I have loved Kalynn Bayron’s work since she published Cinderella is Dead. Recently she moved to middle grade fiction with the Vanquishers series about a new breed of vampire hunters. Now Bayron has turned the page again and we have Olive Oakes, detective extraordinaire. Olive is looking for mysteries in every part of her life, …
Flew through the new and eagerly anticipated @megan_lally_ book! Per usual, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time! Loved it! –Saltwater Books, Kingston, WA I was exhausted from holding my breath to help the characters! This one is SO good!! –Alexa, Beach Books, Seaside, OR Whether it’s for spring break or …
This book is not what I expected, but in the best way! It is not quite a traditional mystery, but it is chock-full of suspense and engrossing characters. The Maine Appalachian Trail setting is vivid and comes to feel like a member of the cast. Gaige writes in a way that makes you feel like …
Stirringly atmospheric and unsettling, full of grief and love and darkness but also hope, this is completely compelling! The blessed yet cursed town of Mistaken, the vivid cast of townspeople, and the mysterious threats of the world beyond their Warding Stones all captured my imagination. Greer is a character who will stick with you long …
[Holly Jackson’s] young adult novels are hugely popular! This is her first novel for adults — and she does not disappoint. A twisty mystery/thriller with a unique premise — which she completely pulls off! Well done and page-turning! — Elaine, Edmonds Bookshop, Edmonds, WA Make this weekend a pageturer with books from Edmonds Bookshop and …
I absolutely loved this book! It felt very Hitchhiker’s Guide meets Dungeons and Dragons, meets The Hunger Games. The banter and emotion between Carl and Princess Donut was fantastic and the achievements and item descriptions made me laugh out loud. Couldn’t put it down. –LaTanya, Trail’s End Bookstore, Winthrop, WA There’s a reason this series …
Mary Desch, writing under the pen name MM Desch, brings years of psychiatric expertise to her debut psychological thriller, Tangled Darkness. The novel follows Dr. Leslie Schoen, a psychiatrist who becomes a suspect when a clinical assistant is found dead amid missing opioid allegations. She becomes ensnared in a deadly scheme of clinic conspiracies and …
Engaging the entire way through. This is a literary mystery that has wonderful woodsy atmosphere that will have you lost in the eerie beauty of forests. Liz Moore balances many tangled roots of plot and character and manages to pull off a well-earned and rewarding ending. –Torrin, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Liz Moore …
Make Sure You Die Screaming Get in, loser! We’re going on an unhinged road trip with a queer, nonbinary, advertising mastermind with an ironic fashion mullet and their new garbage goth roommate (who has prophetic dreams)! With many a shenanigan—and flamboyant mental breakdown—along the way! This debut feels like hanging out with your meanest, smartest, …
Here is Jeneva Rose’s latest domestic thriller, The Perfect Divorce, complete with bloodspattered edges. (Yes, the books ship that way. No, we didn’t suffer a terrible papercut while getting these books out of the boxes. We appreciate your concern.) Anyway, The Perfect Divorce is about Sarah and Adam and Sarah and Bob. Oh, and former deputy Marcus …
