State of the Stack #146 (November 1, 2023)

This is my monthly post which details progress made on review books. I want to thank the authors and publishers who have allowed me to read their books. 

Read This Month 

Dates indicate the date the review was/will be posted.

1. Forgotten Trail by Claire Kells (October 26)
2. The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle (October 31)
3. Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton (November 1)
4. Calico by Lee Goldberg (November 2)
5. Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty (November 2)
6. Trotting Into Trouble by Amber Camp (November 7)
7. Murder Checks Out by Victoria Gilbert (November 7)
8. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally (November 8)
9. Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi (November 9)
10. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower (November 11)
11. There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh (November 14)
12. The Other Half by Charlotte Vassel (November 15)
13. Inheritance by Nora Roberts (November 16)
14. The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor (November 22)
15. Road Queens by MaryJanice Davidson (November 23)
16. Lost Hours by Paige Shelton (November 28)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Rumor of Evil by Gary Braver (October 3)
2. 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas by David Rosenfelt (October 4)
3. Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! by Donna Andrews (October 5)
4. Second Term by J. M. Adams (October 10)
5. Home at Night by Paula Munier (October 11)
6. In the Wick of Time by Valona Jones (October 12)
7. The Fatal Folio by Elizabeth Penney (October 17)
8. Snow Place for Murder by Diane Kelley (October 18)
9. Deadly Tides by Mary Keliikoa (October 19)
10. The Last Close Call by Laura Griffin (October 21)
11. The Engagement Party by Finley Turner (October 25)
12. Blood Sisters by Vanessa Little (October 26)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle (October 24)
2. Chaos Terminal by Mur Lafferty (November 7)
3. Public Anchovy #1 by Mindy Quigley (December 26)
4. Coconut Drop Dead by Olivia Matthews (December 26)
5. The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 9)
6. Northwoods by Amy Pease (January 9)
7. The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews (January 16)
8. The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks (January 23)
9. Of Hoaxes and Homicide by Anastasia Hastings (January 30)
10. The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C. L. Miller (February 6)
11. The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King (February 13)
12. A Smoking Bun by Ellie Alexander (February 20)
13. I Only Read Murder by Will Ferguson (February 27)
14. The Stars Turned Inside Out by Nova Jacobs (March 19)
15. A Forgotten Kill by Isabella Maldonado (March 26)
16. The Poison Pen by Paige Shelton (April 9)
17. At the Edge of the Woods by Victoria Houston (April 23)
18. Star Struck by Marjorie McCown (May 7)
19. Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver (May 14)
20. Don't Ask, Don't Follow by Mary Keliikoa (June 4)

All TBR Review Books

December

• The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson (December 5)
• Death by Demo by Callie Carpenter (December 5)
• The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong (December 5)

• The Buried Hours by R. S. Grant (December 5)
• Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura (December 5)
• Coconut Drop Dead by Olivia Matthews (December 26)

• Public Anchovy #1 by Mindy Quigley (December 26)
• Second Duke's the Charm by Kate Bateman (December 26)

January

• Broadcast Blues by R. G. Belsky (January 2)
• Death at a Scottish Wedding by Lucy Connelly (January 9)
• The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes (January 9)

• The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (January 9)
• The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 9)
• Northwoods by Amy Pease (January 9)

• The Sign of Four Spirits by Vicki Delany (January 9)
• Deadly to the Core by Joyce Tremel (January 16)
• Dream Town by Lee Goldberg (January 16)

• Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (January 16)
• The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews (January 16)
• The Breakup Tour by Emily Wibberly & Austin Siegemund-Broka (January 23)

• The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks (January 23)
• Of Hoaxes and Homicide by Anastasia Hastings (January 30)

February

• The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C. L. Miller (February 6)
• Hollywood Hustle by Jon Lindstrom (February 6)
• A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn (February 6)

• The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (February 6)
• At the River by Kendra Elliot (February 13)
• The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King (February 13)

• The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong (February 20)
• The Last Word by Gerri Lewis (February 20)
• Murder by Lamplight by Patrice McDonough (February 20)

• A Smoking Bun by Ellie Alexander (February 20)
• Leave No Trace by A. J. Landau (February 27)

• I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson (February 27)
• The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen (February 27)

March

• Cirque Du Slay by Rob Osler (March 5)
• A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams (March 5)
• The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White (March 5)

• Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Jurado (March 12)
  
• A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn (March 12)
• A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian (March 19)

• Peril in Pink by Sydney Leigh (March 19)
• The Stars Turned Inside Out by Nova Jacobs (March 19)
• A Forgotten Kill by Isabella Maldonado (March 26)

April

• Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen (April 9)
• The Poison Pen by Paige Shelton (April 9)

• At the Edge of the Woods by Victoria Houston (April 23)
• The Mayfair Dagger by Ava January (April 23)

May

• Star Struck by Marjorie McKown (May 7)
• Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver (May 14)

June

• Don't Ask, Don't Follow by Mary Keliikoa (June 4)