Susan Balla Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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All the Dangerous Things

Stacy Willingham

Susan Balla

Next on my TBR pile is ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS by @svwillingham due out in January from @MinotaurBooks @MacmillanLib Loved A Flicker in the Dark. #ewgc https://t.co/au17KkmGkA

Paperback, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr

Susan Balla

My #LibFaves2021 for today is CLOUD CUCKOO LAND by Anthony Doerr. Beautiful writing, wonderful and memorable characters. Loved it.

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Murder Most Vile

Eric Brown

Susan Balla

Also looking forward to MURDER MOST VILE, due out in April from @severnhouse . Great series from Eric Brown. #9 in his Langham & Dupre Mystery series #ewgc

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann

Susan Balla

Reading and loving THE WAGER: A TALE OF SHIPWRECK, MUTINY, & MURDER by @DavidGrann. Due out in April from @doubledaybooks @PRHlibrary. Should have packed a few more limes. Scurvy was rampant and thoroughly described. Learning a lot. #ewgc

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Murder Most Grave

G. A. McKevett

Susan Balla

MURDER MOST GRAVE by @GAMcKevett. Fourth in the very entertaining Granny Reid Mystery series. Spin- off series from the ever popular Savannah Reid Mysteries. Love her characters. Due out in May from @KensingtonBooks #ewgc

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Marion Lane and the Ravens Revenge

T. a. Willberg

Susan Balla

So excited for MARION LANE AND THE RAVEN'S REVENGE: A NOVEL due out in June from @HarperCollins @parkrowbooks . Not so excited that it's the final one in the the series. #ewgc

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The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Bloody Crime, a Beautiful Grifter, a Gilded Age Sensation

Bill Shaffer

Susan Balla

#ewgc Reading and loving THE SCANDALOUS HAMILTONS by Bill Shaffer. Due out in July from @KensingtonBooks "a sordid, gripping tale involving bigamy, bribery, sex, and violence." https://t.co/xk5FV3e6wZ

Paperback, 2024

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics

Adam Rutherford

Susan Balla

Another great read that will have you shaking your head, CONTROL : THE DARK HISTORY AND TROUBLING PRESENT OF EUGENICS due out in November from @wwnorton. File under the ever widening "sad but true". #ewgc https://t.co/1NCY4s0bsB

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Peg and Rose Solve a Murder: A Charming and Humorous Cozy Mystery

Laurien Berenson

Susan Balla

Near or at the top of my TBR list is PEG AND ROSE SOLVE A MURDER by Laurien Berenson due out in August from @KensingtonBooks. Might be the perfect companion to KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE and THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB #ewgc

Paperback, Mass Market, 2023

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Death in Print

G. M. Malliet

Susan Balla

Currently reading and enjoying DEATH IN PRINT by @GMMalliet due out in August from @severnhouse. Book 5 in the St just Mystery series. I love all of her series. Author has a big ego and few enemies in this one. Doesn't end well for him, but DCI St. Just is on the case! #ewgc https://t.co/gbFSgu1f3y

Hardcover, 2023

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book