Stop, You’re Killing Me! Favorite 2023 Debut Novels
by Lucinda Surber

Each year, Lucinda comes out with a stellar list of debut mysteries and thrillers. You can go to her website, Stop, You’re Killing Me, to see details about each of the following first novels.

THE DANCE OF THE DOLLS, Lucy Ashe
BETTER THE BLOOD, Michael Bennett
THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW, I. S. Berry
LIAR, DREAMER, THIEF, Maria Dong
SCORCHED GRACE, Margot Douaihy
THE HOUSEKEEPERS, Alex Hay
THE HUNTER, Jennifer Herrera
SMALL TOWN SINS, Ken Jaworowski
YOU KNOW HER, Meagan Jennett
THE GOLDEN SPOON, Jessa Maxwell
MURDER BY DEGREES, Ritu Mukerji
CITIZEN ORLOV, Jonathan Payne
A DISAPPEARANCE IN FIJI, Nilima Rao
THE INTERPRETER, Brooke Robinson
A MOST AGREEABLE MURDER, Julia Seales
MOTHER-DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT, Nina Simon
CAMP ZERO, Michelle Min Sterling
THE PARTISAN, Patrick Worrall