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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Josh Weiss, Sunset Empire (Grand Central) “In Weiss’s superb sequel… Imaginative worldbuilding enhances the page-turning mystery plot. Fans of Robert Harris’s Fatherland will be enthralled.” –Publishers Weekly Victor LaValle, Lone Women (One World) “A counter to the typical homesteading narrative, this moody and masterful western fires on all cylinders. Readers are sure to be impressed.” –Publishers Weekly Harini Nagendra, Murder Under a Red Moon (Pegasus) “I’m pleased to report that Murder Under a Red Moon exceeds all my expectations. Against a roiling political backdrop …
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Andrew Welsh Huggins, The End of the Road (Mysterious Press) “An elegant crime story … packed with quirky, entertaining characters and told in flowing prose that has a life of its own…. Recommend this to action fans and to anyone who can respond to golden―if blood-soaked―prose.” –Booklist John Sandford, Dark Angel (Putnam) “The second Letty Davenport thriller will satisfy Sandford’s numerous readers, with its high-octane action and gallows humor.” –Library Journal Rick Mofina, Everything She Feared (MIRA) “Everything She Feared moves like a raging river. This is a thriller…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * John Lawton, Moscow Exile (Atlantic) “Lawton infuses the entire troupe with sparkling life, using crackling dialogue and rapier wit to bring a Technicolor sheen to the moral ambiguity of the Cold War.” –Booklist Don Winslow, City of Dreams (William Morrow) “The second volume in Winslow’s Danny Ryan trilogy delivers on all the promise of its predecessor. . . the Danny Ryan saga draws great power from its consummate portrait of a man whose unshakable humanity imperils him just as it offers the possibility of salvation.” –Booklist V. Castro, The Haunting of Alejandra (Del Rey)…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Molly Odintz, Scott Montgomery, Hopeton Hay (eds.), Austin Noir (Akashic) “A perfect testament to Austin’s ability to look backward while moving forward.” Kirkus Reviews Susan Isaacs, Bad, Bad Seymour Brown (Atlantic Monthly Press) “I can think of no other novelist—popular or highbrow—who consistently celebrates female gutsiness, brains and sexuality. She’s Jane Austen with a schmear.” –NPR’s Fresh Air Sara Herchenroether, The Night Flowers (Tin House) “Nuanced characters and artful prose complement the intricately crafted mystery, but what distinguishes Herchenroether’s t…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Alice Slater, The Death of a Bookseller (Scarlet) “Very dark, character-driven, slow-burn suspense … Slater explores the ethics surrounding our obsession with true crime and questions how we should handle other people’s stories. This highly original, whip-smart first novel will have crime lovers second-guessing their next read.” –Booklist Taylor Adams, The Last Word (William Morrow) “An outstanding psychological thriller…As the tension rises, spectacular plot twists open up new possibilities while effectively demolishing existing expectations. Along with the nail-biting suspense, …
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * C.E. McGill, Our Hideous Progeny (Harper) “Fans of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and historical horror with a queer feminist twist will not be disappointed…In this immersive, richly detailed novel, Mary is an enthralling heroine with whom readers will empathize, and owing to assured, luscious prose, whose plight they will champion.” –Library Journal Tim Mason, The Nightingale Affair (Algonquin) “Time-travel through the gilded halls and sinister streets of Victorian London and onward to the horrors of the Crimean War as a determined detective tracks a ruthless killer. Pol…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Kevin Powers, A Line in the Sand (Little Brown) “Sure to rank among the year’s best thrillers, A Line in the Sand is a tense, twisting, and thoughtful story of the intersection between grief and greed— and the human lives crushed in the middle. Kevin Powers writes with uncommon grace, delivering the rare novel that is both propulsive and contemplative, calling to mind writers as varied as Tim O’Brien and Michael Connelly.” –Michael Koryta Kate White, Between Two Strangers (Harper) “Another fine performance. . . . The writing sizzles, the mystery of the inheritance is intriguing, …
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Emma Rosenblum, Bad Summer People (Flatiron) “Rosenblum is a master of understated social satire, and her gift for capturing human follies and the dark, emotional depth of her characters through artfully rendered details make Bad Summer People a seriously compulsive read.” –Shelf Awareness Jaime Lynn Hendricks, I Didn’t Do It (Scarlet) “A furious, riotous, meta-romp … A dishy balm for every aspiring author who’s envied those established figures at mystery conventions.” –Kirkus Ivy Pochoda, Sing Her Down (FSG/MCD) “In muscular prose, Pochoda plumbs the psychological depths …
