Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Velvet Was the Night
(Del Rey)
“It’s hard to describe how much fun this novel is—Moreno-Garcia, whose Mexican Gothic (2020) gripped readers last year, proves to be just as good at noir as she is at horror. The novel features memorable characters, taut pacing, an intricate plot, and antiheroes you can’t help but root for. A noir masterpiece.”
–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Jonathan Santlofer, The Last Mona Lisa
(Sourcebooks)
“The Last Mona Lisa brings together past and present, seasons it with intriguing characters, and brushes it with plot twists that you don’t see coming to create an unstoppable what-happens-next momentum. Santlofer has outdone himself this time.”
–Michael Connelly
James Lee Burke, Another Kind of Eden
(Simon and Schuster)
“Sharp prose and distinctive characters…Suspense fans will be well satisfied.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
Megan Collins, The Family Plot
(Atria Books)
“[A]tmospheric… Plausible suspects and complex characters match the well-crafted plot. This is an entertaining as well as chilling tale of family secrets, lies, and primordial fears.”
–Publishers Weekly
Lexie Elliott, How to Kill Your Best Friend
(Berkley)
“Elliott’s latest (after The Missing Years) is a great thriller with lots of red herrings and a blindsider of a twist ending.”
–Library Journal
Victor Methos, An Unreliable Truth
(Thomas & Mercer)
“A straight-A legal thriller, with a final scene as satisfying as it is disturbing.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Zoje Stage, Getaway
(Mulholland)
“A terrifying thriller about female friendship . . . Zoje Stage is continuing her run as the master of the psychological thriller.”
–Entertainment Weekly
Richard Chizmar, Chasing the Boogeyman
(Gallery Books)
“Chasing the Boogeyman is genuinely chilling and something brand new and exciting. Compulsive reading and scary…Chasing the Boogeyman does what true crime so often cannot: it offers both chills and a satisfying conclusion.”
–Stephen King
Catherine Ryan Howard, 56 Days
(Blackstone)
”An eerie, twisty story ripped from current headlines, in which a global pandemic becomes the foreboding hypotenuse of a dangerous love triangle.”
–Library Journal
Jonah Lehrer, Mystery: A Seduction
(Avid Reader / Simon and Schuster)
“Following Jonah Lehrer’s curiosity, as he unravels the mystery of mysteries, was an absolute delight. I loved this book and learned something on every page.”
–Malcolm Gladwell
