Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Emma Rosenblum, Bad Summer People
(Flatiron)
“Rosenblum is a master of understated social satire, and her gift for capturing human follies and the dark, emotional depth of her characters through artfully rendered details make Bad Summer People a seriously compulsive read.”
–Shelf Awareness
Jaime Lynn Hendricks, I Didn’t Do It
(Scarlet)
“A furious, riotous, meta-romp … A dishy balm for every aspiring author who’s envied those established figures at mystery conventions.”
–Kirkus
Ivy Pochoda, Sing Her Down
(FSG/MCD)
“In muscular prose, Pochoda plumbs the psychological depths of her fascinating characters and extracts high drama from their shifting allegiances. This searing, accomplished page-turner deserves a wide audience.”
–Publishers Weekly
Javier Marías (transl. Margaret Jull Costa), Tomás Nevinson
(Knopf)
“Marías mesmerises us again and we are swept on by the long, powerful swells of his prose, flawlessly translated by Margaret Jull Costa . . . This is a spy thriller, but it reads like one transposed into music by Philip Glass . . . A many-layered meditation on mortality and memory and free will and its opposite.”
–Lucy Hughes-Hallett, The Guardian
Daniel Weizmann, The Last Songbird
(Melville House)
“A moving neonoir cruise through Los Angeles…In hard-boiled language with an added layer of humor and psychological insight, Weizmann tells a tale reliant on the thrill, and pathos, of popular music… At turns thrilling and poignant, this is fine, thoughtful entertainment.”
–Kirkus
Hannah Mary McKinnon, The Revenge List
(MIRA)
“Well worth the sleepless night. With The Revenge List, Hannah Mary McKinnon once again proves herself to be a master of the suspense genre.”
–Kellye Garrett
Jaclyn Goldis, The Chateau
(Atria)
“Shocking revelations do not stop until the very last page. Sex, lies, and secrets turn deadly in this modern-day tale built on classic plot devices.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Liv Constantine, The Senator’s Wife
(Bantam)
“A domestic thriller set among the Washington, D.C., in crowd starts with a bang. . . . Gaspworthy.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Stacey Abrams, Rogue Justice
(Doubleday)
“A thoroughly compelling take on the machinations of Washington and those covetous of power.”
–New York Magazine
Kelley Armstrong, The Poisoner’s Ring
(Minotaur)
“Armstrong fashions a satisfying narrative out of familiar parts and nails her lead’s cheeky, anachronistic narration. This is winningly silly and satisfying.”
–Publishers Weekly
