and she's not his first victim.

In the fog-shrouded coastal town of Weyport, head baker Martha Porter lives a life of quiet control—perfect cakes, polite smiles, and a heart safely tucked behind emotional walls. But when a charming man begins messaging her through an online Christian forum, Martha dares to hope again… until she vanishes on the very night she agrees to meet him.

The missing-person case falls to Sheriff Angus Reid, whose investigation takes a dark turn when another woman’s body washes ashore—another victim who’d been speaking to a mysterious online suitor. What begins as a local missing person case quickly unravels into a disturbing pattern: a calculated predator is using faith-based communities and online forums to hunt vulnerable women across coastal Maine.

As Angus uncovers a chilling network of digital manipulation, stolen identities, and religious deceit, the race to find Martha becomes more urgent. Each clue leads deeper into a twisted mind hiding behind a mask of righteousness, and the line between justice and judgment begins to blur.

Can Angus unmask the predator before Martha becomes his next victim? Or will the fog that shrouds Weyport's coast hide another tragedy forever?

Perfect for fans of Charles Martin, Terri Blackstock, Frank Peretti, and Colleen Coble, Martha’s Veil is a tense, faith-driven thriller that explores the intersection of trust, trauma, and spiritual restoration.

Gritty, redemptive, and pulse-pounding to the final page, Amazon #1 Best-Selling author and award-winning Christian mystery writer Urcelia Teixeira delivers a gripping addition to her acclaimed Christian thriller series—where high-stakes suspense meets soul-deep faith and redemption.

★ A clean read free from graphic violence, sexual content, and profanity

★ Christian themes of redemption, truth, and spiritual transformation

★ Small-town mystery meets high-stakes conspiracy

★ Page-turning suspense with spiritual depth

★ Part of the bestselling Angus Reid Mysteries series but can be read as a standalone

Join Martha's journey from broken to transformed in this gripping story of deceit exposed and divine love revealed. Scroll up and one-click to start reading today!

Martha's Veil is book 6 in the bestselling Angus Reid Mysteries series. You can get this missing-person case Christian Thriller on Amazon!

I hope you LOVE it! ~Marji Laine

What's Hot in Inspirational Suspense by Patricia Bradley

 

Wondering what's new in inspirational suspense and mystery?

HER EVERY MOVE

Kelly Irvin

Thomas Nelson / February 9, 2021

When a deadly bomb goes off during a climate change debate, librarian and event coordinator Jackie Santoro becomes the prime suspect. Her motive, according to Detective Avery Wick: to avenge the suicide of her prominent father, who was accused of crimes by a city councilman attending the event. 

Though Avery has doubts about Jackie’s guilt, he can’t exonerate her even after an extremist group takes responsibility for the bombing and continues to attack San Antonio’s treasured public spaces. As Jackie tries to hold her shattered family together, she has no choice but to proceed with plans for the Caterina Ball, the library system’s biggest annual fundraiser. But she also fears the event provides the perfect opportunity for the bomber to strike again. 

Despite their mistrust, Jackie and Avery join forces to unmask the truth—before the death toll mounts even higher.

Here are the links to purchase Here Every Move.

What's Hot in Inspirational Suspense by Patricia Bradley

Wondering what's new in inspirational suspense and mystery?

OBSESSION

(Natchez Park Rangers #2)

Patricia Bradley

Revell / February 2, 2021

Natchez Trace Ranger and historian Emma Winters hoped never to see Sam Ryker again after she broke off her engagement to him. But when shots are fired at her at a historical landmark just off the Natchez Trace, she’s forced to work alongside Sam as the Natchez Trace law enforcement district ranger in the ensuing investigation. 

To complicate matters, Emma has acquired a delusional secret admirer who is determined to have her as his own. Sam is merely an obstruction, one which must be removed. Sam knows that he has failed Emma in the past and he doesn’t intend to let her down again. Especially since her life is on the line. As the threads of the investigation cross and tangle with their own personal history, Sam and Emma have a chance to discover the truth, not only about the victim but about what went wrong in their relationship.

Purchase Links can be found here.