New Mystery Novels to Read Before Seeing Wake Up Dead Man

07 Feb 2025

Before you dive into the mystery of Wake Up Dead Man, why not sharpen your sleuthing skills with these thrilling new reads? Packed with twists, secrets, and page-turning suspense, these mystery novels will keep you guessing until the very end. Whether you love gritty crime stories, psychological thrillers, or classic whodunits, these books are the perfect warm-up before the big screen adaptation. Get ready for a suspense-filled ride!

The Family Secret

by NJ Barker

Release Date: December 19 2024

One inheritance. One betrayal. One deadly obsession. Jesse Marcham, the heir to the family fine-fragrance empire, House of Marcham is dragged into a fight to save not just his family’s company but the very people he loves.

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Murder at the Naked Swimming Hole

by Robert Joseph

Release Date: November 23 2024

Young, good-looking wood sculptor Paul Chiesa finds himself lured into a web of lethal secrets, intrigue and murder when he falls for the beautiful, seductive but potentially dangerous heiress Caro Betancourt at a hidden forest naked swimming hole in the southern California mountains beneath the dark waters of which lurks a deadly secret.

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The Psychopath Next Door

by Mark Edwards

Release Date: January 28 2025

In this mesmerising thriller from the bestselling author of Keep Her Secret, a family’s fresh start is just the beginning of their nightmare…

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Open Season (An Alex Delaware Novel)

by Jonathan Kellerman

Release Date: February 4 2025

The body of an aspiring actress is found dumped near a hospital emergency room. She’s been drugged and murdered and the motive for the callous crime remains maddeningly out of reach. Until, a prime suspect materializes. Another Hollywood hopeful. Only to be shot dead by a sniper using a weapon that turns out to have been catalogued in a previous murder. And another, before that. It’s not long before more bodies begin piling up.

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Final Victim (Detective Megan Carpenter Book 6)

by Gregg Olsen

Release Date: January 22 2025

“Megan, you need to call me. Wallace was here. He left a message to say please don’t worry. He’s coming for you soon.” As I hang up the call, my blood runs cold. I’ve spent a lifetime running from this man. But as I look down at his next victim, their face frozen in one final moment of fear, I can’t escape the feeling that I will be next to die.

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A Broken Mind (Allie Bishop FBI Mystery Thriller Book 5)

by Eva Sparks

Release Date: January 31 2025

When the bodies of middle-aged men begin turning up around Tacoma, the case is quickly turned over to the FBI. Ominous graves marked with cryptic shrines indicate a deeper meaning to the crimes. Are the bodies sacrifices, messages, or something else entirely?

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