Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
Uzma Jalaluddin, Moonlight Murder
(Harper Perennial)
“This second installment [in the Detective Aunty series] is deeply layered, rich in culture, and paves the way for this detective to become a favorite.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Ande Pliego, The Library After Dark
(Bantam)
“Stephen King meets Agatha Christie in this brilliant thriller. A gripping genre-bending mix of fairytale, horror story, and murder mystery. . . . One of the most hauntingly cinematic and cleverly plotted novels I’ve read in a long time.”
–Hank Phillippi Ryan
Tim Sullivan, The Teacher
(Atlantic Crime)
“Sullivan’s experience as a screenwriter [is] on full display . . . Series fans and newcomers alike will find this a tidy and satisfying whodunit.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Jess Cannon, Zoom with a View
(Dutton)
“[A] smart and funny debut… Police memos, Reddit user exchanges, and transcripts of voicemails are planted directly into chapters for readers to help solve this zippy mystery.”
–Booklist
Simon Elegant, City on Fire
(Pegasus)
“The David-and-Goliath struggle at the heart of the novel is thrilling to witness, and Elegant fortifies it with a complex portrait of Hong Kong’s racial politics and a sobering study of widespread political malfeasance. Striking just the right balance of tension and emotional depth, this bruising thriller delivers the goods.”
–Publishers Weekly
Ilona Bannister, Five
(Crown)
“[A] sharply observed suspense novel from Bannister . . . [her] compassion and gift for nerve-shredding tension make this a ride worth taking.”
–Publishers Weekly
Vincent Yu, Seek Immediate Shelter
(Flatiron)
“Surprising…Secrets surface, regrets sharpen, and long-avoided truths demand to be spoken…A character-driven story that asks two simple but unsettling questions, If you believed the world was ending, who would you become in those final minutes? and how would you live afterward, if you were given the chance?”
–Booklist
LM Kemp, I, Spy
(Minotaur)
“I, Spy is an incisive feminist thriller and heaps of fun. L. M. Kemp blends tradecraft and intimate reckonings in an enthralling tale of motherhood, the business of secrets, and the biggest mystery of all, the self, ‘with beauty, with magic.’ A stellar speedrun of a novel and a fresh take on the alluring dangers of espionage.”
–Margot Douaihy
Matt Goldman, Liar’s Creek
(Minotaur)
“Goldman explores tensions between father and son… Liar’s Creek is compelling and sets things up nicely for what is to follow… for fans of restrained, character-driven mysteries.”
–Booklist
Gillian McAllister, Caller Unknown
(William Morrow)
“Beneath the breathless pacing, McAllister offers a thoughtful meditation on the evolving bond between mother and daughter: what it means to let go and what it costs to hold on too tightly.”
–Library Journal
Diane Josefowicz, The Great Houses of Pill Hill
(Soho Crime)
“An entertaining mystery that skewers the traditions of the locked-room story.”
–Library Journal
Jo Murray, Dissection of a Murder
(Dutton)
“Former barrister Murray lays out her intricate plot with the aplomb of a seasoned lawyer steering a jury to a verdict, shedding light on procedural idiosyncrasies and gender inequality within the British legal system en route to a jaw-dropping final twist. Readers will find this criminally captivating.”
–Publishers Weekly
