Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Flynn Berry, Northern Spy
(Viking)
“Thrillingly good . . . Flynn Berry shows a le Carré-like flair for making you wonder what’s really going on at any given moment . . . Berry won an Edgar for Under the Harrow in 2017. Here comes another contender.”
–The Washington Post
Erik Hoel, The Revelations
(Overlook Press)
“Erik Hoel has crafted an audacious literary thriller. The Revelations is hilarious and deeply serious, heady and carnal and intellectual, all at once.”
–Catherine Chung
Wallace Stroby, Heaven’s a Lie
(Mulholland)
“Tough and touching…Blue collar grit meets noir, then takes a wild turn down the finders-keepers crime alley…. Heaven’s a Lie has primal appeal, a perfect read in this wobbly world.”
–Joe R. Lansdale
Caroline Kepnes, You Love Me
(Random House)
“Kepnes’s series continues to be a sly, subversive exploration of what people choose to reveal and what they hide in their relationships, and just how difficult it is to truly know another person. . . . There’s never been a better time to get acquainted with Kepnes’s dangerously appealing leading man.”
–Booklist
Dario Diofebri, Paradise, Nevada
(Bloomsbury)
“Paradise, Nevada won’t just compel with its high-stakes momentum, it’ll teach you to win high-stakes poker! Dario Diofebi is an irreverent and audacious new voice.”
–Susan Choi
Adele Parks, Just My Luck
(MIRA)
“Elegant, quietly witty prose helps speed along the twisty plot. Anyone who thinks winning the lottery [and] those curious about the downside of winning it big will be entertained.”
–Publishers Weekly
Jennifer McMahon, The Drowning Kind
(Gallery/Scout Press)
“[A] taut supernatural thriller . . . McMahon’s skills in crafting captivating plots and building suspense shine.”
–Publishers Weekly
Michael Sears, Tower of Babel
(Soho)
“A contemporary Philip Marlowe comes to Queens in this wonderfully engaging caper . . . Sears absolutely nails the voice of his endearingly vulnerable tarnished-lawyer turned sleuth. Tower of Babel is a terrific book.”
–Hank Phillippi Ryan
Jeffrey Siger, A Deadly Twist
(Poisoned Pen Press)
“Siger balances the conflict that fuels the plot with vivid descriptions of the culture, food, and glorious settings of this off-the-beaten-track Greek island. Endearing supporting characters add to the fun.”
–Publishers Weekly
Steven Hall, Maxwell’s Demon
(Grove Press)
“A wonderfully imaginative, splendidly baroque novel that is a combination of the baffling, teasing, and tantalizing. Part fantasy, part mystery, it is altogether delightful and filled with surprises—in a word, exceptional. No, make that two words; the second is fantastic. A rare, sui generis treat.”
–Booklist
