Too Close to Home by Seraphina Nova Glass

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Harper-Collins sent me a early galley and an audiobook of this new title and I really really enjoyed it! It was an explosive thriller that kept me reading (or listening!) and I couldn’t put it down. At times, I would think “how is this all going to come together??” but the end tied it all together and was very satisfying. Thank you for my copy and for the audio (always good for the 2+ hours I drive a day!!).

Here’s the scoop:

From the two-time Edgar Award–nominated author of ON A QUIET STREET and THE VACANCY IN ROOM 10…

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES meets FINLAY DONOVAN in this darkly humorous thriller about three women’s lives colliding around an explosive murder, a bizarre cover-up, and a riveting search for the truth in a multi-cast audiobook narrated by Brittany Pressley, Rebecca Lowman, and Karissa Vacker!

“Explosive, addictive, and impossible to put down.”—Noelle Ihli, bestselling author of Such Quiet Girls

Those lucky enough to live in the elite lakefront community of Cloverhill Lakes are drawn to it for its safety and top-notch school district. The moms meet for coffee at the park while their kids play, they’re heavily involved in the PTA, and the summers are filled with chardonnay, brunch, sundresses, and backyard bonfires.

But everything changes when Regan Hoffman’s car explodes at the annual Labor Day party. The wrong person is killed, but it was meant for her. As the carefully crafted walls of her community begin to crumble, Regan tries to keep it together—something made infinitely harder when she sees her dead husband…alive.

When a Cloverhill Lakes resident suddenly goes missing, dark secrets begin to surface from underneath the idyllic veneer of their beautiful community—and the truth threatens to destroy them all as Regan finds herself in a fight for her life.

For readers who love:

  • Small lakeside community vibes
  • Twists that will leave you breathless
  • Dark humor and wild antics
  • Dramatic domestic suspense
  • Multiple POVs
  • Desperate Housewives meets Finlay Donovan

Seraphina Nova Glass was a fairly new author for me (I read her “Nothing Ever Happens Here” last year), and I look forward to reading more by her. Here’s some info about her from her website: seraphinanovaglass.com

Seraphina Nova Glass is a two-time EDGAR AWARD nominated author. Her novel, On A Quiet Street, was a New York Times Summer Read, a #1 Amazon Bestseller, and Editor’s Pick. It was also featured in the Boston Globe and Bustle.

Publisher’s Weekly has named her “a writer to watch.” She’s also an award-winning playwright and holds an MFA degree in Dramatic Writing from Smith College.

She is a proud dog mom to Boston Terrier, Spaghetti, and loves to travel the world with her husband, Mark. She resides in Dallas, TX.

Bookouture Tour for A Body at the Irish Book Club by Lucy Connelly

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I really enjoy this series with mystery author Mercy McCarthy solving mysteries with her sister, her love interest police officer, and her dog! They live in Ireland in a bookshop they’ve inherited and I really like how Mercy and her sister are close but not similar. This was a good one (they’re all good!) that kept me guessing. You can read these in order or by themselves. I’ve read them in order and can’t wait for the next one!

Here’s the scoop:

The Shamrock Cove Autumn Festival is filling the town with the delicious aroma of cinnamon-stuffed pastries, the cheerful sight of jaunty jack o’lanterns and… a body at the local book club

Mercy McCarthy is delighted to see old neighbors and new friends come to the bookstore to support her sister’s autumn book club. But as Mercy closes the chapter on the evening, she stumbles across local grandmother Eva, lifelessly slumped in a squashy armchair at the back of the store.

She recognizes Eva as one of the festival’s main organizers and though she looks to be at peace, the plot thickens when Mercy notices a suspicious mark on her neck. She knows this was no accident. With so many people in the store that night, any one of them could be the killer.

Just as Mercy reads a suspicious-sounding entry for the festival’s fiction-writing contest, another body turns up on the beach. Is someone in Shamrock Cove dying for a bestseller?

