Happy Half Hour (8/17/26)

Today, we’re chatting about two magicians and destined enemies who are given a prophecy to repeat a duel to the death; a former CIA field agent who must figure out who is determined to expose her after more than two decades away from her career; and an electronic DJ in Ireland investigating the disappearance of her friend who went missing after one of their huge parties.

A DESTINY SO CRUEL by Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman | 9781250873187 | 11/10/26
BAD COMPANY by Sara Paretsky | 9781250412195 | 11/10/26
THE PARTY IN THE WOODS by Fiona McPhillips | 9781250908278 | 11/10/26

Additional titles we mentioned:
THE COURT OF VENUS by Bel Banta | 9781250437136 | 9/29/26
UNROYALLY YOURS by Emma Lord | 9781250414601 | 4/20/27
THIS WRETCHED ALCHEMY by Tina Mars | 9781250456564 | 11/10/26
BODIES OF MAGIC by Freya Marske | 9781250341655 | 9/15/26
THE BONE BRIDES by Marley Rose-Teter | 9798890035004 | 9/29/26
THE HAUNTING OF LADY DEATH by Maddie Martinez | 9781250367907 | 2/9/27
CHERRY by Rose Wilding | 9781250886965 | 11/3/26
MEMBERS ONLY by Emma Rosenblum | 9781250409775 | 1/12/27
SILVER FOX by Adam Borba | 9781250429537 | 3/30/27
AND I WILL TELL YOU MINE: Notes from a Life in Progress by Sophia Bush | 9781250457899 | 10/27/26
WITCH DANCE by Isabel Ibañez | 9781250376725 | 3/9/27
THE ONE WE BURIED by Kate Alice Marshall | 9781250437365 | 2/26/27
MURDER MOST CRYPTIC by Alys Cummings | 9781250478122 | 2/16/27
THE MUSCLE CAR MURDER by Diane Kelly | 9781250488237 | 3/30/27
PERFECT IN DEATH by J. D. Robb | 9781250470225 | 2/2/27
OUR MONSTER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN by J.W. Ocker | 9798890036421 | 2/9/27
OXFORD SECRETS by Rachel Davis-Featherstone | 9781250342331 | 1/12/27
DAMS by Irene Solà | 9781644454237 | 11/3/26
RULES TO LIVE BY: How Extraordinary Lives Define What Really Matters by Jimmy Chin | 9781250371645 | 9/29/26