Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Liz Nugent, Strange Sally Diamond
(Gallery)
“Nugent fashions an unforgettable protagonist in Sally, and never loses sight of her characters’ fundamental humanity, even as she piles on twists and steers the narrative into exceptional darkness. Inventive, addictive, and bold, this deserves a wide audience.”
–Publishers Weekly
Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto
(Doubleday)
“Dazzling … a glorious and intricate anatomy of the heist, the con and the slow game … [Whitehead] uses the crime novel as a lens to investigate the mechanics of a singular neighborhood at a particular tipping point in time… “Crook Manifesto” gleefully detonates its satire upon this world while getting to the heart of the place and its people.”
–Walter Mosley, New York Times Book Review
Samantha Downing, A Twisted Love Story
(Berkley)
“Toxic relationships, dark deeds, and a cast of unreliable narrators. All the best ingredients for a deliciously disturbing read. Twisted indeed.”
–Alice Feeney
John Verdon, The Viper
(Counterpoint)
“Verdon’s stellar eighth mystery featuring retired NYPD detective Gurney captivates from the first page . . . [The Viper] cements Verdon’s reputation as one of the best contemporary fair play mystery novelists at work.”
–Publishers Weekly
Chandler Baker, Cutting Teeth
(Flatiron)
“Complex and gripping…Dark secrets, retribution, and the lengths a mother will go to to protect her child all feature in this twisted, disturbing story that will keep readers off balance from beginning to end.”
–Booklist
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Silver Nitrate
(Del Rey)
“Moreno-Garcia takes readers behind the scenes of 1993 Mexico City’s horror movie industry in this powerful and chilling thrill ride. . . . The narrative shifts effortlessly between fantasy, horror, and romance, helmed by a well-shaded cast. The complex female characters are particular standouts. This is a knockout.”
–Publishers Weekly
Laura Sims, How Can I Help You
(Putnam)
“A novel about two librarians caught in a deadly web of intrigue….a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.”
–Bustle
Sarah Flannery Murphy, The Wonder State
(MCD/FSG)
“Across two timelines, a band of friends explores the secrets of an Arkansas hot springs town… influences of Stephen King, Donna Tartt, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are clear here.”
–Kirkus
Anika Scott, Sinners of Starlight City
(HarperCollins)
“A ‘Godfather’-esque tale of revenge set at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, Sinners of Starlight City invites readers into the lives of women determined to make their own lives at any cost.”
–Popsugar
Jillian Lauren, Behold the Monster
(Sourcebooks)
“Sam Little is the monster in this story and Jillian Lauren is the slayer. She is the one who stuck her nose into it, saw something was not right, was dreadfully wrong, in fact, and did something about it.”
–Michael Connelly
