Fiction - Southern

When Willis Lemmons shows up at the back door of the O Biscuit Bakery, Lorna and Buford understand something terrible has happened. Willis is bloody and dazed. While dealing with his injuries, the two friends try to find out what has happened to Willis,...

The next novel in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as "Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. Private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney returns to her Mississippi Delta roots, hoping that long drives through cotton fields and...

A forensic psychiatrist's investigation into an infamous Louisiana serial killer leads him down a dangerous path of obsession as he discovers they share the same cursed blood. This chilling debut horror novel will captivate readers of Chasing the Boogeyman and What Moves the Dead...

A forensic psychiatrist's investigation into an infamous Louisiana serial killer leads him down a dangerous path of obsession as he discovers they share the same cursed blood. This chilling debut horror novel will captivate readers of Chasing the Boogeyman and What Moves the Dead...

New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde returns to the enchanting Hobby Island with a poignant story about two estranged sisters who come together after the passing of their mother, featuring family, love, and one unforgettable summer-- perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis and...

Surrounded by a macabre chain of events, Lila Huff refuses to break. Determination, gritty humor, and the steady light of others carry her through the darkness."- Amy S. Taylor, Southern Book Review After surviving a devastating car accident that claims the life of her...

From the author of the "irresistible" (Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Where the Truth Lies, an atmospheric novel about a young woman who searches for answers after her estranged friend is found dead in the bayou of their rural Louisiana hometown....

"Captures the richness and complication of female friendships in a way few writers have done. . . incredibly rich characterizations and a profound sense of place." -- CosmopolitanIn her magnificent classic Outer Banks, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons brilliantly recalls...

It's never too late to find your purpose.Woody Barker steps out of prison planning to live out his years on his houseboat docked on the Alabama Gulf Coast. As a defrocked priest with a heart condition and an ex-wife who still runs his life,...

In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkansas town. After his son is convicted of capital murder, Vietnam War veteran Jeremiah Fitzjurls takes over the care of his granddaughter, Joanna, raising her with as much...

A terrifying tale of supernatural horror set in a cursed Louisiana bayou, from the minds of legendary director George Romero and bestselling author Daniel Kraus. In 2019, while sifting through University of Pittsburgh Library System's George A. Romero Archival Collection, novelist Daniel Kraus turned...

Peace Like a River, the latest novel from acclaimed Southern writer Scott Gould, weaves a lyrical and heartwarming tale of fathers, sons, and grandfathers, and the intricate bonds that define them. Sixty-something Elwin McClennon returns to the hometown in Lowcountry South Carolina-- and the...

"The complex characters and the lovingly described Louisiana setting bring this eco-tragedy sympathetically to life. Recommended to readers of issue-oriented fiction such as Charlotte McConaghy's Migrations and Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead."--Booklist A fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together....

One of USA Today's 15 Books You Should Read This SummerOne of Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Hot New Summer ReadsOne of People's Most Anticipated Summer BooksOne of Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025A Late Show Book Club pick The riveting new novel by the author...

The riveting new novel by the author of the 2021 National Book Award winner and bestseller, Hell of a Book People Like Us is Jason Mott's electric new novel. It is not memoir, yet it has deeply personal connections to Jason's life. And while...

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--Time--Atlanta Journal-Constitution--Star Tribune (Minneapolis)--Library Journal--Kirkus Longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionFinalist for the Willie Morris Awards for Southern FictionFinalist for the BookTube Prize for FictionOne of TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of...

From New York Times bestselling author Julie Cantrell comes a story of family and the Southern roots that call us home."If Julie Cantrell isn't on your reading list, she should be." --Lisa WingateYears ago, Lovey chose to leave her family and the South far...

As seen on TikTok, Daniel Black's Perfect Peace is the heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family's attempt to grapple with their mother's desperate decision to make her newborn son into the daughter she will never have--"a complex, imaginative story of one unforgettable...

With women going missing across the Deep South, dynamic detective duo Hap and Leonard zero in on a horrific, chimerical villain protected and abetted by Texas' most powerful figures in this thrilling conclusion to the beloved series. "Joe R. Lansdale is to crime fiction...

Winner of ALA's 2026 Alex AwardsFinalist for the LA Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction Book PrizeLonglisted for the Crook's Corner Book PrizeA Debutiful Best Book of 2025"You wish to never see a plum again in your life... You think: When I am...