Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Liann Zhang, Julie Chan Is Dead
(Atria)
“All is not as it seems in Zhang’s twisty debut thriller. This fun, fast-paced read reveals the lengths people will go to in order to stay on top.”
–Booklist
Kate Posey, Serial Killer Games
(Berkley)
“A humorously gruesome love story with a murder in the mix.”
–Library Journal
Julia Spiro, Such a Good Mom
(Minotaur)
“Such a Good Mom is a suspenseful, multilayered beach read with grit and meaning.”
–The Martha’s Vineyard Times
Rachel Paris, See How They Fall
(Scarlet)
“Rachel Paris brings a calculating intelligence to her debut novel, a reliably twisty psychological thriller. . . . Between the curt prose, closed setting, and ticking clock, this is one frightfully effective page-turner.”
–Apple Books
Kristen Perrin, How to Seal Your Own Fate
(Dutton)
“Along with strong emotional connections between characters on the page and with readers, the mystery is complex, and the clues plentiful, while the charming location and tight-knit community will encourage a cozy reread.”
–Booklist
Tom Spencer, The Mystery of the Crooked Man
(Pushkin Vertigo)
“Sometimes you know immediately that a book is going to get under your skin and stay there. I felt that way only a few pages into Spencer’s tart debut.”
–Sarah Weinman, New York Times
Rick Mofina, If Two Are Dead
(MIRA)
“Mofina generates suspense in unexpected ways and crafts a compelling, genius story that ends in a manner not even savvy readers will see coming. Harlan Coben and Alex Finlay fans should already have Mofina on their to-read pile, and this one is another guaranteed bestseller.”
–firstClue
Elisabeth Dini, Bearer of Bad News
(Gallery)
“Wickedly entertaining, Dini suffuses her complex mystery plot with bright humor and a streak of darkness, and Lucy makes for a smart and endearing heroine. Readers will hope she returns for another globe-trotting adventure soon.”
–Publishers Weekly
Tamara Berry, Murder Runs in the Family
(Poisoned Pen)
“A knockout series debut from a veteran author…a heartrending tale of how complicated families can be.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Kylie Lee Baker, Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zhang
(MIRA)
“I smashed through Bat Eater—shocking, visceral and haunted by more than ghosts: trauma, rage, grief, racism, crime scene clean-ups and COVID paranoia. Bat Eater will swoop in like a bat out of hell, swallow you whole and leave no crumbs.”
–Alice Slater
