I'm posting a 'soon to be released' book on Wednesdays. These will always be books that I am particularly looking forward to. I'll be linking up to 'Can't-Wait Wednesday' hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings and plan to take part in this each week.
The book I'm featuring this week is by an author that I've loved over the years. Her Ruth Galloway mysteries are great favorites of mine. She also has another series starring Max Mephisto, a magician, and Edgar Stephens, a detective inspector in 1950's England. Of course, I'm talking about Elly Griffiths and this week's book is her first standalone (and it's already out in the UK). I'm waiting on:
Publication Date: March 5th
Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R. M. Holland, she teaches a course on it every year. But when one of Clare’s colleagues and closest friends is found dead, with a line from R. M. Holland’s most famous story, “The Stranger,” left by her body, Clare is horrified to see her life collide with the storylines of her favorite literature.
To make matters worse, the police suspect the killer is someone Clare knows. Unsure whom to trust, she turns to her closest confidant, her diary, the only outlet she has for her darkest suspicions and fears about the case. Then one day she notices something odd. Writing that isn't hers, left on the page of an old diary:
Hallo Clare. You don’t know me.
Clare becomes more certain than ever: “The Stranger” has come to terrifying life. But can the ending be rewritten in time?
I have this one on my TBR, Kay! I agree that it sounds completely intriguing, and I hope we both love it!
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Yes, it's different for her, but she also has a new 'Ruth' book coming in the spring.
DeleteGreat pick! I'm adding this one to my list!!
ReplyDeleteGood!
DeleteOoh, a new one and a stand-alone too, I'm in! I love the Ruth Galloway series, read every single one. I haven't tried her other one, just doesn't sound like my kind of scenario. This is going right on my list.
ReplyDeleteI did try the other series. It's good, but maybe not as good for me as Ruth and Nelson.
DeleteOoh this does sound fun! I do hope you enjoy it! Sounds like you will. :) Here is my WOW Wednesday post. Jedi, you shall be!
ReplyDeleteJedi - well, I'll have to come over see about that!
DeleteI have this one from NetGalley, just downloaded it this morning!
ReplyDeleteLovely. Hope you like it!
DeleteSounds great. I'm really liking some of the thrillers and mysteries I'm seeing lately.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that a lot of established crime series writers are trying the standalone book. Not a bad thing.
DeleteOh creepy! I definitely need to read this one! I've read Elly Griffiths before and enjoyed her but this sounds super creepy.
ReplyDeleteYes, something a little different. And a new 'Ruth' book in the spring.
DeleteI'm super excited about this one too!
ReplyDeleteYay!
DeleteI really like Elly Griffiths' mysteries. I'll have to look for this book at my library. :)
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of us are fans of this author - which is a good thing!
DeleteRead this last weekend and loved it! Hope you enjoy it just as much... 😃
ReplyDeleteVery glad to hear it, Yvonne! I'm definitely looking forward to reading it.
DeleteI love the literary tie-in to the murder, sounds very cool!
ReplyDeleteShe's definitely a good author.
DeleteBook Depository told me this is on its way to me, but I'd swear it's traveling via Turtle Train! LOL
ReplyDeleteWell, if it's by train it will take a while to traverse all that ocean - ha! Bet it will be there soon.
DeleteOoooh, this one sounds creepy and suspenseful! I'm adding it to my list and will probably listen to it, as I have with the Ruth Galloway series. I just finished listening to A Room Full of Bones and will move on to the next in the series in another month or so. I don't like to read them back-to-back, but I'm also not sure I should alternate them with the Nikki Galena series (which is what I seem to be doing!). I have a feeling they may all blur together!
ReplyDeleteWell, both are really good series, but I understand what you're saying. This would be a good fill-in book since it's a standalone.
DeleteI like the Ruth Galloway books also. Thanks for showing us this book by the same author.
ReplyDeleteI'm always delighted when she comes out with a new book - whatever it's about - ha!
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