August 23, 2022
The Fall publishing season is starting to gear up, and readers should be prepared to reap the rewards. This week brings us three books to satisfy a variety of tastes, with a promise of more to come in the next several weeks. Whether you’re looking for a new thriller, a thoughtful literary novel, or a rollicking adventure romance, we’ve got you covered with these under-the-radar picks.
Dark Music by David Lagercrantz
When the acclaimed Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo fame passed away, the series torch was given to none other than David Lagercrantz to finish the story. With Dark Music, we get a crime fighting duo of idealistic, tough-as-nails young cop and a world-renowned authority on interrogation with a mind to rival Sherlock Holmes.
Haven by Emma Donoghue
Book club favorite Emma Donoghue is leaving behind contemporary settings from her books like Room or The Wonder in exchange for 7th century Ireland. A priest and his two monk companions set sail in a boat, looking to leave the world behind. What they find in the Atlantic Ocean is an isolated island filled with birds and surrounded by cliffs: the site of their new monastery.
To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins
Adventure and romance combine in Beverly Jenkins’ latest installation in the Women Who Dare series. Raven Moreaux is the latest in a long line of grifters, but she’s putting her talents to use for an entirely different employer in her latest mission: the US Government. A former Confederate official is suspected of stealing the Declaration of Independence, and along with Braxton Steel Raven is posing as household staff with the perilous aim of stealing this piece of history back.