Thrillers, mysteries, a golf farce, and a memoir: Buy them all and buy a couple extra because people will steal them from you. They’re that good.
The Secret Ever Keeps by Art Tirrell, Shadows of Innocence by Ric Wasley, Toonamint of Champions by Todd Sentell, The Game by Derek Armstrong, bang-BANG by Lynn Hoffman, Whale Song by Cheryl Kaye Tardif, RABID by TK Kenyon, and Mothering Mother by Carol O’Dell are the first eight books that should be on your reading list this summer.
The Secret Ever Keeps by Art Tirrell is high-seas adventure and multi-generational saga all rolled into one.
Shadows of Innocence by Ric Wasley is a murder mystery set in the Woodstock-like Newport Music Festival in the 1960s.
Toonamint of Champions by Todd Sentell is Caddyshack set in the South. It’s hysterically funny and perfect to give to any golfing Dad for Father’s Day.
The Game by Derek Armstrong is dark comedy and high-stakes thriller set on a reality TV show that’s like Big Brother meets Fear Factor. Alban Bane will be your new favorite detective.
bang-BANG by Lynn Hoffman takes pot-shots at both sides of the gun debate. Gun-slinging waitress is used by politicians for their own ends, and she takes delicious revenge.
Whale Song by Cheryl Kaye Tardif explores Native American culture and the hardest questions at the end of life.
RABID by TK Kenyon is a medical thriller that takes on the Catholic Church’s culture of pedophilia and sexual repression in a battle between a priest, his lover, her husband, and his mistress.
Mothering Mother by Carol O’Dell is a moving memoir about the latter end of life. Carol’s adoptive mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, and Carol cared for her in her home until the end. Her decisions were agonizing.
