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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 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.

“Coyote Songs” by Gabino Iglesias – Tears in the Desert Sun

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Gabino Iglesias may have very well given a voice to generations’ worth of struggle in his novel Coyote Songs, detailing the many harrowing fates of the people living in the everlasting turmoil of the American-Mexican border.

A father trying to give his family opportunity, a young artist realizing she is setting herself up for exploitation, and a coyote devoting his life to saving children by helping them flee to America all have their own, unforgettable stories to share.

“Normal People” by Sally Rooney – To Save a Soul

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Sally Rooney has taken little time in becoming a distinguished figure in the realm of books with her debut novel Conversations with Friends in 2017, and only a year later she came back with another brilliant story titled Normal People.

To put it simply, it follows two young students as they walk parallel paths over the years and learn the hard way about the complexities of friendship, love, family, and life as a whole in general.

“Innocent Bystander” by C. A. Asbrey – Bluebeard of the West

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C. A. Asbrey has taken us on some captivating tours of the Wild West, presenting it in a different light than the one we’re used to.

In Innocent Bystander, the third book in The Innocents Mystery series, Abigail’s younger sister Madeleine has disappeared after marrying a notorious widower whose wives keep dying one after the other.

Knowing the man to be a Bluebeard, Abigail enlists once again the help of Nat and Jake to find her missing sister and unveil the cunning crimes of her husband.