State of the Stack #155 (July 31, 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. Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor (July 30)
2. Cast in Atonement by Michelle Sagara (July 30)
3. A Poisonous Palate by Lucy Burdette (August 1)
4. Between a Flock and a Hard Place by Donna Andrews (August 1)
5. The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassel (August 3)
6. I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell (August 7)
7. Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose (August 8)
8. In the Event of Murder by Cynthia Kuhn (August 13)
9. City of Secrets by P. J. Tracy (August 13)
10. The Jig Is Up by Lisa Q. Mathews (August 14)
11. How to Fall for a Scoundrel by Kate Bateman (August 15)
12. A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman (August 15)
13. Shock and Paw by Cate Conte (August 17)

DNF

1. Red River Road by Anna Downes (August 27)

Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. The Burning by Linda Castillo (July 3)
2. One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day (July 9)
3. Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos (July 9)
4. Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts (July 10)
5. The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (July 11)
6. There's No Murder Like Show Murder by M. S. Greene (July 16)
7. Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh (July 16)
8. The Last Line by Scott Lyerly (July 18)
9. Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus (July 23)
10. Havoc by Deborah J Ledford (July 24)
11. Murder at the White Palace by Allison Montclair (July 25)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron (September 3)
2. The Cold Light of Day by Anna Lee Huber (September 24)
3. Much Ado About Margaret by Madeleine Roux (October 22)
4. Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley (October 22)
5. The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig & Kate White (November 5)
6. Track Her Down by Melinda Leigh (January 14)
7. A Death in Diamonds by SJ Bennett (January 21)
8. Get Lost with You by Sophie Sullivan (February 11)
9. The Last Hamilton by Jenn Bregman (February 11)
10. The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli (March 11)

All TBR Review Books

September

• Passions in Death by J. D. Robb (September 3)
• The Reaping by Jess Lourey (September 3)
• French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron (September 3)

• The Vampire of Kings Street by Asha Greyling (September 17)
• The Cold Light of Day by Anna Lee Huber (September 24)
• Death by Misadventure by Tasha Alexander (September 24)

• Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg (September 24)
• A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert (September 24)
• The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard (September 24)

October

• Betrayal at Blackthorn Park by Julia Kelly (October 1)
• Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne (October 1)
• I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong (October 1)

• The Night Woods by Paula Munier (October 8)
• Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima (October 8)
• The More the Terrier by David Rosenfelt (October 15)

• Buried Lies by Steven Tingle (October 15)
• Long Time Gone by Hannah Martian (October 15)
• Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly (October 15)

• Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley (October 22)
• Much Ado About Margaret by Madeleine Roux (October 22)
• Fondue or Die by Korina Moss (October 22)

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

November

• Pike Island by Tony Wirt (November 1)
• The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, & Karen White (November 5)
• The Gardener's Plot by Deborah J. Benoit (November 5)

• Misery Hates Company by Elizabeth Hobbs (November 5)
• Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch (November 5)
• All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally (November 12)

• Burn This Night by Alex Kenna (November 12)
• The Mirror by Nora Roberts (November 19)
• A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley (November 19)

December

• The Secret of the Three Fates by Jess Armstrong (December 3)
• The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot (December 10)
• Booked for Murder by P. J. Nelson (December 10)

January

• Schooled in Murder by Victoria Gilbert (January 7)
• Track Her Down by Melinda Leigh (January 14)

• The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany (January 14)
• A Death in Diamonds by S. J. Bennett (January 21)
• She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke (January 21)

• Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove (January 21)
• Dead Money by Jakob Kerr (January 28)

February

• The Last Hamilton by Jenn Bregman (February 11)
• Get Lost with You by Sophie Sullivan (February 11)

March

• The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli (March 11)