Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Anthony Horowitz, Close to Death
(Harper)
“An absolutely engrossing tale…written with the abundance of whimsy and dark humor that seems to permeate nearly everything that Horowitz creates. Kudos to anyone who can figure this one out!”
–Booklist
Sara Paretsky, Pay Dirt
(William Morrow)
“Paretsky’s phenomenal gifts for significant and riveting stories, lacerating dialogue, rich psychology, and barbed humor reach tornadic force.”
–Booklist
Alyssa Cole, One of Us Knows
(William Morrow)
“Cole mixes a spooky, isolated setting with a hint of the gothic and a storyline that isn’t afraid to tackle tough social issues and creates a book that is both entertaining and insightful.”
–Library Journal
Nick Medina, Indian Burial Ground
(Berkley)
“Nick Medina blends myth and reality, supernatural danger and ordinary human menace into a story that will pull your heartstrings even as it shreds your nerves. Like the alligators lurking in its pages, Indian Burial Ground will swallow you whole.”
–Ana Reyes
David Baldacci, A Calamity of Souls
(Grand Central)
“A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci is the immovable object of history slamming into the irresistible force of truth. An examination of a fractured place and time where the mores of the past were confronted by the implacable ferocious tenacity of justice. A tour de force.”
–S.A. Cosby
Karen Jennings, Crooked Seeds
(Hogarth)
“Bleak and provocative . . . leaves readers with much to ponder about South Africa’s painful history . . . There are no easy answers in Jennings’s knotty narrative.”
–Publishers Weekly
Megan Campisi, The Widow Spy
(Atria)
“Campisi follows up Sin Eater with a gripping and richly imagined mystery…With piercing prose and a nimble balance of emotion and suspense, Campisi expertly melds the best of historical mystery with top-shelf literary fiction. Amy Stewart and Sarah Waters fans, take note: this is a must-read.”
–Publishers Weekly
K.T. Nguyen, You Know What You Did
(Dutton)
“The descriptions of Annie’s OCD…and her struggles to control it are particularly visceral…[An] exploration of generational trauma and mental illness…There is healing to be had in the journey and the ending.”
–Kirkus Reviews
V. Castro, Immortal Pleasures
(Del Rey)
“History comes to undead life in this bloody tale of vampiric vengeance….An engrossing tale of monstrous life—human and otherwise.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Josh Young and Manfred Westphal, The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn
(Grand Central)
“A fast-paced, fascinating tell-all that’s a previously untold account of the seamy side of Hollywood, politics, and mob activity.”
Library Journal
