Jess Kidd/Murder at the Spirit Lounge Nora Breen Investigates #2 Atria Books/June 16, 2026 Jess Kidd's Murder at the Spirit Lounge, the second installment featuring nun-turned-amateur detective Nora Breen, is a charming and often funny cozy mystery. Led by its strong...
The Delivery is a refreshing twist on the “white knight syndrome” so common in the macho-driven world of stoic men meting out frontier justice so prevalent in crime fiction today.
The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Shaefer Cosmo Reads/June 2, 2026 The surface of this group is a shiny oil spill, rainbows and beautiful, and easy to miss as toxic. When Wisconsin-based Bookstagrammer Charlie meets glamorous influencer Vivienne during an interview...
The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer Atria/Emily Bestler Books (April 21, 2026) There is no sophomore slump for Marcus Kliewer, whose We Used to Live Here terrified readers with its ominous tone underscoring perfectly paced horror. The Caretaker has this same feel, with a...
Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister William Morrow/May 5, 2026 Gillian McAllister's works often explore the relationship between mother and child, and Caller Unknown is no different. In this thriller involving a kidnapping ransom drop gone horribly wrong, McAllister...
The Tree of Light and Flowers, Thomas Perry’s final novel, is a fitting, if occasionally fatigued, farewell paean to one of his most beloved creations, Jane Whitefield.
