From the assassination of a presidential candidate, to a Denver cop investigating a drug raid and murder, to a high-society woman uncovering the truth behind a suspicious death, to a gothic murder mystery featuring a rare bookstore owner, this week’s Thriller Thursday has adventure and mystery for everyone!
THE GOLDEN GATE BY AMY CHUA
Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by August 1st.
“The historical mystery debut by Yale Law School professor Chua…is a successful, compelling mash-up of California history, ghost story, family tale, and social commentary.”–Library Journal, starred review
“Chua skillfully creates tension around Sullivan’s complex investigation, tempting red herrings, and thoughtful examination of war-time social divisions.”–Booklist, starred review
BLOOD BETRAYAL: A BLACKWATER FALLS NOVEL BY AUSMA ZEHANAT KHAN
Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by October 1st.
“Even as Det. Inaya Rahman investigates the police killing of a young Black man in Blackwater Falls, a drug raid in neighboring Denver ends with the killing of teenager Mateo Ruiz by a police officer whose father begs Inaya to prove his innocence—never mind that he himself was one of her major opponents when she was on the Denver police force.”–Library Journal Pre-Pub Alert
ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A LORD: A LADY PETRA INQUIRIES NOVEL BY CELESTE CONNALLY
Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by October 1st.
“In Agatha finalist Connally’s latest, Lady Petra Forsyth, determined never to marry after the death of her fiancé…uses her new-found independence to investigate a friend’s death while in the care of a shady physician.”–Library Journal Pre-Pub Alert
THE CURSE OF PENRYTH HALL BY JESS ARMSTRONG
Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by November 1st.
“An heiress…[who] purveys rare books…Ruby Vaughn finds herself at the home of former best friend Tasmyn following a book delivery. She ends up staying at gloomy Penryth Hall when Tasmyn’s husband, Sir Edward Chenowyth, is murdered amid rumors of a family curse.”–Library Journal Pre-Pub Alert
THE GOLDEN GATE by Amy Chua; 9781250903600; 9/19/23
BLOOD BETRAYAL: A BLACKWATER FALLS NOVEL by Ausma Zehanat Khan; 9781250822406; 11/7/23
ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A LORD: A LADY PETRA INQUIRIES NOVEL by Celeste Connally; 9781250867551; 11/14/23
THE CURSE OF PENRYTH HALL by Jess Armstrong; 9781250886019; 12/5/23
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