Best Mystery Books 2019

Franchetti Xerene Covry - maangas, palaban, astig, at walang inuurungan. She's careless and reckless, lahat na ata ng kalokohan ay alam na niya. Aakalain mong tomboy ito dahil sa paraan ng kaniyang pananamit. But don't underestimate this small thing because she's insanely strong and terrible. Dress her up and she's actually a bad-ass chic. She may live in an apartment but trust me, she can afford to buy islands, perhaps, an entire country. SHE'S THAT WEALTHY. But it was not hers, she said. All those wealth and everything, it was not hers. It was for DEATH.

Lalaine Xerano once dreamed is to being part of an exclusive documentary company. She pursues her dream even if she finds out that the company hired her for some other reason— to uncover the very influential person. Maximus Luciano, is a high-profile Capo Dei Capi, a half Italian half Filipino citizen. He was also known as a dangerous leader of the Lotus Organization. While she was reading his records, it was as if she was already in danger. When the top management guaranteed her future career, without a second thought he immediately accepted it. Will she succeed to tame the mafia lord? Or her drill will only lead to her defeat? ______________ Content Warning: This story has mature scenes which are not suitable for young readers!

Adrianna Valiente is a third-year Journalism student that suddenly got involved in a murder case. The worst is when she found out that the victim is her one and only best friend. Her eagerness to seek justice leads her to work with authority. There she met Daven, a student detective. The two of them work together to investigate the mysterious murder case that eventually had a connection to serial killings in their city. As Adrianna and Daven look beneath the case, the more they unravel a lot of mysteries that always make them ask--who is the killer?

Hindi mapigilan ni Xiomara "Xia" Pineda ang mapapikit sa tuwing naamoy niya ang nakakaakit na pabango ng lalaking ito na gising na gising yata noong magtapon ng magagandang pisikal na katangian ang diyos. Si Liam Blake Bieschel. Kulang na lang ay ibigay na niya ang buong kaluluwa niya rito. Isang hindi mapaliwanag na elektrisidad ang palaging dumadaloy sa kanyang kaibuturan sa tuwing ito ay malapit sa kanya. Kung siya ang tatanungin, isang pitik na lang ay talagang bibigay na siya kay Liam. Pero, hindi iyon maari. Si Liam at siya ay hindi maaring magkaroon ng relasyon na higit pa sa role niya na hanggang pangkama lang. Wala iyon sa kasunduan ng pagiging isang babymaker.

Si Rafael Jones ay bumalik ng Pilipinas dahil sa pagkamatay ng kanyang Kuya James. He never imagined that his brother would be killed in a car accident. He can't accept his death, so he tries to figure out why he had that accident. He finds out that James' girlfriend had another man and discovers that his girlfriend--Diane, is cheating on him. Then James was drunk and got into an accident. Rafael wants to exact his vengeance on the person who murdered James. Hindi siya naniniwalang aksidente lang ang lahat. Ipinadakip niya si Diane upang parusahan sa kanyang ginawa pero pinipilit nito na hindi siya si Diane kung hindi si Michaela. Hindi siya naniniwala dito. Michaela wakes up in an unknown place, and a man abducted her because of Diane's faults. Hindi niya alam kung ano bang nagawa nito. Hanggang itago siya ni Rafael at dinala sa kaniyang Isla. Pilit tinatanong nito kung ano ang ginawa niya kay James o ano ba ang nagawang kasalanan nito para mauwi lahat sa tragedy. Until Rafael realized he was falling in love with Michaela while they were on the island. Will he go for revenge or love?

Lumipat ang kaniyang kaluluwa sa asawa ng Mafia Boss na kung saan ay matagal nang nakakaranas ng paghihirap habang kasama ang asawa nito. Clyde Cleomonte, a 21 years old na kung saan ay pinakasalan ng sapilitan ni Silvia Kill na Mafia boss. "Hon, are you okay?", tanong ng babae saakin. Hon? Bakit niya ako tinatawag na Hon at bakit nandito ako sa hospital? Ang huli kong naaalala ay itinulak ako ni Blue, may tumulong ba saakin? "Nasaan sina Blue? Nakulong naba sila?", tanong ko sa mga lalaking nakaitim. I think mga pulis sila pero bakit hindi sila nakauniporme? "Whose blue? Hon, what happened back then?", tanong ulit ng babae. Bakit ba Hon ang palaging tawag niya sakin? Hindi ko naman siya kilala. Napatingin ako sa salamin na kung saan ay nasa side wall, I saw that this is not my face. Nanlaki ang mata ko sa gulat, anong nangyari sa mukha ko at sino sila. Lalapit na sana ang babae ng itinago ko ang katawan ko hanggang sa leeg ng kumot. "Stay right there!! Wah mokong lapitan", sigaw ko kaya napahinto naman siya at nag aalalang nakatingin saakin. "Do you- do you forget about me?", nauutal na sagot niya. Biglang may lumitaw na batang babae around 3 ata galing sa kaniyang likod. Nakatingin na siya saakin ngayon. "Mama?", tanong nito. Wait, naguguluhan na ako. Sino ba sila at bakit tinatawag akong Mama ng bata. "Hindi ko alam ang sinasabi niyo at wag mokong tinatawag na Mama!!" ,sigaw ko sa kanila. Biglang umiyak ang bata at nagpabuhat sa babae. Kinarga niya ito at nagdilim ang tingin nito saakin. Sino ba sila? I don't understand what's happening. Mama, i need you.

