Every so often I'm in the mood for a quirky, cosy mystery. Thus Was Adonis Murdered fits all the criteria! A young barrister, taking a vacation from her troubles in Italy, becomes embroiled in murder and must seek help from her fellow barristers to untangle herself. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

I love a good globe-spanning thriller, and the Garrett Knox thriller, 5 Minutes to Die by R J Patterson, looks to fill the bill! A wilderness expedition leader called back into service to hunt down a former friend accused of murder and treason. This sounds like a blast! Can't wait to read! #booksky

The Stand by @stephenking.bsky.social  is one of my favorite books. The End of the World as We Know It collects stories set in this world from a bevy of great authors! @meggardiner.bsky.social  @chuckwendig.bsky.social  @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social  @tananarivedue.bsky.social @timlebbon.bsky.social

The Twilight Zone was an imaginative series with stories that still impress and resonate 60 years later. I'm excited to read new stories that honor that legacy, written by some real heavyweights! @torbooks.bsky.social @whitleystrieber.bsky.social @lauralippman.bsky.social @joerlansdale.bsky.social

A standalone thriller from Phillip Margolin comes out this November! False Witness introduces defense attorney Karen Wyatt. Freed from wrongful imprisonment, and now with something to prove. Margolin writes fast-paced, interesting legal thrillers, and this looks exciting! @minotaurbooks.bsky.social

The new Gabriel Ward historical mystery from Sally Smith comes out this November! A Case of Life and Limb sees Gabriel hard at work on a libel case when a severed hand shows up at the Inner Temple. More parts follow, and it's clear the Temple is the target! @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

The Kindom trilogy by @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social  concludes with This Brutal Moon, which comes out this December. This is hands down one of the best SF series I've read in the last 10 years. If you haven't read the first two yet, what are you waiting for?! @orbitbooks.bsky.social

It's time for another Meg Langslow Xmas mystery from @donnaandrews.bsky.social! Five Golden Wings is the latest entry. Meg deals with TWO bridezillas and a photographer who rubs everyone the wrong way until he gets rubbed out himself! Check out the review:: bit.ly/47nFGjK @minotaurbooks.bsky.social

The new novel in the Alien series looks intriguing! A reclusive billionaire who wants to visit the abandoned colony of New Providence to rescue an artist obsessed with dark and horrifying creatures. Alien: Perfect Organisms by @shaunhamill.bsky.social  out this November! @titanbooks.bsky.social

Happy to find some books I'd been curious about at The Book Deal, including The Maid by Nita Prose. This appears to be a smart mystery with an intriguing main character. Can't wait to read!

Who doesn't love a good thriller about a hitman? Assassin Eighteen by @johnbrownlow.bsky.social  looks like a lot of high-octane fun! Happy to find at a bookstore I hadn't visited before, The Book Sale. @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social

Found a book I've wanted to pick up for a while and couldn't resist. The Grim Company by @lukescull.bsky.social  Action, battles, and a fun story. That's what I love, and this book looks like it will deliver! Excited to read.  @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

I love legal thrillers. Grave Danger by James Grippando looks like a great one.  Jack Swyteck takes the case of a mother fleeing to Miami from Iran with her daughter and a father who wants her back—a fight in international court and a strain on his own marriage loom. @harpercollins.bsky.social

I couldn't escape this book on social media, and I understand why. Not Quite Dead Yet by @hojay92.bsky.social  is about a young woman who is attacked and suffers an injury that leaves her with 7 days to live. Jet has just enough time to solve her own murder! @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Caddyshack is a legendary movie that people have been discovering, rewatching, and quoting for more than 40 years. In Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story, Chris Nashawaty goes behind the scenes with the tale of how this irreverent story became a classic! @flatironbooks.bsky.social

Amazing to think of how many great, classic movies came out in the summer of 1982, one after the other. E.T, Blade Runner, The Road Warrior and more! The Future Was Now by Chris Nashawaty chronicles it all. Blockbusters, apparent failures, all classics. Love them all! @flatironbooks.bsky.social

