Deb Lewis from The Poisoned Pen has some June book selections, ones she enjoyed. There should be links from each book, but you can also check out all of them at the Webstore. https://store.poisonedpen.com/
A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia Seales
A spectacular follow-up to her debut in A Most Agreeable Murder, our heroine Beatrice is once again solving crimes—this time in chic London and in her own inimitable style. Filled with sly wit and clever twists, this mystery proves that murder is never easy to solve in a class-conscious society. If Jane Austen had turned her hand to writing mysteries, this would be the result.
Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess
American Cath finds a mysterious ticket while sorting through her recently departed mother’s belongings: a pass to Murder Week in a small English village. Flanked by her two best friends, she sets off to uncover the story behind her mother’s curious purchase—and ends up discovering more about her mother, and herself, in this charming, escapist read.
Signed copies available, event June 14
Death At The White Hart by Chris Chibnall
A small English village. An unexpected killing—the owner of the town pub. A very public murder of a man who knew everyone’s secrets. A straight-up twisty British police procedural, with plenty of breadcrumbs to keep the pages turning. Highly recommend this one.
The Medusa Protocol by Rob Hart
Mark—known in the assassin world as The Pale Horse—retired from his career as the world’s deadliest killer in Hart’s previous book, Assassins Anonymous. While that book was clever, this one is a step up: the repeat characters are fully fleshed out, the pacing is rapid, and the story is infused with heart. Mark and his fellow reformed assassins, bound by a code loosely based on the Alcoholics Anonymous program, are forced to save one of their own on a deadly black-ops island—without breaking their vow not to kill.
Signed copies available, event June 17
Next To Heaven by James Frey
Next to Heaven is a page-turning whodunit about the murder of depraved and dashing playboy–retired athlete Alexander “The Great.” With no shortage of disagreeable suspects and no end to the outlandish events, it’s a beach read in a designer trench coat—written so tongue-in-cheek you’ll find yourself Googling which current rich celeb the characters might be based on. Recommended for readers who like their mysteries messy, their characters messier, and their plotlines outrageously unhinged. Sex, drugs, orgies, and murder included.