Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon

Quill has found that running is a great release. As a native woman living on the Red Pine reservation in Minnesota, she has seen the violence perpetrated against tribal women. While preparing for a marathon, she hears a woman's scream in the forest and then finds an earring. Quill is convinced that harm has to come to someone. With the support of her friends and running mates Punk and Gaylyn, Quill attempts to find out if a woman has disappeared. However, there is violence and lawlessness all around her--at the casino and from outsiders (men who are working on the pipeline). Where They Last Saw Her is an unsettling, but essential read featuring a great sense of place and culture with a compelling main character in Quill. Memorable and hard to put down.

The Big Empty by Robert Crais

Private detective Elvis Cole is hired by Traci Beller, a.k.a. The Baker Next Door, to look into the disappearance of her father Thomas, who went missing ten years ago. A fellow investigator, Jess Byers, thoroughly worked over the case five years ago and wasn't able to find Thomas.  As Elvis delves into the last day Thomas was seen alive, he and others connected to the case are followed, threatened, and harmed. Will Elvis be able to uncover the truth about what happened to Thomas and give Traci some sense of peace? The Big Empty will be published in January.

Den of Iniquity by J.A. Jance

Retired Seattle cop J.P. Beaumont now has his private investigator's license. When he's asked by a friend to look into the death of Darius Jackson, who authorities had determined died of an accidental drug overdose, he agrees to help. Soon, Beau discovers other deaths similar to Darius' and wonders if they are all connected. In Beau's personal life, his grandson Kyle, has come to stay with Beau and his wife, Mel. Kyle, in his senior year of high school, doesn't want to live with his father, Jeremy and his new girlfriend, Caroline. As a favor to Kyle, Beau agrees to look into Caroline's background. In Den of Iniquity, Jance writes another solid entry in this long-running series.

Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring

It's the summer of 1995, five years after the events in The Road to Dalton. Nate lives with his young daughter, Sophie, and works at the mill that's owned by Marshall Frazier. Marshall, meanwhile, wonders how he can help his wife, Annette, who has become an alcoholic after the death of their daughter. Other inhabitants of Dalton, Maine that feature in the novel include Rose (who is raising her boys on her own) Vera (a nurse who's taken a job at the local clinic) and Greg (a college student who would like to pursue a career in horticulture rather than taking over the family hardware store). A great choice for readers who enjoy novels about life in a small town.

The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen

It's Susan's and her teenager Zoe's first visit to Purity, Maine after Susan married Ethan Conover. Soon after their arrival, Zoe disappears. Acting police chief Jo Thibodeau wonders what could have happened to her. The Martini Club (four retired CIA agents--Maggie, Declan, Ben, and Ingrid) decide to get involved, much to Jo's dismay. Could Zoe's disappearance be connected to murders over fifty years ago one July day? The Summer Guests continues the adventures of the Martini Club. I loved the first book in the series and had high hopes for this one, but it's a miss for me. The book focused on too many characters instead of developing a few of them really well. In addition, the mystery itself wasn't that interesting. It will be published in March.

The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

Frank Szatowski, estranged from his daughter, Maggie, gets a call inviting him to her wedding. Maggie is marrying artist, Aidan, son of wealthy businessman Errol Gardner. The wedding will be held at the Gardner estate in New Hampshire. As Frank gets to know Aidan and his family, he becomes more and more uneasy about the marriage, but his pleas to Maggie to reconsider fall on deaf ears. Even Frank's sister, Tammy, who accompanies him to New Hampshire, tells Frank to keep his feelings to himself, lest his relationship with Maggie becomes even more fractured. As two deaths circle around the Gardners, Frank cannot let his suspicions rest. The Last One at the Wedding is a page turner with humor, heart, and a great read-alike for Harlan Coben. I loved that I couldn't predict what was going to happen! It will be published in October.