Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru
(Berkley)
“Gilmore’s latest historical horror will be another crowd-pleaser. For fans of menacing supernatural tales of family secrets, ghosts, possession, and intrigue, such as Alma Katsu’s The Deep or Daphne Fama’s House of Monstrous Women.”
–Library Journal
Steve Cavanagh, Two Kinds of Stranger
(Atria)
“There’s nary a dull moment in bestseller Cavanagh’s electrifying latest…With relentless surprises and surprisingly sharp commentary on social media narcissism, this is sure to win Cavanagh new fans.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
Katherine Greene, Where the Truth Lies
(Crooked Lane)
“Katherine Greene peels back the layers of a perfect marriage with a toxic core in this stellar domestic thriller. Twisted with an undercurrent of malice, Where The Truth Lies delivers a fast-paced punch of devastating secrets, overbearing privilege, and messy lives as it races to a satisfying end.”
–Darby Kane
Rebecca Lehmann, The Beheading Game
(Crown)
“Lehmann offers deep character work, portraying Anne’s early self-righteous naivete and discovery of her political savvy, and she successfully pairs a thrilling plot with a complex reflection on the limits of women’s power. Readers will be delighted.”—Publishers Weekly
JH Markert, Dig
(Crooked Lane)
“A sticky horror that won’t let you go . . . pulls you straight onto an island that feels truly alive with such creeping dread.”
–Capes and Tights
Alice Henderson, Storm Warning
(William Morrow)
“Recommended for readers who enjoy resilient, intelligent women characters and for those interested in science and environmental themes. Though it’s part of a series, the book also works as a stand-alone.”
–Library Journal
Andrew Reid, The Survivor
(Minotaur)
“Reid’s fast-paced thriller is a roller-coaster…the atmospheric setting of the New York City subway adds to the tension, making readers feel as claustrophobic as the characters do.”
–Booklist
Alex Segura, Enemy of My Enemy
(Hyperion)
“Crime-fighting is hell in this gripping urban noir…. Segura’s twin experience in prose and comics serves him well here: he effortlessly conjures the heightened atmosphere of a Marvel comic without tipping into cliché. Superhero fans will be delighted.”
–Publishers Weekly
Emma Cleary, Afterbirth
(Harper)
“This rich story of two sisters grappling with the idea of motherhood is creepy and full of eerie twists. For fans of dreamlike horror stories, Afterbirth zips along like a movie but amps up the heart.”
–Variety
Andrew Welsh-Huggins, The Delivery
(The Mysterious Press)
“Head-knocking courier Mercury Carter gets tangled in overlapping criminal conspiracies in Welsh-Huggins’s solid sequel to The Mailman.”
–Publishers Weekly
