Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Chris Offutt, Code of the Hills
(Grove)
“Excellent Kentucky noir—Offutt’s third Mick Hardin novel is the best yet . . . Offutt once again beautifully captures both the roughness and the generosity of the inhabitants of Rocksalt, both the menace and the beauty of the eastern Kentucky landscape.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Wendy Walker, What Remains
(Blackstone)
Thoroughly enjoyable from the first page to the shocking conclusion, Wendy Walker’s What Remains is an addictive, immersive, propulsive thriller. Not only is Walker at the top of her game, she is absolutely one of the genre’s best.”
–Jennifer Hillier
Nicole Baart, The Long Way Back
(Atria)
“You won’t be able to predict the journey Baart is taking you on when you start the novel, and she will keep you guessing where she is headed until the very end.”
–Glamour
Wendy Heard, You Can Trust Me
(Bantam)
“You Can Trust Me is a propulsive, sun-drenched adventure with smart, sharp commentary on wealth and power. Come for the Glass Onion–esque island and eat-the-rich mentality; stay for the clever, layered female characters.”
–Grace D. Li
Julia Fine, Maddalena and the Dark
(Flatiron)
“Absorbing and necessary…Velvet-rich, thick with scrumptious detail, the novel is set in 1717 Venice where two young girls, music students from unlikely and very different circumstances, find each other and find love.”
–Salon
Danielle Trussoni, The Puzzle Master
(Random House)
“This page-turner incorporates motifs of religion, security, meaningfulness, and loss into a mystical narrative that traverses different centuries focused on the same puzzle quest. This is a literary Da Vinci Code–like title that readers of quest-based thrillers and mysteries alike will enjoy.”
–Library Journal
Robyn Harding, The Drowning Woman
(Grand Central)
“Quick moving with a plot intricate enough to keep the reader hooked.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Alison Gaylin, Robert B Parker’s Bad Influence
(Putnam)
“Taking over the franchise for the first time, Gaylin proves the equal of Sunny’s creator in plotting….She doesn’t sound all that much like Parker; she sounds better. Gaylin brings Sunny to terms with contemporary social media even as she uncovers motives older than you can imagine.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Jeremy P. Bushness, Relentless Melt
(Melville House)
Bushnell (The Weirdness) seamlessly blends mystery, urban fantasy, and an exploration of gender identity into the kind of fun and fantastical ride that his readers have come to expect.”
–Library Journal
Rachel Cochran, The Gulf
(Harper)
“The Gulf is a rare jewel of a novel that works as an intricate murder mystery and a harrowing plunge into the racial and sexual politics of a struggling Gulf Coast town.”
–Christopher Bollen