It’s up to Mercy and her crime-solving canine companion Mr. Poe to sniff out the suspects before another victim is taken. Could the murderer be the garden center owner who dabbles in chemistry? Eva’s ne’er-do-well grandson-in-law? Or the local busybody who has an opinion about everybody?

Mercy has to hit the books—and the streets of Shamrock Cove—to solve the mystery before the killer has the last word.

An utterly addictive Irish cozy mystery in a small town full of quirky neighbors, charming festivals and one unstoppable amateur detective. Fans of Agatha Christie, Carlene O’Connor and Faith Martin will love meeting Mercy McCarthy!

Thank you so much for having me on the tour and for my copy!

Here’s a bit about the author…

Bestselling author Candace Havens has published more than 25 books. Her novels have received nominations for the RITA’s, Holt Medallion, Write Touch Reader Awards and National Reader’s Choice Awards. She is a Barbara Wilson Award winner. She is the author of the biography Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy and a contributor to several anthologies. She is also one of the nation’s leading entertainment journalists and has interviewed countless celebrities from George Clooney to Chris Pratt. Candace runs a free online writing workshop for more than 2000 writers and teaches comprehensive writing classes. She does film reviews with Hawkeye in the Morning on 96.3 KSCS, and is a former President of the Television Critics Association.

Bookouture Tour for Murder at the Highland Games by Dee McDonald

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I’m dishing today about the fourth book in the Ally McKinley cozy mystery series – Murder at the Highland Games. I love this series, which focuses on a middle-aged woman who runs a guest house in Scotland and solves mysteries. There’s a fun cast of local characters in these stories and they are well-plotted and well-paced. I did not figure it out before the “reveal”. Can’t wait for the next story – you can read them as stand alones or in order.

Here’s the scoop:

When a fun day out in the Scottish Highlands turns fatal, there’s only one solution: call for Ally McKinley!

It’s the annual Locharran Highland Games and Ally McKinley has never seen her little village so busy or excited. Everyone’s enjoying the Scottish dancing, the bagpipes, and cheering the competitors on. But there’s a hitch in the proceedings when champion challenger Archie Armstrong drops dead in the middle of tossing the caber. Rushing to the scene, Ally is the first to spot that Archie’s death was no accident – this was murder!

Ally flings herself into a new investigation and soon discovers that more than one person may have had a murderous motive, including some of the current residents of her cosy little guesthouse. Patti, Archie’s glamourous wife, seems intent on acting like the perfect widow, but rumours of infidelity have been flying. Is her performance too good? Could her uncle, cranky gamekeeper Angus, have finally snapped, furious at Archie’s treatment of his niece? Or was it one of the frustrated local competitors, desperate to end Archie’s winning streak?

Determined to crack the case and fuelled by more than one piece of her famous shortbread, Ally begins to narrow down her list of possible culprits, but is thrown for a loop when her chief suspect is found dead by the loch, a mysterious and threatening note clutched in their fingers. With a killer at large, can Ally finally uncover the truth? Or, as the sun sets over the highlands, will this game be her last?

For fans of Agatha Christie, Faith Martin and Clare Chase, this totally unputdownable cozy mystery set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands will have you turning the pages late into the night!

About the author:

Dee MacDonald grew up on an isolated farm in the Scottish Highlands. An only child, she’d often get fed up of reading and listening to a crackling radio, so her mother encouraged her to draw and to write ‘wee stories’, which she’d sew together into little books.

As an adult, her working life took her all over the globe as an air stewardess, into the world of TV, where she worked in Market Research and Sales, and then into hospitality, running B&Bs for over ten years.

After first finding her love of writing as a little girl, Dee became a published author of cosy crime and women’s fiction in her seventies. She lives by the sea in Cornwall with her husband, and has one son and two grandsons.

Thank you for my copy and for having me on the tour!

Fun fact: I’m currently in a local production of Brigadoon so this read was very timely for me!

Bookouture Tour for Verity Bright’s A Very Irish Mystery

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I’m here today to chat about the latest Lady Eleanor Swift cozy mystery, A Very Irish Mystery by Verity Bright. I love this series and this character and her dog. Hard to believe this is book #25. You don’t need to read them in order – jump in anywhere! I did not figure this one out before the end. I did love that it took place in Ireland.