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Megan Abbott, Beware the Woman (Putnam) “A real treat for the author’s many fans and for everyone who treasures that sense of Gothic-tinged trouble both within and without. Think Rebecca in the UP. Abbott was once a cult favorite, but those times are long gone. She’s a crime-fiction A-lister now.” –Booklist I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow (Atria) “Outstanding…The plot’s many twists will captivate readers, and Berry’s gorgeous prose is its own reward with echoes of le Carré and Graham Greene.” –Publishers Weekly Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill Mannered La…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Ashley Audrain, The Whispers (Pamela Dorman) “The novel soars via Audrain’s clever revelations of the ways her protagonists’ lives are linked in ways they never suspected. Both artful and pulse pounding, this isn’t easily shaken.” –Publishers Weekly Paul Goldberg, The Dissident (FSG) “[A] darkly comic tale . . . A refreshing and literary take on the genre that appeals to the intellect as well as the pulse.” –Library Journal S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed (Flatiron) “The hard-edged storytelling is supplemented by richly developed characters, especially Titus and his fami…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Chris Offutt, Code of the Hills (Grove) “Excellent Kentucky noir—Offutt’s third Mick Hardin novel is the best yet . . . Offutt once again beautifully captures both the roughness and the generosity of the inhabitants of Rocksalt, both the menace and the beauty of the eastern Kentucky landscape.” –Kirkus Reviews Wendy Walker, What Remains (Blackstone) Thoroughly enjoyable from the first page to the shocking conclusion, Wendy Walker’s What Remains is an addictive, immersive, propulsive thriller. Not only is Walker at the top of her game, she is absolutely one of the genre’s best.” …
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Beatriz Williams, The Beach at Summerly (William Morrow) “Beatriz Williams’s vivid historical novel alternates with measured suspense between present and past.” –Booklist David Bell, Try Not to Breathe (Berkley) “Bell delivers a perfect beach read with compelling characters and baffling circumstances….even the savviest suspense readers will be shocked by the final pages.” –Library Journal RV Raman, Praying Mantis (Agora) “On the surface it is a classic locked-room mystery, but one executed with such grace and style that it never seems old-fashioned or forced. Athreya is a …
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * James Wolff, The Man in the Corduroy Suit (Bitter Lemon) “A memorable voice in the genre, Wolff’s prose, all sharp edges and abrupt surprises, keeping the reader in a state of edgy discomfort.” –New York Times Riley Sager, The Only One Left (Dutton) “Perennial thriller favorite Riley Sager is back with another page-turner this summer, this one riffing on one of America’s most famous and most notorious true crime cases. . . . The kind of book you’ll stay up late into the night trying to finish.” –Paste Magazine Clémence Michallon, The Quiet Tenant (Knopf) “A gripping psycho…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Bonnie Kistler, Her, Too (Harper) “[A] page-turner . . . . sharp prose and a ripped-from-the headlines premise. . . . Kistler, a former trial lawyer, brings authenticity to the proceedings . . . This burns hot.” –Publishers Weekly Mark Billingham, The Last Dance (Atlantic Monthly Press) “A gritty, engaging novel that balances light with dark, offering wit and wisdom in equal measure. Billingham’s new lead detective, DS Miller, may not be able to dance, but he never misses a step when it comes to solving crime.” –Nita Prose Arianna Reiche, At the End of Every Day (Atria) “A …
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Liz Nugent, Strange Sally Diamond (Gallery) “Nugent fashions an unforgettable protagonist in Sally, and never loses sight of her characters’ fundamental humanity, even as she piles on twists and steers the narrative into exceptional darkness. Inventive, addictive, and bold, this deserves a wide audience.” –Publishers Weekly Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Doubleday) “Dazzling … a glorious and intricate anatomy of the heist, the con and the slow game … [Whitehead] uses the crime novel as a lens to investigate the mechanics of a singular neighborhood at a particular tipping poin…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * James Lee Burke, Flags on the Bayou (Atlantic Monthly Press) “[An] outstanding thriller . . . Burke stitches plot threads and historical details with ease, weaving it all into an urgent, propulsive story steeped in his deep personal connections to Louisiana. This is masterful.” –Publishers Weekly Dwyer Murphy, The Stolen Coast (Viking) “This atmospheric heist thriller…proves that genre readers really can have it all: terrific characterization, an intricate plot, and stylish writing to boot . . . Murphy’s spare, polished prose carries a touch of Elmore Leonard and a whisper of Ern…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Keith Rosson, Fever House (Random House) “[A] whirlwind mystery . . . that hurls [Rosson’s] genre-slashing ambition into the stratosphere.” –NPR Nigar Alam, Under the Tamarind Tree (Putnam) “[A] sensitive tale of reconstructed lives and reexamined choices….Alam’s vivid descriptions of Karachi, nuanced characters, and deft ability to delve into big ideas while keeping the story moving make this an emotionally engaging read.” –Booklist Isabelle Autissier (transl. Gretchen Schmid), Suddenly “There’s no question about it: Isabelle Autissier is an excellent writer. . . . When it …
