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The Primrose Murder Society
By: Stacy Hackney ISBN: 9780063466012 Publisher: HarperAudio Adult William Morrow Paperbacks Publication Date: 03/03/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: TBR (ALC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Witty, endearing, and wildly entertaining, this Southern cozy mystery is a little bit Gilmore Girls, a little bit Finlay Donovan, with a big helping of Only Murders in the Building. Lila Shaw stopped trusting anyone the minute her husband went to jail for white-collar crime, taking their country c
Judith D Collins
Jan 233 min read
The Girls Before
By: Kate Alice Marshall Narrators: Ina Barrón, Karissa Vacker Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250343086 Publisher: Pine and Cedar Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A search & rescue expert. A kidnapped woman. The lost girls who haunt them both. “A superb mystery. . . Readers will be thinking about this long after they turn the last page.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) There is a girl in a basement. The door has stopp
Judith D Collins
Jan 236 min read
Killers of Roe
My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights By: Amy Littlefield Narrator: Kris Carr Legacy Lit ISBN: 9781538769041 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Legacy Lit Publication Date: 03/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: Currently Reading (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS One reporter investigates the secret killers and hidden motives behind the death of abortion rights. They are going to kill people, investigative reporter for The Nation Amy Littlefield knew, whe
Judith D Collins
Jan 228 min read
Beach Thriller
By: Jamie Day ISBN: 9781250358233 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: Currently Reading (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The next riveting summer suspense by the author of THE BLOCK PARTY, ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY, and THE LAKE ESCAPE Jamie Day. It's been nearly twenty years since Holly last visited the charming town of Beauport, Massachusetts, and it remains as enchanting as she remembers. The boardwalk is still lively with tourists
Judith D Collins
Jan 222 min read
Love By The Book
By: Jessica George Narrator: Isabel Adomakoh Young Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250282545 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Friendship is the love story you can count on. Remy is lucky. Her debut novel, based on her three best friends, became an instant bestseller when it was released, and her agent and publisher are clamoring for a follow-up. But just as Remy’s creative inspiration s
Judith D Collins
Jan 218 min read
Kin
By: Tayari Jones Narrators: Angel Pean, Ashley J. Hobbs Random House Audio ISBN: 9780525659181 Publisher: Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: Currently Readig (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage—Tayari Jones has written an unforgettable novel that sparkles with wit and intelligence and deep feeling about two lifelong friends whose w
Judith D Collins
Jan 213 min read
Ours is a Tale of Murder
By: Nora Murphy Narrators: Katharine Chin, Jane Oppenheimer, Gary Bennett, Curtis Michael Holland ISBN: 9781464250880 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/10/2025 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP THRILLERS OF 2026 "A shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy's brilliant twists...Clear your schedule―you won't be putting this down until that last, mesmerizing page." ―Carter Wilson, USA Today and Publis
Judith D Collins
Jan 206 min read
All the Little Houses
By: May Cobb Narrators: Malin Akerman, Allyson Ryan, Alexandra Hunter, James Fouhey ISBN: 9781464245794 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP BOOKS OF 2026 Adults can behave badly too... It's the mid-1980s in the tiny town of Longview, Texas. Nellie Anderson, the beautiful daughter of the Anderson family dynasty, has burst onto the scene. She always gets what she wants. What she
Judith D Collins
Jan 208 min read
My Husband's Wife
By: Alice Feeney Narrators: Bel Powley, Henry Rowley, Richard Armitage ISBN: 9781250337818 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Flatiron Books Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TOP AUDIOBOOKS OF 2026 The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge. “Nonstop thrills! The best Feeney book yet!” ―FREIDA M
Judith D Collins
Jan 208 min read
The Fair Weather Friend
By: Jessie Garcia Narrator: Gail Shalan Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250364456 Publisher : St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The next gripping domestic suspense novel from Jessie Garcia. It's always sunny in Detroit for Faith Richards. The popular TV meteorologist, endearingly referred to as "The Fair Weather Friend" by her viewers, has the world by the tail. But one night, Faith leaves work on
Judith D Collins
Jan 196 min read
The Better Mother
By: Jennifer van der Kleut Narrator: Xe Sands Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9798892424028 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 02/10/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS FEB Featured #AuthorElevatorSeries QA TOP DEBUT OF 2026 A woman ends up pregnant after a casual fling, but the father's girlfriend has much more sinister intentions in this plot-driven suspense debut. A modern spin on Fatal Attraction meets The Hand that Rocks the C
Judith D Collins
Jan 197 min read
How To Get Away With Murder
By: Rebecca Philipson Narrators: Michael Geary; Tamsin Kennard Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250434586 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: TBR FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "If you picked up this book because you truly want to get away with murder, you will not be disappointed. Simply turn the page and we'll get started." This fresh debut thriller finds a Scotland Yard detective trying to find the author of a self-help book that promises qui
