Twelve recent mystery novels that will get your blood racing

Trish Bendix is a writer and editor in Los Angeles, California.

At O: The Oprah Magazine Scharer tagged twelve of the best recent mystery novels. One title on the list:

A Study in Honor: A Novel (The Janet Watson Chronicles)

This futuristic feminist spin on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s greatest creation follows Dr. Janet Watson's not-so-triumphant return to Washington D.C. after being shot caring for wounded soldiers in America's New Civil War. Now, with a prosthetic arm and without a purpose or a place to stay, she falls into depression. That all changes when she meets government agent Sara Holmes.

Read about the other entries on the list.

The Page 69 Test: A Study in Honor.

--Marshal Zeringue