The Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton

 

All through the first third of this, I was seriously considering abandoning it because it just seemed so cliched (professor shows initial promise but then nothing, job threatened and no new grants, problems in personal relationships, blah blah blah). And then there was a plot twist so fun that I ended up taking the day off of work to finish the book. So: highly recommended.

Review copy provided by publisher.

So Far Gone by Jess Walter

 

Weird and unbelievably good.

What to Do When Someone Dies by Nicci French

 Meh

A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

 I do really like this series.

Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza

 Very good.

The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood

 

Very, very good.

Worse than a Lie by Ben Crump

 

Meh.

The Plans I Have for You by Lai Sanders

Decent.