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Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Top Ten Tuesday: Seaside Mystery/Thriller Novels On My TBR List
9:12 PM
Although I like its lazy, daze-y vibe, summer is actually my least favorite season. I've lived in blistering hot Arizona for 25 years, but I'll always be a Pacific Northwest girl at heart. Give me cloudy skies, a brisk wind, and a fine drizzle, and I'm a happy camper. Sunscreen, sandy toes, and triple digit temperatures? Not so much! Still, when I think of summer, I do think immediately of beaches (even though my backyard swimming pool is much more my speed), which gave me a good idea for today's Top Ten Tuesday prompt: Summer Freebie. Since my favorite genre is mystery/thriller and I especially like ones with a water-y setting, I'm going to feature mysteries and thrillers on my TBR list that are set by the ocean.
As always, Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana over at That Artsy Reader Girl.
Top Ten Seaside Mysteries/Thrillers On My TBR List
1. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney—It has taken FOREVER for me to climb to the top of the library's hold list for Feeney's newest, but I finally made it. Yay! The story revolves around an author who calls his wife to share some good news while she's driving home. He hears her brakes squeal, her door slam, and then...silence. When her car is later discovered on the edge of a cliff, Abby's possessions are there, but she's not. One year later, Grady has no answers about his wife's disappearance. Paralyzed with grief, he travels to a remote Scottish island to try to rebuild his life. He's stunned when he sees a woman there who looks just like his wife. Is it her? What really happened to Abby Green?
2. No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding by Catherine Mack—Set on California's Catalina Island, this is the second entry in a fun mystery series. Bestselling mystery author Eleanor Dash is attending her best friend's wedding. The joyous occasion is marred when Eleanor receives a note warning that someone is going to die at the event. Still reeling from her last amateur murder investigation, the writer reluctantly takes the case.
3. Secrets at the Last House Before the Sea by Liz Eeles—When her mother dies, a grieving Rosie Merchant travels to the seaside hamlet of Heaven's Cove in Devon, England, to prepare her mom's cottage for rental. Liam, a handsome neighbor, volunteers to help her with the daunting task. Their developing relationship brings some needed sunshine into Rosie's life. Then, she finds a disturbing photograph in her mother's attic, a picture that speaks of the heartbreaking secret that first brought the woman to Heaven's Cove. Liam's reaction to the discovery is...odd. Does he already know the truth about her mother's past? Can she trust him or is he only helping her to protect his own interests?
4. Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro—From the outside, Brynn's life on Martha's Vineyard looks perfect. She has a healthy new baby, a loving husband, a profitable career, and a full life in a beautiful location. Secretly, though, she's struggling with postpartum depression, the distance she feels in her marriage, and a hectic lifestyle that's pulling her apart at the seams. When a family friend is found dead and suspicion turns her husband into the police's prime suspect, Brynn fears the stress may send her over the edge. No matter how crazy her life already is, though, she won't rest until she finds her friend's killer—even if it's her own husband.
5. Clammed Up by Barbara Ross—The first installment in a cozy mystery series set in Maine, this novel features a woman who returns to her hometown in order to save her family's clambake business. When a corpse is found at her family's home, however, she must channel her inner Nancy Drew and unmask a murderer.
6. You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego—Mila del Angél is thrilled when a famous author asks her to host a retreat for writers at his home on a private island in Maine. The guest list includes someone who has deeply wronged her; this is the perfect opportunity to make them disappear forever. When a different murder takes place during the event, Mila is stunned. And that's only the beginning. A storm is blowing in, the body count is rising, and it's up to Mila to save herself and everyone left on the island from a ruthless killer.
7. The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey—This novel is set on a remote Scottish island inhabited by more sheep than humans. It's known for an unsolved mystery in which three lighthouse keepers disappeared without a trace in 1919. When a body is found washed up on shore near the infamous lighthouse, two Glasgow detectives are sent in to investigate. It soon becomes clear that the island is hiding its fair share of secrets and the locals are none too eager to spill them to a couple of big city policemen.
