A look at the week’s best new releases.
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Yasmin Angoe, They Come At Knight
(Thomas and Mercer)
“A second round of action-packed, high-casualty intrigue for professional assassin Nena Knight. A lethal tale of an all-but-superhero whose author promises that ‘in this story, there are no heroes.’”
–Kirkus Reviews
Rijula Das, Small Deaths
(Amazon Crossing)
“[Rijula] Das’s searing debut centers on the plight of sex workers in contemporary Calcutta, India…This devastating novel is in turn touching and painful to read. Das, a Bengali-to-English translator, is definitely a writer to watch.”
–Publishers Weekly
Erica Blaque, Among Wolves
(Polis)
“Readers will find 50 shades of domestic suspense in this sexy thriller focused on unreliable narrators and cheating spouses. Recommended for readers of Tarryn Fisher or Shari Lapena.”
–Library Journal
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
(William Morrow)
“Each author captures Christie—and Marple—perfectly, while also displaying just a bit of her own unique touch. . . . This new and entertaining collection by some of our favorite writers will hook a new group of readers to the formidable Miss Marple.”
–Rhys Bowen, Washington Post
Joe Pompeo, Blood and Ink
(William Morrow)
“A compulsively readable account of a sensational unsolved double murder a century ago . . . Pompeo provides the definitive account of the murders. This is essential reading for true crime buffs.”
–Publishers Weekly
Peter Lovesey, Diamond and the Eye
(Soho Crime)
“At the start of MWA Grandmaster Lovesey’s entertaining, often amusing 20th Peter Diamond investigation (after 2020’s The Finisher), the Bath, England, detective superintendent is annoyed to be accosted at a pub by private eye Johnny Getz (his business card reads: Getz results), who needs Diamond’s help.”
–Publishers Weekly
Joël Dicker, The Enigma of Room 622
(Harper) (transl. Robert Bononno)
“A tale of romance, masterful duplicity, and… [a] cleverly jigsawed plot, [The Enigma of Room 622 is both]… homage to Agatha Christie, and … a touching farewell to Dicker’s late publisher.”
–Booklist
RJ Jacobs, Always the First to Die
(Sourcebooks)
“Solid mystery…Jacobs makes good use of traditional horror tropes―things that go bump in the night, dark rooms, a creepy mansion, and no phone service―while convincingly showing Florida before and after a category-four hurricane. Horror film buffs will want to check this one out.”
–Publishers Weekly
Annelise Ryan, A Death in Door Country
(Berkley)
“Full of fascinating history and lore, as well as the underwater geography of these fearsome waterways, this new mystery from “Mattie Winston” series author Ryan is a tour de force featuring a plucky and imminently likable sleuth. A deliciously clever and entertaining puzzle, highly recommended.”
–Library Journal
Camilla Trinchieri, Murder on the Vine
(Soho Crime)
“Excellent . . . Rabelaisian feasts provide seasoning as the action builds to a festive, celebratory bar gala. Trinchieri makes crime solving adventuresome, fun, and flavorful. This is the best in the series so far. Bring on number four.”
–Publishers Weekly