Thank you for my copy and for having me on the tour!

Lady Eleanor Swift is having a grand time cosying up with her husband in Dublin’s traditional pubs, eating their fill of Irish stew and soaking up the craic… Until another body ruins all their plans!

Lady Eleanor Swift is visiting Dublin with her husband Hugh Seldon and butler Clifford to meet Samuel O’Sullivan, a man who may be able to tell her more about the mysterious disappearance of her parents two decades ago. Deciding they should explore the city a little more, they jump at the chance to visit the world-renowned Finnegan’s brewery.

But their taste test of the famous black stout turns deadly when Eleanor spots a body in one of the barrels! The dead man is none other than the owner of the brewery, Fergal Finnegan himself. Sensing a scandal, the head of operations hires The Byron Detective Agency to investigate.

It seems there was no pot of gold at the end of Fergal’s rainbow. Did his debt-ridden younger brother kill him for his inheritance? Did the fact Finnegan wouldn’t leave his wife make his mistress murderous? And was there more to fight about with rival brewer George Gaffney than just profits?

When their chief suspect is found dead only days later and the top-secret formula for a new beer goes missing, the agency is almost thrown off the case. But Eleanor doesn’t give up on justice. Will the luck of the Irish be on her side before the killer catches up with her?

A totally unputdownable Irish cozy mystery, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Carlene O’Connor!

What readers are saying about A Very Irish Mystery:

“Loved! What a treat.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Gorgeous, fun… superb. Impeccable vibes from start to finish.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Brilliant! I loved it!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I read it quickly and I didn’t want to put it down… I loved this! Definitely recommend.” Goodreads reviewer

Readers love Verity Bright:

‘MY FAVOURITE BOOK… Had me hooked… I absolutely devoured this brilliant read in one sitting as I just could not put it down… I was gutted when I came to the end… Amazing!!!’ bookwormwhitlock86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I absolutely LOVED this!… Had me hooked from the beginning and I kept flipping through the pages because I could not put it down!’ @bookishbri_, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Unputdownable… Had me hooked immediately… Filled with suspense, mystery, laughter… Absolutely perfect… I devoured it in one sitting as I just could not put it down and gave up on lying to myself saying just one more chapter as that never happened!!’ Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘LOVE… I finished this book in one day!’ DianeLikesToRead, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Fabulous… Charming… A nail-biting page-turner… Fabulous… I gobbled it up in a single sitting.’ Bookish Jottings, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The most fun I have had reading a historical mystery! I loved… had me laughing out loud before the tenth page!… I can’t recommend this book enough!’ Too Fond of Books, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Fabulous!… I absolutely adored this!… If you are a fan of Poirot, Miss Marple and Downton Abbey then this book is definitely for you… Kept me guessing right up to the very end.’ my_reading_narnia, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Fabulous… I was literally on the edge of my seat… Wonderful… Must-read for every cozy mystery fan… Exactly the escape I needed. I loved it!’ Page Turners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Brilliant… I love it… Fabulous… An excellent mystery that kept me guessing.’ BookLoverWorm, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Here’s a bit about the author:

Verity Bright is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing partnership that has spanned a quarter of a century. Starting out writing high-end travel articles and books, they published everything from self-improvement to humour, before embarking on their first historical mystery. They are the authors of the fabulous Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series, set in the 1920s.

The Creek, the Crone, and the Crow by Leah Weiss

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I’m shouting it out today for a book that I’m in the middle of reading. I love stories that take place in Appalachia, and this one is about a teacher who is trying to save her school and support the community she has come to love. I’ve only just started it, but I already love the character of Kate Shaw. Leah Weiss is a new author for me, so if I enjoy this novel, I’ll have to look for her other titles!

Here’s the scoop:

An outsider to the Carolina hills inherits a gift that could change everything for her beloved creek town on the verge of dying out, from an author of whom NPR said writes “with a deep knowledge of the enduring myths of Appalachia…vividly portraying real people and sorrows.” 

