Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
Lucy Andrews, A Very Vexing Murder
(William Morrow)
“This story celebrates what makes Austen’s work iconic: complex, witty characters; relationship drama; and an exploration of human nature. Readers who enjoyed Vanessa Kelly’s Emma Knightley mysteries or Claudia Gray’s “Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney” series will find much to enjoy here.”
–Library Journal
Tiffany Hanssen, My Name Was Gerry Sass
(Atlantic Crime)
“From its opening pages, public radio host Hanssen’s knockout debut, which orbits around the death of a genteel hit man in the 1980s Midwest, hums with suppressed menace. Fast, funny, and emotionally complex, Hanssen’s thriller suggests that guilt and family trauma will catch up to even the craftiest evaders. It’s an auspicious first outing.”
–Publishers Weekly
David Bergen, Days of Feasting and Rejoicing
(Blackstone)
“Taut, engrossing, and tense, Days of Feasting and Rejoicing is a fine-tuned, psychologically nuanced suspense story that offers so much more than most literary, crime thrillers, even those twice as long. Expertly crafted and impossible to put down.”
–Iain Reid
Lacey Moone, Voted Most Likely to Murder
(Crooked Lane)
“Watching Belinda and Jolene find strength in their flaws is just as engaging as the mystery . . . Fans of perceptive, humorous mysteries such as Jo Firestone’s Murder on Sex Island and The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club, by Gloria Chao are sure to love Moone’s debut.”
–Booklist
Alison Gaylin, Robert B. Parker’s Booked
(Putnam)
“A tense tale of doxxing and death.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Alex Finlay, The Anniversary
(Minotaur)
“Somehow, Finlay manages to improve with each amazing book, and he has crafted another terrific suspense novel that demands to be read in one sitting. Jules and Quinn fly off the page, and readers will be emotionally engrossed in their journey to see where they are in their lives each May 1.”
–Library Journal
Louise Penny, Melissa Fung, The Last Mandarin
(Minotaur)
“[An] intelligent espionage thriller… Penny’s trademark humor mingles well with Fung’s political expertise. The result is an eerily plausible nail-biter.”
–Publishers Weekly
James Comey, Red Verdict
(The Mysterious Press)
“[Comey] has proven himself to be a first-rate storyteller; certainly his expertise in the world of intelligence and intrigue gives the Carleton novels a strong feeling of verisimilitude. But it’s his vividly drawn characters that really sell the stories. . . . For readers who haven’t yet checked out a Nora Carleton book, the time is now.”
–Booklist
Emma Garman The Kindness of Strangers
(S&S/Summit Books)
“Agatha Christie fans, gather ’round….If you like history with your mystery, look no further.”
–BookPage
Rhodi Hawk, This Town Won’t Tell
(Crooked Lane)
“Mesmerizing even at a break-neck pace, This Town Won’t Tell had me laughing, wincing, and compulsively turning the page. With sharp writing and a fascinating mess of a character, Rhodi Hawk keeps readers on a white knuckle funride of suspense.”
–Sarah Pinborough
