10 New Books Coming Out This Week

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.

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Elizabeth Hand, Unspeakable Things
(Little Brown)

“A young woman learns the limits of passion in this tantalizing historical suspense novel. . . . The novel blooms into an intoxicating sapphic thriller replete with Daphne du Maurier-worthy descriptions of Cornwall and sharp observations about a pleasure-loving society in decline. It’s a dark delight.”
–Publishers Weekly

Lucy Clark, You Let Me In
(Atlantic Crime)

“This dark, disturbing, psychologically complex thriller . . . delivers an atmospheric setting that rapidly changes from idyllic to terrifying; vivid, multifaceted characters; a complex, keep-’em-guessing plot; and pulse pounding pacing for a story that will leave readers stunned.”
–Booklist

Adrian Van Young, Rough Beast
(Black Lawrence Press)

“Black metal, neo-noir, and black humor mixed together into something shockingly bright and compelling. Van Young takes some of music’s most diabolical history and transforms it into a purely American mystery novel (and a killer playlist too).”
–Jordan Harper

Jason Rekulak, Look What the Cat Dragged In
(Flatiron)

“Garfield meets Rosemary’s Baby…Increasingly terrifying comic strips and haunting woodcut illustrations accentuate the tale’s sinister undertones, while Rekulak’s broad characterizations make room for humor. With a plot that’s by turns cozy, creepy, and comedic, this is good fun.”
–Publisher’s Weekly

Tara Goedjen, Please Enjoy Your Stay
(Atria/Emily Bestler)

“A well-executed gothic thriller… a shrewdly self-aware tale that never goes where readers might expect.”
–Publishers Weekly

Elizabeth Kostova, Mystery Play
(Ballantine)

“Returning to the world she created for her bestselling debut The Historian, Kostova brilliantly blends a Henry Jamesian storytelling style with a wonderfully atmospheric, gothic-infused plot worthy of M. R. James at his best. The result is a spookily supernatural slow-burn thriller that casts its own haunting spell over readers . . . This quietly creepy, deadly entertaining thriller ingeniously plays with the myth and legend of Dracula.”
–Library Journal

Kat Dunn, Rottenheart
(Zando)

“The more-than-platonic love between two childhood friends, Odette and Cecilia, is tested when Odette’s mother suddenly dies. In this creative adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” love, grief, madness, family secrets and a vengeful ghost collide in a tale that is part romance, part gothic horror.”
–The New York Times Book Review

Ell Cosimano, Hannah Morrissey, Home for the Homicides
(Minotaur)

“This is a hilarious and raunchy holiday whodunit that pokes fun at holiday romance stereotypes but cherishes their happily ever afters.”
–Library Journal

Nneoma Ike-Njoku, The Water House
(Summit)

“Creepy and atmospheric…gives the gothic novel an intriguingly fresh twist.”
–Paula Hawkins

Kevin Johnson, Twas the Night
(William Morrow)

“A sucker punch of a first novel, a breakneck journey into comedy-horror gold…Whiplash plot changes, appropriately nauseating levels of gore, mouthwatering descriptions of baked goods, and undeniable humor delivered with excellent timing make this book a true pleasure to read.”
–Library Journal