8. A Death at Seascape House by Emma Jameson—In this cozy mystery series opener, librarian Jemima Jago is offered the opportunity of a lifetime to catalog a stunning collection of shipwreck records. The only problem? It requires returning to the Cornwall island she vowed she would never step foot on again. Unable to refuse the offer, she returns home. Before long, she finds herself the prime suspect in the murder of the town busybody. Jemima knows she didn't do it. Who did? If she wants to clear her name, she'll have to find out.
9. Dreaming of Water by A.J. Banner—Astrid Johansen swore she would never return to the oceanside town in Washington State where her younger sister drowned under Astrid's care. When her aunt sends her an urgent plea to come home, Astrid can't say no. To her horror, she arrives to find that her aunt is in a coma after a possible attack. Why did the older woman call Astrid home so urgently? Was she about to reveal a long-held secret that threatened the wrong person? Astrid won't leave until she finds out.
10. The Resort by Sarah Ochs—Years ago, Cass escaped to Koh Sang Resort, a world-famous party place on a remote island in Thailand. Now, she's a dive instructor on the island, which is populated by The Permanents, a group of carefree expats who live in the now, having left their pasts in the past. When a dive student is found dead, their idyllic island life is shaken. And not for the first time. Someone on the island is a killer, and it's up to Cass to find out who.
There you go, ten seaside mystery/thriller novels I'm eager to read. Have you read any of them? Do you have any favorites that would fit this list's theme? I'd love any recs! Leave me a comment on this post and I will gladly return the favor on your blog.
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Good topic! 📚 I hope you find something fun great summer reads here! ~Carol @ ReadingLadies
ReplyDeleteI am right there with you! I am not much of a summer person. I hate the heat. I hate the humidity. It lasts like 5 months. I am much more a fall/winter girlie myself which doesn't last nearly as long as two seasons back to back should! Lol.
ReplyDeleteGreat picks and theme! I know my cozy mysteries tend to be in the same cities. Two are always in California and I know another one usually had her traveling a bit, as she was on a ghost hunter show. That one ended, but the author gave it one last comeback that sadly didn't go over too well so that will be the last one and I still need to read it! Lol.
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This is a good theme for summer reading. I like reading books set on or near water.
ReplyDeleteI am not a big mystery/thriller reader but the Wedding one looks interesting to me. Hope they are all amazing.
ReplyDeleteI love the ocean but it's been a while since we have had a chance to go. I like summer, but I love fall and spring the best. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteLove that you went with a seaside mystery theme! You just added four more books to my TBR list. ;D
ReplyDeleteBeing from Texas, I know that summer is summer and it's hot. However, we do like to take vacations in cooler spots - like the mountains or Oregon. You have a good list here. I haven't read any of these books, but several have been on my radar. Hope you enjoy them and have a good week!
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I love mysteries with a seaside theme. I want to read the Catherine Mack book since I enjoyed the first one. The Barbara Ross series has been in my TBR forever. I really want to get to that one. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI imagine beach reads are escapism when living in Arizona! At least if you were in NM you could go to White sands and "pretend"...
ReplyDeleteGreat choice of theme!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Ugly was…odd. LOL. That’s the only word I can think of to describe it. It was my first Alice Feeney read, and I probably should have started with a different one. Any recommendations?
ReplyDeleteThat title and cover makes Catherine's does make Catherine look really fun. :) Thanks so much for visiting my list this week.
ReplyDeleteI love a mystery thriller. I enjoyed You Are Fatally Invited. The others look good.
ReplyDeleteI am in South East UK and hate the sun. I love a cloudy day. The weather here is just getting drier and warmer. May was awful for lack of rain and hot sun.
Have a great week!
"No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding" is a great title!
ReplyDeleteI do love a good beach/seaside read! Beautiful/Ugly is on my TBR and I really enjoyed Clammed Up. I live near the Gulf coast so it's fun to read about the Maine beach experience. I did read Wolf Tree and was underwhelmed but the atmosphere was really well done.
ReplyDeleteNo One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding is quite the premise. What a way to hook readers!
ReplyDeleteI agree. I'm not a big mystery or thriller reader, but summer is a great time for me to pick up a few of these.
ReplyDeleteI literally just downloaded “No one was supposed to die at my wedding “ onto my Kindle. I thought the first book was fun even though it was very predictable.
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