Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Ace Atkins, Everybody Wants to Rule the World
(William Morrow)
“Atkins captures the peak paranoia of the waning days of the Cold War and spins a fantastic yarn filled with deception, double-crosses, action, and drama. Fans of Red Dawn or The Americans will flock to this brilliant novel.”
–Library Journal
Val McDermid, Silent Bones
(Atlantic Crime)
“McDermid is at the top of her game in the masterful latest installment of her DCI Karen Pirie series . . . McDermid’s procedural instincts are as sharp as ever, and she balances them with wrenching developments in Karen’s personal life . . . Readers will rest easy knowing they’re in the hands of a seasoned storyteller.”
–Publishers Weekly
Chris Hauty, Dead Ringer
(Atria/Emily Bestler)
“Borrowing from puzzle master Dan Brown, Hauty concocts an entertaining plot with a great payoff.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Maxie Dara, A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Cheating Death
(Berkley)
“Witty…A long list of suspects, a dark sense of humor, and surprisingly weighty meditations on mortality carry the day. It’s a killer good time.”
–Publishers Weekly
Margot Harrison, The Library of Fates
(Graydon House)
“[A] taut and introspective time-travel thriller…. This deserves to be savored.”
–Publishers Weekly
Tara Moss, The Italian Secret
(Dutton)
“Moss’ intrepid heroine is a good choice for fans of Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs.”
–Booklist
Christina Kovac, Watch Us Fall
(Simon and Schuster)
“Kovac (The Cutaway) has written a superb suspense that will keep readers on tenterhooks.”
–Library Journal
PJ Nelson, All My Bones
(Minotaur)
“Nelson brings life to this small-town whodunit, with its delightful mix of humor, Southern charm, and quirky, colorful characters…Charming, clever, and sure to delight.”
–Booklist
Christopher Carlsson (tr. Rachel Wilson-Broyles), The Living and the Dead
(Hogarth)
“Carlsson is the creme de la creme of Nordic noir.”
–Bookpage
Matthew Pearl, The Award
(Harper)
“The Award begins as a wryly funny satire of thwarted literary ambition, but it quickly evolves into something darker and more disturbing. Matthew Pearl’s addictive and propulsive novel has the twisted nightmare logic of a Patricia Highsmith thriller.”
–Tom Perrotta