One of the best books of the year has arrived! The Killer Question by @janicehallett.bsky.social is deliciously good! This is a must for mystery lovers! Check out the review: bit.ly/46QV8Wu @atriabooks.bsky.social

I love @janicehallett.bsky.social  's writing style! It's a unique method of storytelling using texts, app messages, police reports and news accounts. She manages to build suspense and add thrills in totally unexpected ways. I can't wait to read The Examiner! @atriabooks.bsky.social

What a great time to return to the Old Man's War universe with The Shattering Peace by @scalzi.com . It's been 10 years of peace, but trouble is always looming. Check out the review: bit.ly/422CcBr This is another good one! #bookthreads @torbooks.bsky.social

The new @karinslaughter.com book is here! We Are All Guilty Here is the start of a new series, and it's fantastic! Pick it up and prepare to have your heart in your throat for 400 pages. Check out the review: bit.ly/4mBuztx. This is an amazing thriller! @grandcentralpub.bsky.social

The new @karinslaughter.com book is here! We Are All Guilty Here is the start of a new series, and it's fantastic! Pick it up and prepare to have your heart in your throat for 400 pages. Check out the review: bit.ly/4mBuztx. This is an amazing thriller! @grandcentralpub.bsky.social

The new @donnaandrews.bsky.social book, For Duck's Sake, is out today! This is another great entry in the long-running series. Check out the review: bit.ly/40RsRMe Perfect for mystery fans, animal lovers, or any who realizes that kindness is punk rock! @minotaur_books

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David Rosenfelt keeps the hits coming with great Andy Carpenter books. Dogged Pursuit, a prequel, is one of the best ones yet. Great place to start for new readers and a real treat for fans of the series. Check out the review: bit.ly/4nyuuYP @minotaurbooks.bsky.social

Just in time for July 4, a new @bradthor.bsky.social book is out! Edge of Honor is a perfect summer thriller where the action starts early and doesn't stop! Do yourself a favorand read this book! Check out the review: bit.ly/4lEn7gN @atriabooks.bsky.social

If you want to see a classic Phillip Marlowe story told in a graphic novel, check out Raymond Chandler's Trouble is My Business by @arvd.bsky.social, @iliaskyriazis.bsky.social, and Cris Peter. Great story, beautifully transformed. Check out the review: bit.ly/3HxFKV5 @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

April was a good month for reading! Here are reviews of some of my favs: bit.ly/45cBZxX Robert Jackson Bennett with one of the best books this year, as well as great books from @davidbaldacci.bsky.social‬, Jon Land and Jeff Ayers. ‪@grandcentralpub.bsky.social‬ @minotaurbooks.bsky.social‬

You can't beat a good legal thriller with a former con man for a lawyer. The Eddie Flynn books are so good! Witness 8 by @stevecavanagh.bsky.social is a page-turner with twists that keep on coming. Check out the review: bit.ly/42fiTWg #catsofbluesky @atriabooks.bsky.social

A new edition of The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas came out this week. This is a sleek, literary take on the vampire novel. Stellar writing and as impactful today as when it first came out nearly 50 years ago. #booksky #catsofBluesky @torbooks.bsky.social

I'm always eager to read fiction in translation, particularly set in less common places. Hunkeler's Secret by Jansjorg Schneider is part of the Inspector Hunkeler series set in WWII-era Switzerland. This looks like an excellent mystery! #BookSky #CatsofBluesky @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social

I like to read an occasional historical novel and WWII is a favorite. Strangers in Time by @davidbaldacci.bsky.social is the story of 3 individuals of differing backgrounds come together in one of the most trying times in history. I can't wait to read this! #BookSky @grandcentralpub.bsky.social

I know @bookreviewskill.bsky.social has great taste in books because I follow his reviews. I'm super excited to read his debut fantasy, Anji Kills a King. Anji is on the run with a bounty on her head, trailed by fabled mercenaries. This looks excellent! #BookSky #CatsofBluesky @torbooks.bsky.social

