Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Eli Cranor, Broiler
(Soho)
“Eli Cranor is one of the new big ‘uns. I don’t have the proper term for what he does with words, calm but knowing prose, and nearly Steinbeckian concern for his characters, their woes and petty victories, dreams and shitty jobs. There is conflict and tension and sorrow, but it’s his people who stick.”
–Daniel Woodrell
Hansen Shi, The Expat
(Pegasus)
“Calling to mind Grahame Greene and John le Carré’s later work, this riveting spy yarn deftly examines the interplay of political history and inter-generational trauma and humiliation. A magnificent debut.”
– Zia Haider Rahman
Robyn Harding, The Haters
(Grand Central)
“Suspenseful and affecting, The Haters is a page-turning portrayal of an author who thinks she’s about to witness her dreams come true, but gets caught up in an ever-worsening nightmare. Robyn Harding spins a twisty tale that will keep you guessing until its wholly satisfying ending.”
–Clémence Michallon
Margalit Fox, The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum
(Random House)
“Fox succeeds in rescuing a once-notorious public figure from historical obscurity. . . . An engrossing portrait of an unlikely criminal mastermind.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Michael Robotham, Storm Child
(Scribner)
“Well paced with a slow tension building to a gripping climax [and] very pleasing ending, Storm Child is a terrific addition to the series. Although this could be enjoyed as a stand-alone, the series really deserves to be enjoyed from the beginning. . . . A totally engrossing and captivating read from a master storyteller.”
–Mystery & Suspense Magazine
Otto Penzler (ed.), Golden Age Whodunits
(American Mystery Classics)
“Stellar . . . there’s not a weak link in the bunch. For classic mystery fans, this is a must.”
― Publishers Weekly
Jamie Harrison, The Edge of the Crazies
(Counterpoint)
“In this madly original debut, Ms. Harrison speaks up in a fresh, animated voice to say something worth saying about the festering animosities of small minds cooped up in small towns.”
–The New York Times Book Review
Jenna Satterthwaite, Made for You
(MIRA)
“Made for You is a wildly inventive, deeply felt foray into the dark borderlands between reality and possibility, creation and destruction. It’s Mary Shelley in the Bachelor era, as unpredictable as it is inevitable, and feminist as hell. I couldn’t look away from the explosion that Satterthwaite deftly, assuredly constructed from page one.”
—Katie Gutierrez
Akira Otani (trans. Sam Bett), The Night of Baba Yaga
(Soho)
“Otani’s artful, staccato sentences, deftly translated by Bett, draw readers in, and an unexpected time-jump midway through the novel gives it an ingenious jolt of life. This tender yet furious crime saga will leave readers hungry for more from Otani soon.”
—Publishers Weekly
Lisa Jewell, Breaking the Dark
(Hyperion Avenue)
“I was hooked from the start and couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Original, clever and cinematic.”
–Alice Feeney
