This week’s topic is Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2021. My list includes only 8 books or rather advance review copies from NetGalley. I’ve listed them in their release date order. Links from the titles will take you the book descriptions on Goodreads.
- The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood – 7 January. Judith, Suzie and Becks, recently retired, form the Marlow Murder Club investigating murders in Marlow, Bucks.
- The City of Tears by Kate Mosse – 19 January. The second historical epic in The Burning Chambers series set in France in 1572.
- The Mirror Dance by Catriona McPherson – 21 January. Something sinister is afoot in the streets of Dundee, when a puppeteer is found murdered behind his striped Punch and Judy stand, as children sit cross-legged drinking ginger beer.
- The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles- 9 February. Based on the true Second World War story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is a novel of romance, friendship, family, and of heroism found in the quietest of places.
- We Are Not in the World by Conor O’Callaghan – 18 February. Heartbroken after a long, painful love affair, a man drives a haulage lorry from England to France. Travelling with him is a secret passenger – his daughter. Twenty-something, unkempt, off the rails.
- A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson – 18 February. Set in Northern Ontario in 1972, this explores the relationships of these three people brought together by fate and the mistakes of the past.
- The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jonasson – 29 April. When Una sees an advert seeking a teacher for two girls in the tiny village of Skálar – population of ten – on the storm-battered north coast of the island, she sees it as a chance to escape.
- The Rose Code by Kate Quinn – 18 March. A World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.
Great choices. I already have The Paris a library and The Rose Code on my wish list for this year too.
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These do look good, Margaret. The Thorogood looks like a fun read, and I do like Catriona McPherson’s work. Oh, and The Paris Library is also tempting. There’s just something about a library, isn’t there?
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I’m waiting for The Paris Library, too, and I like the sound of We Are Not in the World.
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I have The Paris Library and The Rose Code from NetGalley too – I hope we both enjoy them.
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I love the cover of THE PARIS LIBRARY. The story sounds intriguing, too. I hope you enjoy this one as well as all your other picks.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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I’m so curious about The Girl Who Died.
My post.
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I was lucky enough to get an arc of ‘The Rose Code’, so I’ll be reading that some time in the next couple of weeks. Great list!
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A Town Called Solace looks really interesting. Thanks for putting it on my radar!
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Enjoy. I have the ARCs for The Paris Library and The Rose Code, so… yeah… 2021 is starting out very nicely!
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