Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Elizabeth Hand, The Book of Lamps and Banners
(Mulholland)
“A wild ride that defies comparison: pill-popping idealist Cass Neary’s obsessive hunt piles on teeth-grinding, story-propelling tension, and Hand’s gifted portrayal of subcultures seamlessly
links Cass’ past in New York’s ’80s punk scene, London’s rare-book dealers, and Odinist neo-Nazis.”
–Booklist (starred review)
Jasper Fforde, The Constant Rabbit
(Viking)
“Fforde invokes John le Carré, George Orwell, and Beatrix Potter in this tongue-in-cheek political satire of systemic injustice, bureaucratic corruption, and human foibles.”
–Publishers Weekly
Emily Gray Tedrowe, The Talented Miss Farwell
(William Morrow)
“Perfectly executed…Tedrowe does a spectacular job of demonstrating the mindset of a character who justifies her criminal activity while believing she’s ultimately good.”
–Publishers Weekly
Jeremy Robert Johnson, The Loop
(Gallery / Saga Press)
“A wickedly entertaining but also grotesque teen nightmare that’s pretty much Stranger Things meets Rogue One.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Ian K. Smith, The Unspoken
(Thomas & Mercer)
“With its huge, entertaining cast and smooth sleuth, this series kickoff recalls vintage Chandler or Hammett.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Herve le Corre, In the Shadow of the Fire
(Europa)
““Le Corre is an aquafortist. From beginning to end of this dazzling novel, he deepens the shadows in his Paris of soot and night. Here and there, touches of color: the bloody red of the Communards’ flag, the incandescence of a fire, the flame of a hurricane lamp. Glimmers of hope flicker and don’t go out.”
–Macha Séry, Le Monde
Heather Graham, Dreaming Death
(MIRA)
“Graham stands at the top of the romantic suspense category.”
–Publishers Weekly
Chloe Hopper, The Arsonist
(Seven Stories)
“Hooper’s account of the terrible crime that traumatised a community is even-handed and nuanced —so much so that, by the end of the book, it’s difficult to discern where her sympathies lie: victims or accused?”
–The Guardian
Archer Mayor, The Orphan’s Guilt
(Minotaur)
“Mayor expertly intertwines murder with a view of life off the beaten path. This long-running series continues to impress.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
Lonnie Busch, The Cabin on Souder Hill
Blackstone
“Like an episode of The Twilight Zone set in the Appalachians, Lonnie Busch delivers an exciting, surreal, and mind-bending mystery. Michelle Stage’s tumble down the mountain and into a different reality is a haunting trip that I couldn’t put down.”
–Ace Atkins
