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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 18h

How do you create twists that surprise your reader and yourself? Rebecca Kaner, author of 👀LAST ONE SEEN🚗 reveals how she crafts shock and surprise in a genre built on expectations. Get a peek into her process and don't forget to pick up her latest book now!

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There’s nothing like a twist you don’t see coming

If you’re writing crime fiction, you’re in the business of betrayal. Your readers open the book looking for answers, and you give them lies—at first. That’s the deal. But there’s a particular kind …

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 18h

Celebrate the 15th installment of the Key West Food Critic Mysteries 🥭THE MANGO MURDERS🥭 with author Lucy Burdette! While this special book signing at sea for NOVEMBER 14 is sold out, you can still join the waitlist or pick up a copy of the book in paperback on 7/7/2026.

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 20h

Check out this trailer for 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum. This thrilling mafia tale shows what happens when loyalty isn’t a two-way street, and will be on sale 12/2/2025!

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 1d

🥳Congratulations to Lilian West! 🧵PRETTY DEAD THINGS🧵 is a 2025 Thorpe Menn Literary Excellence Award winner!

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 2d

📆Mark your calendars! On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH at 2 PM CT, S. D. House will be in-conversation Andi Marie Tillman at Barnes & Noble in Brentwood, TN, to discuss his new novel 🤠DEAD MAN BLUES🤠!

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 2d

Learn about the inspiration behind Leigh Dunlap's 👒BLESS YOUR HEART👒 over on The Hard Wood!

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I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT THEM AND THEN THOUGHT- WHY NOT ME?: BLESS YOUR HEART'S LEIGH DUNLAP

Leigh Dunlap took time off as a working screenwriter for her debut novel Bless You Heart. It puts a homicide Detective Shay Claypool and her partner Dub into the upscale Atlanta neighborhood of Buckhead where one of the leading citizens has been found bludgeoned to death on the little league field he coached. They must navigate a society of dysfunctional housewives and exes with plenty of secrets. Leigh was kind enough to take some questions about the book and about switching to novel writing.SC

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 2d

🤠DEAD MAN BLUES🤠 by S. D. House is a @usatoday.com bestseller! 🥳Congratulations to S. D. House!

Don't wait to pick up a copy of this gripping historical crime novel!

#bestseller #mysterybooks #southernfiction #historicalfiction

Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 2d

Look at this cover for 🏥A DANGEROUS DIAGNOSIS🏥 by Shantanu Rai!

A jaded doctor for the ultrarich becomes entangled in this fast-paced medical thriller for fans of Robin Cook and HBO's The Pitt.

Coming 2/24/2025, preorder now➡️ https://loom.ly/T6cLOko

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 3d

🥳Calling all Sherlock fans! Happy #pubday to Jack Anderson's ♟️THE RETURN OF MORIARTY♟️!

#bookbirthday #sherlockholmes #mysterybooks #historicalfiction

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 4d

To celebrate Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month we're reading @latinasleuths.bsky.social's DOMINOES, DANZÓN, AND DEATH. Latina sleuth and culinary master Miriam Quiñones-Smith is cooking up a storm in the fourth installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mystery series.

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 7d

📣Celebrate Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month by reading Maria Kelson's 🌲NOT THE KILLING KIND🌲! This gripping, high-stakes debut thriller about the lengths mothers will go to protect their children is perfect for fans of Wanda M. Morris and Jess Lourey.

#latineheritagemonth

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 7d

A summer trip to the Adirondacks is turned upside down when a woman’s body is discovered in the lake in 🏡THE SUMMER HOUSE MURDER🏡 by Ava Roberts. This twisty thriller is perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Paula Hawkins.

Coming 4/7/2026, preorder now➡️ https://loom.ly/F2NQ5Yc

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you for another great #ewgc! Please let us know if you have any questions about today's titles and be sure to check them out on NetGalley!

🤩We'll see you next month.

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

In @lisaqmathews.bsky.social's 🍀BURIED IN SHAMROCKS🍀 Kate must find the real killer and save her ex before the Great Shamrock Fair and the town’s chances for a summer full of green go bust.
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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/sXcpJDg

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

Sheriff Lew Ferris has a new partner in crime in Victoria Houston's 🐺THE WOLVES ARE WATCHING🔍 the fourth installment in this atmospheric mystery series, perfect for fans of Marc Cameron and Nevada Barr.

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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/lf0sPiw

Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

Shantanu Rai's 🏥A DANGEROUS DIAGNOSIS🏥 is a fast-paced medical thriller, perfect for fans of Robin Cook and HBO's The Pitt.

#ewgc #libraryreads

Coming soon to Netgalley!

Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

A new job can be killer in @candacehavens.bsky.social's 📚THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE POISONED PROFESSOR📚 a series debut mystery set in Wales, perfect for fans of Sheila Connolly and Paige Shelton.

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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/_ACeGkY

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

Desperate parents search for their missing son in 🌲THEN HE WAS GONE🌲 by Isabel Booth, a tense thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Jennifer Hillier.

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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/nsXGnRo

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

A ‘traditional wife’ influencer allows a demonic creature to impregnate her in @saratogaishere.bsky.social's‬ TRAD WIFE, an unnerving horror novel.
👹+👰🏼‍♀️=🤰🏼

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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/LjC8zhE

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

A woman ends up pregnant after a casual fling, but the father's girlfriend has much more sinister intentions in @jennvdk.bsky.social's 🍼THE BETTER MOTHER👶 a plot-driven suspense debut.

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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/VWsE26k

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

The Seven Year Slip meets Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers in @katiefliesaway.com's 🗓️OUT OF THE LOOP🗓️ a wholly original time loop mystery.

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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/oUXWfDo

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

The widow of Alexander Hamilton faces another mystery in Mollie Ann Cox's 🕯️THE WIDOW HAMILTON🕯️ the second Eliza Hamilton mystery, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn.

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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/QAE4nwM

The Widow Hamilton

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

#Galleychat is starting now🤩!

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 8d

📚Join us for #galleychat at 4PM! We'll be featuring some exciting upcoming titles from our authors!

#ewgc #libraryreads

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 9d

Join New York Times bestselling authors S.D. House and @wileycash.bsky.social for a virtual discussion of 🤠DEAD MAN BLUES✨ on OCTOBER 2 at 3 PM ET for @barnesandnoble.com's Midday Mystery Virtual series.
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