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Title: No Mercy Author: Joanna Schaffhausen Series: Ellery Hathaway, #2 Published: January 2019, Minotaur Books Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: Police officer Ellery Hathaway and FBI profiler Reed Markham take on two difficult new cases in this stunning follow-up to The Vanishing Season.    No Mercy is award-winning author Joanna Schaffhausen’s heart-pounding second novel. Police officer Ellery Hathaway is on involuntary leave from her job because she…

Title: Cartier’s Hope Author: M.J. Rose Published: January 2020, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary:  From the New York Times bestselling author of the “lush, romantic historical mystery” (Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale) Tiffany Blues, a gorgeously wrought novel following an intrepid female journalist in Gilded Age New York as she chases the story of the Hope Diamond.…

Title: The Better Liar Author: Tanen Jones Published: January 2020, Ballentine Books Format: ARC E-copy, 307 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  When a woman conceals her sister’s death to claim their joint inheritance, her deception exposes a web of dangerous secrets in this addictive new thriller for fans of Megan Abbott, Gillian Flynn, and Paula Hawkins. “Like most of the dead, I want to be remembered.” Robin Voigt is dead. If…

Title: The Wives Author: Tarryn Fisher Published: December 2019, Graydon House Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Imagine that your husband has two other wives. You’ve never met the other wives. None of you know each other, and because of this unconventional arrangement, you can see your husband only one day a week. But you love him so much you don’t care. Or at least that’s what you’ve…

Title: Cross Kill Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #24.4 Published: June 2016, BookShots Format: Paperback, 113 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Alex Cross, I’m coming for you–even from the grave if I have to. Along Came a Spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive? A ghost? Or something…

Title: Lady Clementine Author: Marie Benedict Published: January 2020, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  New from Marie Benedict, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room! An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill. In 1909, Clementine Churchill steps off a train with…

Title: This Is Not How It Ends Author: Rochelle B. Weinstein Published: January 2020, Lake Union Publishing Format: Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary:  From USA Today bestselling author Rochelle B. Weinstein comes a moving novel of hearts lost and found, and of one woman torn between two love stories. When Charlotte and Philip meet, the pair form a deep and instant connection. Soon they’re settled in…

Title: The Wife and the Widow Author: Christian White Published: January 2020, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The second standalone thriller from the award-winning author of The Nowhere Child, Christian White. Set against the backdrop of an eerie island town in the dead of winter, The Wife and The Widow is an unsettling thriller told from two perspectives: Kate, a widow whose grief is compounded…

Title: One Small Sacrifice Author: Hilary Davidson Series: Shadows of New York, #1 Published: June 2019, Thomas & Mercer Format: Paperback, 366 pages Source: Author Summary: An apparent suicide. A mysterious disappearance. Did one man get away with murder—twice? NYPD detective Sheryn Sterling has had her eye on Alex Traynor ever since his friend Cori fell to her death under suspicious circumstances a year ago. Cori’s death was ruled a…

Title: Smokescreen Author: Iris Johansen Series: Eve Duncan, #25 Published: July 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 432 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  In this pulse-pounding thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan journeys to Africa to help families torn apart by a violent attack deep in the jungle–but she may be putting herself in more danger than she knows. A journalist shows…

Title: Vanishing Girls Author: Lisa Regan Series: Detective Josie Quinn, #1 Published: November 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Read the USA Today bestselling thriller that “keeps the dramatic reveals coming” as Detective Josie Quinn desperately chases a killer hidden within her close-knit town before it’s too late and they claim another victim (Publishers Weekly). The little girl curled into a tiny ball as the…

Title: Big Lies in a Small Town Author: Diane Chamberlain Published: January 2020, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel.    North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher’s life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women’s Correctional Center. Her dream…

Title: Cross the Line Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #24 Published: November 2016, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 373 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Alex Cross chases a cold-blooded killer…with a conscience. Shots ring out in the early morning hours in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. When the smoke clears, a prominent police official lies dead, leaving the city’s police force scrambling for answers. Under pressure from the…

Title: Nightblind Author: Ragnar Jonasson Series: Dark Iceland, #2 Published: January 2016, Orenda Books Format: Paperback, 215 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Chilling, and complex, Nightblind is an extraordinary thriller from undeniable new talent Ragnar Jonasson.     Ari Thór Arason: a local policeman, whose tumultuous past and uneasy relationships with the villagers in an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland—where no one locks their doors—continue to haunt him.…

Title: The Forgotten Girl Author: David Bell Published: December 2019, Berkley Books Format: Paperback, 448 pages Source: Publisher via GetRed PR Summary: The USA Today bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter and Layover presents a twist-filled thriller about a troubled family with long-buried secrets… The past has arrived uninvited at Jason Danvers’s door in the form of his younger sister, Hayden, a former addict who severed all contact with her family…

Title: Seven Days Author: Alex Lake Published: December 2019, HarperCollins Format: ARC Paperback, 432 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  A race against time to save her child… In seven days, Maggie’s son, Max, turns three. But she’s not planning a party or buying presents or updating his baby book. She’s dreading it. Because in her world, third birthdays are the days on which the unthinkable happens… she loses her child. For…

Title: Shatter the Night Author: Emily Littlejohn Series: Detective Gemma Monroe, #4 Published: December 2019, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  An enthralling, atmospheric new novel from Emily Littlejohn, author of acclaimed debut Inherit the Bones, featuring Colorado police officer Gemma Monroe. It’s Halloween night in Cedar Valley. During the town’s annual festival, Detective Gemma Monroe takes a break from trick or treating with her family…

