For Stacking The Shelves hosted by Reading Reality I’m posting the books I’ve added to my digital library this week, and the blurbs that made me download them in the first place.
Murder on the Lamplight Express by Morgan Stang
The orders given to Isabeau Agarwal and her partner are simple: ensure the safety of all passengers and crew until point of destination. But on the maiden voyage of this luxury train, nothing is quite what it seems. Isabeau soon discovers why her unique professional skills are needed when the passengers are threatened with a possible monster hiding among them.
Murder on Hunter’s Eve by Morgan Stang
Murders rock the city, and Isabeau is charged with solving them before the killer strikes again. One, a macabre accident during a dangerous magician’s trick gone awry. The other, a slain politician, his disfigured body displayed atop Lamplight’s most memorable landmark.
The deaths are seemingly unrelated, until Isabeau learns both magician and politician belong to the same mysterious social club filled with powerful paragons of the city, each with their own hidden agendas—each with a reason to kill.
Keeper of Pleas by Annelie Wendeberg
In 1880 Whitechapel, nine dead infants are discovered in flowerpots and a mortician vanishes. Coroner Sévère’s investigation leads to Miss Mary, a prostitute whose lies he mysteriously can’t read—and who may be a killer. To uncover the truth, Sévère must navigate dark secrets and enlist the woman he suspects.
Lucky Stars by H. Claire Taylor
A hilarious and raunchy escape from Earth’s problems. Join the rough-and-tumble Alice Luck as she blasts off with a quirky and unforgettable crew on an important mission: to help their alien clients solve a population collapse. Totally unqualified for the job, Alice is about to learn an important lesson: in space, no one can hear you yeehaw.
The Viking Romance Book Club by Siggy Patton
From Freebooksy: She moved for a fresh start. She found a Viking romance book club instead. Gretchen Geller stumbles into a weekly book club devoted to steamy Viking romance novels and finds a sense of belonging among the quirky women she meets. But when her mother falls ill, Gretchen must decide whether she’s brave enough to become the heroine of her own story.
The Friday Friendship Club by Anne Brooke
From Amazon: The lives of prime-time friends Leonora, Selena and Dorothea are about to take a very interesting turn.
Leonora discovers her husband is having an affair and struggles to come to terms with this crushing blow. Selena is about to meet the love of her life but is utterly unprepared for the heartbreak it might bring. Finally, Dorothea’s beloved career is under threat, but her job is the only way she can make sense of herself and she can’t see a future without it.
Can the three friends support each other through life’s challenges, and is there the slightest chance of a happy outcome for any of them?
The Route That Takes You Home by Melanie Lageschulte
From Freebooksy: Mail carrier Kate returns to Eagle River in need of a fresh start. When a puzzling disappearance puts everyone on edge, she begins collecting clues while dropping off packages. Can she crack the case before it’s too late? Ride along as Kate unravels her hometown’s secrets, one mile at a time!
The Anglesey Murders by Conrad Jones
From Amazon: Anglesey, North Wales. DI Alan Williams knows this island: the empty beaches, the cliff roads, the pubs, the rumours — and the sea that gives up its dead.
In the wake of a violent storm, he’s called down to the slipway at Trearddur Bay, along with Kim Davies, his sharp-tongued detective. Two bodies have washed up in the surf, bound together at the feet, half-naked, their skin marked by torture.
No one ends up in the water like that by accident.
Before Williams can make sense of it, a third body turns up inland at Porth Dafarch. Three deaths in a single day, with no obvious motive and no easy answers — and a detective running on cheap whisky and not enough sleep.
What books did you add to your shelves this week?
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