Judith D Collins
Jan 183 min read
Where the Wildflowers Grow
By: Terah Shelton Harris Narrators: Terah Shelton Harris, Tracie Thoms, Diontae Black ISBN: 978-1464229220 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal TOP BOOKS OF 2026! From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living. Leigh is the last of the Wildes. She knows this becau
Judith D Collins
Jan 184 min read
A Forty Year Kiss
By: Nickolas Butler Narrator: Richard Poe RBmedia | Recorded Books ISBN: 9781464221248 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/04/2025 Format: Audio & e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) FEB 2025 MUST-READ BOOKS New Paperback edition From the critically acclaimed author of Shotgun Lovesongs comes an exquisitely written, small-town story about one couple's hard-won second chance at love, forty years after their divorce. Charlie and Vivian parted ways after jus
Judith D Collins
Jan 186 min read
The Nantucket Inn
By: Pamela Kelley Nantucket Inn Series #1 ISBN: 9781464251559 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS For fans of Elin Hilderbrand, USA Today bestseller Pamela Kelley invites readers into the Nantucket way of life—sandy shores, warm hearts, and new beginnings. A brilliant solution: remaking your rambling beach house into a bed & breakfast. Lisa Hodges loves her home and her Nantucket community
Judith D Collins
Jan 182 min read
Hot Girl Murder Girl
By: Ashley Winstead Narrator: TBA Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250401212 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From national bestselling author Ashley Winstead comes a buzzy, bloody new thriller about success, sisterhood, and demanding justice…by any means necessary. What’s a girl got to do to get some fame, a few million record sales, and justice for murder? Ten years ago, aspiring s
Judith D Collins
Jan 183 min read
The Future Saints
By: Ashley Winstead Narrators: Ali Andre Ali, Brittany Pressley, Vikas Adam, Tyla Collier ISBN: 9781668024669 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six and In Five Years—a beautiful, powerful, and transportive new novel about a music executive desperately trying to bring a rock band back from the brink, from bestselling author Ashley Winstead. This is a love s
Judith D Collins
Jan 188 min read
Such a Clever Girl
By: Darby Kane Narrators: Megan Tusing, Rebekkah Ross, Emily Woo Zeller, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw HarperAudio ISBN: 9780063352018 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 01/20/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Darby Kane, author of the #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, returns with a gripping domestic thriller in which a family goes missing and a long-buried family mystery resurfaces. Fifteen years ago, the Tanner family va
Judith D Collins
Jan 186 min read
Antihero
Orphan X #11 By : Gregg Hurwitz Narrator: Scott Brick ISBN: 9781250871770 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Minotaur Books Publication Date: 02/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In the latest in this New York Times best-selling series, Evan Smoak takes on his most complex mission yet—one where he has to not only protect but also avenge, and find a way to balance vengeance with mercy. Once a black ops assassin for the government known as
Judith D Collins
Jan 185 min read
Holy Island
DCI Ryan Mystery #1 By: LJ Ross ISBN: 9781464273261 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 04/07/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) APR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From acclaimed internationally bestselling author LJ Ross comes a chilling, atmospheric mystery steeped in ritual, secrets, and small-town tensions, perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and Louise Penny. On Holy Island, everyone is a suspect… Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to the remote Holy Isl
Judith D Collins
Jan 182 min read
Worse Than a Lie
A Beau Lea Cooper Novel By: Ben Crump ISBN: 9780593875704 Publisher: Ballantine | Bantam Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this gripping thriller, truth and justice are called into question when a Black man is gunned down in cold blood—the first novel in a riveting series from renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump. “A sensationally good crime and legal thriller . . . This is exactly what a book should be.”—Lee Child, #1 N
Judith D Collins
Jan 173 min read
Don't Answer The Phone
By: Miranda Rijks ISBN: 9781837567157 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 03/08/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS She’s the woman of his dreams. He’s the monster from her nightmares. When Daniella rescues elderly Peggy from a mugger on a Boston street, she expects nothing in return. But then she meets Peggy's son, Lucas—devastatingly handsome and utterly captivating. Unlike her distant husband Grant, Lucas sees her. Wants her. Daniella
Judith D Collins
Jan 172 min read
Over Her Dead Body
By: H. J. Garbett ISBN: 9781837001354 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 03/09/26 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Ruth Watkins is pretending to be a serial killer… Two years ago, Ruth was an ambitious journalist on the trail of a serial killer with a very specific calling card. Then her best friend became the latest victim, and Ruth’s life fell apart. When police shelve the case, Ruth decides there is only one way to force them to keep
Judith D Collins
Jan 162 min read
Dissection of a Murder
By: Jo Murray Narrator: TBA Penguin Audo ISBN: 9798217177004 Publisher:Dutton Publication Date: 05/12/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SECOND SEASON OF APPLE TV+’S PRESUMED INNOCENT, STARRING EMMY AWARD-WINNER RACHEL BROSNAHAN Nothing is as it seems—and no one is telling the truth—in this page-turning thriller about a young lawyer forced to defend a man on trial for murder against the mentor who taught her everything:
Judith D Collins
Jan 154 min read
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