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

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Stephen Spotswood, Murder Crossed Her Mind
(Doubleday)

“Faithful column readers know how much I adore Stephen Spotswood’s Pentecost and Parker series, and sometimes I feel . . . like a broken record recommending these books, set in post-World War II New York City, to anybody and everybody. I swore I was going to let this new installment pass without comment, but when it’s just as good as the last three, how could I…?”
–Sarah Weinman, New York Times Book Review

Ally Wilkes, Where the Dead Wait
(Atria/Emily Bestler)

“Spectacular . . . a breathtaking achievement.”
–Publishers Weekly

Caz Frear, Five Bad Deeds
(Harper)

“Caz Frear, with her almost freakish gift for witty, rapid-fire dialogue and sharp observations, gives this portrait of a flawed woman targeted for destruction the tone of a screwball comedy, albeit an edgy one. I confess to not guessing the identity of Ellen’s tormentor, but belatedly realizing the clues were there all along, lurking in the quiet spaces among all that coruscating prose. Well played, Ms. Frear.”
–Air Mail

Alexis Soloski, Here in the Dark
(Flatiron)

“Theater critic Alexis Soloski goes behind the curtain in this thriller about the blurry lines between art and reality…. Soloski combines her knowledge of the theater world with the twists and turns of the best psychological suspense.”
–Entertainment Weekly

Jeneva Rose and Drew Pyne, #CrimeTime
(Simon and Schuster Audio Originals)

“I laughed, gasped, and rooted for the unlikely duo at the heart of this unique tale. Fast-paced and quick-witted, #CrimeTime is so much fun—and every bit as delightful as its writers.”
–Andrea Bartz

Jane Shemilt, The Vacation House
(William Morrow)

“Shemilt alternates Sofie’s perspective in 2003 with Julia’s in 2023, keeping the suspense at a steady simmer that gradually builds to a roiling boil by the conclusion. This tale of revenge and rebirth rivets.”
–Publishers Weekly

S.J. Rozan, Mayors of New York
(Pegasus)

“Rozan allows the Big Apple to shine by depicting its diversity and the many ‘mayors’ that rule the city’s neighborhoods, from Chinatown to upscale enclaves in the Bronx. The characterizations are brilliant, and Bill’s voice narrating is a total delight.”
–Booklist

Darby Kane, The Engagement Party
(William Morrow)

“The Engagement Party is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep you up all night following its twists and turns to a stunning conclusion. I couldn’t put it down.”
–Carol Goodman

Douglas Preston, The Last Tomb
(Grand Central)

“[S]o skillfully sketched is the lure of the unknown in Preston’s collection of essays. From the safe distance of the pages of The Lost Tomb, we are allowed a delicious taste of what it is to be consumed with the desire to know, even when all evidence points to the fact that, maybe, we are better off leaving a mystery alone.”
–Bookpage

David Head and Timothy Hemmis (eds.), A Republic of Scoundrels
(Pegasus)

“A host of knowledgeable scholars and historians explore the charlatans, thieves, traitors, and others who helped found the U.S., as they shine light on their misdeeds in a collection of highly readable essays. Editors Head and Hemmis have overseen a strong project with this work.”
–Library Journal