Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
Jordan Harper, A Violent Masterpiece
(Mulholland Books)
“This walk on Hollywood’s very dark side highlights one of Harper’s great gifts: making readers care about even the most compromised among us. Do the allusions and shout-outs to current events and personalities seem a little too close for comfort? I certainly hope so!”
–Paula Woods, Los Angeles Times
James Cleary, Sanctuary
(Berkley)
“James Cleary’s Sanctuary is gripping and terrifying, but also moving and heartfelt with grace notes sprinkled throughout. Along with utterly human characters and exceptional storytelling, this pitch-perfect near-future tale shines a bright and unforgiving light on the American moment we’re all living in right now.”
–Nick Petrie
Thomas Dunne, Murders and Acquisitions
(Blackstone)
“An entertaining satirical thriller…[Dunne] maintains masterful control of the book’s complex plot and tongue-in-cheek tone. The result is a trenchant and suspenseful family saga.”
–Publishers Weekly
T. Greenwood, Everything Has Happened
(Crooked Lane Books)
“Deeply absorbing and rich with tension . . . T. Greenwood’s latest novel is a triumph . . . Filled with both poetry and coming-of-age longing. I couldn’t stop reading. This is a book I won’t soon forget.”
–Penny Zan
Kristen Perrin. How to Cheat Your Own Death
(Dutton)
“Blending the character-focused storytelling of Jane Austen and the clever sleuthing skills of Agatha Christie, the Castle Knoll series is perfect for fans of Julia Seales, Alan Bradley, and Robert Thorogood.”
–Booklist
Daisy Pearce, Dark Is When the Devil Comes
(Minotaur)
“An absolute banger and a total creep-fest.. If you’re looking for a horror story which combines thriller and supernatural ambiguity whilst being a compulsive page-turner, look no further.”
–Horror DNA
Catherine Mack, This Weekend Doesn’t End Well for Anyone
(Minotaur)
“The series’ signature humor, delivered via footnotes and Eleanor’s sardonic first-person narration, is as fresh as ever.”
_Publishers Weekly
Nicolas DiDomizio. A Murder Most Camp
(Poisoned Pen Press)
“From the first page to the last, DiDomizio’s A Murder Most Camp is a hilarious, fast-paced delight. Mikey Hartford IV might not be your typical amateur sleuth, but he is an entertaining one–especially when he’s thrust into a world of precocious preteens, sloppy joes, and women who wear scrunchies. If I ever go missing in the middle of a forest, I hope my detective is even half as fun as Mikey!”
–Tamara Berry
Matthew Betley, The Council
(Blackstone)
“Not only is the book extremely well written, the story is perfectly executed. Owen Pierce is a wonderful character, too…Like the book itself, he feels fresh, as though we are reading something we haven’t seen before.”
–Booklist
Anja Shortland, Dark Screens
PublicAffairs
“Shortland makes a persuasive case for the dangerous fragility of our interconnected digital world. . . . A sharp, fast-moving examination of ransomware and the criminal ecosystems that sustain it.”
–Kirkus Reviews
