Always With a Book

Title: Anna Karenina Author: Leo Tolstoy Published: August 2004, Barnes & Noble (first published April 1877) Format: Hardcover, Barnes & Noble Classics Series, 803 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Married to a powerful government minister, Anna Karenina is a beautiful woman who falls deeply in love with a wealthy army officer, the elegant Count Vronsky. Desperate to find truth and meaning in her life, she rashly defies the conventions of…

Title: The Last Lie Author: Alex Lake Published: December 2018, HarperCollins Format: Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  THE TWISTY NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF AFTER ANNA, KILLING KATE AND COPYCAT Everyone lies…but some lies are deadly.    For Claire Daniels, life is good. She has everything she’s ever wanted – a career she loves, friends she can rely on and a husband who dotes on her.…

Title: 14th Deadly Sin Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #14 Published: May 2015, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 349 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Detective Lindsay Boxer and her three best friends are back and recovering from the events that pushed them all to the edge. After her near-death experience, Yuki is seeing her life from a new perspective and is considering a change in her law…

Title: Schoolgirl Missing Author: Sue Fortin Published: January 2019, HarperCollins Format: Paperback, 432 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GIRL?   When fourteen-year-old Poppy vanishes on a family boating trip, suspicion soon turns close to home – to the two people who should do everything to keep her safe, her parents, Kit and Neve. Neve has a secret. Kit is lying. Everyone is watching. Who do you believe?…

Title: The Legacy Author: Yrsa Sigurdardottir Series: Children’s House, #1 Published: January 2019, Minotaur Books (1st Published 2014 in Iceland) Format: Paperback, 480 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  The first in a stunning new series from the author of The Silence of the Sea, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian Crime Novel.The Legacy is the first installment in a fantastic new series featuring the psychologist Freyja and the…

Title: The Guy Who Died Twice Author: Lisa Gardner Series: Detective D.D. Warren, #9.5 Published: January 2019, Dutton Format: ARC E-copy, 72 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  Sergeant Detective D. D. Warren confronts the strangest case of her career in this exclusive eBook short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author. D. D. Warren was pretty sure she’d seen it all. Then a man walks into police…

Title: Cover of Snow Author: Jenny Milchman Published: December 2013, Ballantine Books Format: Paperback, 336 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Jenny Milchman’s Cover of Snow is a remarkable debut, a gripping tale of suspense in the tradition of Gillian Flynn, Chris Bohjalian, and Nancy Pickard.  Waking up one wintry morning in her old farmhouse nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, Nora Hamilton instantly knows that something is wrong.…

Title: The Light Over London Author: Julia Kelly Published: January 2019, Gallery Books Format: ARC Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Reminiscent of Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls and Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale, this sweeping, entrancing story is a must-read for fans of remarkable women rising to challenges they could never have predicted. It’s always been easier for Cara Hargraves to bury herself in the past than confront the present,…

Title: The Burglar Author: Thomas Perry Published: January 2019, Mysterious Press Format: ARC Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  From Thomas Perry comes a new thriller about an unlikely burglar–a young woman in her 20s–who realizes she must solve a string of murders, or else become the next victim Elle Stowell is a young woman with an unconventional profession: burglary. But Elle is no petty thief–with just the right combination…

Title: An Anonymous Girl Author: Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen Published: January 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Seeking women ages 18–32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her…

Title: Private: The Royals Author: James Patterson Series: Private, #12.5 Published: December 2016, BookShots Format: Paperback, 138 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.Jack Morgan is visiting Peter Knight and the team in the London branch of his investigation agency, Private.At a cocktail party the night before the Trooping the Colour parade for the Queen’s 90th birthday, Jack receives a phone call from the Duke…

Title: Watching You Author: Lisa Jewell Published: December 2018, Atria Books Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  “Page one intrigued me. Page three hooked me. By page five, I was consumed. This compulsive, propulsive novel is both a seize-you-by-the-throat thriller and a genuinely moving family drama. Stellar.” — A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window The instant New York Times and…

Title: The Masterpiece Author: Fiona Davis Published: August 2018, Dutton Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  In her latest captivating novel, nationally bestselling author Fiona Davis takes readers into the glamorous lost art school within Grand Central Terminal, where two very different women, fifty years apart, strive to make their mark on a world set against them.    For the nearly nine million people who live in New…

