Janet Evanovich

Jan 17, 2025 | kirkusreviews.com | Marty Essen |Janet Evanovich |Kathy Reichs

Essen presents a novel about two septuagenarians intent on changing the world in an unconventional way. Barry Swanson, a 70-year-old widower, moves into Blue Loon Village, a senior living center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the insistence of his daughter. He’s not entirely ready to give up on living an active life, but he’s also not one to rock the boat. His attitude changes, though, when he discovers that his old high school girlfriend, Beth, is living in the same residence.

Jan 14, 2025 | kirkusreviews.com | Max Brooks |Janet Evanovich

Fans of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, this one’s for you. It’s hard to keep the spark going in your marriage when you move to the London suburbs and have to let go of your glamorous, globe-trotting lives. (No more partying, traveling, or murdering!)Hazel and Fox have been married for more than 10 years, and they both adore their little daughter, Bibi. Hazel, an artist, has hung up her paintbrush to become a stay-at-home mom, and Fox is out breadwinning at an investment company every day.

Jan 14, 2025 | kirkusreviews.com | Scott Turow |Janet Evanovich |Kathy Reichs

An accomplished but emotionally undercooked courtroom drama by the author who made that genre popular. Having been falsely convicted of murder himself years ago, prosecutor Rusty Sabich defies common wisdom in defending his romantic partner’s adopted son against the same accusation. Now 76, Rusty has retired to the (fictitious) Skageon Region in the upper Midwest, far removed from Kindle County, Turow’s Chicago stand-in, where he was a star attorney and judge.

Jan 14, 2025 | kirkusreviews.com | Robert Crais |Max Brooks |Janet Evanovich

A potent and surprising novel by the ever-reliable Crais. Hired to find the father of celebrity “muffin girl” Traci Beller 10 years after his disappearance, PI Elvis Cole uncovers a nefarious plot that puts his life and those he contacts at risk. The sweetly likable Traci, now 23, has amassed a huge following with her website, The Baker Next Door, and on social media. Against the advice and self-interest of the people who over-manage her career, she decides to find out what happened to her father.

Jan 7, 2025 | kirkusreviews.com | David Baldacci |Janet Evanovich

A tense, engrossing examination of why good and evil aren’t always easy to tell apart. Will a British copper be able to use a newly acquired skill to save a life? DI Joanna Piercy is thrilled that her longtime friend DS Mike Korpanski is returning to work in Staffordshire a year after having been badly injured.