Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Matt Goldman, Carolina Moonset
(Forge Books)
“First-class…The often amusing dialogue flows naturally, the emotional undercurrents ring true, and the mystery itself offers a full complement of suspects and motives. This novel about love, loss, and family ties isn’t to be missed.”
–Publishers Weekly, starred review
Emma Bamford, Deep Water
(Gallery/Scout Press)
“Strap on your life-vests and prepare for a tense maritime nightmare. Paradise never felt so sinister.”
–Ruth Ware
Dana Mele, Summer’s Edge
(Simon and Schuster Books For Young Readers)
“With an exquisitely tense haunting and a twist-filled mystery that kept me guessing, Summer’s Edge hooked me from the first line and, like its lake house, would not let me go.”
–Gretchen McNeil
Marie Adelmann, How to Be Eaten
(Little Brown)
“In this modern retelling of classic fairy tales, Adelmann shatters ‘happily ever after’…and brilliantly brings to light the historical exploitation and manipulation of female trauma in the media. With the current fascination with true crime and reality television, this powerful first novel holds up a mirror to the reader and challenges our perceptions of truth.”
–Booklist, starred review
M.P. Woodward, The Handler
(Berkley)
“Packed with twists, turns, and jaw-dropping surprises, The Handler is a smart, expertly-crafted, electrifying debut that’s not to be missed.”
–The Real Book Spy
Moses McKenzie, Olive Grove in Ends
(Little Brown)
“Recalling Zadie Smith’s masterpiece White Teeth, this is the most exciting UK debut in years… Drug violence, religious strife, and a star-crossed romance play out in this Shakespearean tale set in a Bristol neighborhood of Caribbean and Somali immigrants called Ends… A gritty coming-of-age tale for the ages.”
–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Kelley Armstrong, A Rip Through Time
(Minotaur)
“Armstrong builds an intense, intricately plotted mystery in this series debut.”
–Library Journal, starred review
Nora Murphy, The Favor
(Minotaur)
“An unnerving feminist retake on Strangers on a Train . . . Strikes an unsettling chord from the beginning and never lets go.”
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Wendy Church, Murder on the Spanish Seas
(Polis)
“Fans of Janet Evanovich will enjoy meeting the freewheeling Jesse, and this debut gives an enticing hint of more adventures to come. Armchair travelers and foodies, rejoice. Go, Jesse!”
–Booklist, starred review
Carla Valentine, Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie
(Sourcebooks)
“Valentine has written an engaging and informative book (the Murder Methods Table is grimly fascinating…She casts new light on Christie’s methods and research and, most importantly, makes sure never to give away the endings.”
–The Guardian
