It has been a while since I have done a Book Haul post, but seeing that I received several interesting books in the last couple of weeks, I thought I would quickly do one to highlight some of the best books I have gotten in the last few weeks.  Each of the below books sound extremely cool and captivating, and I cannot wait to see how they all turn out.

 

Blood Trail by Tony Park (Trade Paperback)

Australian author Tony Park returns with another intriguing thriller novel set in the game parks of Africa.  In Blood Trail, a bold protagonist is forced to go after a group of poachers who have kidnapped tourist, apparently for the purposes of witchcraft.  I have really enjoyed some of Park’s previous novels and he has based some great thrillers around poaching and other issues in Africa, such as in Last Survivor and Scent of Fear.  I was also really happy to see that my Canberra Weekly review for Ghosts of the Past is featured on the back cover.  This should be a really cool book and I cannot wait to check it out.

 

Billy Summers by Stephen King (Trade Paperback)

I have just received a copy of one of the most anticipated releases of 2021, the latest Stephen King novel, Billy Summers.  Billy Summers is a pretty awesome sounding book that will follow an assassin with a conscience as gets drawn into another dark job.  I already had a pretty outstanding experience with King’s other 2021 release, Later, earlier this year, and I am fairly certain that Billy Summers is going to be one of the top books of the year.

 

The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry (Trade Paperback)

Impressive Australian author Max Barry returns with another outstanding science fiction read.  This latest book, The 22 Murders of Madison May, contains a pretty fantastic and clever plot involving a killer travelling between alternate dimensions.  I have actually already read this book and it is an outstanding and compelling read.  I will hopefully get a review for it out in the next few days.

 

Unholy Murder by Lynda La Plante (Trade Paperback)

Over the last few years, one of the most enjoyable and captivating crime fiction series has been the Jane Tennison series by the queen of crime, Lynda La Plante.  Serving as a prequel to the Prime Suspect television show, this series follows a younger version of the show’s protagonist as she attempts to gain the respect of her male colleagues by solving some difficult murders.  I have deeply enjoyed several entries in this series so far, including Good Friday, Murder Mile, The Dirty Dozen and Blunt Force, and I have high hopes that the latest book, Unholy Murder, will also be amazing.

 

The Cellist by Daniel Silva (Trade Paperback)

This is an intriguing and compelling sounding spy thriller from best selling author Daniel Silva. I have not previously read anything from Silva in the past but I have heard great things about this author before.  The Cellist sounds like a very interesting novel, and I look forward to seeing what sort of cool thriller the author can produce.

 

The Inheritance by Gabriel Bergmoser (Trade Paperback)

Another cool sounding Australian thriller, I am very curious about this one.

 

The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin (Trade Paperback)

Highly acclaimed crime fiction author, Ian Rankin, utilizes the manuscripts of the late, great William McIlvanney, to create an exciting new entry in McIlvanney’s Laidlaw series.  The Dark Remains will be a very interesting novel and I am extremely curious to see how it turns out.

 

The Infernal Riddle of Thomas Peach by Jas Treadwell (Trade Paperback)

The final entry in this book haul post is the weird and wonderful sounding The Infernal Riddle of Thomas Peach.  This crazy novel offers a unique mystery in 18th century England, and should make for quite the intense read.

 

Well that’s the end of this latest Book Haul post.  As you can see I have quite a bit of reading to do at the moment thanks to all these awesome books that have come in.  Let me know which of the above you are most interested in and make sure to check back in a few weeks to see my reviews of them.