Fan favorite–and Mac Lib favorite–private detective Nils Shapiro is back in Matt Goldman’s latest standalone thriller, THE SHALLOWS. A prominent lawyer is found dead, tied to his own dock and everyone wants our favorite PI Nils to protect them from suspicion: The unfaithful widow. Her artist boyfriend. The lawyer’s firm. A polarizing congressional candidate. A […]
Tag: thriller
Three Stars for WHISPER NETWORK!
Chandler Baker’s #MeToo whodunit WHISPER NETWORK has received THREE starred reviews! “Attorney Baker’s debut is a thriller, a murder mystery, and an anthem for any woman who has ever hit a glass ceiling, been the brunt of sexual innuendo, or felt harassed in the workplace. Smart, articulate, and witty, it will resonate with a huge […]
Thriller Thursday: DARK SITE Edition (5/30/19)
Today’s #ThrillerThursday goes straight special ops, butt-kicking action with DARK SITE: A Sam Dryden Novel by Patrick Lee! 2 starred reviews! “This is a compulsive, nail-biting, stay-up-all-night thriller.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review “As always, Lee builds tension superbly, but here he adds the extra element of parceling out information from past and present in ever-so-small increments, […]
Thriller Thursday (5/23/19)
Join us on an epic armchair adventure from Lake Superior to Iceland to Camp David and through savage terrain… All in today’s #ThrillerThursday! DEAD MAN’S MISTRESS: A McKenzie Novel by David Housewright “One beautifully staged, unusually clear set piece follows another as the plot unwinds, offering a free-of-charge education in the treachery-ridden art market. A […]
2019 CWA Dagger Awards Longlist
The CWA Dagger Awards Longlist includes TWO Macmillan titles! CWA Gold Dagger WHAT WE DID by Christobel Kent “Incisive character studies, seamless plotting, and a breathtaking final reveal make this a standout.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger THIRTEEN by Steve Cavanagh “A knockout legal thriller with a doozy of a twist.”–Booklist, starred […]
Thriller Thursday (5/16/19)
Scary first dates, international espionage, and spunky Southern mysteries galore in today’s Thriller Thursday! THE NIGHT BEFORE by Wendy Walker June 2019 Indie Next Pick + LibraryReads author of ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN and EMMA IN THE NIGHT “Skilfully manipulating tension and using breathless pacing, Walker keeps that question in the air until the final […]
Happy #PubDay! (5/14/19)
A LibraryReads-winning rom-com + a speculative debut + an Indie Next Pick + a cinematic Reconstruction-era drama + a thriller/SF mash-up = a very merry #PubDay celebration! RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston PW Best Book of the Summer + May LibraryReads Pick + Three starred reviews + June Indie Next Pick! “The […]
Sneak Peek: June 2019 Indie Next List
The June Indie Next list features a whopping SEVEN Macmillan titles! RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston PW Best Book of the Summer + May LibraryReads Pick + Three starred reviews! “The much-loved royal romance genre gets a fun and refreshing update in McQuiston’s debut…. A clever, romantic, sexy love story.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred […]
#ThrillerThursday (5/9/19)
From a series prequel (now on PBS!) to dogs with jobs–welcome to this week’s Thriller Thursday! THE ROAD TO GRANTCHESTER by James Runcie “Runcie’s exceptional seventh novel featuring Sidney Chambers (after 2017’s SIDNEY CHAMBERS AND THE PERSISTENCE OF LOVE), a prequel, opens with an extended section set during WWII… While Sidney has only one passing […]
SAVE ME FROM DANGEROUS MEN is a Booklist Top 10 Crime Debut!
Our favorite (retired-but-not-quite) Booklis-ter, Bill Ott, put together the Year’s Best Crime Novels for 2019, and S.A. Lelchuk’s SAVE ME FROM DANGEROUS MEN made the Top 10 Debuts list! Nikki Griffin isn’t your typical private investigator. In her office above her bookstore’s shelves and stacks, where she luxuriates in books and the comfort they provide, […]
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