Welcome back to Crime Fiction Lover, where six intriguing new crime novels have been blipping on our radar…
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
The follow up to Louise Penny’s The Grey Wolf arrives on 28 October – and The Black Wolf is book 20 in the author’s popular series featuring Inspector Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. It finds our hero dealing with the aftermath of the previous book, which ended with the arrest of a domestic terrorist called the Black Wolf. But as the mayhem continues, Gamache realises he has been the victim of misdirection – is the real perpetrator still out there? He’s back in Three Pines, recovering from injuries sustained in the first attack – but that’s not going to stop Gamache from conducting an under-the-radar investigation of his own, helped by his senior agents, Beauvoir and Lacoste.
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A Place of Secrets by Shane Peacock
Two murders, decades apart. Could they be connected? That’s the conundrum facing Sergeant Alice Morrow in Shane Peacock’s A Place of Secrets, second book in his Northern Gothic Mystery series, out 27 October in the UK and out now in North America. Morrow and former NYPD homicide detective Hugh Mercer work together to solve the mystery when 100-year-old Evelyn Massey is found dead at her home in Ontario… and traces of poison are found in her blood. The case gets even more complicated when the remains of a body dead for 60 years are found in Mrs Massey’s basement. She seems such a sweet old lady, but the deeper the pair dig, the more secrets about Evelyn Massey’s life they uncover. Could a serial killer have been operating, unnoticed, for years – and are they still active?
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Ask for Andrea by Noelle W Ihli
If you’re looking for a time-hopping thriller, then you’ve found it – Ask for Andrea by BookTok sensation Noelle W Ihli is out in the US as a repackaged paperback on 28 October and out now in the UK. Meghan, Brecia and Skye have one thing in common. They were all killed by the same man, who found them online, masqueraded as an eligible bachelor, and then got away with murder… three times. There’s no one to stop him doing it again – or is there? Meghan, Brecia and Skye have found each other – and together they’re determined to put a stop to his deadly deeds. Anyone for a haunting party?
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The Serial Killer Travel Guide Across America by Johnny Trevisani and Brian Whitney
True crime fans with the urge for a dark tourism road trip are going to love The Serial Killer Travel Guide Across America by Johnny Trevisani and Brian Whitney, published on 28 October. It’s a quirky and unconventional book that is part travel guide and part true crime encyclopaedia, taking readers on a darkly humorous journey through the United States, and exploring notorious locations linked to infamous serial killers. Settle back for a coast-to-coast tour, showcasing selected scary spots and delving into the twisted histories of the perpetrators.
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Little Secrets by Victoria Goldman
A controversial former prison that’s been turned into a luxury hotel is the setting for 2023 CFL Award winner Victoria Goldman’s Little Secrets, out on 21 October. HMP Panbrook made the headlines when it closed 20 years ago and its last five inmates were killed by nurse Anna Kendall – who died before the case could go to court. Now the glitzy Panbrook Prison Hotel is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary, and manager Madeleine Batten is determined to discover what happened 20 years previously. But someone out there wants the truth to stay hidden, and they will stop at nothing to get their way.
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Raven by Robert T Kelley
The Cold War is coming to an end, and something called the Internet is beginning to make its presence felt – which is keeping computer hacker Raven mighty busy. He’s been selling high technology secrets to the Soviet Union, while eluding capture by the FBI. Elsewhere, student Mev Hayes has been expelled from college for her online activities – so it comes as something of a surprise when she lands a position at a top lab at MIT where she’s encouraged to continue her controversial computer research. But when the search for Raven points her way, Mev finds that opportunity comes at a cost… Raven by indie author Robert T Kelley comes out on 28 October.
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