Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.

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Jeffrey Archer, Traitor’s Gate
(Harper)

“Only someone like Jeffrey Archer . . . could have written a compelling story like this.”
–David Baldacci

Ben Fountain, Devil Makes Three
(Flatiron)

“Fountain brings a Graham Greene-like approach to Haiti’s vagaries and wonders. This sweeping, bracing, and sobering exploration of the troubled island nation’s perennial, heartbreaking turmoil and geopolitical complications is topical yet timeless, elaborate and nuanced, laden with political intrigue and immersed in cultural rituals.”
–Booklist

Felix Francis, No Reserve
(Crooked Lane)

“Another solid, fun novel in this franchise. Fans of horse racing, and good old-fashion thrillers, will enjoy this one.”
–Red Carpet Crash

Sara Gran, Come Closer
(Soho)

“Hypnotic, disturbing, and written with such unerring confidence you believe every word.”
–Bret Easton Ellis

Azim Ahmad, Fear Is just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother’s Quest for Vengeance (Random House)

“Fear Is Just a Word is a brilliant piece of nonfiction storytelling. Ultimately it offers up a restorative tale of human redemption through individual courage.”
–Jon Lee Anderson

Heather Redmond, Death and the Sisters
(Kensington)

“Impeccably researched and imaginative, Redmond’s first Mary Shelley Mystery immerses readers in the drama of young Mary Godwin and her family, as well as her budding romance with Percy Shelley, as they work together to solve a wonderfully bookish murder.”
–Susanna Craig

Vanda Symon, Expectant
(Orenda)

“An excellent thriller, definitely one of the best of this year. Vanda Symon is a master of characterisation, plot and dialogue … I loved every moment.”
–Liz Nugent

Lisa M. Matlin, The Stranger Upstairs
(Bantam)

“The ultimate spooky-season read! Lisa M. Matlin skillfully infuses every page of The Stranger Upstairs with eerie, evocative imagery, and her (anti)heroine, Sarah Slade, is just as disturbing and compelling as the murder-house setting.”
–Layne Fargo

James Patterson and Mike Lupica, 12 Months to Live
(Little Brown and Co.)

“Patterson and Lupica manage to get…deep into the lives of strong women.”
–Louise Penny

Nora Fussner, The Invisible World
(Vintage)

“Fussner’s debut combines quotidian interpersonal dilemmas with an edge of the uncanny. . . . Ideal for nonhorror fans who still want some spooky season reading.”
–Publishers Weekly