A look at the week’s best new releases.
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Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker
(Flatiron)
“A dark, twisty tale about a dysfunctional family…Feeney’s nod to Agatha Christie’s classic mystery And Then There Were None adds a delightful twist to this quirky thriller. Aficionados of locked-room stories and family dramas (plus Feeney’s large fan base) will enjoy this highly recommended title.”
–Library Journal
Meg Elison, Number One Fan
(MIRA)
“A tense, creepy, and deeply spooky thriller that locks you down and wrings you out in the best way possible. I had other things to do today, but I couldn’t put this down—so those things didn’t get done.”
–Cherie Priest
Jason Mosberg, My Dirty California
(Simon and Schuster)
“Compelling and surprising. Jason Mosberg intricately weaves several mysteries together in this captivating literary thriller. A truly unique, intriguing, and satisfying read. I couldn’t put it down!”
–Megan Miranda
Maureen Kilmer, Suburban Hell
(G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
“This novel about the horrors of suburbia—both supernatural and terrestrial in origin—has plenty of genuinely funny moments. . . . A good fit for fans of Grady Hendrix’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism, Rachel Harrison’s The Return, or Junji Ito’s horror manga Uzumaki.”
–Booklist
Shelley Burr, Wake
(William Morrow)
“Politically savvy, cleverly plotted…the kind of book that invites the ravenous language of binge reading: compulsive, propulsive, addictive.”
–New York Times Book Review
Karen McManus, Nothing More To Tell
(Delacorte Press)
”An edge-of-your-seat page-turner; the strongest yet from a master of the genre.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Jonathan Woods, Hog Wild
(Close to the Bone)
“Amid all the sex and violence, there are many excellent book and movie recommendations. Readers willing to loosen their inhibitions and jettison their good taste will get a lot of laughs out of this one.”
–Publishers Weekly
Rosalind Stopps, A Beginner’s Guide to Murder
(HQ)
”'[An] excellent character-driven tale . . . by turns amusing, sorrowful, and thrilling. Stopps is definitely a writer to watch”
–Publishers Weekly
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Final Gambit
(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
* “Part The Westing Game, part We Were Liars, completely entertaining.”
–Kirkus
Kathy Petras, A History of the World in Body Parts
(Chronicle Books)
“Clever, informative, entertaining…this quick-reading book will appeal to teens and adult readers who like an offbeat view of history.”
–Library Journal
