New Books by MWA Members – August 2021
Here are the August 2021 books by some of our members – great reads to get you through the dog days of summer. They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore. Visit this link to find a store near you: http://www.indiebound.org
Books
Megan Abbott, The Turnout, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
J.D. Allen, Flat Black Ford, Severn River Publishing
Donna Andrews, Murder Most Fowl, Minotaur Books
Bryan Patrick Avery, Emily’s Big Shot, Picture Window Books
Bryan Patrick Avery, Shaw’s Solo, Picture Window Books
Bryan Patrick Avery, Mordecai’s Magic, Picture Window Books
Bryan Patrick Avery, Cecelia’s Fundraiser, Picture Window Books
Robert Bailey, The Wrong Side, Amazon – Thomas & Mercer
Shannon Baker, Easy Mark, Severn River Publishings
Elizabeth Blake, Death and Sensibility, Crooked Lane Books
Sandra Brown, Blind Tiger, Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing
Lucy Burdette, A Scone of Contention, Crooked Lane Books
Alafair Burke, Find Me, HarperCollins
James Lee Burke, Another Kind of Eden, Simon & Schuster
Ellen Byron, Cajun Kiss of Death, Crooked Lane Books
JoAnna Carl, The Chocolate Raccoon Rigmarole, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Suzanne Chazin, The Fragile Edge, Kensington Publishing
Maddie Day, No Grater Crime, Kensington Publishing
Hannah Dennison, Danger at the Cove, Minotaur Books
Lyndsay Faye, The King of Infinite Space, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Molly Fitz, When the Cat’s Away, Whiskered Mysteries
Gwen Florio, The Truth of It All, Crooked Lane Books
Seraphina Nova Glass, Such a Good Wife, HarperCollins – Graydon House
Betty Hechtman, One for the Hooks, Crooked Lane
Naomi Hirahara, Clark and Division, Soho Crime
Susi Holliday, Substitute, Thomas & Mercer
Anna Lee Huber, Murder Most Fair, Kensington Books
Miranda James, What the Cat Dragged In, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Stephen King, Billy Summers, Simon & Schuster – Scribner
Steven J. Kolbe, How Everything Turns Away, Wild Rose Press
William Kent Krueger, Lightning Strike, Simon & Schuster – Atria
Eleanor Kuhns, Murder on Principle, Severn House
Sheila Lowe, Dead Letters, Write Choice Ink
Isabella Maldonado, A Different Dawn, Amazon – Thomas & Mercer
Alyssa Maxwell, Murder at Wakehurst, Kensington Publishing
Jenn McKinlay, Wait for It, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Beth McMullen, Treasure Hunter – The Midnight Market, Simon & Schuster BFYR – Aladdin
Catriona McPherson, A Gingerbread House, Severn House
Michele Weinstat Miller, Gone by Morning, Crooked Lane Books
Marcia Muller, Ice and Stone, Hachette – Grand Central Publishing
James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein, World Champions, Hachette Book Group – Jimmy Patterson
Louise Penny, The Madness of Crowds, Minotaur Books
Stephanie Perkins, The Woods are Always Watching, Penguin BFYR – Dutton BFYR
Carol J. Perry, Be My Ghost, Kensington Publishing
J.D. Rhoades, The Killing Look, Polis Books
Jonathan Santlofer, The Last Mona Lisa, Sourcebooks Landmark
Joanna Schaffhausen, Gone for Good, Minotaur Books
Jule Selbo, 10 Days, Pandamoon Publishing
Max Tomlinson, Bad Scene, Oceanview Publishing
Camilla Trinchieri, The Bitter Taste of Murder, Soho Crime
Sarah Warburton, You Can Never Tell, Crooked Lane Books
Stuart Woods, Class Act, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Short Stories
Barbara Allan, “What’s Wrong with Harley Quinn?,” EQMM
Ann Aptaker, “The Alley,” Black Cat Magazine
Michael Bracken, “Sonny’s Encore,” Black Cat Mystery Magazine
Jon L. Breen, “The Body in the Bee Library,” EQMM
Lucy Burdette, “Married Seeking Married,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Brendan DuBois, “Family Love,” EQMM
Elisabeth Elo, “The Unappreciated Wife,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Eve Fisher, “The Sweet Life,” AHMM
John M. Floyd, “The Jericho Train, Black Cat Mystery Magazine
Joseph Goodrich, “The Paris Manuscript,” AHMM
Alexia Gordon, “Love’s Labor,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Heather Graham, “Strange Things in the Name of Love,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
G. Miki Hayden, “Coda,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Dana Haynes, “The Waiting Game,” AHMM
Richard Helms, “Sweeps Week,” EQMM
Edwin Hill, “Outside,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Smita Harish Jain, “The Fraud of Dionysus,” EQMM
Craig Johnson, “This Time for Sure,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Michael Kurland, “The You-Don’t-Know-the-Half-of-It,” Black Cat Mystery Magazine
Ellen Clair Lamb, “Night Bus,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Janice Law, “Homecoming,” EQMM
Kristen Lepionka, “Remediation,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
G.M. Malliet, “The White Star,” EQMM
Alan Orloff, “Killing Calhoun Again,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Gigi Pandian, “The Locked Room Library,” EQMM
Alex Segura, “Everybody’s Got a Cousin in Miami,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Charles Todd, “A Matter of Duty,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Albert Tucher, “The Rabbi,” AHMM
Gabriel Valjan, “Burnt Ends,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Joseph S. Walker, “The Last Man in Lafarge,” EQMM
David Heska Wanbli Weiden, “Turning Heart,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Andrew Welsh-Huggins, “The Lake,” This Time for Sure, Down and Out Books
Stacy Woodson, “Last Rites,” Black Cat Mystery Magazine
Film
Kathryn O’Sullivan, A Savage Nature, Gravitas Ventures (video on demand)
