New Mysteries by L. A. Keller
Here are some interesting new releases to check out. I've included one of my favorite authors and some that I've never read. It's exciting to me to immerse myself in someone's work which I've never sampled. This is the best way to break out of reading the same old story.
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Lianne is one of my favorite authors. I’m always excited to
discover what twists she can come up with. If you haven’t read her books, I
recommend reading any of them or you can watch the series created from her
book, Big Little Lies starring another Australian, Nicole Kidman.
It’s expensive at $17.39 for the hardcover and $14.99 for a
Kindle eBook version so I will wait until the price comes down.
Here is the book description:
Nine people gather at
a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a
reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves.
Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they
know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could
imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be.
Frances Welty, the
formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a
bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She’s
immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don’t look to be in
need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the
strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person
really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking? Should
Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum
House has to offer – or should she run while she still can?
It’s not long before
every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question.
A Ladder in the Sky: A Novel by John Boyne
I’ve never heard of this author but he’s written seven books
for adults and children, one of which was made into a movie in 2008. Although
the book was listed in the mystery genre on Amazon, the description doesn’t
make me think there will be murder and mayhem. Regardless, I like trying
different authors and especially those from outside of the U.S. I’m adding this
to my ‘to read’ list and will include a review in the future.
Here’s the book description:
Maurice Swift is
handsome, charming, and hungry for fame. The one thing he doesn’t have is
talent – but he’s not about to let a detail like that stand in his way. After
all, a would-be writer can find stories anywhere. They don’t need to be his
own.
Working as a waiter in
a West Berlin hotel in 1988, Maurice engineers the perfect opportunity: a
chance encounter with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann. He quickly
ingratiates himself with the powerful – but desperately lonely – older man,
teasing out of Erich a terrible, long-held secret about his activities during
the war. Perfect material for Maurice’s first novel.
Once Maurice has had a
taste of literary fame, he knows he can stop at nothing in pursuit of that
high. Moving from the Amalfi Coast, where he matches wits with Gore Vidal, to
Manhattan and London, Maurice hones his talent for deceit and manipulation,
preying on the talented and vulnerable in his cold-blooded climb to the top.
But the higher he climbs, the further he has to fall…
Sweeping across the
late twentieth century, A Ladder to the Sky is a fascinating portrait of a
relentlessly immoral man, a tour de force of storytelling, and the next great
novel from an acclaimed literary virtuoso.
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
These are two authors I’ve never read. The cover sounds
interesting and I hope for a page turner. With more than 2000 reviews, the book
which was released at the end of October, 2018, promises to have unexpected
twists. Although not a murder mystery it is a suspense and sometimes those are
more exciting to read.
Here’s the book description:
When you read this
book, you will make many assumptions.
You will assume you
are reading about a jealous ex-wife.
You will assume she is
obsessed with her replacement – a beautiful, younger woman who is about to
marry the man they both love.
You will assume you
know the anatomy of this tangled love triangle.
Assume nothing.
Twisted and
deliciously chilling, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen's The Wife Between Us
exposes the secret complexities of an enviable marriage - and the dangerous
truths we ignore in the name of love.
Read between the lies.
The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
This is a sequel to The Life We Bury which was a bestseller
and the author’s debut novel. I am definitely putting the first book on my to
read list before I tackle this one as I hate having to back track to find out
about a character and I love series. The first book was nominated for an Edgar,
which is the equivalent of an Oscar in the mystery world.
Here is the book description:
Joe Talbert, Jr. has
never once met his namesake. Now out of college, a cub reporter for the Associated
Press in Minneapolis, he stumbles across a story describing the murder of a man
named Joseph Talbert in a small town in southern Minnesota.
Full of curiosity
about whether this man might be his father, Joe is shocked to find that none of
the town's residents have much to say about the dead man-other than that his
death was long overdue. Joe discovers that the dead man was a loathsome lowlife
who cheated his neighbors, threatened his daughter, and squandered his wife's
inheritance after she, too, passed away--an inheritance that may now be Joe's.
Mired in uncertainty
and plagued by his own devastated relationship with his mother, who is seeking
to get back into her son's life, Joe must put together the missing pieces of
his family history-- before his quest for discovery threatens to put him in a
grave of his own.
Happy Trails,
Leslie
Comments
Post a Comment