22 Where Darkness Blooms- Andrea Hannah

July 1, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

The flowers see everything. The town of Bishop is known for exactly two things: recurring windstorms and an endless field of sunflowers that stretches farther than the eye can see. And women—missing women. So when Delilah, Jude, Whitney and Bo’s mothers go missing, no one in Bishop is surprised. The case is shut and the […]

First Line Friday 6/24/22 Little Eve- Catriona Ward

June 24, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

From Catriona Ward, the international bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street comes Little Eve, a heart-pounding tale of faith and family, with a devastating twist. Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel. “A great day is upon us. He is coming. The world will be washed away.” On the wind-battered isle of Altnaharra, […]

First Line Friday 6/10/22 Mary: An Awakening of Terror- Nat Cassidy

June 10, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Nat Cassidy’s highly commercial, debut horror novel Mary: An Awakening of Terror, blends Midsommar with elements of American Psycho and a pinch of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark. CrimeReads Most Anticipated Crime Books 2022 Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself. But lately, things have been changing […]

First Line Friday 6/3/22 These Fleeting Shadows- Kate Alice Marshall

June 3, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Haunting of Hill House meets Knives Out in a bid for an inheritance that will leave Helen Vaughan either rich…or dead. Helen Vaughan doesn’t know why she and her mother left their ancestral home at Harrowstone Hall, called Harrow, or why they haven’t spoken to their extended family since. So when her grandfather dies, […]

First Line Friday 5/13/22 One’s Company- Ashley Hutson

May 13, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Bonnie Lincoln just wants to be left alone. To come home from work, shut out the voice that reminds her of some devastating losses, and unwind in front of the nostalgic, golden glow of her favorite TV show, Three’s Company. When Bonnie wins the lottery, a more grandiose vision—to completely shuck off her own troublesome identity—takes […]

First Line Friday 4/8/22 Blood and Moonlight- Erin Beaty

April 8, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

In this medieval YA fantasy thriller, an orphan with a secret, magical sight gets caught between a mysterious genius and the serial killer he’s hunting. Rising above the city of Collis is the holy Sanctum. And watching over its spires is Catrin, an orphan girl with unique skills—for she alone can spot the building’s flaws […]

First Line Friday 03/18/22 The Things the River Hides – A. N. Sage

March 18, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Where rivers run red as blood, a long-forgotten darkness awaits its freedom… Nastya Sokolov dreams of not being seen as an outcast. Born with the ability to foretell death with a simple touch, she’s relegated to the confines of her mother’s funeral home. A virtual prisoner, she longs to break free. When the body of […]

First Line Friday 01/28/22 Edgewood- Kristen Ciccarelli

January 28, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

No matter how far she runs, the forest of Edgewood always comes for Emeline Lark. The scent of damp earth curls into her nose when she sings and moss creeps across the stage. It’s as if the woods of her childhood, shrouded in folklore and tall tales, are trying to reclaim her. But Emeline has […]

First Line Friday 01/21/22 How to Survive Your Murder- Danielle Valentine

January 21, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Alice Lawrence is the sole witness in her sister’s murder trial. And in the year since Claire’s death, Alice’s life has completely fallen apart. Her parents have gotten divorced, she’s moved into an apartment that smells like bologna, and she is being forced to face her sister’s killer and a courtroom full of people who […]

First Line Friday 01/07/22 The Undead Truth of Us- Britney S. Lewis

January 7, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Death was everywhere. They all stared at me, bumping into one another and slowly coming forward. Sixteen-year-old Zharie Young is absolutely certain her mother morphed into a zombie before her untimely death, but she can’t seem to figure out why. Why her mother died, why her aunt doesn’t want her around, why all her dreams […]