Is New York City ready for a modern day Sherlock Holmes, who is also a spy? American author Jefferey Siger thinks so and has come up with a novel new series for the city. That’s were we get started in this week’s new books column, followed by a K Crime sensation from South Korea, and the latest from thriller author Mary Kubica. Plus we have two new indie releases for you to discover.
Which book will you choose to read next?
A Study in Secrets by Jeffrey Siger
He’s best known for his books featuring Greek Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, but Jeffrey Siger‘s new Redacted Man mystery series is set in NYC and features former intelligence services operative Michael A who has a distinctly Sherlock Holmes air about him. A Study in Secrets is out on 3 February, and as it opens we find the reclusive Michael looking out of the window of his elegant New York townhouse – number 221 – his only companion his housekeeper, Mrs Baker. For weeks he has kept watch on a young girl who sits in the park every morning at dawn. Then one day she vanishes, and Michael is convinced she is in danger. Time to get back out into the big bad world and use all the tricks of his former trade if Michael is to help his new friend.
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Holy Boy by Lee Hee Joo
The phenomenon that is K-Pop is about to arrive in crime fiction land, and you only have to wait until 5 February for Holy Boy by Lee Hee Joo. Yosep is adored by his fans, but when four of them break ranks and decide to kidnap him, hero worship turns into something much more sinister. He might be a K-Pop idol, but Yosep is only human, after all – and when target of all their attention shows his true self, the women and their carefully orchestrated plan begin to unravel. As they hide inside a secluded mansion, they must work out how to keep Yosep for themselves, without being found out.
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It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica
A restful break at a lakeside resort sounds just the thing, doesn’t it? But as we crime fiction lovers know, these things don’t always go to plan. So it turns out in It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica, out for Kindle on 3 February. Courtney Gray is enjoying just such a holiday with her family when she hears a blood-curdling scream from the cottage next door – where she finds the bodies of her brother and sister-in-law. Her teenage niece Reese is nowhere to be found, while her nephew Wyatt is asleep upstairs, unharmed. A police investigation uncovers untold secrets about Courtney’s family, but could Reese really be a killer or are other forces at play here?
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The Younger Woman by Cate Ray
Love a bit of domestic noir? Then make a date with Cate Ray’s The Younger Woman, out for Kindle on 5 February. Life was always about to change for Gabby and Fred when their children left home – but Gabby is surprised to discover that she doesn’t even like her husband that much. On a drunken night in a bar, she admits as much to a stranger and even confesses to Ellis that she’d like Fred dead. That boozy chat is about to come back to bite Gabby in ways that she could never have imagined…
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The Asset by Mike Lawson
Fixer Joe DeMarco is on the trail of a possible double agent in Mike Lawson’s The Asset. He’s sent on the mission after John Mahoney, the former Speaker of the House, receives intel from ex-CIA agent Diane Lake that the wife of one of his biggest rivals could be working undercover as a Chinese agent. DeMarco soon realises that there’s a lot more going on than Mahoney suspected, and instead of answers, he finds more questions. Who’s the mysterious man Lydia Chang has been meeting in the park? Does Lake have a hidden agenda? And what’s the relevance of a random hit and run? All will become clear on 3 February.
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