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 + 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.
Read MoreCover Reveal + Author Q&A: LOCAL GONE MISSING by Fiona Barton
I am so honored to be able to exclusively reveal the cover for the newest novel by New York Times bestselling author Fiona Barton: LOCAL GONE MISSING, available in the US on June 21, 2022!! LOCAL GONE MISSING follows a detective investigating a manβs disappearance in a small seaside town, a place rife with tension between locals and weekenders. Iβve been reading Fionaβs work ever since the publication of her bestselling debut The Widow years agoβin fact, an advance copy of The Widow was one of the first advance copies I ever received for review here on Crime by the Book! Iβve had the pleasure of meeting Fiona in person over the years and have loved reading her carefully-crafted and character-driven crime novels. By the time Fionaβs new crime novel is published in 2022, it will have been three years since her last book released in the US, and I for one cannot wait to dig back into her work this coming year. Iβm thrilled to be able to spotlight Fionaβs newest book LOCAL GONE MISSING for CBTB readers today! In todayβs blog post, you can check out the bookβs atmospheric cover, learn more about its plot, and read a mini Q&A with Fiona to get an early inside scoop on her newest release. Many thanks to Fiona for answering my questions about LOCAL GONE MISSING, and to her publisher for allowing me to reveal her bookβs gorgeous cover here on CBTB!
Read MoreCover Reveal + Q&A: THE KINGDOM by Jo NesbΓΈ
The stunning cover for one of Fall 2020βs biggest crime novels has arrived, and I am so honored to be able to reveal it here on Crime by the Book! In September, bestselling and beloved crime writer Jo NesbΓΈβs newest release will hit bookstores. THE KINGDOM is a standalone work of suspense that delves into the troubled relationship between brothers, and the deadly family secrets that they have been keeping for years. If youβve been around Crime by the Book for even just a little bit, you will already know how obsessed I am with Jo NesbΓΈβs writing. He is hands-down my favorite author, and any new book from him is cause for celebrationβbut I am particularly excited about THE KINGDOM (and not just because its cover is killer!). Jo NesbΓΈ is best known for his crime series featuring a troubled detective in Oslo, Norway, but THE KINGDOM is a standalone crime story that promises to explore a new side of NesbΓΈβs talentβand provide the perfect opportunity for readers new to NesbΓΈβs work to dive in and give it a try, too. Not only am I completely honored to be able to share the stunning cover for THE KINGDOM with you today, but I also had the incredible opportunity to ask Jo a couple of teaser questions about his newest release! In this blog post, you can catch the cover for THE KINGDOM, learn more about its plot, and get a little sneak-peek into the book from Jo NesbΓΈ himself.
Read MoreCover Reveal and Excerpt: CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45 by Lisa Unger
New York Times bestselling thriller writer Lisa Unger is back in 2020 with a brand-new standalone psychological thriller, and boy does it look fantastic. Gorgeous cover? Check. Plot reminiscent of crime fiction classics like Strangers on a Train? Check. Count me in. CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45 will be available in the US in October, but, thanks to Lisaβs US publisher, Crime by the Book readers can get an exclusive glimpse into her 2020 release right here on CBTB! I am absolutely honored to be revealing the stunning cover for CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45 today. Read on right here to check out the bookβs cover, learn more about its plot, and catch an early sneak-peek of the storyβs prologue. Happy reading!
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