Thriller Thursday (5/21/15 Edition)

We’ve got four fabulous thrillers for you, plus BookCon news!

LITTLE BLACK LIES by Sharon Bolton
A May 2015 LibraryReads pick! When a child goes missing, three islanders—Catrin, her childhood best friend, Rachel, and her ex-lover Callum—confess to the crime. “[A] nail-biter… This brilliantly plotted thriller, filled with lies and betrayals, builds to an unexpected, mesmerizing ending.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

EIGHTH GRAVE AFTER DARK by Darynda Jones
The eighth entry in Jones’s “tongue-in-cheek supernatural soap opera” (Publishers Weekly) with ever escalating stakes finds Charlie Davidson and her super-sexy, literally-from-hell husband, Reyes, hiding from hellhounds in a convent while awaiting the birth of their daughter, Beep.

And since we’ll be busy at BEA next week, happy early #ThrillerThursday to:

THE STORM MURDERS by John Farrow
THREE starred reviews for the smart, enthralling fourth Émile Cinq-Mars thriller! “Farrow (the pen name of Canadian writer Trevor Ferguson) has written an excellent thriller in which characters, plot, and setting score a triple for suspense.” — Library Journal, starred review

INDEPENDENCE DAY by Ben Coes
TWO starred reviews for the latest Dewey Andreas thriller! “Coes is in the same league as Brad Thor and Vince Flynn, and this high-octane race against time will have plot-driven thriller readers unable to turn the pages fast enough. Libraries should grab this one in quantity and make sure Coes’ backlist is available as well.” — Booklist, starred review

Going to BookCon next weekend? Stop by for the Crime Time Quiz Show, hosted by The Criminal Element and emceed by yours truly, Anne Spieth!

Three authors—Jane Cleland, Julia Dahl, and Maggie Barbieri—compete in a mystery & thrilled themed game of trivia. Each author will represent a section of the audience, and the winning team will receive a swag bag!