Homecoming by Kate Morton (Mariner: HarperCollins) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

“In Morton’s latest, Jess has an uncomfortable homecoming when she returns from London to Australia after the grandmother who raised her is hospitalized; she learns that her family is linked to a horrific unsolved 1959 crime.”—Barbara Hoffert

Exiles by Jane Harper (Flatiron)

Appeared on the January 2023 LibraryReads list

“Two unrelated crimes—one a disappearance, the other a hit and run—collide when Aaron Falk takes a vacation to serve as godfather at a christening. It is up to Falk to ferret out ugly truths hiding in plain sight. For those who enjoy a slow burn with a satisfying conclusion. Readers of the Cork O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger will appreciate this author.”—Lori Hench, Baltimore County Public Library, Towson, MD

When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain (Ballantine)

Appeared on the April 2021 LibraryReads list

“In 1993, troubled detective Anna returns to her hometown, where a girl has gone missing. As Anna helps search for the girl, both their pasts are revealed. A beautifully written, haunting thriller offering a fascinating look at how missing cases were handled pre-Internet.”—Alissa Williams, Morton Public Library, Morton, IL 

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey: Ballantine)

Appeared on the June 2020 LibraryReads list

“A perfect gothic mystery with an updated sensibility that will appeal to the modern reader. Noemí is a Mexico City socialite in the 1950s. When her father receives a disturbing letter from his niece, he sends Noemí to check on her cousin at the remote house where she is living—a grotesque and rotting English-style mansion, built on dirt imported from England by the colonialist eugenicist family she has married into. Lush descriptions and the creepy atmosphere make this a good choice for readers who liked The Witch Elm, The Little Stranger, or The Haunting of Hill House.”—Lorena Neal, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL