Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Stephen Spotswood, Murder Under Her Skin
(Doubleday)
“Just like his mystery-writing ancestor [Rex Stout], Spotswood understands that the detective story should be sound, but spending time with unforgettable characters is paramount.”
The New York Times Book Review
Elly Griffiths, The Midnight Hour
(HMH)
“Halloween provides the perfect setting for another triumph of misdirection from Griffiths in this sixth Brighton Mystery.”
Booklist, Starred review
RV Raman, A Dire Isle
(Agora)
“Raman continues to channel Agatha Christie in book two of his India-based Harith Athreya series. For fans of Golden Age mysteries, as well as those who love the venerated Inspector Ghote series by H.M.F. Keating.”
Booklist
Lindsay Faye, Observations By Gaslight
(Mysterious Press)
“Nuance, wit, and clever plotting make this a superior version of George Mann’s Associates of Sherlock Holmes anthologies. Sherlockians will clamor for a sequel.”
Publishers Weekly, Starred review
Robert Justice, They Can’t Take Your Name
(Crooked Lane)
“Robert Justice’s They Can’t Take Your Name is powerful—the kind of debut you relish reading. A relatable, riveting look at the lengths one will go to in the hopes of achieving something we all take for granted. Justice has arrived.”
Alex Segura
S.J. Rozan, Family Business
(Pegasus)
“Rozan evokes the milieu perfectly, while smoothly integrating current debates over neighborhood development into an intricate plot. This is another triumph for this talented author.”
Publishers Weekly, Starred review
Christopher Fowler, Bryant and May: London Bridge Is Falling Down
(Bantam)
“[Fowler] takes delight in stuffing his books with esoteric facts. . . . They make for unbeatable fun.”
The Guardian
Howard Michael Gould, Pay or Play
(Severn House)
“Gould pithily slips in loads of relevant details about homelessness, consumerism, and waste on the way to the satisfying ending. Readers will want to see a lot more of the obsessively virtuous Waldo.”
Publishers Weekly
Luke McCallin, From A Dark Horizon
(Berkley)
“This book is worth reading just for its visceral evocation of trench warfare, but there are also complex characters and a labyrinthine murder mystery to enjoy. And all beautifully written.”
David Downing
Joseph Knox, True Crime Story
(Sourcebooks Landmark)
“The impressively twisty plot drops one bombshell revelation after another. Twin Peaks fans won’t want to miss this one.”
Publishers Weekly, Starred review
