Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Victoria Houston, At the Edge of the Woods
(Crooked Lane)
“A rollicking comedy of errors combines mystery and romance.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Ava January, The Mayfair Dagger
(Crooked Lane)
“For fans of romantic suspense and cozies looking for intrigue in their next read.”
–Booklist
Samantha Jayne Allen, Next of Kin
(Minotaur)
“Atmospheric….Allen conjures a suitably noirish mood from the opening pages, and renders even her secondary characters in three dimensions. With regional intrigue and plenty of satisfying sleuthing, this series merits a long run.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
Sasha Vasilyuk, Your Presence Is Mandatory
(Bloomsbury)
“A Ukrainian soldier survives World War II to face a lifetime of secrets . . . Chapters set during the war alternate with chapters set much later; to begin with, Yefim, as an old man, has just died, and among his papers, his wife has found a letter to the KGB that seems to indicate that much of what he has told his family about his wartime experiences was untrue. Vasilyuk, a journalist as well as a debut novelist, sets out to comb through all this with patience, subtlety, and finesse.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Anne Hillerman, Lost Birds
(Harper)
“Heartwarming, gently humorous, occasionally dark, this slice-of-life book offers another entertaining read from a gifted author.”
–Booklist
Elly Griffiths, The Last Word
(Mariner)
“Griffiths expertly blends a well-wrought procedural with distinctive characters, academic politics, and romance. Fans old and new will be rewarded.”
–Publishers Weekly
Kim Sherwood, A Spy Like Me
(William Morrow)
“Sherwood delivers all the hallmarks of a Bond novel, including a complex plot replete with double-crossing and exotic settings, plenty of Easter eggs for Ian Fleming fans, crackling prose… and a jaw-dropping conclusion. Readers will be on tenterhooks until the final installment.”
–Publishers Weekly
Douglas Preston, Extinction
(Forge)
“A thriller as breathlessly riveting as you would expect from a genre master like Douglas Preston, but much more too: it’s meaty and thought-provoking, and tells us a lot about our distant past—and our immediate future. Spectacular!”
–Lee Child
Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls
(St. Martin’s)
“As in The Soulmate, compelling themes of trust, betrayal, and brittle façades circle the sisters’ relationships, raising the stakes of the investigation painfully high. Hepworth’s fans will be primed for her newest unnerving thriller.”
–Booklist
Vince Houghton and Eric Driggs, Covert City: The Cold War and the Making of Miami
(PublicAffairs)
“Lucid and entertaining, this adventuresome account covers well-trod ground with panache.”
–Publishers Weekly
