Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
By: Emily R. Austin
Release Date | July 6
Genre | Fiction
The atheist, lesbian, and animal lover Gilda cannot stop thinking about death. Desperate for relief, Gilda decides to attend free therapy at a Catholic Church but upon her arrival is immediately mistaken by the Father as an applicant not a member of the support group. Too embarrassed to correct him, Gilda goes through with the interview and is soon hired to replace the recently deceased receptionist, Grace.
Between trying to hide her new girlfriend and learning the lines to mass, Gilda strikes up correspondence with Grace's old email pal once again too embarrassed to let the lady know that Grace has passed. Soon, Gilda is impersonating Grace via email but when the police find evidence pointing towards a suspicious death, Gilda may finally have to reveal the mortifying truth.
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The 22 Murders of Madison May
By: Max Barry
Release Date | July 6
Genre | Science Fiction
Madison May is shocked when a client at an open house professes his love before subsequently murdering her. The journalist Felicity Staples has been assigned to research Madison's murder despite her distaste for reporting on such topics not to mention the crime was random with no leads or even an inkling of who the killer could be. It is a rough assignment that Felicity believes won't lead anywhere until she spots the killer on the subway watching in surprise as he vanishes right before her eyes.
Soon, her universe has shifted and no one remembers Madison May or Felicity's encounter with the killer. A killer she soon discovers that by pursuing has led her into an alternate universe where everything is slightly different. Felicity is determined to return to the world she knows until she hears once again that Madison May has been murdered. This revelation shifts her viewpoint and instead of returning to her world, Felicity is now determined to find the killer learning along the way she is not the only one searching for him.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
By: Becky Chambers
Release Date | July 13
Genre | Science Fiction
A Psalm for the Wild-Built is written to provide readers hope for the future. Centuries have passed since robots gained self-awareness, put down their tools, and wandered into the wilderness never to be seen again.
They have faded into darkness, a tale now whispered around the campfire no longer believed to exist until one day, one turns up outside a tea monk's house asking him the question, "What do people need?" The robot cannot leave until the question is answered but, the answer depends on whose asked and monk and robot are going to need to ask it many times.
The Final Girl Support Group
By: Grady Hendrix
Release Date | July 13
Genre | Horror
A final girl is the last girl standing when the credits roll. She is the one who fought, defeated, and survived. She is the one who emerged victorious but after the screen goes black, what happens to a final girl?
Lynnette Tarkington is a final girl. She survived a massacre 22 years ago and every day since has been defined by it and she is not alone. To cope, Lynette has been meeting with five other final girls for the past decade with the goal of each meeting to support and help each other put back the pieces of their lives. Progress is being made until one girl misses a meeting and Lynette comes to the terrifying realisation that somebody knows and is determined to break them once again. Unlike before, this time they have each other and no matter the danger, they will not back down.
The Good Lie
By: AR Torre
Release Date | July 20
Genre | Thriller
Six teens dead. A suspect in custody. A desperate father. And the games are only beginning.
Psychiatrist Dr. Gwen Moore is an export on unlocking the motives of killer's including the notorious Bloody Heart serial killer whose latest victim escaped and identified his captor as Randall Thompson, a high school teacher.
Defence attorney Robert Kavin remains traumatised after his son fell victim to the Bloody Heart Killer and despite how desperately he wants justice to reign, he's confident Randall is not his son's murderer. Convinced of his innocence, Kavin decides to represent him pulling Gwen into the case with requests for psych profiles to clear his client's name. As they dive deeper into the investigation, questions arise and suspicion's heighten. Gwen is certain Robert is hiding something and that he may not be the only one keeping a secret.
The Housemaid
By: Sarah A. Denzil
Release Date | July 20
Genre | Mystery
Housemaid wanted. Discretion and willingness to go the extra mile required.
It sounded like the perfect job. Good wages and free accommodation within the breathtaking Howard family home, Highwood Hall. It was a chance for me to get back on my feet except it didn't take long for me to realise what a mistake I made accepting the position. The housekeeper is watching my every move, the son has taken an interest in me, and the unease in the Hall is haunting. It's hiding secrets, just like me.
On my first official day, I receive a package. Inside is a Highwood Hall dollhouse with a broken doll laying at the bottom of the staircase, red paint covering it. What is more terrifying than the gift, is that the doll looks like me. I do not know what the sender wants, all I know is I have made a terrible terrible mistake.
The Past is Red
By: Catherynne M. Valente
Release Date | July 20
Genre | Science Fiction
The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente is the story of Tetly Abednego, the most beloved girl in Garbagetown. Except, Tetly is the only one who knows that but she is someone who knows a lot of things most people don't. She knows Garbagetown is the best place in the world brimming with hope and the ability to love and hate simultaneously.
Earth is a terrible mess and the hope within Garbagetown is fragile and when Tetly discovers a secret, a new friend, and the anger directed towards her, she realises there is more to the world than she knows.
All the Little Hopes
By: Leah Weiss
Release Date | July 27
Genre | Historical Fiction
Nothing has been the same since the boys were shipped off to war, their presence replaced with worry. Thirteen-year-old Lucy is curious and clever but she can't make sense of the change. Then Allie Bert Tucker comes to her neck of the woods in North Carolina with a complicated past and an immediate friend in Lucy. She believes that together they can solve crimes like her hero, Nancy Drew.
Their chance comes when a man disappears, one woman goes mute, and an eccentric pushes the girls forward to solve a mystery that is anything but ordinary. A quiet town that is soon filled with disappearances after a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp is built and it is up to the two girls to solve the mystery to the big question - do we ever know who the enemy truly is?
They'll Never Catch Us
By: Jessica Goodman
Release Date | July 27
Genre | Young Adult
Separated by only a year, Stella and Ellie could not be more different. Stella prefers to keep to herself, is driven to succeed, and adores running cross-country. Ellie on the other hand enjoys running too but unlike Stella allows herself to have fun. She parties, she hangs out with her friends, she engages in other things than running. They are two different sisters who have finally found one thing in common - their new cross-country teammate, Mila.
Mila was top runner at her old school and both view her as a threat to their success. But soon Ellie is drawn in by her personality eager to have a new friend and Stella appreciates their compatibility. The only issue is, the pressure is on and both must work harder than ever to beat Mila. Except, one day Mila doesn't return from a run and all eyes are on them.
Small Favors
By: Erin A. Craig
Release Date | July 27
Genre | Fantasy
