Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Amy Stuart, Still Here
(Gallery)
“Gripping…Readers will cheer Clare all the way to the satisfactory resolution.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
S.F. Kosa, The Quiet Girl
(Sourcebooks)
“Hitchcock fans won’t want to miss this nuanced, multilayered novel.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
John Galligan, Dead Man Dancing
(Atria)
“Given current tensions and deep divisions in the United States, Dead Man Dancing takes on an electrifying relevance made all the more effective thanks to Galligan’s vivid descriptions and emotional portrayal of his characters.”
–BookPage
Johnny Shaw, The Southland
(Polis)
“This engrossing crime novel from Shaw (the Jimmy Veeder series) focuses on the tribulations of three undocumented Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
James Lee Burke, A Private Cathedral
(Simon & Schuster)
“An imaginative blend of crime and other genres, Burke’s existential drama is both exquisitely executed and profoundly moving.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
Perry O’Brien, Fire in the Blood
(Random House)
“Set in 2003, O’Brien’s impressive debut charts a soldier’s dogged search for the truth about his estranged wife’s death.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
Jean Patrick Manchette, No Room at the Morgue
(NYRB)
“If Marx, Freud, and Jim Thompson collaborated on a noir, this might be the result.”
–Kirkus
Karen Rose, Say No More
(Berkley)
“There’s lethal, heart-tripping danger, but the tender love story and powerful friendships provide a positive emotional core to this exciting thriller.”
–BookPage
Julia Heaberlin, We Are All the Same in the Dark
(Ballantine)
“Exceptional . . . After a devastating twist halfway through, the intense plot builds to an emotional finale. Heaberlin sensitively addresses issues of survival and vulnerability in this heart-wrenching gothic tale.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
E.G. Scott, In Case of Emergency
(Dutton)
“In Case of Emergency begins with a phone call and unfolds into a sharply plotted, dark story packed with lies, betrayals, and so many secrets. Fast-moving and clever!”
–Samantha Downing
