Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Mindy Mejia, A World of Hurt
(Atlantic Monthly)
“[N]erve-shredding . . . Mejia maintains breathless suspense as she fleshes out the combative dynamic between her captivating leads. For crime fiction fans, it’s a must-read.”
–Publishers Weekly
Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman, The Lost Coast
(Ballantine)
“As always, the Kellermans guarantee that readers will turn pages rapidly to enjoy the complex characters and intricate plot turns. . . . A winner for mystery readers.”
–Library Journal
Sam Ripley, The Rule of Three
(Atria/Emily Bestler)
“A completely original, nuanced, one-sitting read that blew me away. Whip-smart dialogue, characters that haunt your dreams and a plot you might just die for. I loved it.”
– Chris Whitaker
Gordon McAlpine, After Oz
(Crooked Lane)
“An exploration of the hypocritical treatment of outsiders and nonconformers . . . A fast and engaging story for readers familiar with The Wizard of Oz.”
–Library Journal
Yasmin Angoe, Not What She Seems
(Thomas and Mercer)
“Endless skeletons in the family closet…”
–Kirkus Reviews
Jamie Harrison, The River View
(Counterpoint)
“What’s riveting is the ethical conflict Jules unearths: protecting (or surviving) the people you love versus defending justice . . . Sharp, bordering-on-absurdist humor.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Gabino Iglesias, House of Bone and Rain
(Mulholland)
“Gripping, eerie, and impossible to put down, House of Bone and Rain is a dark coming-of-age story drenched with spectral terror. And it’s a page-turning dive into the cost of vengeance, loyalty, and love. Gabino Iglesias walks the electric high wire between crime and horror with breathtaking assurance.”
Meg Gardiner
Stella Sands, Wordhunter
(Harper)
“True crime author Sands makes an auspicious fiction debut with this crackling mystery centered on a Lisbeth Salanderesque savant . . . . Sands nails the genius investigator formula on her first try, spinning Maggie into a memorable heroine and handing her an enthralling first case. This transfixes from the first page.”
–Publishers Weekly
Deb Miller Landau, A Devil Went Down to Georgia
(Pegasus)
“Journalist Deb Miller Landau writes a sweeping account of this crime and prolonged road to justice in A Devil Went Down to Georgia. A page-turning saga, as well as a testament to Lita, her devastated family and the determined investigators and lawyers who sought justice for them.”
–BookPage
Rollo Romig, I Am on the Hit List
(Penguin)
“A riveting true crime narrative and an insightful and ominous forecast of India’s political direction.”
–Publishers Weekly
