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The Family Cross
Alex Cross Thriller #36 By: James Patterson Narrator: Dion Graham ISBN: 978-0316569743 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Publication Date: 10/19/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Alex Cross investigates a series of baffling murders while balancing a family crisis that threatens to upend his entire world in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. Alex Cross is a brilliant psychologist―and a relentless hunter
Judith D Collins
Oct 185 min read
Mercy's Child
By: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: Richard Paul Evans Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN:9781668264218 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: 10/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans comes an emotionally rich work of historical fiction inspired by the true story of Etta Wheeler, a woman whose courage and compassion helped spark a movement that forever changed a country. In 1874, Ett
Judith D Collins
Oct 185 min read
Missing Molly
By: Natalie Barelli Narrator: Lucy Price-Lewis ISBN: 9781464247514 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 10/20/2026 Format:Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From bestselling author Natalie Barelli comes a dark psychological thriller about a cold case, the newspaper investigating it, and the woman for whom it all hits a little too close to home… Millions are searching for the truth. Only she knows it's all a lie. Rachel Holloway has built a
Judith D Collins
Oct 175 min read
The Queen of Roses
By: Julia Kelly Narrators: Petrea Burchard, Marisa Calin Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668032756 Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date:10/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena and the sunlit gardens of Altadena, a new novel of love and sacrifice from the internationally bestselling author of The Light Over London and The Last Garden in England. 1960: Frustrated reporter Theresa Johnson’s life changes
Judith D Collins
Oct 175 min read
Evie Walters Takes the Wheel
By: Kathleen Fox Narrator: Janet Metzger Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662544019 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS OCT FEATURE #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat At 71, she hits the road to find her first love — and herself. A sharp, laugh-out-loud novel about reinvention, regret, and the freedom to start over — no matter what age. In this warmhearted and witty debut, a mysterious gift spurs a widow
Judith D Collins
Oct 169 min read
To His Ex-Wife
The Stone Family #2 By: Willow Rose Narrator: Madeline Pell ISBN: 9781807222758 Publisher: Bookouture Audio Publication Date: 10/15/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS She sent me a letter. I thought she was dead. Hidden away in their remote cottage in Florida, Emma and her stepdaughter Lily are finally safe to live a peaceful life. Each morning, they plan their new lives over fresh strawberries and perfectly cooked eggs. But despite the loc
Judith D Collins
Oct 144 min read
Old Ham
By: Seraphina Nova Glass Narrator: Brittany Pressley ISBN: 979-8347023417 Publisher: Podium Publishing Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Everyone knows Junie Oldham is more than a little strange—but is she actually dangerous? She's unique, to say the least. Junie Oldham is a middle-aged hoarder who knits sweaters for cats, befriends rescued mice, and pretends to be a recovering alcoholic so she can socialize at AA me
Judith D Collins
Oct 136 min read
Home for the Homicides
The Holly & Mark Mystery Series By: Elle Cosimano & Hannah Morrissey Narrators: Angela Dawe, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin ISBN: 9781250413352 Publisher: Minotaur Books | St. Martin's Press Macmillan Audio Publcation Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS 'Tis the season . . . for murder. A "Hallmark movie with a side of murder," "The festive, quirky love child of a holiday whodunit and a steamy romance.” —Sara Raasch When Special
Judith D Collins
Oct 128 min read
Look What The Cat Dragged In
By: Jason Rekulak Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker ISBN: 9781250451477 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ALC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Pictures and The Last One at the Wedding comes a new supernatural thriller about a young woman pet-sitting a cat with a mysterious secret. Meet Penny Padgett, a twenty-seven-year-old cartoonist in Philadelphia who agrees to pet-sit a
Judith D Collins
Oct 115 min read
You Let Me In
By: Lucy Clarke Narrator: Laura Kirman Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN:9780802168016 Publisher: Atlantic Crime | Grove Atlantic Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format:Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TWO MILLION COPY AND INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR “Utterly compulsive! Twisty, atmospheric, and beautifully written. I couldn’t put it down.”—Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Wrong Sister Lock Every Door meets Rear Window in this white-knuckle t
Judith D Collins
Oct 115 min read
The Witch
By: Freida McFadden Narrators: Saskia Maarleveld, Marin Ireland Dreamscape Media ISBN: 978-1464249648 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A brand-new, haunting thriller from Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid! Some secrets don't die―they wait. When Julia Barlow loses her job and her apartment, she has nowhere left to go but Pemberton, her family's sprawling sev
Judith D Collins
Oct 84 min read
Trust No One
By: Mary Burton Narrators: Megan Tusing, Eric G. Dove, Amy Landon Brilliance Audiio ISBN: 9781662530333 Publisher: Montlake Publication Date: 10/01/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A woman’s unexpected return to her isolated family estate puts her in a killer’s path in this shocking suspense novel by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton. After seventeen years away, public defender Raine Hale returns to her family’s crumbling Vi
Judith D Collins
Oct 85 min read
