Our news report this week brings you a new novel by one of America’s most exciting crime fiction talents – Eli Cranor. This time he focuses on the world of college football and the cash that washes around this supposedly amateur sport. It’s also a great week if you want to catch up on some indie and lesser-known authors such as Walter B Levis, JT Ellison, Nick Johnson, Clémence Michallon or Jennifer Jabaley.
Mississippi Blue 42 by Eli Cranor
As a kid, Rae Johnson learned all about American football because her father was a national championship-winning coach. That insider knowledge will stand her in good stead when newly minted FBI Special Agent Johnson is sent to Compson, Mississippi, to investigate the illicit money flowing into a bustling college football programme in the heart of the Delta. But things get complicated when UCM’s star quarterback is flung from the roof of a college bar, lands on a bag of money and dies. Can Rae win the trust of the fans, coaches, players and politicians who make up the university’s complex social hierarchy and get to the bottom of it all? Find out when Eli Cranor‘s Mississippi Blue 42 touches down on 5 August.
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The Meaning of the Murder by Walter B Levis
Former crime reporter turned indie author Walter B Levis takes a deep dive into America’s covert battle against terrorism in The Meaning of the Murder, out on 5 August. It’s the multi-layered story of a family recovering from trauma, a detective determined to solve a crime, and the price we pay for safety in the war on terror. An orthodox Jew working as a compliance officer for a New York bank turns whistle blower when he uncovers evidence that they are funding terrorism in the Middle East – and then disappears, leaving behind a wife and family. Years later, his daughter Eliana joins the NYPD and meets a mysterious soldier who is much more dangerous than he might appear, and who knows exactly what happened to her father…
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Last Seen by JT Ellison
Since she was just six years old, there has only been Halley James and her Dad, following the death of her mother in a car crash. Now, grown up Halley’s life is in a mess. Her marriage is falling apart, she’s lost her job and her father needs emergency surgery. Halley heads back to Marchburg, Virginia to be with him and is hit by another bombshell. There was no car crash – her mother was murdered. Has her whole life been a lie? She heads to Tennessee in pursuit of answers, but is Halley prepared for what she is about to discover? Last Seen by JT Ellison is published on 1 August.
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Near Miss by Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson’s Near Miss is a thriller set in the financial world, and it’s out now. Tom Carter still blames himself for his wife’s accidental death. An ex-banker with principles, Carter has a jaded outlook on life these days – until he is brought in to investigate the murder of a CEO, following the trail from the trading floors of London to Hong Kong, and totally unprepared for what he finds out. Suddenly Carter is at the centre of something he cannot control; in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Our Last Resort by Clémence Michallon
It’s 15 years since Frida and her brother Gabriel managed to escape the cult that held them in its thrall. Back then they were close, but over the years the siblings have drifted apart so the chance of a break together at the luxurious Ara Hotel seems like the perfect opportunity to reconnect. It’s an idyllic and relaxing time, until a young woman is found dead and Gabriel becomes the prime suspect. Frida is certain that her brother is innocent, but as the evidence against him mounts, she must relive long-buried memories of their childhood, the life they escaped and a secret they vowed never to reveal. Our Last Resort by Clémence Michallon arrives on 7 August.
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What’s Yours is Mine by Jennifer Jabaley
Ambition, revenge and unfulfilled dreams take centre stage in What’s Yours is Mine by Jennifer Jabaley, out on 5 August. Preparations are in full swing for an elite dancing competition, with the young hopefuls working hard to perform at their best and their stage mothers causing havoc backstage. Like Valerie Yarnell, a hardworking single mum who’d do anything for her daughter, Kate – but who feels she is being usurped by former prima ballerina Elise, mother of Kate’s best friend Colette. As tensions rise, a violent attack sabotages everything and kicks off a huge scandal that brings the media circus to town. Suddenly, the spotlight doesn’t seem quite so attractive.
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