A look at the week’s best new releases.
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Vinaya Bhagat, The Girl in the Mist
(Agora)
“A fun and engaging plot, with a stimulating and gratifying read, and looks to be on the way to be a bestseller.”
–The Free Press Journal
Laurie Loewenstein, Funeral Train
(Kaylie Jones Books)
“The sequel to Death of a Rainmaker . . . is just as atmospheric. The anguish and struggles of the Dust Bowl and Depression years are vividly depicted in this historical mystery.”
–Library Journal
Ava Barry, Double Exposure
(Pegasus)
“The plot of this exhilarating and intricate novel ebbs and flows between fast-paced action and relaxed moments of narrative exposition.”
–Booklist
Jennifer Givhan, River Woman, River Demon
(Blackstone)
“Featuring lush, evocative prose and beautiful, detailed descriptions of people and places, the book is difficult to put down…River Woman, River Demon is a seamless psychological and supernatural thriller about resilience and personal empowerment.”
–Foreword Reviews
Erin Adams, Jackal
(Bantam)
“Harrowing horror with a side of searing social commentary . . . Plentiful twists, keenly rendered characters, and atmospheric prose keep the pages turning.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Erle Stanley Gardner, The Bigger They Come
(American Mystery Classics)
“The reader will scarcely learn to admire any of the characters in this story, but he will have to admit that they lead exciting lives”
–New York Times
M. L. Longworth, Disaster at the Vendome Theater
(Penguin Books)
“…Pleasing…Packed with luscious descriptions of food and flashes of cultural history, this is a fine way to relax in the company of old friends.”
–Publisher’s Weekly
Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester
(St Martins)
“A standout historical… Even those unfamiliar with the classic will be hooked by this account of a capable woman standing up to the sexist and racial prejudices of her time.”
–Publishers Weekly
Nicolás Ferraro (transl. Mallory N. Craig-Kuhn), Cruz
(Soho Crime)
“Written with a relentless pace, Cruz explores the ferocity of family loyalty and treachery. This is a window into a world most people don’t know and no one will forget.”
–Chris Offutt
Kate Winkler Dawson, All That Is Wicked
(Putnam)
“All That Is Wicked is ceaselessly engaging, gorgeously researched, and—true crime fan or not—impossible to put down. Warning: read it with all the lights on.”
–Karen Abbott
