Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Rob Hart, The Paradox Hotel
(Ballantine)
“Stellar. The twists keep coming . . . in this impressive melding of creative plotting and three-dimensional characters. Hart remains a writer to watch.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Mia P. Manansala, Homicide and Halo-Halo
(Berkley)
“While the follow-up to Arsenic and Adobo is a cozy mystery, it’s darker, dealing with PTSD, predatory behavior, dismissive attitudes toward mental health, and other issues. Filipino American food and culture, as well as family and community, remain essential elements in the story.”
Library Journal, starred review
Erica Katz, Fake
(Harper)
“A propulsive thriller. . . . Genuinely captivating entertainment. Katz remains a writer to watch.”
Publishers Weekly
Joseph Kanon, The Berlin Exchange
(Scribner)
“[A] riveting tale of a spy forced to go back into the cold as a way of reclaiming his life. . . . Genuine suspense, including an exciting variation on the border-crossing theme, combine beautifully with moving psychological drama.”
Booklist, starred review
Jennifer Fawcett, Beneath The Stairs
(Atria)
“[Beneath the Stairs] reminds readers how easily a thought becomes a truth, how quickly a dream becomes a nightmare, and how unknowingly we ourselves can become haunted houses. . . . Fawcett’s debut is both incredibly suspenseful and immersive. A word of caution to readers: leave the light on.”
Library Journal
Stephanie Wrobel, This Might Hurt
(Berkley)
“It’s hard not to fall under the spell of Wisewood, or Wrobel’s mesmerizing, edge-of-your-seat storytelling. A deep dive into psychological abuse and manipulation and their long-lasting emotional and mental tolls; will certainly leave a mark.”
Library Journal, starred review
Jane Pek, The Verifiers
(Vintage)
Pek’s thoughtful, well-constructed debut introduces irrepressible Claudia Lin. . . . This nuanced novel will leave readers eagerly awaiting Pek’s next book.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Lucy Foley, The Paris Apartment
(William Morrow)
“The Paris Apartment is a charged, charming thriller that’ll have us all eyeing the neighbors a bit skeptically, no matter where it is we live.”
Town & Country
Sarah Weinman, Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him
(Ecco)
“In this mesmerizing account, Weinman (The Real Lolita) does a masterly job resurrecting a stranger-than-fiction chapter in American criminal justice…. [An] instant classic.”
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Carolyn Topdijan, The Hitman’s Daughter
(Agora)
“Topdjian’s debut thriller is intense with foreboding and an eerie sense of place. The past and present perspectives captivate the reader and connect brilliantly to reveal a shocking conclusion.”
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