Saturday, May 23, 2026

Five great family-centered crime titles

Jamie Canaves is a contributing editor at Book Riot. She tagged five great family-centered crime books, including:
Salt Bones by Jennifer Givhan

The mystery: Mal’s sister disappeared years ago in high school, which remains an unsolved case. Now Mal’s coworker has disappeared, and she won’t be the last…

The family: Mal is one of four siblings. Her sister Elena disappeared in high school. Her older brother Esteban is now going by “Steve” as he throws himself into political life, and her younger brother is a police officer. Her family has never recovered from what happened to her sister, and her relationship with her mother is especially strained. Add to that Mal’s two daughters, who have never learned who their real father is.
Read about the other titles on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue