March 5, 2021
New Fiction
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse – Half hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel. An imposing, isolated getaway spot in the Swiss Alps is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But Elin’s taken time off from her job as a detective, so when her estranged brother, Isaac, and his fiancée, Laure, invite her to celebrate their engagement at the hotel, Elin really has no reason not to accept. Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge – there’s something about the hotel that makes her nervous. And when they wake the following morning to discover Laure is missing, Elin must trust her instincts if they hope to find her. With the storm closing off all access to the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic. Elin is under pressure to find Laure, but no one has yet realized that another woman has gone missing. And she’s the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they are all in.
Bone Canyon by Lee Goldberg – A catastrophic wildfire scorches the Santa Monica Mountains, exposing the charred remains of a woman who disappeared years ago. The investigation is assigned to Eve Ronin, the youngest homicide detective in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a position that forces her to prove herself again and again. This time, though, she has much more to prove. Bones don’t lie, and these have a horrific story to tell. Eve tirelessly digs into the past, unearthing dark secrets that reveal nothing about the case is as it seems. With almost no one she can trust, her relentless pursuit of justice for the forgotten dead could Eve’s own life in peril.
A Court of Contempt by Rebekah Lee Jenkins – Cora has battled hard to be Canada’s first female lawyer. Desperate to destroy her career, the law society conspires to hand her an impossible case – represent Adeline Pitman in divorce court. Cora knows two things Adeline doesn’t. In 1904, Canadian Courts allow a husband to keep a mistress with impunity. Adeline’s husband, crime boss Eli Pitman, kills anyone who dares to cross him. Presented with an impossible choice, Cora must abandon her career and run to safety or take her stand and go to war with a dangerous man. Her choice will affect a nation.
The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice – After artist Claire Beaudry Chase is attacked and left for dead in her home on the Connecticut coast, she doesn’t know who she can trust.But her well connected husband, Griffin – who is running for governor – is her prime suspect.Just before the attack, Claire was preparing for an exhibit of her shadow boxes, one of which clearly accuses Griffin of a violent crime committed twenty-five years ago.If the public were to find out who her husband is, his political career would be over.Claire’s certain her husband and his powerful supporters would kill her to stop the truth from getting out.When one of Claire’s acquaintances is murdered, the authorities suspect the homicide is linked to the attack on Claire.As the dual investigations unfold, Claire must decide how much she’s willing to lose to take down her husband and the corrupt group of elites who will do anything to protect Griffin’s interests and their own