ALIAS EMMA by Ava Glass. Bantam, Aug. 2 ($27, ISBN 978-0-593-49679-4)
Emma Makepeace, a young British intelligence officer on her first important mission, must protect Michael Primalov, the son of Russian physicists who spied for England.
THE BEQUEST by Joanna Margaret. Scarlet, Oct. 18 ($26.95, ISBN 978-1-61316-344-3)
When American Isabel Henley arrives in Scotland to begin a PhD with a renowned feminist professor, she learns that her adviser has suffered a deadly fall. Worse follows.
THE DEAL GOES DOWN by Larry Beinhart. Melville House, Aug. 9 ($27.99, ISBN 978-1-61219-990-0)
On a train, former PI Tony Casella meets a rich young woman who hires him to kill her abusive husband. That job leads to others like it.
DOUBLE EXPOSURE by Ava Barry. Pegasus Crime, Oct. 4 ($25.95, ISBN 978-1-63936-224-0)
Four years after the parents of L.A. heiress Melia van Aust were murdered, Melia starts receiving threatening messages referring to the murders. Melia hires PI Rainey Hall, who has her own traumatic family history, to investigate.
GIRL, FORGOTTEN by Karin Slaughter. Morrow, Aug. 23 ($28.99, ISBN 978-0-06-285811-5)
Newly minted U.S. Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach, Ga., to protect a judge receiving death threats, but she winds up getting involved in a 40-year-old cold case.
THE RESEMBLANCE by Lauren Nossett. Flatiron, Nov. 8 ($28.99, ISBN 978-1-250-84324-1)
At the University of Georgia, a fraternity brother dies after being struck by a speeding car. Witnesses agree the driver looked just like the victim, and he was smiling.
THE RISING TIDE: A Vera Stanhope Novel by Ann Cleeves. Minotaur, Sept. 6 ($27.99, ISBN 978-1-250-20453-0)
For decades, a group of friends have been meeting regularly on England’s Holy Island. When one of them is found hanged at their latest reunion, Det. Insp. Vera Stanhope investigates.
THE SHARDS by Bret Easton Ellis. Knopf, Jan. 17 ($29, ISBN 978-0-593-53560-8)
In 1981 Los Angeles, 17-year-old Bret, a senior at the elite Buckley prep school, has cause to worry after a serial killer begins targeting teenagers throughout the city.
SHUTTER by Ramona Emerson. Soho Crime, Aug. 2 ($25.95, ISBN 978-1-64129-334-1)
Rita Todocheene, a forensic photographer for the Albuquerque (N.Mex.) PD, gets pulled into investigating members of the police force with connections to a suicide victim she photographed. Her ability to communicate with the ghosts of crime victims comes in handy.
WELCOME TO THE GAME by Craig Henderson. Atlantic Monthly, Nov. 15 ($27, ISBN 978-0-8021-5970-0)
Spencer Burnham, a former British race car driver, has moved from England to Detroit, where he has an apparently chance encounter with gangster Dominic McGrath, who is looking for a driver he can trust to help pull off one last big heist.
Editor’s Comments:
I’ve read an advance copy of SHUTTER by Ramona Emerson and quite liked it. You may find a review of SHUTTER in the upcoming issue of Deadly Pleasures. It will certainly be considered for a Barry First Mystery Award.There are a few others on the list that look quite interesting to me.
This looks like a pretty good reading list for upcoming books. I hope you find some gems among those you try.