Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
Lucy Clarke, The Castaways
(Atlantic)
“[A] perceptive psychological thriller . . . [a] sharp take on dysfunctional sibling dynamics.”
–Publishers Weekly
Eric Lichtblau, American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate
(Little Brown)
“Kaleidoscopic… a troubling window into the rage that animates America’s shadowy far-right networks.”
–Publishers Weekly
Sarah Fox, Definitely Maybe not a Detective
(Bantam)
“Fox’s new romystery is sweet, funny, and a little sexy. Perfect for fans of Elle Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan books and Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series.”
–Library Journal
Amy Pease, Wildwood
(Atria/Emily Bestler)
“Pease impresses with her gritty second mystery featuring mother-son law-enforcement duo Marge and Eli North…Pease elevates her plotting with rich atmosphere and well-shaded characters. William Kent Krueger fans will want to check this out.”
–Publishers Weekly
Lori Rader-Day, Wreck Your Heart
(Minotaur)
“Suspense novelist Rader-Day changes pace with this sharply funny, heartfelt mystery, and every bit of it works. Its exploration of family secrets will delight fans of Nina Simon’s Mother-Daughter Murder Night and Nita Prose’s The Maid.”
–Library Journal
Gordon Corera, The Spy in the Archive: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB
(Pegasus)
“Corera conveys the dedication and uncertainty Mitrokhin faced and the discipline to carry on when hopes of publishing his horrific findings were extremely low. He deftly tells Mitrokhin’s life story and illuminates the valuable intelligence he brought to the West in a compelling narrative about standing up for justice and against tyranny.”
–Booklist
Marina Evans, The Cheerleader
(Pegasus)
“In her debut thriller, Evans captures the cutthroat world of professional cheerleading, where image is everything, and the strict rules are just begging to be broken. It’s breezy, dishy fun.”
Booklist
Andromeda Romano-Lax, What Boys Learn
(Soho)
“Romano-Lax has spun another thriller not to be missed, with twists aplenty and enough questions about psychopathy and toxic masculinity to keep the chattiest of book clubs discussing long past meeting’s end.”
–Library Journal
Veronica Dapunt, Death and Other Occupational Hazards
(Poisoned Pen Press)
“Satirical, funny, and packed with wry observations on how humans approach death, and life.”
–firstCLUE
Rachel Hawkins, The Storm
(St. Martin’s)
“A sleek suspense novel…Hawkins shrewdly orchestrates the plot twists in each story line….When the pieces finally click into place, readers will be more than satisfied.”
–Publishers Weekly
