Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Lisa Gardner, Still See You Everywhere
(Grand Central)
“Gardner skillfully weaves threats into this pitch-perfect variation of the locked-room mystery, pitting ‘missing person finder’ Frankie Elkin against an untamed tropical environment, a raging serial killer, a diabolical saboteur, and her own misleading tunnel vision… Gardner’s Frankie Elkin series gets more magnetizing with each installment.”
–Booklist
Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery
(Berkley)
“The ninth Veronica Speedwell book, following A Sinister Revenge, spins off Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It’s possibly the best in the series, with Raybourn’s trademark banter, innuendo, and outstanding lead characters, along with a fascinating plot and supporting cast.”
–Library Journal
Chris Harding Thornton, Little Underworld
(MCD)
“Thornton laces the hardboiled narrative with welcome flashes of dark humor.”
–Publishers Weekly
Kristen Bird, Watch It Burn
(MIRA)
“Readers can count on author Bird to write a twisty tale about the dark side of suburban perfection. Recommend to fans of authors Kimberly McCreight and Freida McFadden.”
–Booklist
Aggie Blum Thompson, Such a Lovely Family
(Forge)
“Thompson gives each of her vivid characters plausible motives and overlapping secrets, effectively laying the groundwork for a cascade of plot twists, each more jolting than the last. The end result is a decadent, stay-up-all-night page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly
Margot Douaihy, Blessed Water
(Gillian Flynn Books)
“Douaihy follows up Scorched Grace with another deliriously enjoyable, relentlessly plotted adventure for chain-smoking “punk nun” Sister Holiday Walsh…. This series continues to impress.”
–Publishers Weekly
Charles Ardai, Death Comes Too Late
(Hard Case Crime)
“Ardai’s best stories walk a tightrope between noir fatalism and surprising invention. Some of them boast unsettlingly original premises [and] endings bound to startle the most hard-bitten fan… Readers who limit themselves to one story a night are in for a lot of sleepless nights.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Juan Gómez-Jurado, Black Wolf
(Minotaur)
“Propulsive… Gómez-Jurado continues to skillfully render the inner workings of Scott’s hyperactive mind, and the action in this installment is even more relentless than the series opener. Admirers of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium novels will eat this up.”
–Publishers Weekly
Tamron Hall, Watch Where They Hide
(William Morrow)
“This is a fast-paced and propulsive mystery with plenty of background information about what it’s like to be a journalist, clearly informed by Hall’s career as an Emmy-winning TV journalist. Readers in the Chicagoland area especially will appreciate the author’s nods to the Windy City.”
–Booklist
KD Alden, Lady Codebreaker
(Forever)
“Alden handles it all with tenderness, compassion and truth, and I was deeply immersed throughout.”
–Historical Novel Society
