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“Force of Nature” by Jane Harper – The Rashomon Effect

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Jane Harper is certainly determined to leave her mark on the crime novel scene with the second book in her Aaron Falk series, titled Force of Nature.

In this story, we follow Aaron, a Federal Police Agent, as he investigates the disappearance of a hiker who went on a retreat with four of her colleagues.

Complications arise when each of those colleagues presents a different account of the events which transpired, forcing Aaron to dive himself into the isolated forest harbouring the darkness of Man.

“The Fall of the House of Cabal” by Jonathan L. Howard – End of the Necromantic Line

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Jonathan L. Howard has created a unique and memorable world in his Johannes Cabal series, one which never fails to enthrall and amuse with its sordid inhabitants and arcane mysteries.

In the fifth book of the series, titled The fall of the House of Cabal, Howard brings the series to a close, sending Johannes on one final adventure into the demonic depths beneath the city of London.

His goal? Nothing less than a cure for death itself.

“The Bartender” by Brian O’Sullivan – Carousel of Evil Plans

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Brian O’Sullivan returns to the layered thriller genre with his latest novel The Bartender, bringing to us a complex story of greed, betrayal, and homicide.

The story is one of Becca Poe who essentially blackmails a man from her childhood, Austin Jenkins, to help her rob the rich Barry Gant.

To do so, they decide to use the barmaid Gant has developed an infatuation for, Olivia Fairbanks. At the outset, the plan is simple, but whenever blood and money are involved, few things end up going according to plan.

“Magic for Liars” by Sarah Gailey – Detective of the Mystic Realm

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Sarah Gailey isn’t an author to shy away from trying new directions, and in her fantasy debut titled Magic for Liars she takes us on a strange journey to the Academy of Young Mages, where a murder has shaken everything to its core.

To resolve the matter, the school hires the services of PI Ivy Gamble, twin sister to one of the academy’s teachers. With her investigation being hampered at every turn by magic high-schoolers and evil-doers alike, Ivy Gamble is for the first time confronted with a case matching her true talents.

“Murder by the Book” by Claire Harman – The Clue Between the Pages

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Claire Harman has established herself as one of the premier biographers in modern literature, even going as far as receiving the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for her work on Sylvia Townsend Warner.

In her non-fiction work titled Murder by the Book, she strays a bit from her usual path, recounting the rather unusual story of Lord William Russel’s murder, and how ultimately a novel ended up being at the centre of everyone’s attention.