The Baroness’ Choices of New Books Publishing This Week
2024, Week 44’s New Books
My choices for this week include Historical Thriller, Spy Thriller, Cozy Culinary Mystery, Young Adult Fantasies, Middle Grade Fantasies, Middle Grade Historical, Cozy Paranormal Mysteries, and Cozy Mystery.
It’s the week of Halloween! Have you bought your candy yet? Well, that is if you get trick-or-treaters. Did you go to a trunk-or-treat?
Here are some lovely books to read between trick-or-treaters! Jen and I have read at least one from this group.
Here are my choices for New Books Publishing Week 44 of 2024!
Murder of a Suffragette by Marty Wingate
London Ladies’ Murder Club #4
Publication Date: October 28, 2024
Genre: Historical Thriller
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Women from all around the country have joined together to fight for the vote. But when one of them is killed, only amateur sleuth Mabel Canning can halt a murderer’s campaign…
Fellbridge Hall, England: Mabel Canning is thrilled to be organising a suffragette conference. But when all the women are settled in the sprawling country mansion, she barely has time for a sip of gin before chaos ensues. Leading suffragette Annie Harkin has been found murdered in her bed, clutching a white feather in her outstretched hand…
As the guests clamour for justice for Annie, young police officers Ned and Ted arrive in time to trip over the banners and be roundly ignored. And with a killer on the loose, the suffragettes swiftly vote for Mabel and her pals to take control. When it comes to solving mysteries, there’s nobody equal to the London Ladies’ Murder Club!
But soon it’s clear many a suffragette is hiding a secret under her sash. Eccentric veteran of the cause Dorothea Goose is acting rather flighty; why is she so afraid of the police? Would Annie’s rival go this far to replace her as leader? Or has someone taken a life to stop the cause of women’s lib?
Then Mabel uncovers what happened to Annie’s closest comrade in the years before the war, and she is sure the answers lie in the past. But will Mabel be elected as the killer’s next victim? Or can she crack the case and save the fight for Votes for Women?
A totally addictive whodunnit bursting with suspense and sparkling with wit, from USA Today bestseller Marty Wingate. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, Verity Bright and T.E. Kinsey.
Death Stake by Andrew Mayne
Trasker #2
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Genre: Spy Thriller
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The trail of missing coders leads a spy into an international underworld of treachery, double agents, and digital espionage in a propulsive thriller by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.
Retired intelligence operative Brad Trasker heads security at a remote aerospace facility when there’s a major breach. A photo of their top-secret AI-designed hydrogen engine has surfaced online. Trasker’s investigation into who did it soon leads to a start-up in Bangkok, where its three software developers have disappeared, along with nearly a million dollars in investment money.
Following their tracks, Trasker hits a dead end. The start-up’s HQ is a padlocked crime scene. No one―not the cagey locals, the mobbed-up gangs, or the Royal Thai Police―is keen on answering Trasker’s questions. But their message is clear: get out of Bangkok or die.
Hunted by assassins, Trasker is drawn into the same complex high-tech underworld of cryptocurrency, digital espionage, and betrayal that swallowed up the runaway coders. As the line between ally and enemy blurs, and the stakes become life and death, Trasker must navigate the dangerous intersection of modern intelligence and old-school spy games to survive.
Spiced Orange Suspicion by Agatha Frost
Claire’s Candles Cozy Mystery #11
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
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Suspicion in the cul-de-sac…
Chaos descends on a tranquil cul-de-sac in Northash when squatters claim an empty house as their own. Tensions escalate among the once-peaceful neighbours, coming to a head during a violent storm the night a squatter is found murdered. Thrust into the heart of community-wide suspicion, Claire and Ryan must untangle a web of deceit as every resident becomes a potential suspect. Can they restore peace to the cul-de-sac, or will the shadows of mistrust darken their village forever?
The Ancient’s Game by Loni Crittenden
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
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Alchemy and ancient spirits come to life in this debut fantasy inspired by African diasporic folklore and the 1920s World Fair, wherein sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre, an orphan from a reviled class, must compete for a coveted apprenticeship among the nation’s elite in order to save her adoptive father from a twisted fate.
Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre is the descendant of traitors. She never knew her family members or which one of them betrayed the isle of Nanseau. But like all Du orphaned after the war, Kellan is forbidden by law from practicing makecraft, the trade of carving magic into metal that was perfected by the Guild of Engineers and their maker apprentices. No one can know that Kellan has been using makecraft in secret and that, in the wake of a tragic miscarve, she’s been helping her adoptive father, Edgar, run his celebrated makeshop.
But Edgar’s condition is worsening, and his shop is on the brink of ruin. On the eve of the Eighty-Fourth Annual Makers’ Exposition in Nanseau’s sparkling city of Riz, Kellan is thrust into the Guild’s twisted web of political intrigue and ancient secrets when she strikes a dangerous deal with one of its members to save Edgar and his shop. Now Kellan must compete in a rigorous gauntlet against the nation’s elite for a coveted spot as a maker’s apprentice.
But danger lurks at every turn. And as Kellan falls into a budding relationship with the illegitimate son from one of Nanseau’s most revered families, she’s put into the limelight when something sinister begins targeting the Gauntlet’s competitors and wreaking havoc on Riz. Amid a crumbling city and a ticking clock, winning the Gauntlet won’t just be a test of survival—it will mean pulling back the veil of secrets behind the Guild and uncovering the shrouded legacies of Nanseau itself.
Timelight by Faith Conlon
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
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Can a mysterious power help a thirteen-year-old boy solve the disappearance that has fractured his family?
Seventh grader Charlie Winter has never stopped believing he can find his missing mom, even when his dad has given up hope. Three years after she vanished on Charlie’s birthday, his mom’s disappearance remains a mystery no one wants to talk about. No one, that is, except Charlie’s grandmother. Then, during a strange snowstorm, his grandmother is injured and Charlie learns a secret: she’s a time traveler. And so is he.