Summer, 1980. Kate Shaw has lived in Baines Creek for ten years, teaching at a one-room schoolhouse on the brink of closure. A skeptic by heart, she rejects superstition and the belief in Appalachian folklore, much to the chagrin of Birdie Rocas, a lively and reclusive witch with a trove of secrets. Yet when Birdie dies and leaves Kate her Book of Truths and a trunk of illuminated manuscripts and journals, Kate is thrown into a mystery, overwhelmed by a collection that spans centuries back to Scotland.

Enter Lydia Brown, a psychic with a curious birthmark whose visions stopped the day her parents died. Grief-stricken, without her gift, and in need of spiritual guidance, she travels to Appalachia in search of Birdie. From there, the two women’s stories intertwine, as they investigate the questions surrounding Birdie’s death and legacy, through secret rooms, underground tunnels, and back country graveyards.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Leah Weiss is an acclaimed Southern writer living in Virginia. Her debut novel, If the Creek Don’t Rise (2017), was a Library Reads selection, Indie Next pick, and SIBA Okra Pick, and was honored as a finalist for the Library of Virginia’s Literary Fiction and People’s Choice Awards, as well as nominated for the Southern Book Prize. Her second novel, All the Little Hopes (2021), was a Library Reads selection, a BAM December Book Club pick, named a Best Book for Fall 2021 by Country Living, and a finalist for the 2022 Library of Virginia People’s Choice Award.

Thank you for my review copy from Sourcebooks!

Bookouture Tour for Katie Gayle’s A Country Meadow Murder (Julia Bird #9)

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I LOVE the Julia Bird cozy mysteries, featuring Julia, a retired social worker in her early sixties who lives in the Cotswolds and runs into mysteries at every turn. She is rather a modern-day Miss Marple! This one kept me guessing and I did NOT figure out the murderer! I’m always impressed that a series can have multiple installments and never get repetitive or tiresome.

Don’t forget that you don’t need to read these books in order – they can act as stand-alones, too.

Here’s the scoop:

Spring has come to Berrywick, and Julia Bird is determined to enjoy the fine weather. But not all life is in flower when she stumbles across the body of building expert Basil Crow next to a bright yellow digger. And Julia believes this is no accident.

Julia’s suspicions are confirmed when forensics report a brutal blow to the head. Julia soon learns from pie shop owner, and Basil’s first wife Delilah, that he was not widely liked and left behind three failed marriages. Could one of his ex-wives have wanted revenge? Julia’s friend Tabitha was in a neighbourly dispute with him after he blocked her car in her driveway. But is this motive enough to kill?

Then local choir singer Esmeralda is found dead in the woods. The police think the murders are unconnected. Unlike Basil, Esmeralda was a well-loved soul. Who would want her dead?

Digging for clues, Julia realises that both victims had a link to the proposed redevelopment of the meadow Basil was found in. But would someone really kill to save it? Can Julia find the murderer before someone else is pushing up the daisies?

A page-turning and totally charming cozy mystery set in the English countryside. Fans of M.C. Beaton, Faith Martin and Betty Rowlands will love the Julia Bird Mysteries!

Here’s a bit about Katie Gayle (actually two writers!):

Katie Gayle

Katie Gayle

Katie Gayle is the writing partnership of Kate Sidley and Gail Schimmel. Follow us on Twitter @KatieGayleBooks.

Thank you for having me as part of the tour!

Bookouture Blog Tour for THE IRISH DAUGHTER OF NEW YORK by Kate Hewitt

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I’m sharing today about a new title that is part of a series: Kate Hewitt’s The Irish Daughter of New York. It’s a historical fiction piece that centers on a young woman and her brother as they arrive to meet up with their father in turn of the century New York City.

Here’s the scoop:

Maggie O’Halloran gazes at the Statue of Liberty, her eyes wide with wonder. “At last,” she breathes softly. “This is where my future begins…”

New York City, 1891: Stepping off the boat she boarded in Ireland, Maggie O’Halloran’s heart is filled with hope for this brave new world. But when her father isn’t waiting at the docks as planned, her excitement vanishes with the terrible realization she and her brother Danny are utterly alone—homeless, penniless and without a friend in the world.

