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Oh! You Pretty Things

Shanna Mahin · Dutton
Format: Hardcover

"A Hollywood native from the wrong side of the Walk of Fame makes a play for star status" (Cosmopolitan) in Shanna Mahin's acclaimed novel, called "quite a breakout" by The New York Times.Jess Dunne is third-generation Hollywood, but her star on the boulevard has yet to materialize....
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Tart of Darkness

Denise Swanson · Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages: 352
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Right when Dani thinks she's hit a dead-end in her career, she unexpectedly inherits an enormous old house in a quaint college town. This gives her the perfect opportunity to pursue her true passion -- cooking! So Dani opens Chef-to-Go, preparing delicious, ready-made meals for hungry students...
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A Taste for Vengeance: A Bruno, Chief of Police novel

Martin Walker · Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A missing woman, a shocking pregnancy, a dash of international intrigue, and a bottle or two of good Bergerac: it's another case for Bruno, Chief of Police.When a British tourist fails to turn up for a luxurious cooking vacation in Bruno's usually idyllic Dordogne village of St. Denis,...
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Strangers

Bill Pronzini · Forge
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The latest in Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Bill Pronzini's acclaimed Nameless Detective Series -- Strangers. Cody Hatcher is the kind of teenager you don't want your kids hanging with. That's the book on him and it's why the citizens of Mineral Springs have no problem...
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Oath of Honor: A Thriller

Matthew Betley · Emily Bester Books/Atria Books
Pages: 406
Format: Print book

A break-neck, edge-of-your-seat thriller that moves from a resurgent Russian threat in the Aleutian Islands to North Korean spy ships to secret Sudanese prisons as former Marines Logan West and John Quick, now members of an FBI special task force, uncover a global conspiracy that threatens...
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Murder Most Malicious

Alyssa Maxwell · Kensington Pub Corp, 2015.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

In post-World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, step outside of their social roles and put their lives at risk to apprehend a vicious killer. . .December 1918: As a difficult year draws to a close, there is much to celebrate for nineteen-year-old...
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Called to Justice

Edith Maxwell · Midnight Ink
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback

When Hannah Breed confides to midwife Rose Carroll that she's pregnant out of wedlock, Rose promises to help her through the pregnancy and figure out a way to break the news to her family. But that night, amid the noise and revelry of the Independence Day fireworks, Hannah is found shot...
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Not always a saint

Mary Jo Putney · Kensington Publishing Corp.
Format: Hardcover

Medical student and saint-like Daniel Herbert becomes attracted to the Black Widow, Jessie Kelham, but if he recognizes her the demons of her past will surely erupt. Yet they cannot keep apart--and soon they are drawn into a union that may bring joy--or shattering danger.
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The Woman in Cabin 10

Ruth Ware · Scout Press
Pages: 340
Format: Print book

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF IN A DARK, DARK WOOD Featured in TheSkimm An Entertainment Weekly "Summer Must List" Pick A New York Post "Summer Must-Read" Pick Included in Summer Book Guides from Bustle, Oprah.com, PureWow, and USA TODAY...
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Last to Know: A Novel

Elizabeth Adler · Minotaur Books; Reprint edition
Format: eBook

Evening Lake an idyllic peaceful western Massachusetts getaway with a close-knit community of families Detective Harry Jordan sees his lake home as a respite from solving crimes on the streets of Bostonuntil crime comes to Evening Lake Harry Jordan is out for a walk when the night is rocked...
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GATHERING OF SECRETS

LINDA CASTILLO · Minotaur Books
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover

A deadly fire exposes the dark side of Amish life in A Gathering of Secrets, a harrowing new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series (July 2017) by Linda Castillo.When a historic barn burns to the ground in the middle of the night, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called...
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Ravenspur: Rise of the Tudors

CONN IGGULDEN · Pegasus Books
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

Witness the rise of the Tudor dynasty -- in this concluding volume to Conn Iggulden's vigorous and commanding retelling of the Wars of the Roses.England, 1470. A divided kingdom cannot stand.King Edward of York has been driven out of England. Queen Elizabeth and her children tremble...
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Undone: A Novel

John Colapinto · Soft Skull Press
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Already hailed and persecuted for its perverse humor and wildly wicked sensibility, Undone is the tour-de-force black comedy by International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Nominee John Colapinto.In modern day America, Dez is a former lawyer and teacher - an ephebophile with a proclivity...
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The Flight of the Silvers

Daniel Price · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 594
Format: Hardcover

"I could list the wonders of this new world for a while, but I'd rather let you discover them for yourself when you read the book. You should read this book! I loved The Flight of the Silvers. I found it very difficult to put it aside to deal with my own life ... It really is an amazing...
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The Furies: A Thriller

Mark Alpert · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

For centuries, the Furies have lived among us. Long ago they were called witches and massacred by the thousands. But they're human just like us, except for a rare genetic mutation that they've hidden from the rest of the world for hundreds of years.Now, a chance encounter with a beautiful...
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