In this riveting sequel, Detective Caius Beauchamp simultaneously investigates two reopened missing persons cases. A man suspected of stealing millions is found dead, floating in the Thames. A girl who went missing from her Cornwall boarding school is found dead in a theater. As Beauchamp digs deeper into these cold cases, he finds himself enmeshed in a political plot.
August 6th
Finally, the prolific Purple Satin Killer has been arrested. As he rots in prison, he receives hundreds of letters. Some from his own family. Some from the grieving relatives of his victims. Others from his “Fans”. In this unique work of fiction, Chaplinsky portrays the depraved mind of a serial killer and examines a culture obsessed with murderers.
August 6th
Maggie has a way with words. She is at the top of her class in forensic linguistics, and her talents are so notable the local police hire her as a consultant. When the mayor’s daughter goes missing, Maggie will need to use every ounce of her skill to find her. As her investigation progresses, she uncovers secrets that will irrevocably change her small Florida community.
August 6th
Shafak weaves the story of three characters, each with their own unique set of circumstances, through their connection with the ancient epic poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh. In 1840’s London, a young boy Arthur finds solace in the book Nineveh & Its Remains through his publishing apprenticeship. In 2014 Turkey, a young girl Yazidi is traveling to a sacred temple to heal a disorder that will soon make her deaf. In 2018 London, recently divorced Zaleekah plans her suicide by the end of the month but her plans change when she finds an old book from her ancestral home.
August 8th
Alex’s childhood hero, the advice columnist Francis Keen, was murdered. On impulse, Alex applies to be her replacement. To her utter disbelief, Alex gets the job. Unable to resist the mystery of her predecessors death, she begins to dig into the murder.
August 13th
Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. A plane crashes into a nuclear power plant when the pilot has a heart attack. The crash results in a nuclear disaster worse than Chernobyl.The residents of Waketa, Minnesota must do everything they can to save themselves, their community, and the fate of humanity.
August 13th
Meredith Lee is an “influencer”. Out of the kindness of her heart, she took Aspen under her wing. When Aspen’s influence eclipses her own, Meredith takes it personally. Aspen would be nothing without her. When she finds one of the Aspen’s Ipads, she gains access to her entire online life. Focusing on themes of jealousy and social media facades, Sutanto writes an enthralling suspense novel.
August 20th
A desert island competition is heating up. It’s the hottest reality TV show, but it’s cut short when Rhys Sutton dies on camera. Which one of the other five contestants will pay for his death? With an influx of books with the reality TV premise, I am excited to see how Fitzgerald separates her thriller from the rest of the pack.
August 27th