I'm looking for a good book to read... Something published between now and the end of October. Preferably by a woman. Hardcover, paperback, whatever. Nothing self-published, though.
Any suggestions?
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David J. Montgomery is the thriller/mystery critic for The Daily Beast and the Chicago Sun-Times. He has written about authors and books for several of the country's largest newspapers, including the Washington Post, USA Today and Boston Globe.
He lives in the Washington, D.C. suburbs with his wife and daughters.
Price of Silence by Chamilla Trinchieri, The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen, or Chicago Blues edited by Libby Fischer Hellmann. I'm in the middle of From May to December by Pat Macenulty; so far so good, but it's too soon to tell for sure.
Posted by: Dana Kaye | September 25, 2007 at 10:45 AM
Don't tempt me.
Posted by: I.J.Parker | September 25, 2007 at 10:49 AM
I'd forgotten about the anthology... They're so hard to review. What can you say about a book of 20 stories (or whatever) in 160 words?
Posted by: David J. Montgomery | September 25, 2007 at 10:56 AM
How about J.T. Ellison's debut ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS? There's also a debut cozy, Kathryn Lilley's DYING TO BE THIN. I can't wait to read PERSON OF INTEREST by Theresa Schwegel, but that's a late November release.
Posted by: Naomi | September 25, 2007 at 12:15 PM
KILL TIME, by the terrific T.J. MacGregor. See my review of it at the blog.
Posted by: dick adler | September 25, 2007 at 02:24 PM
Chelsea Cain's HEARTSICK has a lot going on, much more than I expected. Zoe Sharp's SECOND SHOT pretty much kicks ass. and I think the US edition of Reggie Nadelson's FRESH KILLS is out about now (though I didn't see a copy of it...)
Posted by: Sarah | September 25, 2007 at 02:59 PM
THE LIKENESS by Tana French, follow up to her phenomenally successful, and I gather excellent, IN THE WOODS.
I do not know about US publcation dates.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Likeness-Tana-French/dp/0340924772/ref=sr_1_3/203-9738676-9485524?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190750656&sr=1-3
Posted by: Maxine | September 25, 2007 at 04:06 PM
Try reading Deanna Raybourn's Silent in the Grave. It is a very good book. It is her first novel.
Posted by: karen terry | September 25, 2007 at 04:36 PM
"Later, at the bar" isn't crime fiction, but it's great fiction - linked short stories set in a bar in Alaska, by Rebecca Barry. Also, Patry Francis's "The Liar's Diary," though that may be too old at this point...
Posted by: Clea Simon | September 25, 2007 at 05:39 PM
DIE WITH ME by Elena Forbes, just published over here by Quercus (a brilliant crime fiction publisher), is another book getting lots of good reviews on the crime fic blogs, eg:
http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Die_With_Me.html
Posted by: Maxine | September 26, 2007 at 03:38 AM
LAST RITUALS by Yrsa Sigurdardottir: When a German student studying in Iceland is killed, his family hires single mother and lawyer Thóra Gudmundsdottir and ex-cop Matthew Reich to investigate. Matthew and Thóra learn that the student was on a quest for the original copy of “Malleus Maleficarum” (The Witch Hammer), a manual to help in the detection, prosecution, and elimination of witches. LAST RITUALS is a darkly atmospheric novel of suspense “featuring two fleshed-out, involving lead characters and unusual witchcraft details” (Library Journal) that travels from modern Reykjavik with its hip nightclubs and luxurious hotels to the far northwest coast, infamous in Icelandic history for its witch-hunts during the dark ages.
Posted by: danielle | September 26, 2007 at 12:07 PM
I read RESTITUTION by Lee Vance recently and felt that it was a very strong debut. Reminded me of Harlan Coben.
Posted by: Roddy | October 07, 2007 at 03:40 PM
You can't go wrong with the Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz. Less a mystery than a funny quirky novel, but some mystery elements thrown in.
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