The birds are chirping and the flowers are in bloom—I guess that makes a great background for murder-y people and lots of thrills—or something like that—because May has some great crime fiction releases! Whether you’re into historical, rivalries, odd pairings, thrills, or suspense there’s something here for all the mystery-loving hearts. 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/] [hbg-newsletter call_to_action="Get the Best in Mystery and Thriller Delivered to Your Inbox" button_text="Sign Up " list_id_override="3f93767de1" /] [bowker-title isbn="9781984848789" summary="%3Cp%3EAn%20Aboriginal%20ghost%20that%20needs%20her%20grieving%20father%20to%20help%20her%20solve%20a%20mystery%E2%80%94I%20have%20never%20been%20sold%20faster%20on%20a%20book!%20Beth%20Teller%20is%20dead%2C%20and%20only%20her%20father%20and%20Isobel%20Catching%20can%20see%20her.%20But%20who%20is%20Isobel%20Catching%2C%20and%20why%20can%20she%20see%20Beth%3F%20And%20is%20she%20connected%20to%20the%20fire%20Beth%E2%80%99s%20father%20is%20investigating%3F%20The%20fire%20that%20killed%20an%20unidentified%20person%3F...%3C%2Fp%3E" /] [hbg-title isbn="9780316451703" 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summary="%3Cp%3EA%20former%20Marine%20and%20a%20recently%20released%20prisoner%20team%20up%20to%20save%20a%20kidnapped%20service%20dog.%20Okay%2C%20I%E2%80%99m%20in!%20Jess%20Winslow%20has%20PTSD%20and%20is%20dealing%20with%20all%20the%20trouble%20her%20late%20husband%20left%20behind%20when%20an%20obviously%20crappy%20person%20kidnaps%20her%20service%20dog.%20And%20that%E2%80%99s%20when%20Mason%20Burke%2C%20the%20man%20who%20trained%20Jess%E2%80%99%20service%20dog%20while%20he%20was%20incarcerated%2C%20shows%20up.%20They%E2%80%99re%20gonna%20make%20a%20hell%20of%20a%20team%E2%80%94and%20they%20better%20find%20the%20dog!%3C%2Fp%3E" /] [hbg-post heading="What to Read & Watch Next" id="681859,675880,672778,642980,491588,642977" /] Jamie Canavés is a Book Riot contributing editor and  Coordinator who always has a book in one hand. She writes the  mystery newsletter, never says no to chocolate or ‘80s nostalgia, and spends way too much time asking her goat-dog “What’s in your mouth?!” Tweets: @Oh_Dinky.