This #ThrillerThursday we celebrate a standalone legal thriller, a chilling LibraryReads winner, a hard-hitting assassin hunting for revenge, and the return of a West Virginian prosecutor turned private investigator. THE MURDER LIST by Hank Phillippi Ryan “A compelling legal thriller from the popular author of the Jane Ryland mystery series, this will have readers’ sympathies […]
Tag: Julia Keller

2019 Edgar Award Nominees
The Mystery Writers of America just announced the 2019 Edgar Award nominees, and Macmillan has 5 contenders! Best Short StoryRABID: A Mike Bowditch Short Story by Paul Doiron Best YASADIE by Courtney Summers Mary Higgins Clark AwardA DEATH OF NO IMPORTANCE by Mariah Fredericks BONE ON BONE: A Bell Elkins Novel by Julia Keller A […]

Thriller Thursday (8/23/18 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to a LibraryReads debut, two series favorites, and a naval adventure! THE OTHER WOMAN by Sandie Jones Also available in audio An August 2018 LibraryReads pick and one of Library Journal’s Best Summer 2018 Debuts! Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother Pammie. There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her […]

July 2018 All-Stars
Whether it’s literary fiction, mystery, poetry, or graphic novels, these books all have the same thing in common: multiple starred reviews! THE GOLDEN STATE by Lydia Kiesling “Kiesling’s intimate, culturally perceptive debut portrays a frazzled mother and a fractious America, both verging on meltdown. But perhaps best of all is her thought-provoking portrait of a […]

#thrillerthursday (08/24/17)
Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves “Cleeves’ taut, atmospheric thriller will keep readers guessing until the last page…Chilling.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Cleeves offers up evocative settings and flawed characters with depth, making her mysteries wonderfully addictive. Her latest is no exception.”–Library Journal, starred review “A nice mixture, in the British tradition, of social comedy and […]

Booklist “Mysteries to Die For” Webinar Titles
Here are all the spine-tingling Macmillan mysteries that Talia “the terror” Sherer presented at today’s Booklist‘s “Mysteries to Die For” collection development webinar: A GREAT RECKONING by Louise Penny BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by B.A. Paris ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN by Wendy Walker REDEMPTION ROAD by John Hart BOAR ISLAND by Nevada Barr THE ONE MAN by Andrew Gross AMONG THE […]

Mystery & Mayhem from Macmillan
Macmillan’s got the best new mysteries & thrillers right here! Highly Anticipated New Books from Bestselling Authors CITY OF THE LOST by Kelley Armstrong (a May 2016 LibraryReads pick!) REDEMPTION ROAD by John Hart (a May 2016 LibraryReads pick!) ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN by Wendy Walker REPO MADNESS by W. Bruce Cameron PARADIME by Alan Glynn […]

Our 2016 YALSA & RUSA Award Winners!
Congrats to all of the amazing Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for YALSA and RUSA’s various reading lists this year! 2016 Alex Awards (the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences): BONES & ALL by Camille De Angelis FUTURISTIC VIOLENCE AND FANCY SUITS by David Wong HUMANS OF NEW YORK: […]

Kirkus Best Books of 2015 – Fiction
First, Publishers Weekly, then Library Journal, and now Kirkus Reviews announced their Best of 2015 Fiction lists which include 20 Macmillan titles: Best Fiction THE SELLOUT by Paul Beatty A MANUAL FOR CLEANING WOMEN by Lucia Berlin PURITY by Jonathan Franzen LAST RAGGED BREATH by Julia Keller THE DARK FOREST by Cixin Liu CRUCIFIXION CREEK […]

Thriller Thursday (8/27/15 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to two series favorites, a debut, and a new novel from a writer serving a life sentence in prison (no joke!): THE NATURE OF THE BEAST by Louise Penny The outstanding 11th book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Penny’s Inspector Armand Gamache series is an August 2015 LibraryReads pick, a September […]