Upcoming Books
October 2024
Paula Hawkins:
The Blue Hour
Inspired by Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith, the newest novel by Hawkins focuses on a widow. Living along on an isolated Scottish island, her unfaithful husband went missing 20 years ago. Her world is upended when a new discovery digs up old secrets and lies. From the author of The Girl on the Train, this new thriller is just in time for Halloween.
October 8th
Kate Greathead:
The Book of George
George is full of potential but never quite follows through. He’s still financially reliant on his mother. To everyone’s surprise, his girlfriend Jenny has stuck by him through a procession of failures. But no one is more disappointed in George than himself. This work of contemporary fiction details his life over 20 years, with each snapshot revealing a distinct flaw in George’s personality.
October 8th
Jason Rekulak:
The Last One at the Wedding
Frank’s daughter Maggie ends her estrangement by inviting him to her wedding. On a luxurious secluded island, she is set to marry the heir of a tech billionaire, Aiden Gardner. Worried that his daughter may be marrying the wrong man, and noticing some major red flags with the Gardner family, Frank must find a way to save his daughter from making a terrible mistake while navigating their tenuous relationship.
October 8th
Susan Walter:
Running Cold
Following her husbands suicide, Julie discovers she’s been left bankrupt. Seeking comfort, she returns to the ski town where she once trained for the Olympics. Shortly after taking a job as a housekeeper, Julie becomes the prime suspect in a murder. She was the last person to enter the hotel room. In the shadow of an approaching blizzard, Julie evades the police to discover the real killer.
October 8th
Cornelia Funke:
The Color Of Revenge
Funke returns to tell a story of revenge. Five years after Inkdeath, all is at peace. Until Orpheus returns to carry out his plans for vengeance. I loved these book growing up and I was delighted that she wrote a follow-up novel.
October 15th
Frieda McFadden:
The Boyfriend
Believing her bad dating streak is finally coming to an end, Sydney meets the perfect man. Her new boyfriend is a doctor. He’s attractive. He’s charismatic. But as Sydney’s relationship progresses, she notices some suspicious behavior. Surely her new boyfriend isn’t the serial killer haunting the coast. Could Sydney be next?
October
Tim Winton:
Juice
Exploring themes of Survival and a Descent into barbarism, Winton tells the tale of two fugitives. When they come across an abandoned mining site, they decide to take advantage of the shelter. What originally seemed an oasis is really the opposite. They are not alone.
October
Rose Carlyle:
No One Will Know
One of my favorite things to do is reading thriller that will keep me guessing until the very end. No One Will Know promises to do just that. Julia and Christopher are looking for the perfect victim. When they come across the pregnant Eve, a young woman down on her luck, they offer her a job as a nanny on their secluded island. After arriving on the remote estate, Eve begins to wonder why she was hired for the job. Even endless wealth cannot satisfy this couples bottomless greed.
October