Alex Michaelides’ debut psychological thriller, The Silent Patient, tracks one woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive… Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a… Read more
Meghan Scott Molin’s debut novel, The Frame-Up, introduces MG Martin: by day she writes comic books . . . by night, she lives them. As a lifelong comic book and pop culture fan, I was so excited to get my hands on a copy of Meghan Scott Molin’s The Frame-Up…. Read more
The Best Bad Things by Katrina Carrasco is a debut historical crime novel that introduces readers to the fiery Alma Rosales―detective, smuggler, spy. You’ve most likely never met anyone like Alma Rosales, the multifaceted heroine of Katrina Carrasco’s unusual, explosive, and highly quotable debut. Turns out that opium was a very big… Read more
Hearts of the Missing is the debut novel from 2017 Tony Hillerman Prize recipient Carol Potenza and marks the first mystery in the Nicky Matthews series. When a young woman linked to a list of missing Fire-Sky tribal members commits suicide, Pueblo Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews is assigned to the case. As… Read more
In Murder on Millionaires’ Row, Erin Lindsey’s debut historical mystery, a daring housemaid searches Gilded Age Manhattan for her missing employer and finds a hidden world of magic, ghosts, romance, and Pinkerton detectives. Rose Gallagher might dream of bigger things, but she’s content enough with her life as a housemaid. After… Read more
A breathtakingly clever, twist-filled narrative that moves from 1946 to 1988 to 2014 and back again, Charlesgate Confidential establishes Scott Von Doviak as a storyteller of the first order. Hard Case Crime is known for delivering pulpy, entertaining narratives from some of the best authors crime fiction has to offer…. Read more
What the Woods Keep is Katya de Becerra’s stunning debut, combining mystery, science fiction, and dark fantasy in a twisty story that will keep you mesmerized right up to the final page. On her eighteenth birthday, Hayden inherits her childhood home―on the condition that she uncover its dark secrets. Hayden tried to… Read more
The Exes’ Revenge by Jo Jakeman is a wickedly dark debut thriller about three women who’ve all been involved with the same man and realize the one thing they have in common is that they all want revenge against him. Readers of Jo Jakeman’s addictive debut thriller, The Exes’ Revenge, will compulsively… Read more
Lies by T. M. Logan is a debut psychological thriller that dissects a troubled marriage straight to the marrow as one man separates the truth from the lies. Prefer audiobooks? Click here to listen to an excerpt! Six days ago, Joe Lynch was a happily married man, a devoted father, and… Read more
The Soul Keepers is a pulse-pounding, cinematic YA adventure by debut author Devon Taylor. Death is just the beginning. After dying in a terrible car accident, Rhett awakens in the afterlife and is recruited to join the crew of the Harbinger, a colossal seafaring vessel tasked with ferrying the souls of the… Read more
