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#FeaturePost Black Thorn by Sarah Hilary @sarah_hilary @PGCBooks @panmacmillan #BlackThorn #SarahHilary #PGCBooks

categories: Feature Post, Mystery/Thriller
#FeaturePost Black Thorn by Sarah Hilary @sarah_hilary @PGCBooks @panmacmillan #BlackThorn #SarahHilary #PGCBooks Title: Black Thorn

Author: Sarah Hilary

Published by: Pan Macmillan on Sep. 19, 2023

Genres: Mystery/Thriller

Pages: 384

Format: Hardcover

Source: Publishers Group Canada

Blackthorn Ashes was meant to be their forever home. For the first six families moving into the exclusive new housing development, it was a chance to live a peaceful life on the cliffs overlooking the Cornish sea, safe in the knowledge that it had been created just for them.

But six weeks later, paradise is lost. Six people are dead. And Blackthorn Ashes is left abandoned and unfinished, its dark shadows hiding all manner of secrets.

One of its surviving residents, Agnes Gale, is determined to find out the truth about what happened. Even if that truth is deadlier than she could have ever believed possible . . .

 

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Thank you to Publishers Group Canada for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

 

About Sarah Hilary

Sarah Hilary’s debut, Someone Else's Skin, won the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and was a World Book Night selection, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, and a Silver Falchion and Macavity Award finalist in the US. No Other Darkness, the second in the series, was shortlisted for a Barry Award. Her DI Marnie Rome series continued with Tastes Like Fear, Quieter Than Killing, Come and Find Me, and Never Be Broken. Black Thorn is her second standalone novel, following Fragile.

Photo by Matthew Andrews.

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#FeaturePost Between the Head and the Hands by James Chaarani @ecwpress #BetweentheHeadandtheHands #JamesChaarani #ECWPress

categories: Feature Post, General Fiction, LGBTQIA
#FeaturePost Between the Head and the Hands by James Chaarani @ecwpress #BetweentheHeadandtheHands #JamesChaarani #ECWPress Title: Between the Head and the Hands

Author: James Chaarani

Published by: ECW Press on Sep. 26, 2023

Genres: General Fiction, LGBTQIA

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Source: ECW Press

The candid story of a young man abandoned by his family and religion and left searching for identity in an unfamiliar world.

When Michael Dawouk is disowned by his Muslim family for being gay, he turns his back on the religion and culture he grew up with. He is forced out onto the street, only to be taken in by a former high school teacher who offers him room and board in exchange for sex. Michael is soon left with nothing to believe in, until he meets Wyatt, a successful Texan businessman who takes him under his wing. But what Michael can’t see is that his mentor is just as lost as he is.

Searching for the connection and belonging he lost when he left home, Michael immerses himself in temporary pleasures ― nights of danger, intrigue, and meaningless sex ― until he begins to crave a kinder form of love.

 

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Thank you to ECW Press for gifting me a copy.

 

About James Chaarani

James Chaarani's work has appeared in Condé Nast's Them, The Advocate, Slate, and Vice. The Toronto, Ontario resident was selected for Lambda Literary's Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices in Los Angeles.

#FeaturePost The Last True Templar by Boyd & Beth Morrison @boydmorrison @KayePublicity @HoZ_Books #TheLastTrueTemplar #BoydMorrison #BethMorrison #TalesoftheLawlessLand #KayePublicity

categories: Feature Post, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller
#FeaturePost The Last True Templar by Boyd & Beth Morrison @boydmorrison @KayePublicity @HoZ_Books #TheLastTrueTemplar #BoydMorrison #BethMorrison #TalesoftheLawlessLand #KayePublicity Title: The Last True Templar

Author: Boyd Morrision, Beth Morrison

Series: Tales of the Lawless Land #2

Published by: Head of Zeus on Sep. 14, 2023

Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller

Pages: 432

Format: Hardcover

Source: Kaye Publicity

A Perilous Quest. A Deadly Legacy.

Italy, 1351. English knight Gerard Fox and the resourceful Willa have come through a death-defying journey across war-torn Europe. Now looking towards their future together, they must first find a way to reconcile with their difficult pasts.

In a small village between Florence and Siena, Fox and Willa are caught up in a deadly ambush. After rescuing the enigmatic woman who is the target of the attack, they take refuge in her opulent villa and learn her heartbreaking story – a tale of loss, deception… and a burning desire for freedom.

Soon, Fox and Willa are involved in a perilous quest to save her family’s legacy… and to do so, they will have to solve a mystery that points the way to the fabled lost treasure of the Knights Templar.

 

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Thank you to Kaye Publicity and Head of Zeus for gifting me a copy.

