Once again, thanks to Deb Lewis from The Poisoned Pen for her February book suggestions. If a direct link doesn’t work for you, check out the Webstore. https://store.poisonedpen.com/
Here are Deb’s February picks.
The Crossroads by CJ Box
Game warden Joe Pickett fights for his life as his daughters try to uncover who shot him and left him for dead in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C. J. Box.
Children of the Savage City by Elizabeth Heider
Some cities feed on secrets. Naples is ravenous. A peaceful evening mass at the historic Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo is shattered when a young au pair is killed in one of the cathedral’s quiet chapels. The daughter of the US Ambassador sees it happen—but she’ll speak only to one person: Nikki Serafino.
Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack *Indie Next Pick*
The exhilaratingly twisty story of a sex worker turned political assassin on the run, Murder Bimbo is anunputdownable and wholly fresh take on truth, murder, and optics in our national moment.
Pinky Swear by Danielle Girard
From Danielle Girard, the USA TODAY bestselling author who “effortlessly ratchets up the tension” (J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author), comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a young woman whose surrogate disappears just days before the baby’s due date, leading to a frantic search that uncovers dark truths and the power of a mother’s love.
Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbo
From “one of today’s most interesting thriller writers” (Lee Child) comes an immersive, propulsive novel in which a detective and a crime writer conduct parallel investigations, six years apart, into a series of puzzling murders.
The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera
When the last fare of the night turns up dead in her backseat, a Sri Lankan American taxi driver works off the clock to clear her name in this mystery novel by debut author Yosha Gunasekera.
How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson *Indie Next Pick*
A humorous, swoony, and downright terrifying slasher rom-com in which a cinephile gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the romance and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl.
To Kill A Cook by WM Akers
Tender at the Bone meets Finlay Donovan is Killing It in this hilarious, fast-paced mystery about a feisty food critic in 1970s NY who finds her chef friend murdered and realizes she might be the only one to find the killer.