Soon Charlie embarks on a dangerous adventure with his three best friends, searching the past for a magical silver amulet he believes is the key to finding his mom. As they cross continents and centuries, rescuing animal companions along the way, Charlie and his friends discover they aren’t alone. Malcolm Mordrex, a vengeful time traveler seeking the same amulet for darker purposes, is chasing them.
With harrowing obstacles at every turn and his friends thrust into a terrible trap, Charlie must find a way to defeat Malcolm and face a choice about his own past―a choice that could mean life or death. And time is ticking down . . .
Unsinkable Cayenne by Jessica Vitalis
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Genre: Middle Grade Historical
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When her unconventional parents finally agree to settle down in one place, twelve-year-old Cayenne’s dreams come true—but the reality of fitting in is much harder than she imagined. Acclaimed author Jessica Vitalis crafts an unforgettable historical novel-in-verse about belonging, family, and social class for fans of Lisa Fipps’s Starfish and Jasmine Warga’s Other Words for Home.
Cayenne and her family drift from place to place, living in their van. It hasn’t been a bad life—Cayenne and her mother birdwatch in every new location, they have a cozy setup in their van, and they sing and dance and bond over campfires most nights. But they’ve never belonged anywhere.
As Cayenne enters seventh grade, her parents decide to settle down in a small Montana town. Cayenne hopes that this means she will finally belong somewhere and make some friends. But it turns out that staying in one place isn’t easy at all.
As her social studies class studies the Titanic tragedy (the wreckage has just been discovered and her teacher is obsessed), Cayenne sees more and more parallels between the social strata of the infamous ship and her own life. Will she ever squeeze her way into the popular girls’ clique, even though they live in fancy houses on the hill and she lives in a tiny, rundown home with chickens in the front yard? Is it possible that the boy she likes actually likes her back? Can she find a way to make room for herself in this town? Does she really want to? Maybe being “normal” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Unsinkable Cayenne is a character-driven novel-in-verse about family, friendship, first crushes, and fitting in. Set in the mid-1980s, this literary novel is for readers of Megan E. Freeman’s Alone and Erin Entrada Kelly’s We Dream of Space.
Warrior of Legend by Kendare Blake
Heromaker #2
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake returns to the world of the Aristene in this epic fantasy novel as a young member of the order faces down old loves and old foes. A must-read for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Shelby Mahurin.
The cost was steep, but Reed is officially an Aristene.
And not just any Aristene, but a Glorious Death, guiding only those heroes whose glory costs them their lives. It is a heavy burden, but to forget the prince she left behind, Reed throws herself into it, harvesting heroes at what some say is a reckless pace.
So when Lyonene is summoned to guide a princess to a glorious marriage, Reed sees an opportunity—a hero who isn’t fated to die—and they secretly arrange for Reed to go in her place. But instead of an easy mission, she arrives to find chaos: an old enemy is rising to threaten the Aristene, and one of the princess’s suitors is Hestion, whom Reed still loves, and who may yet love her.
Reed has already given everything to the order. As oaths are broken and lives are lost, what more must she give to save her sisters, and herself?
Fated Familiar by Danielle Garrett
Nine Lives Magic #13
Publication Date: October 31, 2024
Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
It only takes two weeks for me to regret my decision to accompany my aunt on her quest for the lost city of Atlantis.
I’m clearly in the minority, though, as my familiar is having the time of her life—well, in between complaining about the size of our room and the subpar buffet options.
But no one is happy when the quest takes a deadly turn, and we uncover a secret society determined to keep their patron goddesses’s secrets, even if it means sending us to a watery grave.
Selene and Cora’s adventures in Winterspell come to a close in this high-seas adventure.
Ophelia P.I. by T. Lockhaven
Witch P.I. Cozy Mystery #1
Publication Date: October 31, 2024
Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
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Travel back in time to 1950s Illinois in Ophelia’s cozy, magical, and mysterious debut. Fans of the Eastwind Witches and Dresden Files won’t want to miss this book!
Ophelia Windsor’s life as a private eye in Cicero is smooth enough. Find a missing wife here, catch an unfaithful, two-bit Johnny there, the usual. It’s the perfect cover-up for a witch.That is until John Salazar comes knocking after hours with news of a murder and evidence that the victim was a fellow Immortal. The more Ophelia uncovers, the more she realizes that James O’Connor’s death was no accident. It’s a race against time to preserve Illinois’ best-kept secret.The Immortals are no longer safe in Cicero.
A Room for Murder by Michele Pariza Wacek
Charlie Kingsley Mysteries #7.50
Publication Date: November 2, 2024
Genre: Cozy Mystery
A Room For Murder For is Book 4 in The Charlie Kingsley Cozy Novella series by USA Today bestselling author Michele PW (Pariza Wacek). Ideal for cozy mystery fans, especially readers who love clean, twisty and funny cozy mysteries that include tea, pets, baking, small towns and quirky side characters.
Charlie’s very first case!
Normally Darla, the ghost that haunts the Redemption Inn, behaves herself. Relatively speaking.
Nancy, the owner of the Redemption Inn, swears that Darla is harmless. At least, mostly harmless. Maybe she plays a few pranks on some unsuspecting guests, but it’s all in good fun.
Until one of the hotel guests is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, and Darla is the one who’s blamed.
With the threat of guests cancelling and her business on the line, Nancy turns to Charlie to help find the real culprit so Darla can rest in peace.
Meet Charlie. Better known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She’s back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.
Well, that’s it for the New Books Releasing Week 44 of 2024
Drop a comment if you like one of the books above or if you have one to recommend.
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Happy Reading!
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