Jodé Millman

Fast Women and Fast Cars Lure Archer Into Trouble, Again, in Baldacci’s “A Gambling Man”

Aloysius Archer has always been a sucker for fast dames and fast cars. They’ve both landed him in jail before, but he can’t resist their siren calls. In bestselling author David Baldacci’s new Archer sequel, A Gambling Man (Grand Central), Archer has just been released from jail on the East…

Jodé MillmanApril 23, 2021

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Detective Runs Away From the Present Only to Be Confronted by Her Past in “When The Stars Go Dark”

In bestselling author Paula McLain’s new novel, When The Stars Go Dark (Ballantine), Detective Anna Hart is always running from terrible memories. They could be nightmares about her mother’s death, her childhood separation from her brother and sister, or her tumultuous time in foster care. Most recently, though, she’s bolting…

Jodé MillmanApril 13, 2021

Fiction

A Historian Discovers More Than Treasure in an Old Shipwreck in “Surviving Savannah”

In her latest historical novel, Surviving Savannah (Berkley), New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan takes her readers on a riveting deep-sea treasure hunt in a sunken pre-Civil War steamship. The heartbreaking tale of the opulent steamship named the Pulaski and the myths about its survivors have intrigued Everly Winthrop…

Jodé MillmanMarch 10, 2021

Book Club Network Fiction

Kristin Hannah’s “The Four Winds” Braves Dust Bowl in Sweeping Family Saga

"Epic and transporting, a stirring story of hardship and love ... Majestic and absorbing." — USA Today —∞— "A timely novel highlighting the worth and delicate nature of Nature itself." — Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing —∞— The Four Winds (St. Martin’s) by Kristin Hannah is a sweeping…

Jodé MillmanFebruary 9, 2021

Fiction Romance

Love and Lust in Regency London: Revisiting “Bridgerton: The Duke and I”

Why revisit Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton: The Duke and I (Avon)? The answers are simple. Since its initial release in 2000, the novel has skyrocketed to number one on the New York Times bestseller list courtesy of its adaptation into the television series, Bridgerton, an overnight hit on Netflix. Bridgerton is…

Jodé MillmanJanuary 26, 2021

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Toddler’s Death Revives Family Secrets Amid Murder in “Watch Her”

“Complex characterization and a masterly mystery make Watch Her a superior read.” —Kirkus —∞— Hester Thursby, a Harvard librarian and amateur sleuth, makes her third appearance in Agatha Award nominee Edwin Hill’s mystery, Watch Her (Kensington). Dedicated to her job, Hester has commitment issues. For years, she’s lived with her…

Jodé MillmanDecember 30, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

Agatha Raisin Jumps the Hurdles in “Hot to Trot”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hot-to-trot.jpg Agatha Raisin can’t resist men — or a good mystery. She’s attracted to them like a moth to a flame, or as she is to gin and tonic. In the newest M.C. Beaton mystery, aptly titled Hot to Trot (Minotaur), Agatha’s out to clear the name of her former…

Jodé MillmanNovember 17, 2020

Nonfiction

“Outlander” Stars Heughan and McTavish Storm the Scottish Highlands in Kilts

There is something incredibly sexy about men in kilts, especially if they are Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish. The cheeky cover of their new travelogue, Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other (Hodder & Stoughton) is enough to seduce readers to tag along on their hilarious cross-country…

Jodé MillmanNovember 13, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

Is it Suicide or “Murder in Old Bombay”?

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Murder-in-Old-Bombay.jpg Books are like time machines, transporting us to faraway places that stir our imagination. Murder in Old Bombay (Minotaur), the thrilling debut mystery from Nev March, is one such novel. It conjures the exotic fragrances of sandalwood, jasmine, and meats roasting at the local bazaars, images of women in…

Jodé MillmanNovember 10, 2020

Fiction

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out, Asks DeLillo in His Latest Novel

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/the-silence-don-delillo.jpg In his latest slim novel, The Silence (Scribner), Don DeLillo attacks technology and its domination over every aspect of our existence. The story begins in the near future of February 2022 on a transatlantic flight from Paris to New York. Jim Kripps, a claims adjuster, and his poet partner,…