Title: Cari Mora Author: Thomas Harris Published: May 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 311 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  From the creator of Hannibal Lecter and The Silence of the Lambs comes a story of evil, greed, and the consequences of dark obsession. Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years. Leading the pack is…

Title: Recipe for a Perfect Wife Author: Karma Brown Published: December 2019, Dutton Books Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  In this captivating dual narrative novel, a modern-day woman finds inspiration in hidden notes left by her home’s previous owner, a quintessential 1950s housewife. As she discovers remarkable parallels between this woman’s life and her own, it causes her to question the foundation of her own relationship with…

Title: The Good Sister Author: Gillian McAllister Published: June 2019, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  An electrifying novel about the unyielding bond between two sisters, which is severely tested when one of them is accused of the worst imaginable crime. Martha and Becky Blackwater are more than sisters–they’re each other’s lifelines. When Martha finds herself struggling to balance early motherhood and her growing business, Becky…

Title: Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop Author: Jenny Colgan Series: Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop, #2 Narrator: Lucy Price-Lewis Published: October 2019, HarperAudio / William Morrow Paperbacks Length: Audio – 8 hours 31 minutes / Paperback – 368 pages Source: Audio via library / Print via Publisher via TLC Booktours Summary: A nip in the air, chiming bells and carolers, and the genial glow of love and family. But for this English…

Title: The Wicked City Author: Beatriz Williams Series: The Wicked City, #1 Published: January 2017, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams recreates the New York City of A Certain Age in this deliciously spicy adventure that mixes past and present and centers on a Jazz Age love triangle involving a rugged  Prohibition agent, a saucy redheaded flapper, and a…

Title: Before She Knew Him Author: Peter Swanson Published: March 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 309 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, she’s found some stability…

Title: Her Dark Heart Author: Carla Kovach Series: Detective Gina Harte, #5 Published: November 2019, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 349 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  Rory is waiting at the door of the pre-school – a painted picture of his mother Susan in his small hand. But Susan isn’t going to see the picture, because she has vanished. Susan Wheeler is a devoted mother. She would do anything for…

Title: Christmas in Paris Author: Anita Hughes Published: Paperback, St. Martin’s Griffin Format: Paperback, 277 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Hughes will fill your heart with the sights, sounds, and flavors of new love, glamorous fashion, and decadent holiday cuisine. Isabel Lawson is standing on the balcony of her suite at the Hotel Crillon as she gazes at the twinkling lights of the Champs Elysee and wonders if she’s made…

Title: It Takes One Author: Kate Kessler Series: Audrey Hart, #1 Published: April 2016, Redhook Books Format: Paperback, 395 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  They say there are no secrets in a small town… Criminal psychologist Audrey Harte is returning home after seven years. She’ll have to face the whispers and the rumors that have haunted her family since she left. Because when Audrey was thirteen, she and her best…

Title: Dark Tribute Author: Iris Johansen Series: Eve Duncan, #24 Published: March 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: Hardcover, 373 pages Source: Library Summary:  New York Times bestseller Iris Johansen is back with another high octane thriller that will leave your mind racing and your heart pounding. Despite her tragic childhood, violin prodigy Cara Delaney has finally found peace in her career as a professional musician and stability in her relationship…

Title: Trace of Evil Author: Alice Blanchard Series: Natalie Lockhart, #1 Published: December 2019, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  A riveting mystery that introduces a bold and audacious rookie detective assigned to hunt for a killer who is haunted by the past in this gripping murder case… Natalie Lockhart always knew she was going to be a cop. A rookie detective on the Burning Lake…

Title: Cross Justice Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #23 Published: November 2015, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 420 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  The toughest cases hit closest to home. Alex Cross left his hometown, and some awful family tragedies, for a better life with Nana Mama in Washington, DC. He hasn’t looked back. Now his cousin Stefan has been accused of a horrible, unthinkable murder, and Cross…

Title: Rebecca Author: Daphne du Maurier Published: 2006, HarperCollins (first published August 1938) Format: Paperback, 410 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  A classic novel of romantic suspense finds the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter entering the home of her mysterious and enigmatic new husband and learning the story of the house’s first mistress, to whom the sinister housekeeper is unnaturally devoted. My thoughts: I’m not sure why I waited so…

Title: Hope to Die Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #22 Published: November 2014, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 400 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career.   Cross’s family-his loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious children-have been ripped away. Terrified and desperate, Cross must give…

Title: A Cosmology of Monsters Author: Shaun Hamill Published: September 2019, Pantheon Books Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Noah Turner sees monsters. His father saw them–and built a shrine to them with The Wandering Dark, an immersive horror experience that the whole family operates. His practical mother has caught glimpses of terrors but refuses to believe–too focused on keeping the family from falling apart. And his eldest sister,…

Title: Cross My Heart Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #21 Published: November 2013, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 419 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  James Patterson raises the stakes to their highest level, ever-when Alex Cross becomes the obsession of a genius of menace set on proving that he is the greatest mind in the history of crime. Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart–nothing matters…

Title: Meg & Jo  Author: Virginia Kantra Published: December 2019, Berkley Format: ARC E-copy, 400 pages Source: Netgalley Summary:  The timeless classic Little Women inspired this heartwarming modern tale of four sisters from New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra. The March sisters—reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy, and shy Beth—have grown up to pursue their separate dreams. When Jo followed her ambitions to New York City, she never thought…