If you run a One City One Book program and are looking for thrilling stories of mystery and suspense, look no further! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. HERE IN THE DARK by Alexis Soloski9781250883049Trade paperback available 12/3/24 A dark and stylish novel of psychological suspense about a […]
Tag: Ronald H. Balson
Mysteries/Thrillers This Month (9/29/22)
September was filled with thrilling and mysterious adventures including a favorite detective involved in a scandal of betrayal and secrets, a private investigator on the trail of a con man, an intense and toxic friendship that leads to deadly consequences, and a high-stakes spy mission set during World War II. THE RISING TIDE: A Vera […]
Booklist’s True Crime, Thrillers and Mysteries, Oh My! Recap
A huge thanks to everyone who attended today’s “True Crime, Thrillers and Mysteries, Oh My!” webinar with Booklist! Here are all the titles we talked about, plus you can watch the archived webinar know more: THE BLAME GAME by Sandie JonesSTAY AWAKE by Megan GoldinDIRT CREEK by Hayley ScrivenorDAISY DARKER by Alice FeeneyAMERICAN DEMON: Eliot […]
Thriller Thursday (9/16/21)
A serial killer hiding aboard a stranded cruise ship + a missing girl in NYC + a modern-day courtroom drama about wartime heroics = this thriller Thursday! THE STOWAWAY by James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth “This is a really good thriller, claustrophobic and creepy and fast-paced. The authors are clearly having some fun with […]
Historical Spotlight (9/9/20)
This historical spotlight takes us back to a Polish town during WWII and to medieval Europe in the era of Robin Hood. ELI’S PROMISE by Ronald H. Balson “Balson returns to the subject of his first three historical novels: Holocaust survivors and the stories of their lives during and after the war…Balson juggles between his […]
THE NIGHTINGALE Read-Alikes
If you cried your way through Kristin Hannah’s THE NIGHTINGALE (like I did) and are still thinking about sisters Isabelle and Vianne, you are not alone. It’s hard to find a story as moving and filled with love as THE NIGHTINGALE, but check out these read-alikes that are guaranteed to hit you in the feels… […]
The BIG Book Club Resource Guide
Ready to rev up your library’s book club? Great! We’ve got a TON of resources to help: Reading Group Gold is the destination for reading group news, sweepstakes and giveaways, early copies of upcoming books, and reading guides for select titles from Macmillan. You can also sign up for their newsletter. Our “One Book, One […]
September 2018 E-Galley Recommendations
First, if you’re not whitelisted (pre-approved) for Macmillan’s e-galleys on Edelweiss, DO IT! Then download and read these fresh, forthcoming Macmillan titles: Fiction PAPER GODS: A Novel of Money, Race, and Politics by Goldie Taylor CHRISTMAS AT THE CHALET by Anita Hughes Mystery/Thriller UNEASY LIES THE CROWN by Tasha Alexander HEARTS OF THE MISSING by […]
Thriller Thursday (9/21/17 Edition)
What’s tingling your spine this #ThrillerThursday? We’re reading: MURDEROUS MISTRAL by Cay Rademacher Two starred reviews! “Rademacher, short-listed for the Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger Award (for The Murderer in Ruins), has written a carefully plotted police procedural that vividly captures the landscape and scents of Provence while introducing Blanc and a small group of […]
Thriller Thursday (9/8/16 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to series regulars and new mysteries: THE WHITE MIRROR by Elsa Hart THREE starred reviews! “Hart seamlessly melds the complex politics of 18th-century Asia with a superior fair-play plot in her second whodunit featuring Chinese librarian Li Du.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review BECAUSE I’M WATCHING by Christina Dodd THREE starred reviews! “Dodd […]
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