Jodé MillmanOctober 23, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

Tana French’s Standalone Stunner Follows Chicago Cop’s Search for Missing Irish Teen

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TheSearcher.jpg "Taught, chiseled and propulsive." — Vogue "Crime fiction fans won't want to miss this one." — Publishers Weekly "A slow-burn stunner that will keep readers turning the pages late into the night." — Library Journal —∞— Old habits die hard. Especially if you’re a middle-aged ex-cop from Chicago who’s specialized…

Jodé MillmanOctober 6, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

“The Darkest Evening” Intertwines DS Vera Stanhope’s Estranged Family and Murder

"Superb ... This fair-play mystery brims with fully developed suspects and motives that are hidden in plain sight ... must reading for fans as well as newcomers." — Publishers Weekly "Fans will enjoy matching wits with Cleeves’ eccentric sleuth right up to the dangerous surprise in her denouement." — Kirkus…

Jodé MillmanSeptember 8, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

A Parisian Vacation Leads Armand Gamache to Danger in “All the Devils Are Here”

"This is a rare novel that will definitely linger in your thoughts long after finishing the last page." — Fresh Fiction In Louise Penny’s latest novel, All the Devils Are Here, (Minotaur) Armand Gamache, Chief Inspector of Homicide for the Sûreté du Quebec, is in dire need of a vacation to…

Jodé MillmanSeptember 1, 2020

Book Club Network Fiction Thrillers

Want Ad Lures Grieving Mom to Island of Intrigue in “The Second Mother”

"The Second Mother is a gothic unraveling of a novel, as moody and atmospheric as the isolated island on which it's set." —Jodi Picoult "Another gripping and satisfying story of suspense ... a beautifully written page-turner." —NY Journal of Books People handle grief in different ways in The Second Mother…

Jodé MillmanAugust 18, 2020

Fiction Young Adult

Stephenie Meyer’s “Midnight Sun” Retells “Twilight” from Edward’s Perspective

The worlds of fiction and film were bitten by the tale of a lonely, awkward teenager named Isabella Swan who fell in love with the handsome vampire Edward Cullen. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga was a dark, paranormal twist on the Romeo and Juliet trope of star-crossed lovers. While it was…

Jodé MillmanAugust 4, 2020

Fiction Young Adult

Coriolanus Snow Lands on Top in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”

In Suzanne Collins’s blockbuster trilogy, “The Hunger Games,” Panem President Coriolanus Snow is presented as a calculating, ruthless dictator bent on destroying the Mockingjay heroine, Katniss Everdeen. In Collin’s new novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Scholastic), we are introduced to an angst-ridden teenage Snow, forty years before the…

Jodé MillmanJune 9, 2020

Jodé Millman

Fast Women and Fast Cars Lure Archer Into Trouble, Again, in Baldacci’s “A Gambling Man”

Detective Runs Away From the Present Only to Be Confronted by Her Past in “When The Stars Go Dark”

A Historian Discovers More Than Treasure in an Old Shipwreck in “Surviving Savannah”

Kristin Hannah’s “The Four Winds” Braves Dust Bowl in Sweeping Family Saga

Love and Lust in Regency London: Revisiting “Bridgerton: The Duke and I”

Toddler’s Death Revives Family Secrets Amid Murder in “Watch Her”

Agatha Raisin Jumps the Hurdles in “Hot to Trot”

“Outlander” Stars Heughan and McTavish Storm the Scottish Highlands in Kilts

Is it Suicide or “Murder in Old Bombay”?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out, Asks DeLillo in His Latest Novel

Tana French’s Standalone Stunner Follows Chicago Cop’s Search for Missing Irish Teen

“The Darkest Evening” Intertwines DS Vera Stanhope’s Estranged Family and Murder

A Parisian Vacation Leads Armand Gamache to Danger in “All the Devils Are Here”

Want Ad Lures Grieving Mom to Island of Intrigue in “The Second Mother”

Stephenie Meyer’s “Midnight Sun” Retells “Twilight” from Edward’s Perspective

Coriolanus Snow Lands on Top in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”

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