Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Allison Epstein, Fagin the Thief
(Doubleday)
“Magnificent . . . Epstein’s Fagin, rarely admirable but surprisingly sympathetic, is an unforgettable creation, and her vibrant secondary characters and depictions of Victorian London add to the novel’s power. Dickens’s fans and critics alike will love this.”
–Publishers Weekly
Mike Lawson, Untouchable
(Atlantic Monthly Press)
“Lawson continues to capture the qualities that have made DeMarco so easy to root for across the past two decades: his abhorrence of injustice and his willingness to get his hands dirty in service of the greater good. Well-drawn side characters and plausible renderings of crooked political dealings provide a boost. Lawson’s winning formula continues to pay dividends.”
–Publishers Weekly
Emma van Straaten, Creep
(Harper Perennial)
“Written in an electric stream of consciousness, van Straaten’s debut—which won the inaugural Women’s Prize Discoveries Award—is as terrifying as it is heartbreaking, revealing how loneliness and damaging adolescent experiences can shape a person. A chilling book by an exciting new voice.”
–Vogue (UK)
Gillian MacAllister, Famous Last Words
(William Morrow)
“A perfectly calibrated mix of the thoughtful characterization that book clubbers will adore and the twist-filled plotting that armchair suspense junkies crave…. A first-rate, fiendishly clever suspense novel.”
–Library Journal
Lisa Unger, Close Your Eyes and Count to Ten
(Park Row)
“Unger plunges the reader right into a sense of dread, then skillfully ratchets up the physical terrors of the challenge while revealing one disturbing secret after another. The perils of the real and virtual worlds collide effectively in this relentlessly paced thriller.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Amanda Flower, I Died for Beauty
(Berkley)
“Absorbing and well-written…hard to put down.”
–Charles Todd
Christine Murphy, Notes on Surviving the Fire
(Knopf)
“Murphy has certainly written a furious, fast-paced, emotionally resonant and memorable novel. I’ll be thinking about this one for a while yet.”
–Los Angeles Times
Patrice Mcdonough, A Slash of Emerald
(Kensington)
“This atmospheric, strong debut features two intriguing lead characters…Fans of Victorian mysteries, medical mysteries, and detective duos will appreciate this historical suspense. Suggest for fans of Andrea Penrose or Ritu Mukerji’s debut.”
–Library Journal
CJ Box, Battle Mountain
(Putnam)
“Battle Mountain is an explosive, highly atmospheric masterpiece of tautly woven plot lines, insane pacing, and relentless suspense. . . Fans of the series will devour Battle Mountain as I did. Highly recommended to readers who enjoy action-packed, intense suspense thrillers.”
–Mystery & Suspense
Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini (tr. Gregory Dowling), Runaway Horses
(Bitter Lemon Press)
“A macabre Mediterranean mystery bubbling with romantic intrigue.The comedy of licentious manners, going hand in hand with Enzo’s probe and the authors’ rich description of the Palio and the equestrian world, all add up to a colorfully offbeat mystery. Fruttero and Lucentini’s sophisticated drollery and Italian sensibility will particularly delight fans of the prolific Andrea Camilleri, whose final Inspector Montalbano novel was published in 2021.”
–Kirkus Reviews
