Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Meg's Picks: August 2018, part 1

Want to know what I can't wait to read next month? Here are a couple that have made my short list!

The Other Woman, by Sandie Jones. This debut thriller features one of a woman's worst nightmares--the evil mother-in-law, on steroids. When Emily and Adam start dating, everything is perfect between them. But that all changes when Adam introduces Emily to the other woman in his life: his mother, Pammie. Pammie takes an instant dislike to Emily, but as Emily and Adam seem to be fated for happily ever after, Pammie is having none of it and it seems she will stop at nothing, not even violence, to put an end to the relationship. If you love a plot-twisting thriller, I highly recommend adding this to your list.

This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us, by Edgar Cantero. I adored Cantero's last novel, 2017's Meddling Kids, which was a genius homage to the old Scooby-Doo cartoon. So I cannot wait to read his new novel, which features twin private eyes Adrian and Zooey, who just happen to inhabit one androgynous body and go by A.Z. Kimrean. She's creative, he's highly cerebral with a photographic memory, and together they're going to need all the skills they both possess to find the person responsible for a series of murders, recuse an undercover cop, and avert a major gang war. If you like your detective stories quirky, highly entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny, Cantero is your man.

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