Dishing the Dirt
Publishers Weekly 07/13/2015 Jealousy prompts Agatha Raisin to visit therapist Jill Devant, who has attracted the attention of Agatha’s ex-husband, James Lacey, in bestseller Beaton’s lively 26th cozy featuring the remarkably intuitive private detective (after 2014’s The Blood of an Englishman). The session at Jill’s office in Carsely, the scenic Cotswolds village where Agatha resides, […]
Dance of the Bones
Publishers Weekly ★ 07/27/2015 Bestseller Jance’s 51st novel brings together two of her popular series characters—Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont and Arizona sheriff Brandon Walker—in a highly entertaining plot that honors both of these now-retired cops. Grounded in the legends and lore of the Tohono O’odham people, the story also delivers a solid look at the […]
We Never Asked For Wings
Kirkus Reviews 2015-06-04 Question: What kind of parent leaves her two children home alone while she takes off in pursuit of her own mother, who's heading back to Mexico?Answer: A parent like Letty Espinosa, the troubled heroine of Diffenbaugh's (The Language of Flowers, 2011) second novel, who suddenly finds herself flying solo and unready to […]
Friction
Publishers Weekly 08/03/2015 Bestseller Brown's highly recognizable brand of romantic suspense is on full display as the fates of rugged Texas Ranger Crawford Hunt and Judge Holly Spencer collide in the courtroom, in the bedroom, and in a desperate attempt to save reputations and lives. Crawford's hearing before Holly is to seek custody of his […]
Hostage Taker
Library Journal ★ 07/01/2015 Pintoff switches pace, mood, and genre with this contemporary thriller that is as strong as her award-winning historical mysteries featuring Det. Simon Ziele (Secret of the White Rose). What starts as a shooting outside of Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan quickly and frighteningly devolves into a complex hostage situation. At stake […]
The Murderer's Daughter
12/01/2014 Kellerman's latest is a stand-alone, but don't worry, Alex Delaware fans; he makes a cameo appearance. Grace Blades is a supremely cool and competent psychologist by day and a thriller seeker by night who relieves the stress of her job and some awful childhood memories by doing crazy things like picking up men in […]
How to Be a Grown-Up
The New York Times Book Review – Eliza Kennedy …intelligent, well made and hugely entertaining…there are no flat characters, no clichés. The territory is familiar…but the authors render it fresh with crisp and witty writing…Usually, such a woman [as Rory] stumbles and flails, full of fear and self-doubt until she discovers her true worth and […]
Devil's Bridge
Publishers Weekly 06/08/2015 In bestseller Fairstein’s subpar 17th novel featuring ADA Alexandra “Coop” Cooper (after 2014’s Terminal City), a paralegal steals Coop’s files for a sex trafficking case and gives them to the defendant. Then investigators find a connection between the theft and a shady self-styled pastor and community agitator with suspiciously close ties to […]
Long Upon the Land
Publishers Weekly ★ 06/22/2015 Bestseller Maron’s 20th Deborah Knott mystery (after 2014’s Designated Daughters) combines strong plotting, a superb cast of recurring characters, and a rare sense of place that transports readers to rural North Carolina. District court judge Deborah and the huge Knott clan headed by Deborah’s father, reformed bootlegger Kezzie Knott, become involved […]
Scents and Sensibility
"Even cat lovers will howl with delight." –USA Today