Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Patrick Hoffman, Friends Helping Friends
|(Atlantic)
“Hoffman brings shades of Elmore Leonard to this charming caper, with a comedic touch that enlivens the proceedings from start to finish. It’s a rip-roaring good time.”
–Publishers Weekly
Gigi Pandian, The Library Game
(Minotaur)
“Pandian delights. . . Tempest remains an immensely likable heroine, and Pandian’s shrewd puzzle plot arrives at a satisfying and surprising conclusion. This will enchant fans of Golden Age mysteries.”
–Publishers Weekly
Bellamy Rose, Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder
(Atria/Emilly Bestler)
“Readers who love a great transformation story, ridiculously charming characters, and the chance to have a little chuckle while they’re rooting for all the right things to happen will find satisfaction on every page.”
–Booklist
Connie Briscoe, Chloe
(Amistad)
“In this entertaining riff on Rebecca from bestseller Briscoe (You Never Know), a young chef embarks on a whirlwind romance with a billionaire…Briscoe folds some perceptive class critiques into her intoxicating blend of romance and suspense. This offers plenty of gothic pleasures.”
–Publishers Weekly
Susan Meissner, A Map to Paradise
(Berkley)
“A tale both tender and touching, about three complex and damaged women who despite their outward differences are all searching for that elusive thing called a home.”
–Kate Quinn
Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests
(Thomas & Mercer)
“Fun and fascinating to watch Maggie and friends pivot from drinking martinis at their monthly book club to full-on use of their survival and investigative skills.”
–Booklist
Christa Faust, The Get-Off
(Hard Case Crime)
“Supremely satisfying… an outstanding conclusion… a remarkable final act for a top-shelf series.”
–Publishers Weekly
Hannah Deitch, Killer Potential
(William Morrow)
“Compelling and cool, Hannah Deitch has written a Thelma & Louise for our times.”
–Paula Hawkins
David Handler, The Man Who Swore He’d Never Go Home Again
(Mysterious Press)
“A crackerjack of a crime novel that revisits beloved, beleaguered Hoagy at an earlier point in his life . . . Equal parts charm and cunning, it serves as the proverbial palate cleanser for series loyalists while making an ideal entry point for first time readers alike.”
–Strand Magazine
Joshua Hammer, The Mesopotamian Riddle
(Simon and Schuster)
“An archeological triumph receives the history it deserves. Readers who enjoyed the fictional adventures of Indiana Jones might imagine that real-life archeologists aren’t so exciting, but journalist Hammer, author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, may change their minds.”
–Kirkus Reviews
