State of the Stack #158 (November 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. The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Willims, Lauren Willig, and Karen White (October 29)
2. The Gardener's Plot by Deborah J. Benoit (November 2)
3. Out in the Cold by Steve Urszenyi (November 5)
4. All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally (November 6)
5. Burn This Night by Alex Kenna (November 7)
6. A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley (November 13)
7. The Mirror by Nora Roberts (November 14)
8. The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews (November 16)
9. Madrigals and Mayhem by Elizabeth Penney (November 19)
10. Feuds edited by Mercedes Lackey (November 20)
11. The Secret of the Three Fates by Jess Armstrong (November 27)
12. Perfect Storm by Paige Shelton (November 28)

DNF

1. Misery Hates Company by Elizabeth Hobbs (November 5)
2. Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch (November 5)

Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima (October 2)
2. The Night Woods by Paula Munier (October 3)
3. The More the Terrier by David Rosenfelt (October 8)
4. Long Time Gone by Hannah Martian (October 8)
5. Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connally (October 9)
6. Buried Lies by Steven Tingle (October 10)
7. Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews (October 10)
8. Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley (October 15)
9. Fondue or Die by Korina Moss (October 15)
10. Much Ado About Margaret by Madeleine Roux (October 16)
11. Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni (October 17)
12. A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke (October 22)
13. Pike Island by Tony Wirt (October 29)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. Perfect Storm by Paige Shelton (December 3)
2. Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 7)
3. Star-Crossed Egg Tarts by Jennifer J. Chow (January 21)
4. Head Cases by John McMahon (January 28)
5. Bonded in Death by J. D. Robb (February 4)
6. A Slash of Emerald by Patrice McDonough (February 25)
7. Dead Man's List by Karen Rose (March 3)
8. Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro (April 29)
9. One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver (June 3)

All TBR Review Books

December

• Booked for Murder by P. J. Nelson (December 10)
• The Next Grave by Kendra Elliot (December 10)

January 

• Schooled in Murder by Victoria Gilbert (January 7)
• Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 7)
• The Incident of the Book in the Nightime by Vicky Delany (January 14)

• Track Her Down by Melinda Leigh (January 14)
• Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove (January 21)
• She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke (January 21)

• A Death in Diamonds by S. J. Bennett (January 21)
• A Killer's Code by Isabella Maldonado (January 21)
• Star-Crossed Egg Tarts by Jennifer J. Chow (January 21)

• Dead Money by Jakob Kerr (January 28)
• Head Cases by John McMahon (January 28)

February

• Bonded in Death by J. D. Robb (February 4)
• Get Lost with You by Sophie Sullivan (February 11)
• The Last Hamilton by Jenn Bregman (February 11)

• The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (February 11)
• Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett (February 11)
• No Comfort for the Dead by R. P. O'Donnell (February 11)

• Unhallowed Halls by Lili Wilkinson (February 18)
• Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong (February 18)
• A Slash of Emerald by Patrice McDonough (February 25)

March

• Dead Man's List by Karen Rose (March 4)
• The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli (March 11)
• Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn (March 11)

• The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen (March 18)
• The Big Fix by Holly James (March 25)

April 

• Blood on the Vine by J. T. Falco (April 22)
• Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro (April 29)

May

• The Language of the Birds by K. A. Merson (May 13)

June

• One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver (June 3)