Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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William Boyd, The Predicament
(Atlantic Crime)
“This John le Carré-esque Cold War thriller is something rare–a sequel that surpasses the original. Full of wry humor, this is a compelling novel full of intrigue, romance, and, once again, plenty of alcohol.”
–Booklist
John Dickson Carr, The Burning Court
(American Mystery Classics)
“A fascinating tale of murder, a disappearing corpse and of two persons who appear to be the reincarnations of long dead poisoners. The book fairly drips mystery.”
–The New York Times
Alissa Lee, With Friends Like These
(Atria)
Best of “The Strand Magazine”: 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction –Blackstone
Heather Gudenkauf, The Perfect Hosts
(Park Row)
“Gudenkauf excels at establishing character and atmosphere, and a sense of dread permeates every scene.”
–Kirkus
Andreina Cordani, Murder at the Christmas Emporium
(Pegasus Crime)
“Cordani makes an impressive adult debut with this devious holiday whodunit. Cordani starts in the key of a holiday cozy but gets dark fast, a risky transition she pulls off without a hitch. Mystery lovers of all stripes will walk away satisfied.”
–Publishers Weekly
Michael Sears, Love the Stranger
(Soho Crime)
“Sears delivers an action-packed Love the Stranger, deftly moving the plot from a financial thriller to a story about a vulnerable immigrant community easily exploited.”
–Oline H. Cogdill, South Florida Sun Sentinel
Anthony M. Amore, The Rembrandt Heist
(Pegasus)
“Amore delivers a dramatic and colorful recounting of the 1975 theft of Rembrandt’s Portrait of Elsbeth van Rijn from Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Amore constructs an impressively detailed play-by-play of the theft, drawing on his own investigations into the thefts of artworks and his access to Connor and Dotoli, both of whom he’d befriended, and sources in law enforcement and the art world. This captivates.”
–Publishers Weekly
Jess Armstrong, The Devil in Oxford
(Minotaur)
“Sublimely entertaining. . . The literary equivalent of catnip for historical mystery readers who like their crime fiction served with up with a soupçon of gothic spookiness, a hint of romance, and a generous splash of deliciously clever wit.” –Library Journal
Tracy Borman, The Stolen Crown
Atlantic Monthly
“Borman tells the fascinating story of palace intrigue, forgery, and other shenanigans behind those facts . . . An entertaining and highly readable story of a falsehood that has lasted 400 years.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Cate Quinn, The Bridesmaid
(Sourcebooks Landmark)
“Wildly entertaining and ingeniously plotted with truly unexpected, explosive twists! With a high-society wedding set against the lavish backdrop of a private island, Quinn has spun a delicious new take on the destination wedding-gone-wrong.”
–May Cobb
