New Books by MWA Members – April 2021

Here are the April 2021 books by some of our members – great reads to get you through the early days of spring. They may all be found at your local Independent Bookstore.  Visit this link to find a store near you: http://www.indiebound.org

Books

Winnie Archer, Death Gone A-Rye, Kensington
Alicia Beckman, Bitterroot Lake, Crooked Lane Books
Rhys Bowen, The Venice Sketchbook, Amazon – Lake Union
Erin Bowman, Dustborn, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
Kathleen Bridge, Buried by the Sea, Lyrical Underground
Mary Burton, Near You, Amazon – Montlake
Lynn Cahoon, Murder 101, Kensington
Colin Campbell, Tracking Shot, Down & Out Books
Lorenzo Carcaterra, Three Dreamers, Ballantine Books
Bryan Christy, In the Company of Killers, Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons
C. Hope Clark, Reunion on Edisto, Bell Bridge Books
Ellen Crosby, The French Paradox, Severn House
Krista Davis, Big Little Spies, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Tricia Fields, The Drummers, Severn House
Lori Duffy Foster, A Dead Man’s Eyes, Level Best Books
Mariah Fredericks, Death of a Showman, Minotaur Books
Bruce Hale, Switched, Scholastic Press
C.S. Harris, What the Devil Knows, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Anna Lee Huber, A Wicked Conceit, Penguin Random House – Berkley
R. Franklin James, The Inheritance, Camel Press
Naomi Kritzer, Chaos on CatNet, Tor Teen
Michael Kurland, Whatever the Cost, Severn House
Mike Lawson, House Standoff, Atlantic Monthly Press
S.A. Lelchuk, One Got Away, Flatiron Books
Edith Maxwell, A Changing Light, Beyond the Page
Jenn McKinlay, For Batter or Worse, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Adam Mitzner, The Perfect Marriage, Amazon – Thomas & Mercer
Michael Sears, Tower of Babel, Soho Crime
Paige Shelton, Deadly Editions, Minotaur Books
Jeffrey Siger, A Deadly Twist, Poisoned Pen Press
Patricia Skalka, Death Washes Ashore, University of Wisconsin Press
Wallace Stroby, Heaven’s a Lie, Hachette – Mulholland Books
Marcia Talley, Done Gone, Severn House
Will Thomas, Dance with Death, Minotaur Books
Victoria Thompson, Murder on Wall Street, Penguin Random House – Berkley
Michael Wiley, Head Case, Severn House
Robin Yocum, The Sacrifice of Lester Yates, Arcade Crime Wise

Special

How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook by Mystery Writers of America, edited by Lee Child, with Laurie R. King, Simon & Schuster – Scribner

Short Stories

Paul A. Barra, “Assignment: Sheepshead Bay,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Michael Bracken, “If You’ve Got the Money,” Jukes and Tonks, Down & Out Books
Jonathan Brown, “Pleasure Gone Bad,” Jukes and Tonks, Down & Out Books
Alafair Burke, “Seat 2C,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Michael Connelly, “Avalon,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
S.A. Cosby, “Solomon Wept,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
S.A. Cosby, “An Ache So Devine,” Jukes and Tonks, Down & Out Books
Tina deBellegarde, “Tokyo Stranger,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
John M. Floyd, “Everybody Comes to Lucillle’s,” Jukes and Tonks, Down & Out Books
Jackie Freimor, “Here’s to New Friends,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Debra H. Goldstein, “Biff’s Place,” Jukes and Tonks, Down & Out Books
Steve Hamilton, “A Different Kind of Healing,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Gar Anthony Haywood, “Return to Sender,” Jukes and Tonks, Down & Out Books
Joe Hill, “Last Fare,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Tilia Klebenov Jacobs, “Perfect Strangers,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Smita Harish Jain, “Kohinoor,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Michael Koryta, “P.F.A.,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Joe R. Lansdale, “Room for One More,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Emilya Naymark, “Exit Now,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Gary Phillips, “The Exchange,” Jukes and Tonks, Down & Out Books
Bryon Quertemous, “Howard’s Heart,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Lori Roy, “Do You Remember,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Jonathan Stone, “Russkies,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Lisa Unger, “A Six Letter Word for Neighbor,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Amanda Witt, “Relative Stranger,” When a Stranger Comes to Town, HarperCollins – Hanover Square
Stacy Woodson, “The Rose,” Jukes and Tonks, Down & Out Books