Iβm so honored to be able to reveal the cover for Vanessa Lillieβs buzz-worthy new mystery here on CBTB today! BLOOD SISTERS is a gripping mystery about a Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is summoned to rural Oklahoma to investigate the disappearance of two womenβ¦one of them her sister. The book has already been praised as βrivetingβ (Megan Miranda) and βbingeworthyβ (Caroline Kepnes), and itβs sure to be one of fallβs must-read crime novels. BLOOD SISTERS will be published in September, but thanks to Vanessa and her publisher, weβre able to get an exclusive early glimpse into the book right here in todayβs blog post! Read on to check out the bookβs gorgeous cover, read a behind-the-scenes mini Q&A with Vanessa, and dip into the bookβs first few pages! And make sure to preorder your copy of BLOOD SISTERS at your favorite bookstore while youβre at it. Huge thanks to Vanessa and her publisher for giving us this early sneak peekβI canβt wait to read BLOOD SISTERS this fall!
Read MoreCover Reveal + Mini Q&A: IT'S ONE OF US by J.T. Ellison
If youβve been around Crime by the Book for a little bit, you probably already know how much I love J.T. Ellisonβs psychological suspense novels. Ellisonβs thrillers always feature highly entertaining plots, compelling characters, and the kind of just-one-more-page pacing that will genuinely keep you up reading all night. I discovered J.T. Ellisonβs work in the early days of CBTB, and I havenβt looked back since! In 2023, J.T. Ellison will return with her newest story of psychological suspenseβand I am so honored to be able to reveal the cover for it right here on Crime by the Book! ITβS ONE OF US will be published in February 2023, but this beauty looks like itβs worth adding to your TBR pile right now. ITβS ONE OF US delves into the lies that we tell to keep our relationships togetherβ¦lies that can also tear relationships apart. In todayβs blog post, you can get a glimpse of the bookβs stunning cover, plus read a mini Q&A with author J.T. Ellison that will give you a sneak peek into whatβs sure to be one of 2023βs must-read suspense books. Bonus: since we do have a little bit of a wait until ITβS ONE OF US is published, Iβve also compiled a little rundown of my top recommendations for J.T. Ellison thrillers you should read while we wait for the publication of ITβS ONE OF USβyou can find that list at the very bottom of this blog post! Huge thanks to J.T. Ellison and her publisher for allowing me to share this cover reveal on CBTB todayβitβs an honor to be able to do so, and I canβt wait to read ITβS ONE OF US.
Read MoreCover Reveal + Excerpt: THE KIND TO KILL by Tessa Wegert
Iβm so honored to be able to share with CBTB readers some very exciting news: later this year, one of my go-to crime fiction series - Tessa Wegertβs Shana Merchant series - will return! December, Tessa will publish her newest Shana Merchant novelβTHE KIND TO KILL (available December 6). Today on CBTB, I have the honor of revealing the bookβs gorgeous cover, and giving you a sneak peek into this new series installment! In todayβs blog post, you can learn more about the book, check out its beautiful and atmospheric cover, and read an early excerpt from its first chapter. (Plus: if youβre totally new to Tessaβs work, be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post for a quick overview of the Shana Merchant series thus far.)
Read MoreCover Reveal + Excerpt: YOU'RE INVITED by Amanda Jayatissa
If youβve been around Crime by the Book since last year, you will no doubt remember how completely obsessed I was (and, letβs be honest, still am!) with Amanda Jayatissaβs debut thriller MY SWEET GIRL. Ever since I devoured that outstanding book last fall, Iβve been not-so-patiently waiting for more information on Amandaβs next bookβand the wait is over!! I am so incredibly honored to reveal the cover for Amandaβs 2022 thriller YOUβRE INVITED, and to give CBTB readers an exclusive sneak peek into the book today. YOUβRE INVITED falls into a crime fiction subgenre that I have a particular soft spot for: the wedding thriller. In this book, Amanda Jayatissa invites readers to attend a lavish Sri Lankan weddingβone which not every guest will survive. I simply cannot wait to see what Amanda does with this bookβs instantly-appealing premise; based on how utterly original, dark, and gripping her debut MY SWEET GIRL was, I have no doubt YOUβRE INVITED will be another instant-hit! YOUβRE INVITED will hit US bookstores on August 9, but you can get an early glimpse into the book right here in todayβs blog post! Read on to check out the bookβs stunning cover, learn more about its plot, and read an exclusive, early excerpt. Huge thanks to Amandaβs US publisher Berkley for allowing me to do this reveal todayβI am a huge Amanda Jayatissa fan, and itβs an absolute honor to be able to share this reveal with the CBTB community today! Happy reading!
Read MoreCover Reveal + Excerpt: THE COLLECTOR by Anne Mette Hancock
Nordic Noir fans, listen up: your new Danish crime fiction obsession is here! Last year, Anne Mette Hancockβs debut crime novel THE CORPSE FLOWER was published in the US to tremendous acclaim, and this coming November, she returns with her newest dark, psychological crime story: THE COLLECTOR. Iβm so honored to be able to reveal the cover of THE COLLECTOR today, and to give you the opportunity to read an early, exclusive excerpt from the book! If youβre a Nordic crime fiction fan like I am, youβre going to love Anne Mette Hancockβs gritty, intricate writingβand if youβve never tried a Nordic crime book before, Anne Metteβs work would make a great entry point into the genre for you. Anne Metteβs crime fiction exemplifies the qualities I love so much about the Nordic Noir genre as a whole. Her debut novel THE CORPSE FLOWER relied on vivid, complex character development, taking readers into the darkest corners of her charactersβ lives, and introduced an unlikely investigative duoβa journalist and a police officerβwhose parallel investigations of a crime made for seriously engaging reading. I think itβs fair to say that Anne Mette Hancockβs intricate and seriously dark plotting can rival that of many of the genreβs greats, and fans of books from the likes of Jo NesbΓΈ, Lars Kepler, and Stefan Ahnhem will find much to love in her work.
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