By: Vince Morales, August 19th, 2024 12:08 am.
Tuesday is always a big day for new books and this day is no different. August 20th sees the release of great new books from big-name authors like Adam Cesare, Jesse Q. Sutanto, and A.R. Torre. There are many great options today, here are just a few of them.
Nnedi Okorafor, winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards, is back with a brand new series. “She Who Knows” will be the first book in a series of the same name. The series is set in the same universe as “Who Fears Death”, the story is a mix of sci-fi, fantasy, and West African culture.
The book introduces a 13-year-old girl named Najeeba who has The Call. A girl has never gotten the call in the history of her village. Now she must leave with her father and brothers to mine salt at Dead Lake. It’s exciting for her, but the rule must have existed for a reason, her presence on the road will change everything.
The bestselling Jack Ryan Jr. Series continues with the latest novel from M.P. Woodward. “Shadow State” sees Ryan Jr. surviving a helicopter crash in the Vietnamese Highlands. The helicopter is shot down and Jack finds himself in a race for his life with a pack of killers after him.
Heather Redmond‘s Mary Shelley Mysteries Series continues with the second entry in the series, “Death and the Visitors”. The historical mystery series follows a young Mary Shelley, her stepsister Jane “Claire” Clairmont, and poet Percy Bysshe Shelley as they are drawn into murder investigations.
Sara Desai, the author of “To Have and To Heist”, is back with a brand new romance mystery. “Til Heist Do Us Part” takes place a year after the previous book and features Simi and her crew forced to work a con for a nemesis.
Here is the full list of new books releasing today:
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