After a girl is found dead in the pool of her friend’s summer house in Devon, DI Matthew Venn is called in to solve the murder and locate the victim’s friend, who is now missing. As more is revealed throughout the investigation, the case goes far deeper than it appears on the surface. Secrets and …
Mark Z. Danielewski returns with Tom’s Crossing, a “magisterial, page-turning epic” about a pair of young people who attempt to lead a couple of horses along an icy mountain route in Utah. It sounds like a coming-of-age novel. Or possibly a young Americana novel. Think All the Pretty Horses meets Huckleberry Finn. Or Lonesome Dove meets True Grit. But, at the heart …
Like The Royal Tenenbaums and Fleishman is in Trouble and Bottoms and Big Swiss but also wholly original. A one-sided open marriage, maybe building a bomb with your pen pal, gnat infestation in the church, seedy billionaires throwing Eyes Wide Shut parties, a man named War Crimes Wes with an autoimmune disorder, being too smart for your own good …
It’s time to meet my new favorite dragon, one with three heads (used to be four heads) and none of them can agree on anything. After a battle goes awry, this dragon sneaks into a dragon rider academy, pretends to be a tame dragon to get the free room and board while he heals, and …
This multi-faceted gem of a novel set in late Victorian England is a mere 176-pages. But, like a finely cut gem, this author doesn’t waste anything–not time, not words, not paper–in telling what turns out to be a brilliantly woven mystery-within-a-mystery–the first of a new series that introduces us to Havelock Harper (consulting detective) and …
A wild read! Hard to put down. Coming of age story following two sisters in Appalachia. Magic tarot cards! A murderer on the lose! A surreal tale. –Sophie, Hodgepodge Books & Taps, Eugene, OR Lean into the surreal at Hodgepodge Books & Taps and other independent bookstores. p.s. Wouldn’t it be funny if all the …
Katharine McGee has put the Gods of Olympus in our modern world of big tech, and big brands. A new love story unfolds while staying true to Mythological lore. I had so much fun following the “Kardashian” level drama of Athena, Hera, Zeus and Hades. –Auri, The Next Chapter, Hermiston, OR Get swept up in …
An ancient being formed during a foolish ritual meets a cursed woman who has the brightest soul the being has ever yearned to devour. Making a deal with the devil, Cybil convinces Miriam, the embodiment of darkness, to give her a chance to break her curse. If she cannot, her soul will be for the …
A cheeky narrator and a high-paced thriller, who could ask for more?? Five people are standing on the train platform and one is about to die. As the minutes tick closer to the oncoming arrival, each character gets a back-story and as the reader, you can’t help but root for certain characters. This one stuck …
Look, it’s simple: I love a story involving a lighthouse, especially one that explores dark places where the boundaries of reality begin to blur. Diego Muzzio’s English-language debut is a gothic triumph. For me, it has all the makings of a new classic. –Adrienne, King’s Books, Tacoma, WA Find beacons of all kinds at King’s …
