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Killer Vibes
A Peter Key Novel #1 By: Jack Friday Narrator: Max Meyers ISBN: 9781250428615 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A wild and wickedly funny series debut, introducing readers to the irresistible and irrepressible private investigator, Peter Key. "Everything you want in a great mystery."—Steven Rowley "Peter Key is my new favorite amateur sleuth."—Elle Cosimano Meet Peter Key: self-proclaim
Judith D Collins
Jun 126 min read
Scream City
By: Hannah Morrissey ISBN: 9781250369772 Publisher: Minotaur Books | St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 01/26/2027 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS Her grandfather was a serial killer. His father was the cop who put him in jail. Now a string of copycat murders puts them both in the crosshairs–and on the suspect list in USA Today's bestselling author Hannah Morrissey's electrifying new novel. Milwaukee, 1997— In the eighties, the Cream City Killer
Judith D Collins
Jun 122 min read
A Dark Path
And Other Kate Burkholder Short Stories By: Linda Castillo Narrator: Kathleen McInerney ISBN: 9781250433213 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Minotaur Books Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS For the first time in print comes a collection of five short stories in the Edgar award-winning Kate Burkholder series, PLUS one new, never-before-published story, from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo. When two young boy
Judith D Collins
Jun 126 min read
Mother Dearest
By: Claire Bird ISBN: 9781250433992 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 03/09/2027 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) MAR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS A pulse-pounding, “you have to read it to believe it” domestic suspense novel featuring a young woman writing letters to her estranged mother about the man she’ll marry…except he already has a wife and family. Imogene always wanted her freedom from her mother, and now she has it. Mother Dearest, I am still
Judith D Collins
Jun 112 min read
Finlay Donovan Plays With Fire
The Finlay Donovan Series #7 By: Elle Cosimano ISBN: 9781250337634 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 03/16/2027 Format: Other My Rating: TBR MAR 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Plays with Fire—the explosive next installment in the Finlay Donovan series. When Finlay Donovan showed up at Stacey Pickens’s house to defend herself and her loved ones against Stacey’s vicious rumor mill, she uttered a veil
Judith D Collins
Jun 102 min read
This Is A Lie
By: Cleo Ballard Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 979-8892425865 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Penn, once a brilliant PhD candidate in Applied Language Studies, traded her dissertation for a “perfect” life as a suburban wife and social media-savvy mother. But after a brutal betrayal by her husband, friends, and even her own teenage daughter, Penn is left with nothi
Judith D Collins
Jun 86 min read
Just One Bite
By: Miranda Rijks ISBN: 9781837567591 Publisher: Inkubator Books Publication Date: 06/28/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Brittany has gone viral. And not in a good way. Celebrity chef Brittany Cole has it all. Fame, success, and the perfect family. From her restored Vermont farmhouse, she's built a wholesome brand that is trusted by millions. But when her four-year-old has a meltdown, a video of Brittany shouting at the little girl goes v
Judith D Collins
Jun 85 min read
The Killer and Frank Lloyd Wright
The True Story of Mass Murder in Paradise By: Casey Sherman Narrator: Justin Price Sourcebooks ISBN: 9781464241895 Publisher: Sourcebooks non-fiction Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The scandal. The genius. The murder that shocked America. Frank Lloyd Wright was more than the mind behind America's most iconic buildings—he was a man whose turbulent private life captivated a nation. The famous architect's stormy m
Judith D Collins
Jun 85 min read
Beach Thriller
By: Jamie Day Narrators: Emily Shaffer, Jane Oppenheimer, Jennifer Pickens, Megan Tusing Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250358233 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BEST SUMMER MYSTERY JUN #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat Feature 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
Judith D Collins
Jun 813 min read
She Must Go
By: A. J. Campbell ASIN: B0H1CKTGK5 Publisher: Code Grey Publishing Publication Date: 06/19/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BLOG TOUR HOST JUN 23 JUN #LitLiftMiniAuthorChat You look like the last girl… Beth Lakeland is flying home with her husband, Justin, after a rare weekend away. It was a birthday celebration; an opportunity to reconnect, in between Beth’s chemotherapy rounds. But at the airport, a young woman strikes up a conversati
Judith D Collins
Jun 78 min read
It Ends Here
By: Hedi Perks ISBN: 9781464270208 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 10/.06/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (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 identi
Judith D Collins
Jun 72 min read
Heather
By: Caitlin Mullen Narrators: Bailey Carr, Christine Lakin, Mia Wurgaft Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250400574 Publisher: Celadon Books Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A small-town detective reopens an unsolved case, sending shock waves across generations of women in this gripping new mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author of Please See Us. 1990. In the myth-riddled woods of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, sixteen-
Judith D Collins
Jun 75 min read
The Windsor Affair
