The heat is on in these new mysteries hitting shelves this week: AMONG THE WICKED by Linda Castillo A July 2016 LibraryReads pick & a BEA 2016 “Shout ‘n Share” selection! In the eighth book in Castillo’s bestselling series, Kate Burkholder goes undercover in an isolated and secretive Amish community in rural, upstate New York Know More » […]
Tag: cozy
Penny, Paris & Andrews hit the August 2016 LibraryReads List!
FANTASTIC NEWS! Macmillan has THREE books on the August 2016 LibraryReads list! Topping the August list is A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny A BEA 2016 “Shout ‘n Share” pick with FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! “The lyrical 12th entry in bestseller Penny’s remarkable series, which has won multiple Agatha awards, finds former Chief Insp. Armand Gamache Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (5/19/16 Edition)
These new #ThrillerThursday mysteries will have you raving (in a good way): BOAR ISLAND by Nevada Barr In her 19th adventure, Anna Pigeon has taken over as acting chief ranger at Acadia National Park in Maine, where she must help her friend’s daughter, who is an unfortunate victim of cyber-bullying and stalking. “As in the Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (5/5/16 Edition)
Q: What do you get when you mix three detectives, two lawyers, three cozies, and one obsessed woman? A: Today’s #ThrillerThursday picks! REDEMPTION ROAD by John Hart A May 2016 LibraryReads & Indie Next pick, a PW Best Summer Book of 2016, a SIBA Spring 2016 Okra pick, and two starred reviews! In Hart’s “stellar crime Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (3/24/16 Edition)
Fresh meat! We’ve got two new mysteries for you this #ThrillerThursday, but first go RSVP for next month’s “Mysteries to Die For” Booklist webinar. THE ADVOCATE’S DAUGHTER by Anthony Franze On the eve of his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Sean Serrat’s daughter is found murdered in the court’s library. Now Sean must uncover secrets Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (1/21/16 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday, mystery lovers! We’re basking in the Edgar nominations glow and loving these new books: ORPHAN X by Gregg Hurwitz A February 2016 Indie Next pick! Two starred reviews for the best thriller since THE BOURNE IDENTITY, starring Evan Smoak: a legendary figure with skills, resources, a personal mission to help those with nowhere else Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (12/10/15 Edition)
We hope you’ve been following all the great mystery & thriller recommendations on Twitter from your fellow librarians (hashtag #libfaves15). Today we celebrate five new spine-tingling books out this week and next: DESPERATE MEASURES by Jo Bannister Bannister’s third series outing finds police officer Hazel Best helping her friend Gabriel Ash rescue his family from Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (10/8/15 Edition)
A couple of cozy mysteries will take the chill off this #ThrillerThursday: THE HAUNTED SEASON by G.M. Malliet In the fifth installment in the series, former-spy-turned-cleric Max Tudor must contend with his new role as a father as well as a murder all too close to home in Nether Monkslip. “As always, the mystery is Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (9/17/15 Edition)
Cozy treats and big thrills await you this #ThrillerThursday: SHANGHAI REDEMPTION by Qiu Xiaolong THREE stars for the 9th Inspector Chen Cao mystery, where he learns just how difficult it is to be an honest cop in a corrupt police state. “Atmospheric and rich in details about life in communist China, Qiu’s incisive portrait of Know More » […]
Thriller Thursday (7/30/15 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to a bestselling author and the new kid on the (mystery) block: BADLANDS by C.J. Box THREE stars for Box’s latest standalone in which the new sheriff of a North Dakota town is investigating organized crime, a drug ring, and trying to figure out how a 12-year-old boy fits into the mix. “Suspenseful—you can’t put it Know More » […]
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