Another month and a bunch of great reads have come and gone! April was a solid reading month for me - I wholly enjoyed the majority of my reads. Here you'll find a recap of my April reads, plus links to additional reviews and posts that went live on Crime by the Book this past month!
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Blog Tour | Book Review: BLOCK 46 by Johana Gustawsson
BLOCK 46 by Johana Gustawsson is a book that defies categorization. At surface level, this is a hardboiled serial killer thriller—but delve a little deeper and readers will discover a historical fiction component, and a touch of Nordic Noir as well. This book spans decades and countries, and draws readers into a dark web of twisted, brutal crimes and their fallout. BLOCK 46 sets the tone for Gustawsson's Roy and Castells series with a confident, ambitious story that will keep readers coming back for more.
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The 2017 Edgar Awards: Event Recap
On Thursday, April 27th, I had the chance to attend the 2017 Edgar Awards! For those of you unfamiliar with the Edgar’s: they are awards given out by the Mystery Writers of America at an annual banquet held in New York. (Think the Oscar’s of the crime book world!) In this post, I’ll be recapping some of my personal highlights from the night, plus providing a list of the major award categories and their winners.
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Throwback Thursday: THE DINNER by Herman Koch
Welcome to my first-ever Throwback Thursday blog post! This post is inspired by Renee of It’s Book Talk. The purpose of this post is to recommend an old favorite book, one that I wouldn’t have an occasion to talk about otherwise! Read on for my first Throwback Thursday recommendation - THE DINNER by Herman Koch.
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Book Review: WHAT MY BODY REMEMBERS by Agnete Friis
Agnete Friis is one half of the writing duo responsible for the bestselling THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE—and this May, she makes her solo U.S. debut in WHAT MY BODY REMEMBERS, a hypnotic, taut suspense novel that delves into the past of a young mother desperate to protect her son from social services, and from her own demons. This unique little book packs an emotional punch: it has all the brooding atmosphere and rich character development characteristic of Nordic Noir, but without the violence and police procedural angle typical of the genre.
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