Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Reading Ahead: February 2018, part 2

Suspense novels, legal thrillers, psychological puzzlers... Intrigued? Read on!

Fifty Fifty, by James Patterson & Candice Fox. Fifty fifty? Are the chances that Sam Blue is innocent of the serial murders of at least three women. Detective Harriett Blue is convinced of her brother's innocence and is determined to prove it. What are the chances of a young woman being held hostage who could crack Harriett's case wide open? You guessed it! Also available in Large Print.

Poison, by John Lescroart. After being wounded, Dismas Hardy (last seen in 2014's The Keeper) is recovering, and finally looking to ease into retirement. He's pulled back into the courtroom, however, when a wealthy business owner is murdered. The prime suspect is the bookkeeper--she's been receiving payments under the table from the company, which doesn't make her look so innocent, despite her claims. But as Dismas begins to investigate the family behind the business, what he finds is a dark and twisted web of secrets, jealous siblings, gold-diggers, betrayal and blackmail. The deeper he digs, however, the bigger the target on his own back...

Night Moves, by Jonathan Kellerman. Kellerman's newest Alex Delaware novel (following 2017's Heartbreak Hotel) finds LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis in need of psychologist Delaware's help as he's confronted with a crime as baffling as it is brutal. There's no blood, no evidence of a struggle, but the victim's missing hands and face make identification difficult. And the corpse was not a resident in the upscale L.A. family home where it was found. It's only after Sturgis and Delaware try to pierce the facade of the wealthy neighborhood that the real secrets start to leak out. Also available in Large Print.

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