before the fall by noah hawley (grand central) one august afternoon, a private plane waits for passengers at martha’s vineyard. the plane, chartered by a Republican kingmaker who has founded a wildly profitable (and proudly right-wing) cable news network, crashes. Was it foul play and, if so, who was behind it?
yiftach reicher atir’s english teacher, translated from the hebrew by philip simpson (penguin) this story of a mossad agent written by a former israeli intelligence officer provides an astonishing look at espionage from middle East. Agent Rachel Goldschmitt is preparing to disappear, but when she makes a mysterious phone call to her former supervisor, the Mossad is after her.
a great reckoning from louise penny (minotaur) in chief inspector gamache’s 12th novel, our hero has just taken on a new position as chief superintendent of the police academy in three Pines, Quebec, where he is charged with finding the source of corruption within his ranks. when an academy professor is murdered, gamache finds himself trapped in a way he never expected.
a hero of france by alan furst (random house)
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After the German invasion, a French army captain is dedicated to helping British bomber crews forced to rescue France return to England to join the desperately short Royal Air Force.
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under the stands of flynn berry (penguin)
a tense psychological thriller reminiscent of daphne du maurier’s “rebecca”. Nora arrives in the British countryside and comes across the shocking scene of her sister’s murder. While searching for clues about her sister’s death and life, Nora nearly snaps at her and the reader must decide whether to trust her.
where it hurts by reed farrel coleman (putnam) gus murphy, a middle-aged ex-cop, falls apart after the death of his son and takes a job at a seedy hotel in long island. But Gus is back in action thanks to a phone call from a drug dealer who may have clues about his son.
The Whistler by John Grisham (Doubleday) A whistleblower approaches two investigators with information about a conspiracy involving a casino on a Native American reservation, organized crime, and a corrupt judge.
the woman in cabin 10 by ruth ware (gallery/scout) on a luxury cruise ship in the north sea, travel writer lo blacklock hears a splash then sees what she thinks which is the body of a woman sinking beneath the waves. She swears that she met this woman in cabin 10, but no one believes her.
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the wrong side of goodbye by michael connelly (small, dark) retired harry bosch police department detective is summoned by an elderly billionaire for a nearly impossible task: find someone who might doesn’t even exist. brooding and intricate, suspenseful and sad, this is connelly at its best.
You’ll Know Me by Megan Abbott (petite, brunette) Abbott takes readers into the obsessive world of young gymnasts and the families who help lead these athletes to victory. could his hopes of glory be powerful enough to cover up a murder?
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