Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Alison Gaylin, We Are Watching
(William Morrow)
“Alison Gaylin has once again excavated the horror and danger lurking everywhere, even in picture-perfect towns. She is today’s best chronicler of a certain kind of malaise that can come for any of us, at any time. I loved it.”
–Laura Lippman
Jakob Kerr, Dead Money
(Bantam)
“Impressively unpredictable . . . After setting the stage for a standard, albeit glitzy, murder mystery, Kerr takes the narrative on a series of hairpin turns before arriving at a jaw-dropping finale. This marks the arrival of a formidable new talent.”
–Publishers Weekly
Henry Porter, Enigma Girl
(Atlantic Monthly Press)
“Porter is a master of fast-moving spy novels . . . Ample thrilling drama.”
–Kirkus
Annelise Ryan, Beast of the North Woods
(Berkley)
A plucky and imminently likeable sleuth.
–Library Journal
Susan Barker, Old Soul
(Putnam)
“Barker ups the tension one bit at a time, unspooling the horrors slowly while maintaining a firm grasp on the emotional stakes within each victim’s narrative. . . And although the many-named woman is, in a way, the villain of the piece, it’s hard not to like her; she’s a compelling character who has, as she puts it, made living into an art form—how she does it is refreshingly specific, strange and original. . . [A] thoroughly pleasurable read.”
–The Los Angeles Times
Joseph Finder, The Oligarch’s Daughter
(Harper)
“Nobody does man-on-the-run, excruciatingly suspenseful thrillers better than Joseph Finder . . . . Deep characterization, cliffhanger suspense, and a wealth of information ranging from Russian spies to survival in the woods and in public spaces make this one of Finder’s best.”
–Booklist
Katie Garner, The Family Inside
(MIRA)
“Garner’s engrossing latest succeeds thanks to some well-executed sleight of hand…. This is stay-up-all-night reading.”
–Publishers Weekly
Andrew Welsh-Huggins, The Mailman
(Mysterious Press)
“In this high-octane series launch, Welsh-Huggins introduces scrappy freelance courier Mercury Carter. . . . With full-throttle pacing from start to finish, this will have Jack Reacher fans hoping Carter is back in action soon.”
–Publishers Weekly
John McMahon, Head Cases
(Minotaur)
“In this suspenseful cat and mouse thriller, Camden balances brilliance with a deeply flawed awareness of social cues, retaining the edge of a compelling protagonist. This, combined with McMahon’s gripping plot, will pull readers in.”
–Booklist
Stacy Horn, The Killing Fields of East New York
(Zando)
“Horn provides an invaluable roadmap to how, and why, urban ‘renewal’ can go tragically wrong.”
