From The Booking Desk:
It’s quite an eclectic list of new releases this week; there literally is something for everyone. We may have lost an hour this past week (it’s Daylight Saving Time here in the US), but publishing is not slowing down.
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Peter May – I’ll Keep You Safe (Quercus, Hardcover, $26.99, 03/06/2018)
BOLO Books Comments:
I never turn down a chance to travel to the Hebides with Peter May. This is my favorite of his novel since The Lewis Man trilogy. Here he once again presents readers with the isolation of the Islands, but also weaves in the glamorous world of the Paris fashion district. Fans of shows like Project Runway will delight in learning some fascinating history of Tweed. This is a stand-alone that readers new to Peter May’s work will certainly enjoy.
Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):
Friends since childhood, and lovers and business partners as adults, Niamh and Ruairidh are owners of a small Hebridean company, Ranish Tweed, that weaves its own very special version of Harris Tweed. Although it’s a small company, their fabrics have become internationally sought-after as a niche brand in the world of fashion and haute couture.
But the threads of their relationship are beginning to fray. As they prepare for an important showing at the Première Vision fabric fair, held in Paris every year, Niamh accuses Ruairidh of having an affair with Irina, a Russian fashion designer they work with–a fight that ends with Ruairidh storming off and getting into Irina’s car. Moments later, Niamh watches in horror as the car containing her life partner explodes in a ball of flame.
With Niamh a prime suspect in the murder, the Parisian police hound her even after she returns to Harris to bury the pitiful remains of her lover and business partner. Amid the grief and struggles that follow, she begins to suspect that things are not what they seem; and when there is an attempt on her life, she becomes convinced that what looked like a terrorist attack on her lover might be something more personal by far . . .
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Clare Mackintosh – Let Me Lie (Berkley, Hardcover $26.00, 03/13/2018
BOLO Books Comments:
Clare Mackintosh continues her impressive display in crime fiction. While Let Me Lie doesn’t have the same twisty nature of her first two novels, it is still a well-crafted suspense plot filled with with related-able characters and is sure to keep readers up late into the night.
Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):
The police say it was suicide.
Anna says it was murder.
They’re both wrong.
Last year, Tom and Caroline Johnson chose to end their lives, one seemingly unable to live without the other. Their daughter, Anna, is struggling to come to terms with her parents’ deaths, unwilling to accept the verdict of suicide.
Now with a baby herself, Anna feels her mother’s absence keenly and is determined to find out what really happened to her parents. But as she digs up the past, someone is trying to stop her.
Sometimes it’s safer to let things lie….
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Chessie Chapter of Sisters in Crime – Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies (Wildside Press, Paperback, $14.99, 03/15/2018)
BOLO Books Comments:
The Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime can always be counted on for releasing a solid short story anthology. These collections often contain stories that go on to become award-winners for their authors and this one is a sure bet to follow that trend. Look for more on this as time allows, but in the meantime, please help to support my local Sister in Crime chapter by picking up a copy soon.
Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):
Thirteen members of the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime spin tales crime around the theme of animals. A pet groomer. A pet crow. A dog named Rasputin. Exploding cattle. Even an octopus figures in a mystery. Contributors include: Chris Grabenstein (Introduction), Shari Randall, Carla Coupe, KM Rockwood, Alan Orloff, Eleanor Cawood Jones, Robin Templeton, Barb Goffman, Marianne Wilski Strong, Linda Lombardi, Josh Pachter, Joanna Campbell Slan, Cathy Wiley, and Karen Cantwell.
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Kristi Belcamio – Blessed are the Merciful (Amazon Digital, e-copy, $4.99, 03/13/2018)
BOLO Books Comments:
BOLO Books has been reviewing Krist Belcamino’s Blessed series for year. Blessed are the Dead introduced readers to Gabriella Giovanni and now Blessed are the Merciful closes out this critically-acclaimed series. Lots of your favorite characters are back along with the evil villain of Blessed are the Peacemakers. The e-version of the novel is $4.99, so this one is also budget conscious.
Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):
What would you sacrifice to save your children?
Your marriage?
Your freedom?
Your life?
How far would you go?
Gabriella Giovanni has met her deadliest enemy yet. Ruthless. Powerful. Driven. He will stop at nothing to make Gabriella pay with everything she holds dear. But he has underestimated her. Nothing will stop her from saving the children she loves.
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Joelle Charbonneau – Time Bomb (HMH Books for Young Readers, Hardcover, $17.99, 03/13/2018)
BOLO Books Comments:
Joelle is one of my favorite writers and one of my favorite people. She can always be counted on to write provocative material for our young readers. In our current climate, this one is going to be a tougher sell, but I trust that Joelle will examine the issues from an informed place of will never loose sight of the hope that things can be better.
Jacket Copy (Publisher’s Description):
Seven students trapped in their school after a bomb goes off must fight to survive while also discovering who among them is the bomber in this provocative new thriller from the author of the New York Times bestselling Testing Trilogy. Perfect for fans of This Is Where It Ends.
A congressman’s daughter who has to be perfect. A star quarterback with a secret. A guy who’s tired of being ignored. A clarinet player who’s done trying to fit in. An orphaned rebel who wants to teach someone a lesson. A guy who wants people to see him, not his religion.
They couldn’t be more different, but before the morning’s over, they’ll all be trapped in a school that’s been rocked by a bombing. When they hear that someone inside is the bomber, they’ll also be looking to one another for answers.
Told from multiple perspectives, Time Bomb will keep readers guessing about who the bomber could be—and what motivated such drastic action.
