Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Alyssa Cole, When No One Is Watching
(William Morrow)
“This sizzling summer thriller starts on low and heats up fast. Smart, sexy, and surprising, this suspenseful novel revealing the underbelly of urban gentrification will keep readers reading late into the night.”
–Library Journal
Scott Anderson, The Quiet Americans
(Doubleday)
“Anderson delivers a complex, massively scaled narrative, balancing prodigious research with riveting storytelling skills…Over the course of the narrative, the author amply shows how the CIA was increasingly pushed to function as an instrument of politically charged ambitions. An engrossing history of the early days of the CIA.”
–Kirkus Review
Louise Penny, All the Devils Are Here
(Minotaur)
“Exceptional… Penny’s nuanced exploration of the human spirit continues to distinguish this brilliant series.”
–Publishers Weekly
Alison Stine, Road Out of Winter (MIRA)
“Stine’s prose is crisp and atmospheric … Fans of climate fiction and found family stories will be entranced.”
–Publishers Weekly
Vincent Starret, The Great Hotel Murder
(American Mystery Classics)
“An ingenious plot with enough complications to keep the reader guessing . . . The Great Hotel Murder makes good reading.”
–The New York Times
Tori Eldridge, The Ninja’s Blade (Agora)
“In her unconventional style, the indomitable Lily keeps all these balls in the air, resulting in an exciting mystery that takes a sobering look at the sexual exploitation of youth in Los Angeles. Readers will eagerly await Lily’s next outing.”
–Publishers Weekly
Elissa Sloan, The Unravelling of Cassidy Holmes
(William Morrow)
“Sloan takes on the fraught topic of mental illness coupled with the pressure of fame in her sensational debut… The dark side of fame is evident throughout this spirited and expertly plotted story… Sloan’s debut will leave readers eagerly awaiting her next outing.”
–Publishers Weekly
Will Carver, Nothing Important Happened Here Today Orenda Books
“Fans of classic downbeat noir from Cornell Woolrich and the like will find Carver has brilliantly translated their themes for the 21st century.”
–Publishers Weekly
Brad Parks, Interference
(Thomas and Mercer)
“Readers will fully engage with the well-drawn characters as Parks convincingly reveals the science that buttresses the suspenseful plot.”
–Publishers Weekly
James R, Benn, The Red Horse
(Soho Crime)
“[A] multilayered plot . . . Benn’s latest caper has fascinating historical roots and nicely balances action and investigation.”
–Kirkus Reviews
