Whether you’re looking for refuge from broiling summer temps or (like me) celebrating the Summer Solstice by starting the countdown to Spooky Season, summertime is the perfect time to cut your teeth on new reads. Whether you’re finally cracking open your TBR or on the hunt for a new book (or even a new genre), BookTrib has just released their Summer 2024 Lit Picks, featuring the first chapters from some of the hottest books on this summer’s landscape.
BookTrib Lit Picks is a free e-book that features first chapters from some of the season’s hottest books, including titles from emerging authors and longtime favorites. Whether you’re in the market for a beach read or a summertime chill, you’ll find something to whet your appetite in the new edition, which features authors like Grady Hendrix, Richard Chizmar, R. L. Stine — and many more!
The Table of Contents has everything from romance to historical fiction, but here’s a highlight of some of the darker offerings for Chill Quill readers:
HORROR, MYSTERY & THRILLER
- The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz
- How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
- The Girl on the Porch by Richard Chizmar
- Deena Undone by Debra K. Every
- River of Wrath by Alexandrea Weis & Lucas Astor
- These Things Linger by Dan Franklin
- Volk by D. Werkmeister
THRILLER & SUSPENSE
- Sentinel by Mark Greaney
- The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes
- Odds On by Michael Crichton (writing as John Lange)
- Bodies to Die For by Lori Brand
- On the Surface by Rachel McGuire
- Crude by Mike Bond
- Red Deuce by Thomas Roehlk
- Westport by James Comey
FANTASY, SCI-FI & SPECULATIVE FICTION
- Out of the Dawn (Into the Mist #2) by P.C. Cast
- When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
- Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
YOUNG ADULT & MIDDLE GRADE
- Speak No Evil by Liana Gardner
- Slime Doesn’t Pay! by R.L. Stine
BOOK-TO-FILM & MEDIA TIE-IN
- Shōgun, Part One by James Clavell
- Murder on Demand (The Morning Show Murders #4) by Al Roker and Matt Costello
- Rebel Moon Part One—A Child of Fire: The Official Novelization by V. Castro
Readers can download a free copy of the Lit Picks ebook here.
Editor’s Note: Lindy Ryan’s novel Bless Your Heart is also available to preview in this edition of Lit Picks.
The Chill Quill is a twice-monthly Horror, Suspense and Speculative Fiction column by Lindy Ryan. Read previous editions here.