 

About Beth Morrison

Beth Morrison is Senior Curator of Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum. A leader in her field, she has curated several major exhibitions, including ‘Imagining the Past in France, 1250-1500,’ and ‘Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World’. She has a PhD in the History of Art from Cornell University. She lives in Los Angeles.

About Boyd Morrision

Boyd Morrison is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twelve thrillers, including six collaborations with Clive Cussler in the Oregon Files adventure series. His first novel, The Ark, was an Indie Next Notable pick and has been translated into more than a dozen languages. He has a PhD in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech.

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#FeaturePost Not the Ones Dead by Dana Stabenow @danastabenow @KayePublicity @HoZ_Books #NottheOnesDead #DanaStabenow #KateShugakSeries #KayePublicity

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#FeaturePost Not the Ones Dead by Dana Stabenow @danastabenow @KayePublicity @HoZ_Books #NottheOnesDead #DanaStabenow #KateShugakSeries #KayePublicity Title: Not the Ones Dead

Author: Dana Stabenow

Series: Kate Shugak #23

Published by: Head of Zeus on Apr. 11, 2023

Genres: Mystery/Thriller

Pages: 336

Format: Hardcover

Source: Kaye Publicity

The gripping new Kate Shugak novel by New York Times bestselling author Dana Stabenow.

What seems a tragic accident soon becomes a murder investigation as Kate is drawn into a case of political intrigue.

A mid-air collision in the Alaskan wilderness between two small aircraft leaves ten people dead. Was it a bird strike, pilot error… or premeditated murder?

Then an eleventh body is found in the a man shot gangland style, twice in the chest and once in the head.

In an investigation that reaches to the highest levels of government, justice may not be served, but Kate Shugak is determined that the truth will out, even at the risk of her life and the lives of those she loves most.

 

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Thank you to Kaye Publicity and Head of Zeus for gifting me a copy.

 

About Dana Stabenow

Dana Stabenow is the author of the award-winning, bestselling Kate Shugak series. The first book in the series, A Cold Day for Murder, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America.

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#FeaturePost The Foreign Exchange by Veronica G. Henry @veronicawrites @KayePublicity @AmazonPub #TheForeignExchange #VeronicaGHenry #MamboReina #KayePublicity

categories: Feature Post, Mystery/Thriller
#FeaturePost The Foreign Exchange by Veronica G. Henry @veronicawrites @KayePublicity @AmazonPub #TheForeignExchange #VeronicaGHenry #MamboReina #KayePublicity Title: The Foreign Exchange

Author: Veronica G. Henry

Series: Mambo Reina #2

Published by: 47North on Feb. 28, 2023

Genres: Mystery/Thriller

Pages: 288

Format: ARC, Paperback

Source: Kaye Publicity

A Vodou priestess turned amateur sleuth investigating a ritual murder is embroiled in an insidious case of corruption that reaches beyond the shadows of New Orleans.

After solving a crime blamed on Vodou in New Orleans’ French Quarter, Vodou priestess turned amateur detective Reina Dumond has returned to her benevolent work as a healer. But when her friend and enigmatic client Evangeline “Vangie” Stiles comes to her for a spell, Mambo Reina quickly realizes what Vangie really needs is a sleuth.

Something is amiss in the Stileses’ marriage. Five thousand dollars has inexplicably appeared in the bank account Vangie shares with her scam-artist husband, Arthur, and she smells trouble. So does Reina. Especially when her investigation into Arthur’s likely new con leads to murder. Considering the manner of death and the signs on the victim’s body, Reina recognizes it for what it is: ritual magic of the vodouisant kind.

As Reina digs deeper, she encounters a conspiracy exploiting vulnerable youth—one of whom may have abilities just like hers. With the help of her friends Darryl and Tyka, Reina must hone her ever-evolving skills to uncover a mystery that reaches further than she imagined.

 

This novel is available now.

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Thank you to Kaye Publicity and Amazon Publishing for gifting me a copy.

 

About Veronica G. Henry

Veronica G. Henry is the author of Bacchanal, The Quarter Storm, and The Foreign Exchange in the Mambo Reina series.

Her work has debuted at #1 on multiple Amazon bestseller charts, was chosen as an editors’ pick for Best African American Fantasy, and shortlisted for the Manly Wade Wellman Award.

She is a Viable Paradise alum and a member of SFWA and MWA. Her stories have appeared, or are forthcoming, in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and FIYAH Literary Magazine.

She writes from North Carolina, where she eschews rollerballs for fountain pens and fine paper. Other untreated addictions include chocolate and cupcakes.

Photo courtesy of Author's Website.

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