Better late than never, here are my top reads of 2024: https://buff.ly/3QbJIUn So many good books @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social , @jasperfforde.bsky.social , @anthonyryan.bsky.social , and more! @orbitbooks.bsky.social , @recordedbooks.bsky.social

I love the way that @ddalglish.com builds fantasy worlds, particularly the relationship between gods, or near gods, and mortals. The Radiant King is the 1st book in the Astral Kingdoms series and it looks amazing! I am so ready to dive into this world! #BookSky #CatsofBluesky @orbitbooks.bsky.social

Nobody combines SF and horror better than @davidwellington.bsky.social . Revenant X is the second book in the Red Space trilogy that began with Paradise 1. That book scared my socks off and I can't wait to dive into this book! #BookSky #CatsofBluesky @orbitbooks.bsky.social

It only takes one book from @stevecavanagh.bsky.social to make you a fan for life. Diabolical, twisty thrillers that you can't put down! Kill For Me Kill For You has been on my wishlist for a while and I've finally got my hands on a copy. Can't wait to read this one! #BookSky #CatsofBluesky

Couldn't pass up the latest from my favorite author, @karinslaughter.com , so I came home with This is Why We Lied. Can't wait to read the latest Will Trent! Always an intense and satisfying experience! #BookSky #CatsofBluesky

We still celebrate the works of William Shakespeare, written more than 400 years ago. I believe in another 400 years, people will still be reading @stephenking.bsky.social Holly looks amazing, and Holly Gibney is a remarkable character. Can't wait to read! #BookSky #CatsofBluesky

I love the Stephanie Plum series, and this is such a great series to read over the holidays. Now or Never by Janet Evanovich is going to be a treat, and I can't wait to read. I'm ride or die with Grandma Mazur! #BookSky #CatsofBluesky

This book looked just too good to pass up. #LongLiveEvil by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social looks like so much fun. Rae seizes a magical bargain to let her enter the world of her favorite fantasy series but discovers she's the villain. Who hasn't dreamt of something like this? #BookSky #CatsofBluesky

A fun mystery featuring an unlikely ghost/living pairing, A New Lease on Death by @oliviablacke.bsky.social is a lot of fun! Check out the review:

This book looks like a lot of fun! A New Lease on Death by @oliviablacke.bsky.social comes out on Oct. 29, just in time for Halloween! A ghost who has to team up with an obnoxiously perky living roommate to solve a murder. I can't wait to jump in!

I love military thrillers, especially with a sci-fi bent, and Rogue Sequence by Zac Topping checks all the boxes. This is going to be a fun read!

This is one of my most anticipated books of the summer! The Silverblood Promise by @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social looks like a fun fantasy romp filled with criminals, murders, and lots of adventure! Audiobook read by Brenock O'Connor!

Who doesn't love a good horror book? New edition of The Watchers by A. M. Shine comes out this June. I'm dying to read it before I see the movie. It looks awesome! youtu.be/dYo91Fq9tKY?...

Happy Book Birthday to Douglas Preston for Extinction! This is one of my favorite books of the year. A near-future science thriller, a complex murder mystery, and absolutely spine-tingling. Check out the review: bit.ly/3WdECLE

The latest Vlad Taltos book, Lyorn by Steven Brust, is out now. If you're a fan of this series and Vlad, with his mischievousness and impulse for violence, you're going to want to pick this up. Check out the review: bit.ly/43WrrAu

Catching up on some ARCs I received and a couple of bookstore pickups this week. Got some great reading ahead from T.R. Hendricks, T Jefferson Parker, Ben Pastor, Antoine Laurain, and @lisajewell.bsky.social.

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I LOVE the Finlay Donovan books by Elle Cosimano Just an author/mom and her accountant/nanny trying to stay on the right side of the law while bodies pile up around them. Check out my review of the last 2: bit.ly/3PwBtSH Angela Dawe is amazing as the narrator!