October sees a new releases by big name authors as well as a selection of debuts.
10/3: The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey – Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock investigates the murder of a former high school classmate, digging into a long buried puzzle that threatens to expose Gemma’s own secrets.
10/3: The Relive Box and Other Stories by T.C. Boyle – Novelist Boyle returns with a collection of 12 short stories that exhibit his delightfully eccentric take on the world.
10/3: The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash – In 1929, mother-of-four Ella May Wiggins goes to a Union rally and becomes the face of the union struggle, intertwined in the clash between owners and workers as she struggles to hold her family together during the Great Depression.
10/3: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan – Anna works as a diver repairing ships at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during WWII. A nightclub encounter with Dexter, a man from her father’s past, takes Anna into a noir world of gangsters, sailors, bankers, and union men. Longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award.
10/3: Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides – A collection of short stories from the author of Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides presents characters in the midst of various personal and national emergencies.
10/3: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado – A debut short story collection that blends psychological realism with science fiction, comedy with horror, fantasy and fabulism. Longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award.
10/3: Dogs at the Perimeter by Madeleine Thien – In present-day Montreal Janie searches for a missing friend and is pulled back into buried memories of life in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. Originally published in Canada in 2011, this is the first US printing.
10/10: The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman – In this prequel to Practical Magic, readers learn the background of sisters Franny, Jet, and their brother Vincent.
10/10: Ferocity by Nicola Lagioia – When the death of Michele’s half-sister is ruled a suicide, he is compelled to investigate, and in so doing uncovers moral decay at the heart of the most powerful family in down. Winner of the 2015 Strega Prize, Italy’s preeminent prize for fiction.
10/17: The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine – In this psychological suspense novel, Amber Patterson insinuates herself into the lives of golden couple Daphne and Jackson Parrish, only to have her past undermine her plan.
10/17: Pulse by Felix Francis – Another galloping murder mystery set at the race track.
10/17: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks – A first collection of short stories from the actor Tom Hanks!
10/17: A Natural by Ross Raisin – A coming-of-age novel set in the high stakes world of English soccer.
10/24: The Rooster Bar by John Grisham – Three students who have borrowed heavily to attend a third-rate law school realize they’ve been caught in a scam when they discover that the school’s owner also owns a bank specializing in student loans.
10/24: Strange Weather by Joe Hill – A collection of four chilling novellas from horror master Joe Hill.
10/31: The King is Always Above the People by Daniel Alarcon – A collection of short stories about people forging into new lands. Longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award.
~ posted by Andrea G.
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