This week brings 24 fresh titles, including a darkly comic mystery set in a retirement home and a poignant, time-spanning story of two women connected by the fiery passage of a comet.
In I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig, “Witty, fast-paced, and plenty surprising, Craig's cracked cozy goes down smooth. It's a delightfully twisted romp.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
And a moving tale, Everything Lost Returns by Sarah Domet tells the story of two women connected across centuries by Halley’s comet.
You'll find brief information on 10 titles below, and logged in members will find descriptions and reviews for all of them in our New This Week section.
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Everything Lost Returns: A Novel
by Sarah Domet
On sale Feb 17 from Flatiron Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 3.7/5
The poignant, utterly original story of two women separated across time but united by the arrival of Halley's comet, as blazing and as daring as their stories.
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I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home
by Fergus Craig
On sale Feb 17 from Berkley Books
Genre: Thrillers. 272 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
After a decades-long stint in prison, former serial killer Carol is looking to kick back and relax in her new retirement home...until a fellow resident drops dead and Carol has to prove she actually didn't do it this time....
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Bad Asians: A Novel
by Lillian Li
On sale Feb 17 from Henry Holt and Company
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From the acclaimed author of Number One Chinese Restaurant comes an affecting novel about an unforgettable group of friends trying to make their way in the world without losing themselves, or one another.
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Lean Cat, Savage Cat: A Novel
by Lauren John Joseph
On sale Feb 17 from Catapult
Genre: Literary Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A riotous and raunchy novel about a woman whose search for Romy Haag, one of David Bowie's former lovers, is sidelined when she falls into a deep obsession with a musician, who is often compared to Bowie, in pursuit of stardom.
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Postscript
by Cory McCarthy
On sale Feb 17 from Dutton for Young Readers
Genre: Literary Fiction (Young Adult). 240 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From Stonewall Honoree Cory McCarthy, joyful, affectionate, read-in-one-sitting novel about letting go of the things we can't change and holding on to the passion of our instincts.
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The Disappearing Act
by Maria Stepanova
On sale Feb 17 from New Directions Publishing
Genre: Literary Fiction. 144 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From the renowned Russian author of In Memory of Memory, a stunning new dreamlike work about exile and art.
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Railsong: A Novel
by Rahul Bhattacharya
On sale Feb 17 from Bloomsbury Publishing
Genre: Historical Fiction. 416 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From the Man Asian Prize–shortlisted author Rahul Bhattacharya, a breathtaking novel about a woman forging a life for herself on the railways of twentieth-century India.
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Evil Genius: A Novel
by Claire Oshetsky
On sale Feb 17 from Ecco
Genre: Thrillers. 240 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
An exuberant, brutally hilarious novel about a young woman's insatiable quest to carve her own path—even if she needs to step over a few dead bodies along the way.
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The Astral Library: A Novel
by Kate Quinn
On sale Feb 17 from William Morrow
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.
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The Sun and the Starmaker
by Rachel Griffin
On sale Feb 17 from Sourcebooks Fire
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History (Young Adult). 448 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
There once was a village so far north that most considered it the top of the world... and in that village, the Sun fell in love with her Starmaker. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches comes a whimsical and sweeping romantic fantasy.
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