Adult Fiction July 2024 part 1
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The Astrology House, by Carinn Jade (Atria Books, July 16, 2024)
A group of wealthy, successful Manhattanites goes to an astrology-themed retreat in this page-turning thriller. The astrologer has a dark plan for her guests, and not all of them will leave the house alive. A “beach read” type book for those of us on the darker side of life.
The Bang Bang Sisters, by Rio Yoeurs (William Morrow, July 16, 2024)
Brea, Jessie and Flo are members of a cool rock band. But they’re also secretly vigilante assassins who drive their tour bus around the country dispensing justice to criminals who slipped the system. They’re tracking a serial killer known as “The Wren” and only one of the sisters will survive the next 48 hours in this action packed thriller.
The Black Bird Oracle, by Deborah Harkness (Ballantine Books, July 16, 2024)
The fifth book in the ‘All Souls” series featuring scholarly witch Diana Bishop and vampire Matthew de Clermont. A previously unknown aunt, Gwyneth, sends Diana a note, “It’s time to come home.” Diana and Matthew test their twins, Pip and Rebecca, for magic. Diana’s determined not to spellbind them.
Briefly Very Beautiful, by Roz Dineen (The Overlook Press, July 2, 2024)
Dystopian fiction where a mother flees the city with her three children during a destabilizing time of near societal collapse due to bad air, wildfires, floods, supply shortages and homegrown terror. The seemingly peaceful costal commune the family ends up at has a dark undercurrent.
Bright Objects, by Ruby Todd (Simon & Schuster, July 16, 2024)
A woman searching for her husband’s killer meets a mystic who believes that a recently discovered approaching comet has a divine message.
Bury Your Gays, by Chuck Tingle (Tor Nightfire, July 9, 2024)
An LGBTQ+ horror novel set in Hollywood, with the producer of a streaming series being pressured to kill off his two gay characters “for the algorithm.” And monsters from his horror movie days are stalking him and his friends!
The Deading, by Nicholas Belardes (Erewhon, July 23, 2024)
A hidden evil emerges from the ocean and infects the residents of a small fishing town. Sea snails wash ashore, infecting the residents, who die and then come back changed, as “Risers.” The town is isolated, and survivors have to find a way to get out of the isolated village.
The Dissonance, by Shaun Hamill (Knopf/Doubleday, July 23, 2024)
Three students of the eccentric Professor March have been trained in a system of magic called ‘The
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