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The Assassin of Verona: A William Shakespeare Novel

Benet Brandreth · Pegasus Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling new novel of intrigue, conspiracy, and rapier-sharp wit that takes William Shakespeare into the deceit and deception of sixteenth century Verona.Venice, 1586.William Shakespeare is disguised as a steward to the English Ambassador. He and his actor friends, Oldcastle and Hemming,...
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The Gone Dead: A Novel

Chanelle Benz · Ecco
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Billie James' inheritance isn't much: a little money and a shack in the Mississippi Delta. The house once belonged to her father, a renowned black poet who died unexpectedly when Billie was four years old. Though Billie was there when the accident happened, she has no memory of that day - and she hasn't...
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The Burning Chambers

Kate Mosse · Minotaur Books
Pages: 608
Format: Hardcover

"For fans of juicy historical fiction, this one might just develop into their next obsession." -- EW.com"A masterly tour of history . . . a breathless thriller, alive with treachery, danger, atmosphere, and beauty." -- A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author...
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Big Sky

Kate Atkinson · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Iconoclastic detective Jackson Brodie returns in a triumphant new novel about secrets, sex, and lies Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son and an aging Labrador, both at the discretion of his ex-partner Julia....
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Conviction

Denise Mina · Mulholland Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

A breathtaking thriller about a wealthy housewife who successfully conceals her dark past until a true-crime podcast and a photo posted on social media send her running across Europe, with a faded rock star by her side and extremely dangerous enemies on her trail.Anna McLean loves to revel...
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The Cutting Room: A Novel

Ashley Dyer · William Morrow
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Detectives Ruth Lake and Greg Carver, introduced in the electrifying Splinter in the Blood, must stop a serial killer whose victims are the centerpiece of his macabre works of art.While Britain is obsessed with the newest hit true-crime television show, Fact, or Fable? detectives Ruth Lake...
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Death in Kew Gardens

Jennifer Ashley · Berkley
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Scandal Above Stairs Kat Holloway steps out from beneath the stairs and into international intrigue, where murder and stolen treasure lurk among the upper echelons of Victorian London. In return for a random act of kindness, scholar Li Bai Chang...
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The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth: A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Leonard Goldberg · Minotaur Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In the third book of this critically-acclaimed series, Sherlock Holmes' daughter faces a new unsolvable mystery with spies and a threat to the crown. Joanna and the Watsons receive an unexpected visitor to 221b Baker Street during a nocturnal storm. A rain-drenched Dr. Alexander Verner...
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The Diva Sweetens the Pie

Krista Davis · Kensington
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

In New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis's new Domestic Diva mystery, Old Town's annual Pie Festival crumbles into chaos after a celebrity judge is murdered, leaving it up to entertaining maven and sometime-sleuth Sophie Winston to dole out justice . . . Nothing heats up Old Town...
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Endurance

J.A. Konrath · Pinnacle
Pages: 352
Format: Mass Market Paperback

One year ago, a young woman checked into a small bed-and-breakfast in the hills of West Virginia. She was never seen again . . . Tonight, the Rushmore Inn will host four new guests who bear striking similarities to the woman who disappeared. Like her, they are young and beautiful - Iron...
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Joe Country

Mick Herron · Soho Crime
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

If Spook Street is where spies live, Joe Country is where they go to die. In Slough House, the London outpost for disgraced spies MI5, memories are stirring, all of them bad. Catherine Standish is buying booze again, Louisa Guy is raking over the ashes of lost love, and new recruit Lech...
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Knit One, Die Two

Peggy Ehrhart · Kensington
Pages: 288
Format: Mass Market Paperback

When Arborville, New Jersey's snooty theater scene is upstaged by a shocking murder, Pamela Paterson and her Knit and Nibble knitting club must act quickly to stop a killer from making an encore performance . . . Knit and Nibble's numbers are growing! In addition to a litter of adorable...
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The Last House Guest

Megan Miranda · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"Once again, Megan Miranda has crafted the perfect summer thriller. The Last House Guest is twisty and tense, with a pace that made my heart race. An edge-of-your-seat, up-all-night read." - Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Time I Lied "No one can be trusted...
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The Last Resort

Marissa Stapley · Graydon House
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

"Marissa Stapley's writing is a gift." - Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan's TaleThe Harmony Resort promises hope for struggling marriages. Run by celebrity power couple Drs. Miles and Grace Markell, the "last resort" offers a chance for partners...
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Murder Lo Mein

Vivien Chien · St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages: 304
Format: Mass Market Paperback

The third in a tasty series, Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien is a delight!Everyone agrees that the food at Ho-Lee Noodle House is delicious -- unless it happens to be deadly. Lana Lee's stake in her family's Chinese restaurant is higher than ever now that she's been made manager. So when...
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Murder at Morrington Hall

Clara McKenna · Kensington
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Stella Kendrick is an all-American heiress who can't be tamed. But when the lively aspiring equine trainer tangles with British aristocracy, she meets her match - and a murderer . . . Spring, 1905: Free-spirited like the Thoroughbreds she rides across the Kentucky countryside, Stella...
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The Perfect Plan: A Novel

Bryan Reardon · Dutton
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Bryan Reardon comes a tense, twisting story about two brothers locked together in a dangerous game - and an unforgettable tale of a family's dark secrets.Liam Brennan teeters on the edge. Early one morning, he snaps, kidnapping a young woman who works...
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The Rumor: A Novel

Lesley Kara · Ballantine Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

"Keeps you guessing until the final page." - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train"A rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence." - Fiona Barton, author of The Widow "Everyone will be talking about The Rumor." - Shari Lapena, author of The Couple...
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The Safe House

Kiki Swinson · Dafina
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Packed with "high suspense" and "memorable choices and consequences" (BOOKLIST ) Kiki Swinson's novels sizzle with brutally unpredictable characters, breakneck plotting - and a uniquely gritty portrait of Southern life. Now she breaks all the rules as a young woman...
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Toxic Toffee

Amanda Flower · Kensington
Pages: 304
Format: Mass Market Paperback

A sweet tooth for murder . . . Bailey King's in New York wrapping up a six-week shoot on her first cable TV show, Bailey's Amish Sweets, when she gets a call from her Ohio town's resident busybody. With Easter around the corner, Bailey's been recruited to create a giant toffee bunny...
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Wherever She Goes

Kelley Armstrong · Minotaur Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a brand new psychological thriller about the lengths one woman will go to in order to save a child. "Few crimes are reported as quickly as a snatched kid." That's what the officer tells single mother Aubrey Finch after...
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