This month was packed with mysteries and thrillers! Within these pages you’ll find child heroes reuniting to uncover the truth, a small-town detective on the case even while on vacation, a gothic tale inspired by Romantic classics, a murder in an affluent New England suburb, a mysterious figure terrorizing children on Halloween, a man trying […]
Tag: Peter Blauner
Happy Half Hour (11/14/22)
In today’s Happy Half Hour we have an investigation behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operations, a mesmerizing story about faith and family, a supernatural YA thriller about an eerie town, and a chilling account of what happened three decades ago in Waco, TX. COBALT RED: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by […]
For Your Consideration: January 2023 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite January titles for the January 2023 LibraryReads list! Votes due December 1! ALL HALLOWS by Christopher Golden9781250280299 | 1/24/23Download on Edelweiss and NetGalley “Even as families bicker and crumble on Halloween Eve in 1984, Coventry, MA, four children who aren’t from town go door to door in vintage […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (7/25/22)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: THE CRANE HUSBAND by Kelly BarnhillISBN 9781250850973 | on sale 2/28/23 “Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters.” A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household finances […]
Thriller Thursday (9/6/18 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to some series favorites! SUNRISE HIGHWAY by Peter Blauner Two starred reviews! Lourdes Robles, a relentless young Latina detective for the NYPD, discovers a deep and sinister web of connections between the victims of a serial killer and some of the most powerful political figures in Long Island. “Exploring such subjects as police […]
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 […]
For Your Consideration: September 2018 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the September 2018 LibraryReads list! Nominations are due July 20! Click here for the full list of 2018 deadlines. AN ACT OF VILLAINY by Ashley Weaver In the 5th book in Edgar Award-nominee and librarian Ashley Weaver’s historical mystery series, Amory Ames is hired by her friend, […]
Booklist’s “Crime Fiction for Mystery Month” Webinar Titles
We hope you were able to tune in to Booklist’s “Crime Fiction for Mystery Month” webinar today, but if not, here are all the thrilling titles Anne presented: BRING ME BACK*| B.A. Paris | 9781250151339 | Out 6/19/18 THE MIDDLEMAN* | Olen Steinhauer | 9781250036179 | Out 8/7/18 (LR: 6/20) FEARED* | Lisa Scottoline | […]
Macmillan Library @ LJ/SLJ Day of Dialog & BookExpo 2018!
We can’t wait to see you in New York City next month during Library Journal & School Library Journal’s Days of Dialog, at BookExpo (Macmillan booth #2444-2445), and at these MANY fantastic events: Wednesday, May 30 Library Journal‘s Day of Dialog 9:00am-6:00pm John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W 59th Street, New York, NY […]
2016 Agatha & Lefty Award Winners
Happy #ThrillerThursday, friends! First, congrats to our MWA Grand Masters Ellen Hart (FEVER IN THE DARK/The Jane Lawless Mysteries, Minotaur Books) and Max Allan Collins (BETTER DEAD, Forge Books), who were officially announced as part of the 2017 Edgar Award winners! Congratulations to our 2016 Agatha Award winners Best Contemporary Novel: A GREAT RECKONING by Louise […]