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Book cover for Never Flinch by Stephen King
Don’t miss the latest from the King of Horror: a crime thriller laced with chills
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • “This is Stephen King at his finest, and an absolute must-read for his fans” (Booklist)
  • King’s brilliant PI Holly Gibney faces off against a vengeful serial killer and a dangerous stalker
  • This “page-turning tale of terror” (Kirkus Reviews) comes highly anticipated by The New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, Vulture, and more
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Media mentions for Never Flinch by Stephen KingMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Vulture, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Salon, Paste, Variety, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
‘Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about’ (The Atlantic)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • The author of All the Sinners Bleed and Razorblade Tears counts Barack Obama and Michael Connelly among his fans
  • When Roman Carruthers is called home after a tragedy, he finds his family struggling and their business fraying — but his efforts to help will draw him into danger
  • “American crime fiction has found its future, and his name is S.A. Cosby” (Dennis Lehane)
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Media mentions for King of Ashes by S.A. CosbyMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Variety, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for With a Vengeance by Riley Sager
Murder on the Orient Express gets a fresh new spin
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • “Nonstop suspense with twists and turns that will leave your head spinning” (Freida McFadden)
  • Anna has baited those responsible for her family’s destruction onto an overnight train — but is she the only one out for revenge?
  • From the New York Times bestselling author of Middle of the Night and The Only One Left
  • “A rip-roaring, tension-filled tale of greed, murder, and revenge. Enjoy the ride” (David Baldacci)
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Media mentions for With a Vengeance by Riley SagerMEDIA MENTIONS:The Washington Post, USA Today, Paste, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The First Gentleman by James Patterson and Bill Clinton
As the US president’s reelection approaches, so does the First Gentleman’s murder trial…
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • It’s up to two journalists to determine whether the NFL star turned political spouse is innocent or guilty in this twisty blockbuster
  • From the authors of The President Is Missing, who write crime thrillers that “[move] like Air Force One”
  • “Clinton’s inside secrets” and “Patterson’s storytelling genius” (Lee Child) make the perfect match
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Media mentions for The First Gentleman by James Patterson and Bill ClintonMEDIA MENTIONS:CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Forbes
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Book cover for Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh
One murder, two sisters — can you spot the liar?
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • A high-profile politician has been murdered and his daughters arrested for the crime — but each accuses the other in this riveting courtroom drama
  • “Steve Cavanagh’s twists hit you between the eyes. You never seem them coming” (Anthony Horowitz)
  • The newest installment of the beloved Eddie Flynn series from the award-winning author of Kill for Me, Kill for You
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Media mentions for Fifty Fifty by Steve CavanaghMEDIA MENTIONS:The Guardian, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Nightshade by Michael Connelly
A quiet community’s secrets unravel with the discovery of a woman’s body
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Los Angeles County detective Stilwell may have been exiled from the homicide desk and sent to peaceful Catalina Island — but old habits die hard when a Jane Doe is found weighed down in the harbor
  • An atmospheric read from “a master of the genre” (The Washington Post)
  • Introduces a compelling new protagonist from the creator of Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller and homicide detective Harry Bosch
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Media mentions for Nightshade by Michael ConnellyMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson
An inventive whydunit that Laura Lippman calls ‘an ingenious twist on a noir classic’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Why did Wendy Graves murder her husband? The answer can only be found at the beginning — and this unputdownable read travels backward across 40 years to unearth the truth…
  • From the author of the New York Times bestseller Eight Perfect Murders
  • “A feat of structural magnificence — the instant I turned the final page, I flipped straight back to the start to put it all together again” (Danya Kukafka, author of Notes on an Execution)
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Media mentions for Kill Your Darlings by Peter SwansonMEDIA MENTIONS:Oprah Daily, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Doorman by Chris Pavone
Privilege, secrets, and murder collide in an elite Manhattan apartment building
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Stephen King calls this hot new thriller “the kind of novel that wins book awards”
  • The lives of residents and staff of the Bohemia intersect on one fateful night — and Chicky Diaz, everyone’s favorite doorman, is thrust into a twisted web
  • A gripping novel from the author of Two Nights in Lisbon that “will keep readers up well into the wee hours” (Publishers Weekly starred review)
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Media mentions for The Doorman by Chris PavoneMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage
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Book cover for The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
Reese’s Book Club alum Ashley Elston calls this ‘expertly plotted and exquisitely twisted’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • After 50 years of silence, horror writer Vincent Taylor is ready to tell the truth about what truly happened the night his two siblings were found murdered
  • The Ghostwriter is Clark at her best” (Laura Dave, author of The Last Thing He Told Me)
  • “A deeply satisfying shocker in the vein of Riley Sager” (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight
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