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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

Children's Books

Tween Detectives Chase After Swift and Mystical Creature in “Swampfire”

In Patricia Cecil Hass’s Swampfire: A Shockoe Slip Gang Adventure (Windsong Press), siblings Sally and Andrew — amateur tween detectives known as “The Shockoe Slip Gang,” a name dubbed by the press after their last successful case — are excited to return to Cousin Anne’s peanut farm in Virginia this…

Daniela RamrasSeptember 1, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

“Squeeze Me:” Widow-Eating Pythons Invade Palm Beach

"Scabrous and unrelentingly hilarious ... the Trump era is truly Carl Hiaasen’s moment." —Richard Lipez, The Washington Post I needed this book. You probably do too. It’s been six months and counting of apocalyptic anxiety and stress. The coming months do not promise to be much better. If you are in…

Casey BarrettSeptember 1, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

Climate Crisis Takes Center Stage in “The Org,” a Thriller Fraught With Political Tension

The Org is set in the near future — a future of a global climate crisis, in which food, water and other resources are scarce, extreme weather is destructive, panic is on the rise and political tensions are becoming increasingly violent. When Org member and activist Marianne Wolfe is violently…

Daniela RamrasAugust 11, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

Tall Poppy Review: A Whodunit That Twists on a Complicated Axis of Lies and Secrets

"Intricate, complex and devilishly clever, The First to Lie is like reading a burning stick of dynamite." — J.T. Ellison, NYT bestselling author "A twisty, winding road of deception and secrets that starts with a bang and ends with an explosion." — Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife Confession: I’m…

Nicole BaartAugust 6, 2020

Thrillers

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Mystery in WWII Singapore

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on to learn about an intriguing historical mystery. The Mimosa Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu | Constable Dear Reader, In Japanese-occupied Singapore, Mirza, a known collaborator, is found murdered clutching a mimosa branch. Su Lin’s Uncle Chen is a suspect and Hideki Tagawa, former…

AuthorBuzzAugust 3, 2020

Thrillers

Mysterious Mass Death in a Texas Border Town in “Strong From the Heart”

With Strong from the Heart (Forge), the eleventh book in the Caitlin Strong Texas Ranger series, author Jon Land offers readers a satisfying blend of suspense, action, mystery, and heart (as the title suggests). The plot strikes close to home for Caitlin early in the story when the son of…

James R. HannibalJuly 27, 2020

Better Self Nonfiction

Tall Poppy Review: Saying Goodbye to the Imprisonment of Self-Improvement

Karen Karbo awoke to her usual dread. It was 5 am, and she was already behind. She still had to meditate, exercise, drink a kale smoothie and practice affirmations, just for a start. Then, of course, she had to lose weight and bullet journal. She had to find an app…

Sandra BlockJuly 16, 2020

Miscellany

Thriller Inception, Kevin Kwan’s Next Hit and Books to Bring the Beach to You

BookTrib wants to keep you in the book news loop! Each week our editors take a pulse on what’s happening in the book world and hand pick stories, tidbits and reviews you may have missed. The Role Crime Writers Play in Police Brutality: A Frank Conversation With Promising Debut Author…

BookTribJuly 2, 2020

Thrillers

“The Girl From Widow Hills” Drowns in the Spotlight of Her Past and a Murder Investigation

Megan Miranda has followed up her 2019 Reese’s Book Club pick The Last House Guest with the highly anticipated The Girl from Widow Hills (Simon & Schuster). Twenty years ago, Arden Maynor was a child prone to sleepwalking. She disappears from her house in Widow Hills, KY, during a tremendous…

Ann LinebergerJune 24, 2020

Thrillers

A Dead Rabbi and His Contentious Congregation in “Two Jews = Three Shuls”

Being the rabbi for a highbrow, highly opinionated congregation can be murder. Literally. Ask Rabbi Saul Levinson, religious leader and guiding light of Beth Torah Synagogue on the north shore of Long Island, NY. Ask him figuratively, that is. After all, he’s dead. In Two Jews = Three Shuls (Resource Publications)…

Jim AlkonJune 22, 2020

Thrillers

“Spychip Armageddon:” NOW May Be the End of the World

"Captivation from the initial capital letter in Chapter One to the final period. A fictional journey that begs the question, 'could this be real?' Ray Perkins has a visual way with words like no other.” — Wayne Warner, Nashville recording artist and author of Backstage Nashville —∞— “The Spychip protocol…

Chelsea CicconeJune 17, 2020

Thrillers

Silicon Valley Tech CEO Joins FBI Murder Investigation in “Broken Genius”

How does a high-profile Silicon Valley tech CEO end up working a Midwest murder case as an FBI special agent? For Will Parker, it’s a long story that starts with a kidnapped college student and a failed business deal. He was young, good looking and on the top of his…

Paige VigliaroloJune 3, 2020

Thrillers

Serial Killers, Cults and Genetic Trackers! 8 May Thrillers to Keep You Up Late

You won’t find the esteemed Lincoln Rhyme anywhere in the pages of Jeffery Deaver’s The Goodbye Man (Putnam) but, once again, Colter Shaw proves supremely adept at driving the action that’s totally devoid of serial killers as well. That action finds the jaded and financially motivated Shaw this time tracking targets…

Jon LandMay 28, 2020

Thrillers

A Thriller Turned Upside Down in “Sister Dear”

The sibling rivalry story in Sister Dear (Mira) by Hannah Mary McKinnon is as old as Cain and Abel. The difference is that McKinnon throws a howitzer into the plot, turning this contemporary thriller unexpectedly inside out and upside down. Its title and cover sub-text, “She’d kill to be her,”…

Valerie Taylor, author of the "Venus Bixby Mystery" seriesMay 26, 2020

Thrillers

Double Homicide vs Quirky PI Team in “Rigged”

A double homicide that catches even the local police by surprise. In Rigged (Oceanview), the fourth in the Jake Longly thriller series by D.P. Lyle, Tommy “Pancake” Jeffers, one of the sleuths at Longly Investigations, arrives in the quaint town of Fairhope, AL, to examine the finances involved in the…

Nikki ErlickMay 19, 2020

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

Tween Detectives Chase After Swift and Mystical Creature in “Swampfire”

“Squeeze Me:” Widow-Eating Pythons Invade Palm Beach

Climate Crisis Takes Center Stage in “The Org,” a Thriller Fraught With Political Tension

Tall Poppy Review: A Whodunit That Twists on a Complicated Axis of Lies and Secrets

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Mystery in WWII Singapore

Mysterious Mass Death in a Texas Border Town in “Strong From the Heart”

Tall Poppy Review: Saying Goodbye to the Imprisonment of Self-Improvement

Thriller Inception, Kevin Kwan’s Next Hit and Books to Bring the Beach to You

“The Girl From Widow Hills” Drowns in the Spotlight of Her Past and a Murder Investigation

A Dead Rabbi and His Contentious Congregation in “Two Jews = Three Shuls”

“Spychip Armageddon:” NOW May Be the End of the World

Silicon Valley Tech CEO Joins FBI Murder Investigation in “Broken Genius”

Serial Killers, Cults and Genetic Trackers! 8 May Thrillers to Keep You Up Late

A Thriller Turned Upside Down in “Sister Dear”

Double Homicide vs Quirky PI Team in “Rigged”

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