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 […]
Tag: Thriller Thursday
Thriller Thursday (12/3/15 Edition)
Follow a super sleuth in each of these mysteries on shelves now: HARBOUR STREET by Ann Cleeves Two stars for Cleeves’s latest entry in her D.I. Vera Stanhope series. “The fatal stabbing of 70-year-old Margaret Krukowski on a train car filled with Christmas shoppers propels British author Cleeves’s excellent sixth mystery featuring Northumbrian Det. Insp. […]
Thriller Thursday (11/19/15 Edition)
It’s a dreary, stormy day here in NYC—just the perfect weather for curling up with a good mystery! AMERICAN BLOOD by Ben Sanders “Readers know from the first page of this amazing novel that they’re in for a hard-boiled feast. A stunning achievement and a likely breakout book from a talented New Zealand author whose […]
Thriller Thursday (11/12/15 Edition)
We have an embarrassment of mystery & thriller riches for you this #ThrillerThursday: CRUCIFIXION CREEK by Barry Maitland Two stars for the first in a new series from the LibraryReads author of THE RAVEN’S EYE (a Brock and Kolla mystery) starring Sydney homicide detective Harry Belltree. “Well written with an elaborate plot, this fast-paced novel […]
Thriller Thursday (11/5/15 Edition)
Happy #ThrillerThursday to these new mysteries & thrillers hitting the shelves this week: TENACITY by J.S Law A Maximum Shelf Awareness selection! Cramped, claustrophobic, and under strict command, the confines of naval submarine HMS Tenacity are unwelcoming in the best of circumstances. For Lieutenant Danielle “Dan” Lewis, the only female aboard, who must methodically interrogate […]
Thriller Thursday (10/29/15 Edition)
Get in the Halloween spirit with these new mysteries: CORRUPTED by Lisa Scottoline A November 2015 Indie Next pick! Bennie Rosato revisits her past when she represents Jason Leftavick, a former client she couldn’t free from juvenile detention after he finally stood up to a class bully. Now Jason’s an adult, accused of murdering the […]
Thriller Thursday – Stars for Cleeves & Maitland
Ann Cleeves and Barry Maitland are mystery stars in their own right — Cleeves is the author of two acclaimed series and Maitland’s latest Brock & Kolla mystery was a November 2013 LibraryReads pick. So it’s no surprise their forthcoming books have several starred reviews: HARBOUR STREET by Ann Cleeves “The fatal stabbing of 70-year-old […]
Thriller Thursday & Bouchercon 2015 Winners
Happy #ThrillerThursday! We’ve got several starred mysteries out this week, but first a #humblebrag on behalf of our Minotaur Books pals. Last weekend during Bouchercon, INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl was the breakout hit, nabbing a Barry AND Macavity Award! The Barry Award Best First Novel: INVISIBLE CITY by Julia Dahl The Macavity Awards Best First Mystery […]
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 […]
Thriller Thursday (10/1/15 Edition)
Check out these #ThrillerThursday goodies from a rookie and a vet: IN BITTER CHILL by Sarah Ward An October 2015 LibraryReads pick and a BEA 2015 “Shout ‘n Share” selection! A story of loss, family secrets, and how the darkest truths are often hidden nearest to you, this page-turning debut is perfect for fans of […]
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