New Books 8/28/17
Urban fantasy, horror, humor and sadness are all topics that can make for interesting reads. They are all here along with bestselling authors and popular series.
A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Jen Waite
The author chronicles how she came to realize that her seemingly loving husband–the father of her infant daughter, her best friend, the love of her life–fit the textbook definition of a psychopath.
Dark Saturday by Nicci French
Psychotherapist Frieda Klein assesses an incarcerated woman convicted of murder and begins to suspect that the girl is innocent, only to find herself targeted by someone who intends to keep the truth hidden.
The Daughters of Ireland by Santa Montefiore
In 1925, with the war over, Celia Deverill seeks to restore her ancestral home, while her cousin Kitty must make a heartbreaking decision, and Bridie, the daughter of a former castle cook, plots revenge against a woman who wronged her in the past.
Domina by L. S. Hilton
Femme fatale Judith Rashleigh is wrongly implicated for a murder and targeted by the owner of a stolen masterpiece who compels her to maneuver the underworld landscapes of wealth from St. Mortiz to Serbia.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Urban fantasy that shares the story of twin sisters Jack and Jill before they tumbled into Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children and relates their experiences in a childhood world of monsters, mad scientists, and fateful choices.
Endgame by Bill Pronzini
Nameless handles two investigations that challenge his agency’s resources, including a woman who yearns to learn more about her late husband’s potential secret love life and the case of an agoraphobic who has gone missing.
Exposed by Lisa Scottoline
An epic battle of wills and legal strategy ensues when DiNunzio and Rosato represent opposing sides in a wrongful termination lawsuit, triggering conflict-of-interest complications that estrange the partners and force their friends and colleagues to take sides.
Gone to Dust by Matt Goldman
Investigating a murder complicated by the killer’s strategic approaches to confounding all possible DNA evidence, private detective Nils Shapiro is forced by FBI interference to secretly uncover the potentially shattering identity of a mysterious woman.
I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere but the Pool by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
A lighthearted collection of stories by the mother-and-daughter team features tales of drunk-shopping online, smell-dating, taking a hiatus from men, and other takes on the trials and triumphs of modern life.
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
The surviving members of a forgotten teen detective club and their dog reunite as broken adults to embark on an effort to solve a terrifying cold case that ruined them all and sent the wrong man to prison.
The Nearness of You by Dorothy Garlock
A sheltered librarian in a small town finds her secret wish for adventure granted in unexpected ways by a reckless but alluring photographer who changes her life by taking her picture at the height of a local fall festival.
Seeing Red by Sandra Brown
When her interview with Major Franklin Trapper, who led survivors of a bombing to safety twenty-five years earlier, goes wrong, Kerra Bailey joins forces with his estranged son John to uncover the truth about the event.
Sleeping in the Ground by Peter Robinson
Following a massacre at a Yorkshire church, Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are challenged to unravel a mystery involving a killer who is hiding in plain sight.
