September’s New Mystery, Thriller, True Crime Books

A Game of Cat and Killer by Jirō Akagawa, Haydn Trowell (Translator) For fans of Japanese murder mysteries, humor, and cat and human detective duos! Detective Yoshitaro Katayama is not self-assured and has many phobias, which makes him less than thrilled to take on a case at Hagoromo Women’s University. Maybe what this detective eventually needs is the help of the Dean’s cat, Holmes. Justice for Jehanne: The Tale of a Medieval Survivor by Sara McDougal For readers of history, forensic analysis, and true crime. In Dijon, France, in the late Middle Ages, a woman named Jehanne made a criminal complaint that she’d been sexually assaulted. Jaques Borestel was ordered by the mayor to investigate. In Justice for Jehanne, Sara McDougall uses forensic analysis of the witness testimony to paint a picture of Jehanne, the investigation, and the community. Goldie Vance Book One by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams (Illustrator) For fans of fun upper-middle-grade graphic novels! Goldie Vance is a teen in the 1960s working as a valet at a Florida resort where her father works. But Goldie doesn’t want to be a valet, nor a performing mermaid like her mother; she wants the in-house detective job at the...