Best Thriller and Mystery Books of 2023
98 New Mystery Books That'll Have You on the Edge of Your Seat
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"The Leftover Woman" from Jean Kwok grapples with grief, loss, and racism in a mother's journey to find her daughter. Jasmine Yang never knew that the daughter she birthed when she was a girl in China actually survived until years later. Jasmine flees her former life and heads to New York, desperate to find the daughter that was taken from her. Rebecca, a publishing industry titan, loves her husband, her adopted daughter, and her career. But when she comes under fire for a scandal at work, everything she's worked so hard to protect is under threat of being taken away. Rebecca and Jasmine's journeys, seemingly so distant, slowly intertwine until the devastating choices of each woman land them in an explosive reckoning that will change both of their lives.
Release date: Oct. 10