Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Louise Hegarty, Fair Play
(Harper)
“Entertainingly avant-garde . . . . Ms. Hegarty is after more than a simulation of Golden Age mystery in the 21st century, mixing in elements that suggest a work of metafiction as written by the Marx Brothers . . . . Fair Play shows how the true mysteries of death and life can elude the consolations of genre fiction—even as Ms. Hegarty’s audacious concoction transcends the limitations of form. Fair play, indeed.”
–Wall Street Journal
Anne Hillerman, Shadow of the Solstice
(Harper)
“Hillerman nimbly juggles several investigations in her latest crime saga featuring Navajo investigators Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernadette. . . . Hillerman neatly entwines the disparate plot strands, but the real draw is the kindness, quiet intelligence, and strong moral compass of the novel’s central characters.”
–Publishers Weekly
J. T. Falco, Blood on the Vine
(Crooked Lane)
“Atmospheric . . . An addictive mystery novel.”
–Foreword Reviews
Emily Sullivan, A Death on Corfu
(Kensington)
“This delightful caper through clues, suspicion, and romance held me captivated, while the charming Greek setting left me craving the next installment!”
–Alyssa Maxwell
Will Thomas, Season of Death
(Minotaur)
“A satisfying period romp told with elegance and panache.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Patricia Shanae Smith, Remember
(Datura)
“Smith’s empathy for her characters makes for a supremely relatable take on mental illness. Remember is an emotional rollercoaster of a debut, culminating with a twist that will leave you reeling.”
–Alafair Burke
Lee Goldberg, Hidden in Smoke
(Thomas & Mercer)
“Tense scenes, some (awesome!) Mission Impossible-type capers, and the wonderful arson-fighting duo of Walker and Sharpe make this an exciting, absorbing addition to the series.”
–firstCLUE
Samantha Crewson, Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter
(Crooked Lane)
“Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter is a gritty mystery that’s as much about finding oneself as it is about finding a missing matriarch. It’s a tale of redemption that’s as layered as the twists and turns and characters that populate the novel.”
–L. S. Stratton
April J. Skelley, A Lethal Engagement
(Crooked Lane)
“Fans of Anna Lee Huber’s series will welcome this equally entertaining addition to the genre of historical mystery.”
–Library Journal
Corinna Barrett Lain, Secrets of the Killing State
(NYU Press)
“A scathing attack. Like the unsafe meat-packing practices exposed in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, this book attempts to show that practices of administering the death penalty are cruel, arbitrary, and harmful to the public.”– –Library Journal
