Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Samantha Downing, For Your Own Good
(Berkley)
Just finished reading this wonderfully dark, twisty and compelling thriller set in a prestigious private school. I raced through it, desperate to know how it would end.”
–B.A. Paris
Owen Matthews, Red Traitor
(Doubleday)
“Cold War buffs will particularly enjoy the ride, though any reader who appreciates the finer points of espionage and foreign intrigue will also be well satisfied.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
Daniel Silva, The Cellist
(Harper)
“Gabriel Allon goes after the deadliest weapon at the Russian president’s disposal—his money.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Elisabeth de Mariaffi, The Retreat
(Mulholland Books)
“Magnificently absorbing and haunting . . . With a dabble each of Hitchcock thriller, cozy mystery, and domestic noir, The Retreat offers a terrifyingly fun read.”
–Amy Stuart
Greg Buchanan, Sixteen Horses
(Flatiron Books)
“Dark, visceral and disturbing, this highly suspenseful and beautifully written thriller is totally gripping from start to finish. A hugely impressive debut.”
–Alex Michaelides
Akash Kapur, Better to Have Gone: Love, Death, and the Quest for Utopia in Auroville
(Scribner)
“An enlightening look at how a well-meaning utopian community in India became complicated by reality. . . . propulsive. . . . captivating. . . . Expect the unexpected in this riveting story.”
–Publishers Weekly
Ann Hagedorn, Sleeper Agent: The Atomic Spy in America Who Got Away
(Simon and Schuster)
“An eye-opening account of perhaps the Soviet Union’s most successful sleeper agent.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Louise Candlish, The Other Passenger
(Atria)
“Sure to please readers looking for thrillers in the vein of Lisa Jewell and Aimee Molloy; a single-sitting page-turner with character and thematic depth.”
–Library Journal
Otto Penzler (editor), Golden Age Detective Stories
(American Mystery Classics)
“In addition to well-known contributors, such as Ellery Queen and Erle Stanley Gardner, Penzler presents memorable tales from the lesser-known […] This sampler is an easy gateway to other volumes in this high-quality series.”
–Publishers Weekly
Elizabeth Gilpin, Stolen
(Grand Central)
“By confronting the ugliness of a system that almost killed her, Gilpin emerges victorious in a narrative that radiates with humanity. This unflinching account is impossible to put down.”
–Publishers Weekly
