Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Walter Mosley, Farewell, Amythestine
(Mulholland)
A prelude to a potentially fresh—and dangerous—chapter in Rawlins’ life. Things are never simple for Easy Rawlins. But his creator remains a master of the genre.
–Kirkus Reviews
John Copenhaver, Hall of Mirrors
(Pegasus)
“Copenhaver keeps things moving at a relentless pace as he introduces multiple narrators and a plethora of plot twists. Queer history aficionados will find the depiction of the period’s antigay political paranoia fascinating. This series deserves a long life.”
–Publishers Weekly
Alejandro Nodarse, Blood in the Cut
(Flatiron)
“A standout debut. . . He enhances the action with indelible descriptions of the Florida setting that underline the state’s intoxicating blend of beauty and danger. S.A. Cosby fans, take note: this jagged Southern neo-noir is not to be missed.”
–Publishers Weekly
K.A. Cobell, Looking for Smoke
(Heartdrum)
“Via four alternating POVs informed by the intricacies of reservation life, Cobell highlights the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis and delivers a gut-punch of an ending in this timely debut thriller that is by turns spine-tingling and emotionally raw.”
–Publishers Weekly
M.E. Hilliard, Smoke and Mirrors
(Crooked Lane)
“Four years and three volumes after her husband’s murder, librarian Greer Hogan finally gets a crack at laying it to rest.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Randy Wayne White, One Deadly Eye
(Hanover Square)
“Explosive… Stunning depictions of hurricane prep and the aftermath in a nonstop thriller. Both longtime fans and new readers should revel in this.”
–Booklist
Louisa Luna, Tell Me Who You Are
(MCD)
“Seriously creepy cat-and-mice games ensue when a sharp-thinking therapist tries to track down a patient who may also be a kidnapper . . . [A] page-turning, twisted thriller.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Thomas E. Ricks, Everyone Knows But You
(Pegasus)
“A crackling procedural about a grieving FBI agent who sets out to solve a murder in Maine. The sturdy whodunit plot is enriched by the author’s firm grasp of his setting and a colorful cast of New Englanders who never veer into caricature. A sequel would be welcome.”
– Publishers Weekly
Anna Akbar, There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America’s Biggest Catfish
(Grand Central)
“There is no putting this book down… A riveting story that puts into perspective the dark dangers of forming online relationships. A truly terrifying cautionary tale for anyone involved in the online dating world.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Joseph Cox, Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
(PublicAffairs)
“A jaw-dropping page turner that truly terrified me. The story of how the FBI subverted an encrypted messaging program should send chills down the spine of anyone who cares about privacy and a free society.”
–Julia Angwin
