State of the Stack #153 (June 1, 2024)

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

Read This Month 

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

1. Original Twin by Paula Gleeson (May 21)
2. If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay (May 22)
3. All's Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath (May 23)
4. Don't Ask. Don't Follow by Mary Keliikoa (May 28)
5. Smoke and Mirrors by M. E. Hilliard (May 29)
6. A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets by Kate Khavari (May 30)
7. Dead Tired by Kat Ailes (June 1)
8. Just Some Stupid Love Story by Katelyn Doyle (June 4)
9. Ribbon Dance by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (June 5)
10. A Collection of Lies by Connie Berry (June 11)
11. A Deceptive Composition by Anna Lee Huber (June 12)
12. The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant (June 13)
13. Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron (June 18)
14. A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas (June 19)
15. Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt (June 26)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan Chase (May 1)
2. People in Glass Houses by Jayne Castle (May 2)
3. Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver (May 7)
4. Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (May 7)
5. Blood Red Summer by Eryk Pruitt (May 8)
6. Lights, Camera, Bones by Carolyn Haines (May 14)
7. Liar's Point by Laura Griffin (May 15)
8. Mind Games by Nora Roberts (May 16)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas (June 25)
2. Murder at the Winter Palace by Allison Montclair (July 30)
3. How to Fall for a Rogue by Kate Bateman (August 20)
4. Shock and Paw by Cate Conte (August 20)
5. The Vampire of Kings Street by Asha Greyling (September 17)
6. I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong (October 1)
7. Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne (October 1)
8. Long Time Gone by Hannah Martian (October 15)
9. Buried Lies by Steven Tingle (October 15)
10. Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni (October 22)
11. A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke (October 29)
12. Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch (November 5)
13. Misery Loves Company by Elizabeth Hobbs (November 5)
14. Burn This Night by Alex Kenna (November 12)
15. All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally (November 12)
16. A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley (November 19)
17. Dead Money by Jakob Kerr (January 28, 2025)

All TBR Review Books

July

• The Burning by Linda Castillo (July 9)
• One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day (July 16)
• Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos (July 16)

• Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts (July 16)
• The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (July 16)
• There's No Murder Like Show Murder by M. S. Greene (July 23)

• The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish by Paula Brackston (July 23)
• The Last Line by Scott Lyerly (July 23)
• Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh (July 23)

• Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus (July 30)
• Havoc by Deborah J Ledford (July 30)
• Murder at the White Palace by Allison Montclair (July 30)

August

• A Poisonous Palate by Lucy Burdette (August 6)
• Strange Folk by Ally Dyer (August 6)
• Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor (August 6)

• The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassel (August 6)
• Between a Flock and a Hard Place by Donna Andrews (August 6)
• Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose (August 13)

• I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell (August 13)
• In the Event of Murder by Cynthia Kuhn (August 20)
• The Jig Is Up by Lisa Q. Mathews (August 20)

• A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman (August 20)
• City of Secrets by P. J. Tracy (August 20)
• How to Fall for a Scoundrel by Kate Bateman (August 20)

• Shock and Paw by Cate Conti (August 20)
• Red River Road by Anna Downes (August 27)

September

• The Reaping by Jess Lourey (September 3)
• Pike Island by Tony Wirt (September 10)

• The Vampire of Kings Street by Asha Greyling (September 17)
• The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard (September 24)
• A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert (September 24)

• Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg (September 24)
• Death by Misadventure by Tasha Alexander (September 24)

October

• I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong (October 1)
• Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne (October 1)
• Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima (October 8)

• Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly (October 15)
• Long Time Gone by Hannah Martian (October 15)
• Burn This Night by Alex Kenna (October 15)

• Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni (October 22)
• A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke (October 29)

November

• Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch (November 5)
• Misery Hates Company by Elizabeth Hobbs (November 5)
• Buried Lies by Steven Tingle (November 12)

• All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally (November 12)
• A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley (November 19)

December & January

• Booked for Murder by P. J. Nelson (December 10)
• Dead Money by Jakob Kerr (January 28)