Monday, November 4, 2024

This month’s best new action

 
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This Month's Best New Action
 
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Book cover for Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway
George Smiley is back — by the pen of John le Carré's son
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • One of fall's most anticipated books according to The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and more
  • Set in 1963, this "terrific spy saga" (Publishers Weekly) bridges the gap between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  • "As gripping as a hand on the throat" (Joe Hill)
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for In Too Deep by Andrew Child and Lee Child
Fans are cheering for the return of 'the best thriller series going' (NPR)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Starring "one of this century's most original, tantalizing pop-fiction heroes" (The Washington Post)
  • Reacher wakes up handcuffed to a table — and he'll have to risk everything to find out why
  • "Reacher fans old and new will be perfectly satisfied" by this "fast-paced adventure" (Publishers Weekly)
FEATURED IN:
The Washington Post, Parade, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Waiting by Michael Connelly
Race through this #1 New York Times bestseller before it hits Prime Video
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Michael Connelly is a powerhouse… The Waiting is proof he is at the top of his game" (Mick Herron)
  • LAPD detective Renée Ballard teams up with officer Maddie Bosch — Harry's daughter — to crack a cold case wide open
  • "Unputdownable… This ranks with Connelly's best" (Publishers Weekly starred review)
FEATURED IN:
The Washington Post, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for Disturbing the Bones by Andrew Davis and Jeff Biggers
A shocking discovery at an archaeological dig leads to a world-altering conspiracy…
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Meet Chicago detective Randall Jenkins and archaeologist Molly Moore in this "high-voltage thriller" with "an astonishing conclusion" (Sara Paretsky)
  • From the Academy Award–nominated director of the hit film The Fugitive and an award-winning journalist
  • Publishers Weekly warns: "By the time the breathless denouement rolls around, readers may find they've been up all night"
FEATURED IN:
Chicago Tribune, Publishers Weekly, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell
The newest installment of a #1 New York Times bestselling series
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Kay Scarpetta is called to an abandoned theme park when a body is found — only to recognize the victim
  • Soon to be a Prime Video series starring Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis
  • "Hauntingly original, impossibly clever, and devilishly daring" (Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark)
FEATURED IN:
The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin
An iconic Scottish detective finds himself where he never thought he'd be: behind bars
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Stripped of his badge and charged with homicide, Inspector Rebus must identify a killer in his midst
  • "An ingenious double locked-room mystery… Terrific" (Booklist starred review)
FEATURED IN:
The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Times, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for Polostan by Neal Stephenson
The Washington Post calls this brand-new series launch 'enthralling'
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A Russian American spy faces the looming threat of nuclear warfare during the 20th century
  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Termination Shock
  • "Stephenson is one of speculative fiction's most meticulous architects" (The New York Times Book Review)
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Locus, The Washington Post, Parade, The Times, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison
Acclaimed author Columbia Jones is dead — but was it an accident?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A New York Times bestselling author "has penned another winner to keep us up at night" (Heather Gudenkauf)
  • "A fun, fast-paced thriller that keeps secrets until the very last page" (Library Journal)
FEATURED IN:
Library Journal
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Book cover for Death Stake by Andrew Mayne
Don't miss an author who 'mixes the styles of Lee Child and Clive Cussler' (Library Journal)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A former FBI agent gets tapped to investigate a cybercrime — and is pulled into a nefarious international plot
  • The latest standalone in a pulse-pounding series
  • "A slick and amiable thriller" (Kirkus Reviews)
FEATURED IN:
Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Edge of Nowhere by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
Gunslinging thieves and a rugged hero who will stop at nothing to seek justice
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A propulsive series starter under an iconic, New York Times bestselling author duo
  • It's up to rugged cowboy Patrick Foley to battle a vicious storm and dangerous outlaws in Christmas Creek, Texas
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