Life on the Lower East Side is hard and grindingly poor, but Maggie is determined to survive. As she gazes longingly into the windows of Manhattan’s famous department stores, she dreams of owning her own millinery shop and becoming independent at last. And when fellow Irishman Brendan O’Donoghue offers her and Danny refuge, Maggie finally feels hope for their future.

Finding work with a wealthy family on the Upper East Side, Maggie’s dreams begin to feel closer than ever before. But just as her fortunes finally change, her brother’s involvement with a notorious New York gang brings terrible danger to both her and Brendan’s doors. Facing a heartbreaking decision, can Maggie save her brother and protect the new life she’s built? Or will the American dream she has held so close to her heart be lost forever?

The first book in the Maggie O’Halloran series, this is a sweeping, epic and heart-wrenching story of one woman’s determination to change her fortunes against all odds. Perfect for fans of moving historical fiction, Kristin Harmel and Jean Grainger.

Readers are loving The Irish Daughter of New York:

“Loved it! It was really hard for me to put this book away. I pulled an all-nighter to finish reading it… Brilliant.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Wow! This book had everything I want!… [I] teared up… Made me want to start the next one in the series immediately.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Is there anything Kate can’t write?… Incredible… Amazing… Keep[s] you gripped.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Amazing… Impossible to put down… I can’t wait for the next book!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I loved this book!” jacqs.booket.list, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Such a wonderful, heartbreaking story.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Heart-wrenching… Powerful… Perfect.” andreahulme43, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I loved the character of Maggie and I kept thinking about how much I would have loved this book when I was in high school. This was about the time my own great-grandparents came over from Ireland to Rhode Island (late 1800s) and it really is inspiring to think about how much they had to endure and navigate in a new country.

Here’s a bit about the author:

Kate Hewitt is the author of many romance and women’s fiction novels. A former New Yorker and now an American ex-pat, she lives in a small town on the Welsh border with her husband, five children, and their overly affectionate Golden Retriever. Whatever the genre, she enjoys telling stories that tackle real issues and touch people’s lives.

Thank you for my copy and for having me as part of the tour!

Bookouture Blog Tour for: The Lucky Winners by K.L. Slater

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I’m here today to chat about The Lucky Winners, the new novel by K.L. Slater. It’s a psychological thriller that explores that less-than-positive side of being a lottery winner (or in this case a new home and cash winner), especially when you have something in your past to hide. I felt sorry for this couple who hit it big with a new gorgeous home and cash prize, only to find their lives upended into stress, especially Merri, the wife, who has a past that she is trying to keep firmly in the past. This is one of those books that once you start it, you don’t want to put it down!

Thank you for my copy and for having me as part of the tour!

Here’s the scoop:

They won their dream home. It’s about to become a nightmare…

When Merri and Dev buy a ticket on the last day of a national draw to win the house of their dreams, they never, in a million years, expect to win.

Less than a week later, they’re receiving the keys to their new Lake District mansion.

For Dev, it’s a dream come true – no more stressful rent negotiations or waiting for the landlord to finally fix the damp. Of course he’s delighted to be interviewed about their good luck.

But Merri feels a little uneasy. Dev doesn’t realise there’s a reason she’s never wanted to put down roots, always trying to run away from the memories of what happened the day her little sister died.

At first, it’s easy to think she’s imagining the shadowy figures in the lakefront garden. It’s silly to think that someone is watching her through the gorgeous floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

And then a body is found in the lake. And Merri’s new perfect life is about to come crashing down…

A completely addictive and unputdownable thriller from the number 1 ebook bestselling author K.L. Slater. The Lucky Winners will have you hooked! Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Freida McFadden.

About the Author:

For many years, Kim sent her work out to literary agents but never made it off the slush pile. At the age of 40 she went back to Nottingham Trent University and now has an MA in Creative Writing.

Before graduating, she received five offers of representation from London literary agents which was, as Kim says, ‘a fairytale … at the end of a very long road!’