Bark Humbug
Andy Carpenter #34 By: David Rosenfelt Narrator: Grover Gardner ISBN: 9781250446596 Publisher: Minotaur Books Macmillan Audio Publication Date: 10/13/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter helps a desperate sister investigate the widely publicized murder of a gubernatorial candidate in Bark Humbug, the latest Christmas mystery in David Rosenfelt's bestselling series. "Listening to Grover Gardner narrating a D
Judith D Collins
Oct 85 min read
It Ends Here
By: Heidi Perks ISBN: 9781464270208 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 10/.06/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Someone inside is a killer. Someone outside knows why. One quiet morning in a small seaside town, a single gunshot brings everything to a standstill. Trapped inside the café where the shot was fired are five strangers. Outside is a growing crowd—and five loved ones desperate for answers. As the police scramble to i
Judith D Collins
Oct 75 min read
Monster in the Mirror
By: Janasha Prabhu Narrator: Awni Abdi-Bahri ISBN: 9781464290336 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 10/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Dark, twisty, and atmospheric debut thriller for readers of The Quiet Tenant and The Butcher. Her uncle was a serial killer. The town whispers, could she be a killer too? On the night Jiah Rai was found cradling her girlfriend Georgia's dead body at the bottom of Wailing Cliff, everyone su
Judith D Collins
Oct 66 min read
Where the Road Ends
The Jonathan Stride Series #12 By: Brian Freeman Narrator: January LaVoy ISBN:9798228368439 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Hardcover & Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) ALC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The murder of a judge and his wife turns Jonathan Stride’s world upside down and leaves him facing a shocking crossroad in this electrifying mystery from New York Times bestselling author Brian Freeman. Jonathan Stride’s partner, Maggie Bei, is
Judith D Collins
Oct 56 min read
The Paris Files
By: Eva Jurczyk Narrators: Sarah Reny, Helen Laser, Nick Trengove, Louisa Zhu, Mark Bramhall, Xavier Casals, Mozhan Navabi, Suzanne Toren, Steve West, Lynnette R. Freeman Penguin Audio ISBN: 9798217060641 Publisher: Viking | Pamela Dorman Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “Staggeringly good . . . Eva Jurczyk is a dazzling talent, and her dark and beguiling Paris is unforgettable.” —Rosie Walsh A sophisticated, charact
Judith D Collins
Oct 57 min read
Friends and Family
By: Natalie Baszile Narrator: Karen Murray Penguin Audio ISBN: 9780593492161 Publisher: Viking/Pameal Dorman Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the author of Queen Sugar, a piercing examination of friendship and loyalty as two best friends find themselves at odds over their beliefs on race, identity and allyship, especially when it comes to their teenage children Babs and Nora became friends thanks to their kids.
Judith D Collins
Oct 59 min read
The French Illusion
By: John Grisham Narrator: Michael Beck Random House Audio ISBN: 978-0385550543 Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 09/29/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers a gripping, suspenseful page-turner about a Paris honeymoon gone horribly wrong—and the nightmare that follows. After Paul and Chelsea Tanner’s fairytale wedding, their future is full of promise. But their honeymoon to Paris t
Judith D Collins
Sep 286 min read
Trad Wife
By: Sarah Langan Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668229651 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 09/29/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “A genre beast—menacing, claustrophobic, and wholly unexpected.” —Mariana Enriquez, New York Times bestselling author of Our Share of Night From the three-time Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Good Neighbors comes a chilling tale of a journalist's descent into horro
Judith D Collins
Sep 277 min read
Never Tell A Secret
By: Miranda Rijks ISBN: 978183756796 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 10/25/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Having secrets is dangerous. Confessing them can be fatal. Emma’s family is coming apart at the seams. Her marriage to Hayden is crumbling. Their 21-year-old daughter Willow is unraveling after a breakup. Their teenage son Fred is isolated and unhappy. So when they are offered the chance to test ClarityU—a revolutionary
Judith D Collins
Sep 255 min read
The Aunt
By: Courtney Psak Narrator: Lauryn Allman ISBN: 978-1399748193 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: 09/22/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS SEP FEATURED #LitLiftMiniAuthorChats (9/23) You think you know your sister? Think again... The day that Amy gets the call, her whole world falls apart. Her younger sister Lexi has been killed in a tragic boating accident, along with her husband. Despite being estranged for the last ten ye
Judith D Collins
Sep 239 min read
A Killer for Christmas
By: Kim Harrington Narrator: Shaina Summerville ISBN: 9798892425032 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 09/22/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS SEP Featured #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Wrapped in red has a bloody new meaning in this contemporary holiday romance with a murderous twist, perfect for readers who enjoyed The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. Christmasville, Maine, is the only place where Kelsey Hendricks has ever felt happ
Judith D Collins
Sep 219 min read
The Munich Affair
By: James Patterson & David Ellis Narrators: Sam Claflin, Lorelei King ISBN: 9780316404099 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Publication Date: 09/21/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "The Munich Affair is a master class in tension and a perfect historical thriller.” —Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls “This World War II-era thriller feels startlingly modern and essential. As you watch a detective, a journali
Judith D Collins
Sep 214 min read
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