Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s new novel The Last Problem (Alfaguara) arrives as a poised homage to Sherlock Holmes and the creator, Arthur Conan Doyle. Set in a 1969 locked room scenario on Utakos, a tranquil island near Corfu, Greece, the plot unfolds as guests find themselves trapped and a discreet British visitor is found dead in a hotel. A former actor who once portrayed the detective at 221B Baker Street must sharpen his deductive instincts to solve the mystery among nine suspects.
on the floor
The enigmatic French writer Fred Vargas faces a moment of legal pressure as he persuades Commissioner Adamsberg to return with a fresh case. The Princess of Asturias Prize for Literature is poised to announce a new work, Sobre la losa (Siruela / Amsterdam), in November. In Vargas’s latest film-inspired tale, the iconic investigator blends his famous “mental bubbles” with a case tied to a shadowy Breton legend. The legend centers on an earl named Lame and the legend’s echoing presence in the Combourg castle as a chilling reminder that some mysteries refuse to die quiet deaths.
Biloxi Boys
Few authors can claim a string of 49 consecutive #1 spots on US charts and surpass 300 million copies sold. In the forthcoming Kids from Biloxi (Plaza & Janés), John Grisham returns to the courtroom with a fresh clash between two lifelong friends: Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco. Their lives diverge along lines set by their parents. One is the son of a crime boss; the other, a renowned prosecutor. The action shifts to Biloxi, Mississippi, a city famed for its beaches, tourism, and a history of crime and corruption.
Reykjavik at Night
With Reykjavík Nights, a 2012 Spanish discovery by Arnaldur Indriðason rises again as the author returns to Iceland’s cold, dark edges. In this prequel, a young Erlendur is drawn back to 1970 to investigate the death of a beggar whose body lies still in the city’s marshes. What appears to be an accident does not look that way once his scrutiny begins to unfold a deeper truth.
eagle claws
David Lagercrantz continues Stieg Larsson’s Millennium saga with Karin Smirnoff taking the baton for a bold new chapter. Eagle’s Claws introduces Lisbeth Salander alongside her younger, less stubborn nephew Svala, while Mikael Blomkvist navigates a web of corruption surrounding renewable energy, rising far-right influence, and violence against women—a central thread that has driven the entire series.
way of resurrection
In Michael Connelly’s latest thriller, The Road to the Resurrection, the long-standing duo of Los Angeles detective Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller reemerge. This November release sees Haller defending a woman who swears she is innocent after spending four years behind bars for the murder of her deputy sheriff husband. Bosch, now retired from the force, joins to untangle a case where the logic stubbornly refuses to cooperate.
everything is coming back
Juan Gómez-Jurado returns with a relentless new arc in Everything Is Burning, introducing Aura, Sere, and Mari Paz—three anti-heroes who turn the tables on a society that wronged them. These formidable women mirror Antonia Scott of the Red Queen series, a character headed for prime-time on Amazon Prime by late 2023. The Madrid author resumes this universe in October with Todo vuelve (Todo Returns), continuing the fierce saga that fans have followed across pages and screens.
the silenced truth
Ragnar Jónasson’s Black Island series expands with a new installment titled Silenced Truth. In this Icelandic crime landscape, a small town’s chief of police is killed during a raging polar night. Ari Thor, alongside his former chief Tómas, hunts a killer among the town’s tense, suspicious residents, as secrets long buried rise to the surface.
innocents
Set in Cantabria, the Los libros del puerto escondido series introduces Galician author María Oruña’s Valentina Redondo, a Civil Guard lieutenant who has risen to one million readers. In The Innocents, published September 13, the shrewd investigator tackles a sarin gas attack at Viesgo Bridge’s private spa, two weeks after a high-profile wedding. The story unfolds amid a brutal clash of construction interests that tests Redondo’s judgment and resolve.
fear in the body
Empar Fernández’s upcoming El miedo en el cuerpo, due in October from Alrevés, follows a Barcelona park mystery. A boy vanishes while his mother watches, and the child has autism. Fernández crafts suspense with a humane, empathetic lens on modern society, exposing the darker corners where fear takes root.