Title: The Drowned Girl Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Louise Rick, #3 Published: December 2018, Grand Central Publishing Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Detective Louise Rick must race against the clock to stop a violent killer targeting immigrants in this disturbing and timely thriller, perfect for readers of Lisa Gardner, Tami Hoag, Tess Gerritsen, or Jo Nesbo. It’s clearly no ordinary drowning. When a young girl is pulled from…

Title: The Lost for Words Bookshop Author: Stephanie Butland Published: June 2018, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  The Lost for Words Bookshop is a compelling, irresistible, and heart-rending audiobook from author Stephanie Butland Loveday Cardew prefers books to people. If you look carefully, you might glimpse the first lines of the novels she loves most tattooed on her skin. But there are some things…

Title: Missing Author: James Patterson Series: Private, #12 Published: October 2016, Grand Central Publishing Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Even for Private Investigations, the world’s top detective agency, it’s tough to find a man who doesn’t exist . . .  Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile…

Title: Where the Crawdads Sing Author: Delia Owens Published: August 2018, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Fans of Barbara Kingsolver will love this stunning debut novel from a New York Times bestselling nature writer, about an unforgettable young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open.     For years,…

Title: The Surrogate Author: Louise Jensen Published: December 2018, Grand Central Publishing Format: ARC E-copy, 324 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  “You know that feeling? When you want something so badly, you almost feel you’d kill for it?” Be careful what you wish for… Kat and her husband Nick have tried everything to become parents, and are on the point of giving up. Then a chance encounter with Kat’s…

Title: One Day in December Author: Josie Silver Published: October 2018, Broadway Books (Crown Publishing) Format: ARC Paperback Source: Publisher Summary:  A love story about what happens after you meet, or rather, don’t meet the one.    Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn’t exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly…

Title: Tell Nobody Author: Patricia Gibney Series: Detective Lottie Parker, #5 Published: October 2018, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 458 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  A killer close to home. A town full of secrets…    One hot summer evening, eleven-year-old Mikey Driscoll is on the way home from playing with friends. Two days later, his broken body is discovered on a bed of wild flowers by some local teenagers.…

Title: The Silent Women Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Louise Rick, #2 Published: November 2018, Grand Central Publishing Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  Homicide detective Louise Rick chases a terrifying serial rapist who meets women on a popular online dating website in this fast-paced #1 internationally bestselling thriller from Sara Blaedel, whose books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. An online flirtation can have horrific consequences, as Detective…

Title: Her Final Hour Author: Carla Kovach Series: Detective Gina Harte, #2 Published: August 2018, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 319 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary:  Anything can happen behind closed doors… The gripping new novel from the author of bestseller THE NEXT GIRL. Her Final Hour will have you hooked! Melissa Sanderson is the perfect wife and mother. She dotes on her daughter, and lives in her dream home…

Title: Lost Lake Author: Emily Littlejohn Series: Detective Gemma Monroe (#3) Published: November 2018, Minotaur Books Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary:  An enthralling, atmospheric new novel from the author of acclaimed debut Inherit the Bones, featuring Colorado police officer Gemma Monroe. On a bright Saturday in early spring, Detective Gemma Monroe responds to a missing person call at Lost Lake, near the small town of Cedar Valley, Colorado.…

Title: Not Our Kind Author: Kitty Zeldis Published: September 2018, Harper Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Author via Publisher Summary:  With echoes of The Rules of Civility and The Boston Girl, a compelling and thought-provoking novel set in postwar New York City, about two women—one Jewish, one a WASP—and the wholly unexpected consequences of their meeting One rainy morning in June, two years after the end of World War…

Title: Unlucky 13 Author: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Series: Women’s Murder Club, #13 Published: May 2014, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  When two dead bodies are found inside a wrecked car on the Golden Gate Bridge, Detective Lindsay Boxer doubts that it will be anything as simple as a traffic accident. The scene is more gruesome than anything she has seen before. It…

Title: The Games: A Private Novel Author: James Patterson & Mark Sullivan Series: Private, #11 Published: June 2016, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 366 pages Source: Personal copy Summary:  Two years ago Jack Morgan – the head of the renowned worldwide investigation firm Private – was in charge of security for the World Cup in Brazil. During the championship final, the action nearly spilled from the field into the…