5 new mysteries and thrillers to help get you through winter

The long days of January and February usually herald some great reads featuring crime, suspense and — everyone's favorite — murder. This year's new releases include works involving several unique communities from indigenous reindeer herders to sexy would-be authors to students at a pretty unusual academy.

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

All hail the queen of dark academia! Leigh Bardugo gained an audience with her YA series set in the fantasy "Grishaverse," but her 2019 takes place at a very real location, New Haven's Yale University, one of the original seats of the Ivy League and in Bardugo's telling, a seat of secret magic. Many of us already knew about Yale's secret societies, like Skull and Bones, but Bardugo gives us