Galing sa pinakamahirap na isla ng Isla Verde si Anna Matumbakal, galing sa mahirap na pamilya at mayroong anim na kapatid. Mahirap ang buhay kaya nangarap na sana balang araw makapunta ng Maynila para makapagtrabaho. Pero nangangamba siya kung makakahanap nga eh highschool lang naman ang tinapos nya at higit sa lahat hindi naman sya kagandahan at maliit din siyang babae, na matatawag mo nang bansot, pandak o kung ano pa. Ang ina niya lang ata ang laging nagsasabing napakaganda niya. Pero dahil sa tulong ng kanyang best friend na lumipat ng maynila limang taon na ang nakakaraan ay natupad na ang kanyang pangarap na makapunta ng maynila at makapagtrabaho para matulungan ang kanyang amang pangingisda lang ang alam na hanap buhay at inang naglalabada. okay naman sana ang lahat, kaso sa hindi inaasahan tumibok ang puso nya sa isang lalaking nag ngangalang Marcus John Maxwell, ang nagiisang tagapagmana ng Maxwell group of company. Sa tuwing makikita nya itong kumakain sa restaurant kung saan sya nagtatrabaho bilang waitress ay mabibilis ang tibok ng kanyang puso at para syang nasa paraiso kasama ito. kaso ngalang napakasungit nito at TAKEN na! sampung taon na daw ang relasyon nito sa long time girlfriend nitong si Meghan Lim. Lagi nalang akong nangangarap na sana maging akin nalang siya, sana magkatulad kami ng mundo. Pero alam ko kahit baliktarin pa ang mundo mananatiling langit sya at lupa ako, na sana ako nalang! pero isa lang naman itong pangarap na kahit kailan hinding hinding mangyayari.

Si Venus ay isang babaeng mataas ang pangarap. Gusto niyang yumaman! Ginagamit niya ang kaniyang magandang mukha at katawan para kumita. Isang araw ay may nag-alok sa kan'ya ng trabaho ngunit ano nga bang trabaho ito at bakit siya nakulong dahil dito? Oh my venus

*The Queen And The Freak (Filipino/Taglish Edition)* --- Si Blair ay isang bampira na kakalipat lang mula sa Transylvania upang maranasan ang buhay ng isang normal na tao kasama ang kanyang ina-inahan sa Amerika. Nakilala niya ang isang nakakabighaning dalaga na nagngangalang Pryce, na buong akala nya ay kinasusuklaman siya sa kadahilanang hindi maganda ang kanilang unang pagkikita. Lahat ay nagbago sa buhay ni Blair nang 'di niya inakala na darating ang panahon na mahuhulog siya kay Pryce, na hindi pala isang normal na tao, ngunit isang werewolf na nalalapit na ang awakening. And none of them knew na si Pryce ay hindi lamang isang ordinaryong werewolf kundi ang nakatadhanang reyna.

"I can't taste my lips... Could you do it for me?" Laira Alastair become more seductive as she swayed her hips and danced to the beat of boisterous music while staring at the most handsome male specimen she'd ever seen - her unknown fiancee. She was the newest member of La Tigra; a place where all your kinky desires become reality. To prevent the bankruptcy of their family business, she had to marry their business partner's son. But marrying someone she doesn't know and love wasn't her cup of tea. She did the 'Plan B's, and that was to auction herself into bidding held at La Tigra every first of the month. *** With his dark as night eyes, to die for his devilish smile and gorgeous body, Matt Theodore 'Matteo' Vitale, had to marry a woman chosen by his family. But a woman wearing a printed tiger dress and mask got his attention. She was the most expensive woman auctioned at La Tigra's Hotel owned by one of his friends. Without blinking his eyes, he bought that tigress to be his future mistress. What if he finds out that the woman he bought at La Tigra was his unknown fiancée and doesn't do marriage for convenience? Do his devilish smile and gorgeous body can tame the wild tigress hearts roaming around the city?