This is a weekly event that highlights a book we can't wait to be published. It is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
The book I'm sharing this week is a new one by an author, Catriona McPherson, that I've recently seen at the Left Coast Crime Convention (and that's her photo above). I've not read any of her books as yet, but I'm eager to do so. My pick this week is:
Publication Date: April 8th
Jude needs a bolt-hole; Lowell needs an assistant and, when an affordable rental is thrown in too, life begins to look up. The gravedigger's cottage isn't perfect for a woman alone but at least she has quiet neighbors.
Quiet, but not silent. The long dead and the books they left behind both have tales to tell and the dusty rooms of the bookshop are not the haven they seem to be. Lowell's past and Jude's present are a dangerous cocktail of secrets and lies and someone is coming to light the taper that could destroy everything.
This sounds really interesting. Will definitely check it out! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree, Kayla. That cover alone...
DeleteYou had me at bookshop...
ReplyDeleteYes, me too, Catherine. I got that far in the blurb and said, OK...
DeleteI have this one coming up! It looks really good and the Crime Convention sounds really interesting. I hope you get this one soon! I couldn't resist the combination of a bookstore, a graveyard, and the spooky cover!
ReplyDeleteOh good! I loved that cover and then the bookshops and staying in a gravedigger's cottage...all sound fun. And spooky. Stay tuned for more about the mystery convention. The posts begin tomorrow. :-)
DeleteI have an ARC of this I hope to read this month. I love the creepy cover and hey, it involves books so it can't be half bad.
ReplyDeleteYou and I are on the same wavelength, Barb.
DeleteA book about books sounds fantastic!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it though?
DeleteSounds good, especially the bookstore setting.
ReplyDeleteYes, that was my thought as well, Carol.
DeleteI have only read one book by McPherson and I need to read more of them.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to trying her books. She has a great voice - Scottish - and is so funny.
DeleteI like McPherson's style; she really pulls you into her settings. I enjoyed this one (I mean--setting the novel in a famous *real* book town--what's not to like?), but I liked her first book better.
ReplyDeleteExactly. She writes a historical mystery series and then also these standalones that are more traditional?
DeleteI love books about books and bookstores. I'll have to look for this!
ReplyDeleteI think we are all attracted to books about books, right?
DeleteI like the sound of this one; I heard about it on another blog. Now I'll also look into her other titles, so thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Rita!
DeleteHave to say, I love everything about the intro. How cool that you got to see the author!
ReplyDeleteShe was great. Her voice is so wonderful - Scottish - and she is quite funny.
DeleteThat definitely sounds good!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear it!
DeleteI like the bookshop setting and the cover alone is enough to entice me!
ReplyDeleteI know. I love that cover. Quiet neighbors indeed.
DeleteOoh, I love mysteries set in bookstores. This one has that feel to it also - old books, cemeteries - such a spooky setting. I will have to look for this.
ReplyDeleteI know. Just the cover alone - those neighbors are certainly quiet, right?
DeleteI'm looking forward to this one too!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait now.
DeleteThis sounds brilliant - I have Catriona's book The Day She Died on my kindle to read (very) soon.
ReplyDeleteI have meant to read her books for a long, long time. She was so funny to listen to at the conference. Love, love her voice.
DeleteI have one of her books before but from her series set in the 20s. Dandy McGliver I believe. It was cute but I wonder if she isn't writing that one anymore. Really looking forward to this one. Isn't that cover creepy?
ReplyDeleteI think she is still writing the Dandy series, but she's also writing these other stand alone books. And yes, the cover is indeed creepy. She was so funny to listen to. Quite a character.
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