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‘What You Leave Behind’ by Wanda M. Morris. Morrow, 384 pages, $18.99 Land scams have been around since the first person claimed ownership of a piece of property. The schemes may have gotten more s…

‘The God of the Woods' by Liz Moore. Riverhead, 496 pages, $30 Forests — darkened by a thick growth of trees, home to any number of wild

Riley Sager’s new novel is a suspenseful mystery fueled by fear and a little horror.

‘Pink Glass Houses' by Asha Elias. Morrow, 272 pages, $28 Betrayal, greed, extortion, power-hungry leaders, theft and violence simmering

‘Diamond Cut' by Thomas B. Cavanagh. Oceanview, 329 pages, $18.99 The chilling effects of sex trafficking makes for a thoughtful plot in “Diamond Cut,” as Thomas B.

Sarah Stewart Taylor launches a new series with ‘Agony Hill,’ set in 1960s Vermont where Boston investigator Franklin Warren wants to make a new start.

In “The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia” by Juliet Grames. a young American trying to find her way in 1960s Italy becomes swept up in the mystery of an unearthed skeleton.

‘A World of Hurt’ by Mindy Mejia. Atlantic Monthly, 352 pages, $27 An unlikely partnership, solid action and the effects of grief swirl in the gripping “A World of Hurt,” the second in Mindy Mejia’…

Racial tensions mount after a murder in Caroline Cleveland’s debut “When Cicadas Cry,” set South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Australian author Fiona McFarlane’s “Highway Th…

‘Guide Me Home' by Attica Locke. Mulholland, 320 pages, $29 More than ever, Texas Ranger Darren Matthews needs guiding home to rediscover