Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.
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Val McDermid, 1979
(Atlantic)
“McDermid is at her considerable best here, raising the stakes ever higher and conjuring the atmosphere of the newsroom so strongly that the cigarette smoke will have you coughing. The good news is that this excellent novel marks the start of a new series.”
Laura Wilson, The Guardian
John Banville, April in Spring
(Hanover Square)
“Sumptous, propulsive and utterly transporting, APRIL IN SPAIN is the work of a master writer at the top of his game.”
Bookreporter
Tess Little, The Last Guest
(Ballantine)
“Little intercuts the party’s aftermath with flashbacks to Elspeth’s past and the soiree itself, imparting tension, heft, and drive. . . . Elspeth’s emotional journey both grips and gratifies. Little is a writer to watch.”
Publishers Weekly
Alex Schulman, The Survivors
(Doubleday)
“Searing…Schulman writes in an understated prose and has an intuitive feel for the subtleties of gesture and memory.”
Publishers Weekly
Eric Rickstad, I Am Not Who You Think I Am
(Blackstone)
“[An] exceptional thriller…Knowing that the story line is building toward the fatal conflagration keeps the tension high. Rickstad has raised his game to a new level.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Jo Nesbo, The Jealousy Man and Other Stories
(Knopf) (transl. Robert Ferguson)
“The twelve tales in this impressive collection from bestseller Nesbø (the Harry Hole series) blend taut suspense with sharply limned characters. . . . Frederick Forsyth fans will be enthralled.”
Publishers Weekly
Lisa Unger, Last Girl Ghosted
(Park Row)
“Unger always ratchets up the tension…But in this book, she spins like Simone Biles—and sticks the landing.”
Kirkus (starred review)
John Copenhaver, The Savage Kind
(Pegasus)
“Copenhaver’s tale unfolds via breathless diary entries from both girls, strung together by an anonymous narrator in 1963. A profusion of devastating twists complements the pulp-noir tone and keeps readers on tenterhooks, and a tentative romance between Judy and Philippa adds depth. Megan Abbott fans, take note.”
Publishers Weekly
Helene Tursten, An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
(Soho Crime) (transl. Marlaine Delargy)
“This absorbing dive into the mind of a ruthless pragmatist posing as a Swedish Miss Marple will please psychological-thriller fans, once they realize that Maud isn’t nearly as cozy as she looks.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
L. Alison Heller, The Neighbor’s Secret
(Flatiron)
“With its imaginative plot, charismatic characters, and wealth of dramatic revelations, this addictive tale is one of those novels that demands to be gobbled up in a single sitting. Great for book clubs (whose members may or may not have their own secrets) and for domestic-thriller lovers in general.”
Booklist (starred review)
