Publication Info: Published March 21st 2017 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons . Hardcover copy courtesy of my local library. Other editions available. Joe Picket series #17. Summary: Joe Picket had a deadly altercation with the Cates family in the 15th book in the series, Endangered. Now it looks like one of the few remaining family members is seeking revenge against Joe and his entire family in Vicious Circle. It begins with a missing hunter, Dave Farkus. During the search for the missing man, Joe spots what appears to be a shooting from his vantage point in a plane. Shortly after this, …
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The Echo Killing by Christi Daugherty
Publication Info: Published March 13th 2018 by Minotaur Books. Hardcover edition courtesy of my local library. Other editions available for purchase from online and local retailers. This is the first book in the Harper McClain series. Summary: Harper McClain is a newspaper crime reporter in Savannah, Georgia. Like newspapers all over the country, the one she works for is struggling. Each day Harper’s job is on the line as she struggles to get the scoop for page one, headline grabbing stories. One evening, while grabbing a quick bite at a local diner, she gets a call from her photographer partner, …
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Publication Info: Published February 5th 2019 by Celadon Books. I read the Kindle edition through my local library. Other editions available. Summary: Did Alicia Berenson murder her husband? She’s not saying. In fact, she is completely silent on this and any other topic. From the time her husband was discovered tied to a chair with several bullets in his body, Alicia hasn’t said a word. The courts and public opinion assumed she was guilty. But with Alicia’s odd behavior, the only humane thing to do was sentence her to a mental health facility. Theo Faber is a psychotherapist who is …
The Pallbearer by Jordan Farmer
Publication Info: Published November 6th 2018 by Skyhorse . Pre-pub e-book edition provided by NetGalley. Hardcover, e-book and Kindle available since publication. Summary: Jason Felts is a counselor at the Shelby Youth Correctional Facility in Lynch, West Virginia. When he was younger, he worked as a pallbearer at the local funeral home. As someone who was–and continues to be–bullied because of his physical challenges, he has a soft spot for the boys in the “Shell”, the nickname for the boy’s prison. Lynch, a coal mining town well onto its final skid into oblivion, is home to those who have nowhere …
She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge
Publication Info: Published January 8th 2019 by Random House. E-book pre-pub edition courtesy of NetGalley. Other editions available since publication including Kindle and Hardcover. This is the debut of a new mystery series, DCI Jonah Sheens #1. Summary: At the start of this book, a young girl exploring in the woods finds a finger bone in a hollowed out area by a beech tree. It turns out to be part of the skeleton of Aurora Jackson, a 14 year old girl who went missing thirty years ago. When Aurora went missing, she was camping with a group of older teenagers, …
The Burglar by Thomas Perry
Publication Info: Published January 8th 2019 by Mysterious Press. Pre-pub ebook edition courtesy of NetGalley. Other editions, including Kindle and hardcover, available since publication. Summary: Elle Stowall is burglar. Her only source of income is derived from breaking into rich people’s homes and stealing items that she can fence. Petite, blond Elle finds her marks by jogging around rich neighborhoods looking for signs that a homeowner is away. Elle gets more than cash or jewels the day she discovers three murder victims naked in a bed together. She finds a camera recording the bedroom scene. Because of the missing camera, …
Old Newgate Road by Keith Scribner
Publication Info: Published January 8th 2019 by Knopf Publishing Group. Pre-pub e-book edition provided by NetGalley. Other editions available since publication. Summary: Cole Callahan, a successful home restorer, travels from his home in Portland back to his hometown in East Granby, Connecticut. He’s convinced himself he is just there for five days to observe the dismantling of an old tobacco shed. He wants to use the wood for an addition onto his own house in Portland. Cole hasn’t been back to Granby since his father murdered his mother in one of his frequent rages. As Cole checks out his old …
