Happy New Year: 2025!

What to Expect in January Part II

 

Beautiful Ugly

by Alice Feeney

A year after Grady's wife disappears, he travels to Scotland where he sees a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

 

The Oligarch's Daughter

by Joseph Finder

Paul Brightman makes the mistake of falling in love with a woman whose father is a Russian oligarch that US intelligence agencies are very interested in. When he goes to work for the father of his girlfriend, he finally realizes what the father really is and is forced to go on the run and change his name. His new alias doesn’t hold up for long and he once again finds himself trying to escape the Russians.

 

See How They Hide

by Allison Brennan

This is the sixth book in the Quinn and Costa series. Two people are murdered on opposite sides of the country in the exact same way at the exact same time. Detective Kara Quinn is investing in Oregon while Special Agent Matt Costa investigates in Virginia. The Mobile Response Teams tries to uncover the link between the two murders and why each was targeted. The team finds Riley Pierce and a place called Havenwood. Both have secrets they hold which might help Quinn and Costa uncover the keys to the puzzle that these murders have become.

 

Abduction of a Slave

by Dana Stabenow

This is the fourth book in the Eye of Isis historical series. Cleopatra’s most trusted agent Tetisheri asks for permission to visit the Kingdom of Cyrenaica which is a web of intrigue. Cleopatra grants permission sending Tetisheri into a pre-war debacle and a murder mystery.

 

Pro Bono

by Thomas Perry

This standalone thriller from Perry is a legal thriller with attorney Charles Warren trying to uncover the missing money from a widow’s late husband’s investment accounts. Within hours of taking the case, Charlie is shot at and his briefcase stolen. Charlie isn’t easily discouraged from finding the truth and finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy.

 

Clever Little Thing

by Helena Echlin

This is Echlin’s second book which revolves around the death of the babysitter of Charlotte’s daughter Stella. After the babysitter Blanka dies, Stella’s personality changes and begins to mirror Blanka’s personality.