Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Vanessa Chan, The Storm We Made
(Marysue Ricci/S&S)
“An intricate puzzle in which [Chan] deftly moves narrative pieces in time and among viewpoints.”
–Booklist
Kate Brody, Rabbit Hole
(Soho)
“A gritty, realistically ambivalent look at how insiders and outsiders experience crime, with a realistic main character to boot.”
–First Clue Reviews
Tara Isabella Burton, Here in Avalon
(Simon and Schuster)
“Burton’s latest enthralls while exploring the frequently fraught nature of adult sibling relationships. Cecilia serves as the book’s third rail, dividing its characters and imbuing every scene with a crackling tension. At once spellbinding and sincere.”
–Kirkus
John Dickson Carr, The Problem of the Wire Cage
(American Mystery Classics)
“Amateur sleuth Dr. Gideon Fell … provides the traditional ‘one of you is the murderer’ summing-up with aplomb. Brilliant.”
–Booklist
Alice McIlroy, The Glass Woman
(Datura)
“McIlroy packs a lot into this slim novel, calling into question the permanence of memory, the infallibility of technology, and the trustworthiness of those we love…McIlroy’s well-paced novel will keep readers guessing until the final pages.”
–Booklist
Amy McCulloch, Midnight
(Doubleday)
“Chills, thrills and intense suspense. . . . Midnight is a clever mystery, a twisting page-turner, and a blistering adventure.”
–Chris Whitaker
Adam Simcox, The Ungrateful Dead
Gollancz
“A great crime noir . . . dark and twisted.”
–SFBook
Matthew Blake, Anna O
(Harper)
“A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake’s tension-filled thriller is as elusive and mysterious as sleep itself.”
–Nita Prose
RG Belsky, Broadcast Blues
(Oceanview Publishing)
“Broadcast Blues is a page-turning, meticulously plotted crime novel enriched by a terrific New York sense of place, Dick Belsky’s wicked sense of humor, and his insider’s view of the Machiavellian world that is broadcast news.”
–Jonathan Kellerman
Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins
(Pamela Dorman Books)
“Ingeniously plotted. . . Elston whips up plenty of suspense and delivers a satisfyingly serpentine finale. This promises more good things from Elston to come.”
–Publishers Weekly