By: Melanie Benjamin Narrator: Clare Corbett ISBN: 9780593497883 Publisher: Ballantine | Delacorte Press Publication Date: 06/02/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A scandalous affair. A power struggle for the throne. A sensational rivalry between an English queen and an American social climber. In this electrifying novel, the New York Times bestselling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue tells the story of the Abdication of Edward VIII—
Judith D Collins
Jun 46 min read
Evie Walters Takes the Wheel
By: Kathleen Fox ISBN: 9781662544019 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this warmhearted and witty debut, a mysterious gift spurs a widow to take a cross-country journey to find its sender—and along the way, she rediscovers herself. Evie Walters has lived most of her seventy-one years according to others’ expectations. But on the day of her husband’s funeral, she receives an anonymous delivery: an
Judith D Collins
Jun 42 min read
You Girls Play NIce
By: KD Aldyn Narrator: Joy Regullano ISBN: 9781464236662 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 06/16/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS For fans of Karin Slaughter and The Butcher Game, comes a chilling, "good for her" revenge thriller that paints a searing picture of friendship, justice, and vengeance, a story that asks: how far would you go to avenge your friend? Four friends. Four plans for revenge. One secret killer. When He
Judith D Collins
Jun 45 min read
Autoimmunity and the Good Girls
How Permission to Put Ourselves First Has the Power to Keep Us Well By: Sara Hirsh Bordo Narrator: Sara Hirsh Bordo ISBN: 9780063450660 Publisher: HarperOne Publication Date: 06/02/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars % (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #TopBooksof2026 “Sara’s an architect of change.” —Maria Shriver Foreword by Richard Carmona MD, MPH, FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States The inspirational, deeply researched wellness journey by the award-winning
Judith D Collins
Jun 210 min read
The Secret Attic
By: Chelsea Conradt Narrator: Brittany Pressley Sourcebooks ISBN: 978-1464229190 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 06/02/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "Haunting and atmospheric." ―Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author, for The Farmhouse The past isn't just haunting her―it's hunting her. Addison Lowe knew her mother-in-law despised her, but inheriting Barb's massive estate after her death feels less like closure an
Judith D Collins
Jun 27 min read
Road Trip
By: Mary Kay Andrews Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Macmillan Audio ISBN: 978-1250372895 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 06/02/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Rolling hills, hot men with accents, and a trip to Ireland two sisters might not survive. The queen of summer beach reads and New York Times Bestselling author, Mary Kay Andrews is crossing the pond! Road Trip marks Andrews’ first novel in two years, the book was
Judith D Collins
Jun 15 min read
The Other Kind of Lion
By: Catherine Ryan Hyde ISBN: 9781662522352 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 11/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A war widow and a neglected boy form a chosen family in a profoundly moving multigenerational saga about the transformative power of kindness by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. It’s 1970 in rural California where Shirley Bennett, a forty-year-old Vietnam War widow, lives with her two sons. It’s a rou
Judith D Collins
Jun 12 min read
This Jury Is Guilty
By: Laurie Blake ISBN: 9781464278723 Publisher: Sourebooks Landmark Publication Date: 11/03/3026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Everyone is Watching meets Twelve Angry Men in a tense and twisty locked-room thriller where, sequestered together until the Hollywood trial is closed, a jury must decide the fate of an actor accused of attempted murder, but this jury has explosive secrets, and one of them is about to get away with murder. No one here
Judith D Collins
Jun 12 min read
The Housewife
By: Natalie Barelli Narrator: Karissa Vacker Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781464247552 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 06/30/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From bestselling indie thriller writer Natalie Barelli comes a new deliciously dark novel about a woman who married the man of her dreams, only for him to become her worst nightmare. Jodie always dreamed of being a housewife. And after a whirlwind romance, she ma
Judith D Collins
Jun 16 min read
The Paris Files
By: Eva Jurczyk ISBN: 9798217060641 Publisher: Viking | Panela Dorman Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (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, character-driven thriller in which a romantic rendezvous in Paris turns disastrous after the disappearance of a new lover Genie St. Onge’s heart is broken more often than it’s not—
Judith D Collins
Jun 13 min read
You First
A Joe Goldberg Prequel Book #5 YOU By: Caroline Kepnes Narrator: Santino Fontana ISBN: 9780399591464 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “The most distinctive voice in thrillers is back.”—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast How did Joe Goldberg become Joe Goldberg? What led to his first love . . . first obsession . . . first kill? Find out in
Judith D Collins
May 316 min read
The Quitters Club
By: Jessica Strawser Narrator: Andi Arndt Brilliance Audio ISBN: 978-1662534959 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 06/01/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "Jessica Strawser delivers a thought-provoking, life-affirming novel about the things we keep, what we leave behind, and the courage it takes to, well, quit. The Quitters Club is an ode to female friendship and the liberating truth that defining life on your own terms isn’t failure, it’s f
Judith D Collins
May 306 min read
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