New on the Mystery Bookshelf during June 2017 …
The Crime Writer by Jill Dawson, A Novel of Suspense
Publisher: Harper Perennial
When novelist Patricia Highsmith moves into a small cottage in Suffolk, England, in the mid-1960s, she's seeking seclusion and time to write. There's another reason for seeking privacy too — Pat is involved in a secret romance with Sam, a married woman living in London.
But even in this quaint village, Pat can't escape the obligations of her success. A young reporter, Virginia "Ginny" Smythson-Balby, sets her sights on Pat for an article she's writing. Ginny is both tenacious and oddly familiar, but Pat can't quite place where she's seen her before. Intent on unearthing details about Pat's fascination with not just the subject of murder but the psychology of a murderer, Ginny constantly intrudes into the sanctuary Pat had hoped to create, much to her dismay.
As Pat observes, love is a kind of madness. And when Sam comes for a visit, tension between Pat and Sam's husband escalates with deadly results. For so long she's wondered what it would feel like to commit the ultimate transgression. Now she's not just a chronicler of murder and violence, but a participant as she becomes a character from her own thrilling, disturbing novels. But just like her books, she discovers crime has consequences … dark, surprising, and inescapable.
— The Crime Writer by Jill Dawson
To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for June 2017. For new hardcover titles, visit New Mysteries where for a list of June 2017 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.