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. Colin Walsh, Kala (Doubleday) “[A] gritty heartbreaker of a thriller…Part heartfelt coming-of-age tale, part brutal Irish noir, this is a spectacular read for Donna Tartt and Tana French fans.” –Kirkus Michael Koryta, An Honest Man (Mulholland Books) “This is Koryta’s best book. It grabbed me hard and wouldn’t let go. A wonderful suspense novel with good writing and lots of texture. It feels like it came straight from the heart.” –Stephen King Lars Kepler (transl. Alice Menzies), The Spider (Knopf) “The Spider is shocking and exhilarating in a way only Lars Kepler could accom…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Megan Davis, The Messenger (Pegasus Crime) “An intelligent, gripping, and stylish literary thriller—I couldn’t put it down. Megan Davis is a major new talent.” –Sophie Hannah Mindy Mejia, To Catch a Storm (Atlantic Monthly Press) “[P]ropulsive . . . Mejia sets things up nicely for further teamwork and conflict between Jonah and Eve, at the nexus point of what we can — and choose to — believe in.” –New York Times David Joy, Those We Thought We Knew (Putnam) “[A] searing stunner of a book…It’s like a Nina Simone song that contains ‘an infinite sort of sadness,’ yet closes wi…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Lisa Jewell, None of This Is True (Atria) “Lisa Jewell is on top-form with this pitch-black fever dream of a book – darker, twistier and more compelling than ever.” –Ruth Ware Will Dean, The Last One (Atria/Emily Bestler) “A true adrenaline rush, The Last One by Will Dean will have you trembling with anticipation from the very first page.” –Bella Media Halley Sutton, The Hurricane Blonde (Putnam) “Is a tragic death the only way to cement one’s legacy in Hollywood? Halley Sutton delivers a twisty rumination of this question.” –PopSugar Adrian McKinty, The Detective Up L…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Hugh Lessig, Fadeaway Joe (Crooked Lane) “[This] debut catches fire . . . [For] those who read for intriguing characters.” –Library Journal Jesse Q. Sutanto, I’m Not Done With You Yet (Berkley) “This is a wickedly enjoyable treatise on the dark sides of female friendship.” –Publishers Weekly Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Dead Mountain (Grand Central) “Down-to-earth action tackles an otherworldly mystery in this devilishly plausible yarn.” –Kirkus Erin Flanagan, Come With Me (Thomas & Mercer) “Edgar winner [Erin] Flanagan (Blackout) explores the dark side of fe…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Angie Kim, Happiness Falls (Hogarth) “Brilliant . . . amazing . . . the claim that a book will change your life often seems like exaggeration. Here the potential is real.” –Kirkus Reviews Louise Hare, Harlem After Midnight (Berkley) “An elegant, clever murder mystery. This is evocative historical crime fiction at its best with an intelligent, classy voice. Utterly fabulous!” –Victoria Dowd Alice Feeney, Good Bad Girl (Flatiron) “This well-written, fast-paced novel is full of Feeney’s trademark twists and turns. Fans of the author and those who enjoy psychological thrillers…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Stephen King, Holly (Scribner) “A tour de force. Creepy as hell but full of heart, too.” –Linwood Barclay Craig Johnson, The Longmire Defense (Viking) “[A] standout . . . The whodunit, which presents a dizzying number of red herrings, is one of Johnson’s trickiest, keeping readers deliciously off-balance throughout. Series newcomers will have no problem jumping into the action, and longtime readers will relish the dive into Longmire’s family history.” –Publishers Weekly Kaira Rouda, Beneath the Surface (Thomas & Mercer) “When the wealthy patriarch of a family business …
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Tana French, The Hunter (Viking) “Tana French has become her own reliable industry of top-shelf crime thrillers.” –The Washington Post Elizabeth Brooks, The Woman in the Sable Coat (Tin House) “Secrets, betrayals, and compromises abound as these very different women navigate treacherous relationships to find safe harbor in Brooks’ taut novel.” –Booklist Brendan Flaherty, The Dredge (Atlantic Monthly Press) “In this accomplished debut mystery, Flaherty revitalizes the familiar trope of old secrets threatening to resurface with sinewy prose and well-tooled suspense . . . The…
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Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Abigail Dean, Day One (Viking) “A gripping examination of a community devastated by a school shooting and the “truthers” who deny it ever happened. Within that story is a girl who’s hiding what she knows about what happened that day. A chilling, thought-provoking read. Brilliant.” —Shari Lapena Scott Carson, Lost Man’s Lane (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) “Lost Man’s Lane is masterful story-telling — a heartfelt, deeply creepy tale of lost innocence and the evil that lurks beneath even the most placid American surfaces.” –Justin Cronin Jesse Q Sutanto, The Good, The Bad, and the …
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