Kim is a full-time writer and lives in Nottingham with her husband, Mac.

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Murder in a Cornish Tea Shop by Fliss Chester

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I’m excited to dish about a new cozy mystery series by the author who brought us Cressida Faucett – Fliss Chester. This is Murder in a Cornish Teashop and it’s the first in the Maddie Penrose mysteries. I really enjoyed it and enjoyed the characters of Maddie and her spunky Grandmother, Nor.

Here’s the scoop:

A Cornish clifftop, a sunny afternoon, a quaint little teashop… but wait a minute. Is that jam, or blood? Maddie Penrose is determined to find out!

Maddie Penrose is staying with her beloved grandmother, Nor, at her gorgeously idyllic Cornish farm. She’s looking forward to days helping out in Nor’s little teashop and evenings wandering down the cliff path to watch the sunset. But before Maddie has even finished serving up scones on her first morning, a man bursts through the door: Nor’s neighbour Clive has found a body in the field behind the teashop…

Maddie is straight to the scene, fancying herself as a bit of an Agatha Christie. But solving this mystery is far from a piece of cake. Her list of suspects is jam-packed with locals, with some a little too close to home: the newcomer renting out one of Nor’s barns is acting suspiciously, the victim’s boyfriend has disappeared without trace, and Clive isn’t really Maddie’s cup of tea either…

But the proof is in the pudding when there’s another murder – her prime suspect is dead. And when Maddie finds a backpack belonging to the first murder victim, her diligent notetaking and quick thinking leads her to discover that the killer will act again, and soon. Maddie is horrified to discover that it looks like she is their next target…

Can Maddie and Nor work as a team to piece together the puzzle? Or will murdering Maddie be the icing on the cake for the killer?

A totally addictive, witty and warm cozy mystery that will keep you reading late into the night, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Verity Bright.

About the Author:

Fliss Chester lives in Surrey with her husband and writes historical cozy crime. When she is not killing people off in her 1940s whodunnits, she helps her husband, who is a wine merchant, run their business. Never far from a decent glass of something, Fliss also loves cooking (and writing up her favourite recipes on her blog), enjoying the beautiful Surrey and West Sussex countryside and having a good natter.

Thank you for my copy and for having me as part of the tour!

The Story of Marceau Miller by Marceau Miller

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This was such an interesting and engaging novel. Beautifully written and translated, from French I believe, it is the story of an author who dies in a climbing accident and all the pieces of his life that come before and together to make up his story. It’s a mystery within a mystery. I really enjoyed it and I thank Blackstone Publishing for my copy! (publishing 3/3/26)

Here’s the scoop:

A riveting, layered exploration of memory, betrayal, and the fluid nature of truth, The Story of Marceau Miller is a masterpiece of psychological suspense.

In the beautiful and dangerous landscape of Lake Geneva, in the shadow of the Swiss Alps, renowned writer Marceau Miller is found dead. In the wake of the tragedy, his wife, Sarah, discovers a manuscript he’s left behind, entitled The Story of Marceau Miller.

With the support of close friends, Sarah struggles to hold herself together while caring for her two children and coping with the mounting questions surrounding her famous husband’s death. Was it an accident or part of some darker game?

Compelled to find the truth, Sarah unravels secrets that make her question everything—and everyone—around her. Who can she possibly trust? Her journey from grief to revelation captures the nuance of marriage to a man who remains an enigma. Who is Marceau Miller, really?

One of the year’s most addictive thrillers, The Story of Marceau Miller marks the debut of a gifted new author—Marceau Miller—who may or may not be the man at the center of the novel itself.


About The Author:

Born sometime around 1978, Marceau Miller is said to be a screenwriter. This is the first time he has written under this pseudonym, which also happens to be the name of the author at the center of this novel. The Story of Marceau Miller has been translated into twelve lagnauges and is currently being adapted for film and TV by a major international platform. The author lives in France and returns regularly to the forests and mountains surrounding Lake Geneva, a region that exerts a powerful hold on his imagination.