Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

Newly sober, Mallory Quinn, accepts a job as a nanny to five-year-old Teddy for the summer. Teddy's parents, Caroline and Ted, live in an old Victorian, in the upscale suburb of Spring Brook, New Jersey. Mallory really enjoys spending time with Teddy, but soon Teddy is talking about someone named Anya who is telling him stories that he then draws on paper. These pictures are disturbing. Mallory, though, figures Anya is just Teddy's imaginary friend. In addition, next door neighbor, Mitzi, asks Mallory if she's uncomfortable sleeping in the guest cottage. Mitzi explains that in the 1950's a woman named Annie Barrett was probably murdered in the cottage. Mallory is seriously creeped out. Teddy doesn't stop drawing the pictures, so Mallory decides to find out more about Annie Barrett and to try to uncover what's really going on--but danger is not far away...

Catch and Keep by Erin Hahn

After turning down her boyfriend's marriage proposal, Maren escapes to the northwoods of Wisconsin, where she's inherited a rundown bait shop. The bait shop was owned by Fost, who Maren spent many summers fishing with. While there, Maren develops an attraction for Joe, who was her older brother Liam's best friend. Joe, in turn, also has feelings for Maren--but his life is complicated. He's divorced, with two young children--Anders and Lucy. Maren, however, loves both Anders and Lucy, and they feel the same way about her. Now Maren and Joe need to get Liam to realize that Maren is a responsible adult, not just his kid sister. Catch and Keep is the last book in the trilogy that Hahn has written about Maren and her two best friends, Shelby and Lorelei.

Prey by Hilary Norman

In 1941, Harriet lives at Calla House in northwest London. She owns the building and inhabits the top floor, renting out the bottom floors to people who have become her friends. However, a killer is afoot, murdering women with red hair. Harriet's entanglement with Alfred, the killer, will reverberate many decades later. By 2019, Harriet's granddaughter, Libby, has made the top floor her home, but when repairs are undertaken at Calla, Libby has no idea of the danger she is in...

Winterkill by C.J. Box

Game warden Joe Pickett is stunned when he finds Lamar Gardiner shooting several elk. Before Joe can bring Lamar in, Lamar is killed by two arrows that go straight through his chest. Joe wonders why Lamar murdered the elk and also who would want Lamar dead. In the meantime, a group calling themselves "The Sovereign Citizens" have taken over a campground and won't leave. One member of the group turns out to be Jeannie Keeley, the birth mother of April, who Joe and his wife, Marybeth are hoping to adopt. Joe finds himself caught between different forces in trying to solve Lamar's murder and keeping April safe. Winterkill is the third book of the Joe Pickett series.

The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

It's 1987 and pharmacist Augusta Stern retires and moves to a senior community in Florida. After arriving, she discovers that her first love, Irving Rivkin, also lives there. Sixty years ago, Augusta and Irving parted on bad terms, with Irving leaving Brooklyn and marrying someone else. It's obvious to all that they still have feelings for each other. Will the couple be able to forgive and find their way to each other again? The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern tells the story of them as teenagers, along with the contemporary story of their relationship. With lots of detail of Jewish life in 1920's Brooklyn and feisty main characters in Augusta and Irving, this is a good choice for readers who enjoy novels about romance late in life.

The Life and Death of Rose Doucette by Harry Hunsicker

Private detective Dylan Fisher agrees to meet his ex-wife, Rose, even though they haven't been in touch in three years. However, Rose is murdered before she can tell Dylan why she wanted him to look into the death of a man named Josh Gannon. The authorities are also trying to pin Rose's murder on Dylan. Dylan decides he owes it to Rose to find her killer, but Rose had many secrets that others want to stay buried. The Life and Death of Rose Doucette is a mystery that keeps the reader engaged and entertained. Here's hoping we see Dylan Fisher in another book. For readers who enjoy Michael Connelly and novels featuring private detectives.

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.