Billingham, Mark. The Wrong Hands. Atlantic Monthly. (Detective Miller, Bk. 2). Jul. 2024. NAp. ISBN 9780802163097. $27. M

The second in the “Detective Miller” caper series sees the detective talking to the ghost of his dead wife, trying to solve her murder, and dealing with a man who shows up at his door with a pair of severed hands. The multi-award-winning and best-selling Billingham adds a lot more, including Cadbury Crème Eggs.

Borgos, Bruce. Shades of Mercy. Minotaur. (Porter Beck, Bk. 2). Jul. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9781250848093. $28. M

The second in the “Porter Beck” series sees the sheriff faced with troubles on two fronts—a flood of illegal opioids and a hacker. The hacker problem might be solved if teenage computer whiz Mercy Vaughn would help, but she has disappeared. Beck now faces an even wider set of dangers.

Driscoll, Sara. Echoes of Memory. Kensington. Jul. 2024. 320p. ISBN 9781496748706. $28. M

A florist dealing with post-traumatic amnesia witnesses a murder and records every detail in her trusty memory-aid notebook. When the police arrive, everything has already been cleaned up, and the only remaining evidence of the murder is the diary of a woman who cannot remember anything at all. A stand-alone from Driscoll, rather than her usual series runs.

Grames, Juliet. The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia. Knopf. Jul. 2024. 416p. ISBN 9780593536179. $29. M

The best-selling author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna offers her second novel, about an American woman who becomes a PI in a small Italian village in the 1960s. Francesca arrives in the wake of a devastating flood—which reveals a human skeleton—putting her in the thick of a village rife with secrets.

Pitts, Delia. Trouble in Queenstown. Minotaur. (Vandy Myrick, Bk. 1). Jul. 2024. 320p. ISBN 9781250904218. $28. M

The author of the “Ross Agency” mysteries starts a new series featuring a Black woman named Vandy who once worked as a cop but is now working as a PI. Her main beat is divorces, including that of the mayor’s nephew—who lands her in the middle of a high-stakes case.

Siegel, Katie. Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher. Kensington. (Not a Detective Mysteries, Bk. 2). Jul. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9781496741004. pap. $17.95. M

Charlotte Illes returns in the second “Not a Detective” mystery, based on the beloved TikTok series. The zany fun continues as Lottie returns to the scene of her mystery-solving heights, as a substitute teacher at her old middle school—complete with a cached detective kit she left in the band room.

Forthcoming Series Titles

Afia, Nekesa. A Lethal Lady. Berkley. (Harlem Renaissance Mystery, Bk. 3). Jul. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9780593548806. pap. $18. M

Barrett, Lorna. A Controversial Cover. Berkley. (Booktown Mystery, Bk. 18). Jul. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9780593549445. $29. M

Black, Juneau. Summers End. Vintage. (Shady Hollow Mystery, Bk. 5). Jul. 2024. 240p. ISBN 9780593470534. pap. $17. M

Castillo, Linda. The Burning. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. (Kate Burkholder, Bk. 16). Jul. 2024. 320p. ISBN 9781250781116. $28. M

Davis, Lindsey. Death on the Tiber. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. (Flavia Albia, Bk. 12). Jul. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9781250906717. $29. M

Johnson, Jill. The Woman in the Garden. Poisoned Pen. (Professor Eustacia Rose, Bk. 3). Jul. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9781728297750. pap. $16.99. M

Lansdale, Joe R. Sugar on the Bones. Mulholland. (Hap and Leonard, Bk. 13). Jul. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9780316513296. $29. M

Leon, Donna. A Refiner’s Fire. Atlantic Monthly. (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Bk. 33). Jul. 2024. NAp. ISBN 9780802162540. $28. M

McCall Smith, Alexander. The Conditions of Unconditional Love. Pantheon. (Isabel Dalhousie, Bk. 15). Jul. 2024. 240p. ISBN 9780593701720. $28. M

Montclair, Allison. Murder at the White Palace. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery, Bk. 6). Jul. 2024. 320p. ISBN 9781250854216. $28. M

Rosenfelt, David. Dog Day Afternoon. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. (Andy Carpenter, Bk. 29). Jul. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9781250324474. $28. M