Having Read That with Brian Vakulskas

Author: David Baldacci Book: LONG SHADOWS: A Memory Man Thriller Publishing: Grand Central Publishing (October 11, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): From the author of The 6:20 Man, “Memory Man” Amos Decker—an FBI consultant with perfect recall—delves into a bewildering double homicide in this new thriller in David Baldacci’s #1 New York Times bestselling series. When Amos Decker is […]

Author: C.J. Box Book: TREASURE STATE: A Cassie Dewell Novel Publishing: Minotaur Books (September 27, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box’s Treasure State finds Cassie Dewell in Montana on the trail of a con man. Private Investigator Cassie Dewell’s business is thriving, […]

Author: Marcia Clark Book: THE FALL GIRL Publishing: Rare Bird Books (September 13, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): Lives and lies are inextricably linked by a high-profile murder trial in The Fall Girl, the latest exhilarating legal thriller from bestselling author Marcia Clark.  When Charlie Blair left Chicago behind—and her old life as Lauren Claybourne—for a […]

Author: Colleen Hubbard Book: HOUSEBREAKING: A Novel Publishing:Berkley (April 19, 2022) Synopsis (from Publisher): Following a long-standing feud and looking to settle the score, a woman decides to dismantle her home—alone and by hand—and move it across a frozen pond during a harsh New England winter in this mesmerizing debut. Home is certainly not where […]

Author: Bobby Finger Book: THE OLD PLACE: A Novel Publishing: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (September 20, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): A bighearted and moving debut about a wry retired schoolteacher whose decade-old secret threatens to come to light and send shockwaves through her small Texas town. Billington, Texas, is a place where nothing changes. Well, […]

Author: Sarah Pearse Book: THE RETREAT: A Novel Publishing: Pamela Dorman Books (July 19, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium,a Reese’s Book Club pick, here, Detective Elin Warner uncovers the truth behind the suspicious deaths on a stunning island getaway […]

Co-Author: Matthew Campbell (with Kit Chellel) Book: DEAD IN THE WATER: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy Publishing: Portfolio; 1st Edition (May 3, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): “A triumph of investigative journalism.” —Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Billion Dollar Whale “Truly one of the most nail-biting, […]

Author: Jason Reid Book: RISE OF THE BLACK QUARTERBACK: What it Means for America Publishing: Andscape (August 2, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): A compulsively readable sports narrative by senior NFL writer for ESPN’s The Undefeated (now Andscape), Jason Reid, chronicling both the history of Black players in the NFL, such as Warren Moon, and […]

Author: Karin Slaughter Book: GIRL, FORGOTTEN: A Novel Publishing: William Morrow (August 23, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): “It’s Slaughter’s prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers.”   — Washington Post From the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her, comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshal Andrea Oliver as she […]

Author: Spencer Schneider Book: MANHATTAN CULT STORY: My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival Publishing: ‎ Arcade (July 5, 2022) Synopsis (from the Publisher): “We were invisible. We had to be. We took an oath of absolute secrecy. We never even told our immediate families who we were. We went about our […]