Mysterious Top 5 Of New August Books
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Our August Top 5 of new book releases is not only love and butterflies but rather dark spooky stories forcing you to turn pages with trembling fingers. But sometimes you just need this kind of literary entertainment for a change.
by Riley Sager
Riley Sager is a master of a mystery and horror thriller, her new book is no exception. In 1926, five women mysteriously vanished from New Avalon, a remote Vermont island once home to a spiritualist commune. A century later, actress Marin Keane arrives there with a film crew to research the mystery, only to discover that the island may still hold dark secrets. Strange events begin, and people start disappearing again. As fear spreads, Marin searches a diary left by one of the missing women, hoping to uncover the truth and stop history from repeating itself.
by Liane Moriarty
For those who read Big Little Lies, this sequel will bring a huge excitement but you can start reading from this novel as well. Ten years after the events of Big Little Lies, Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie are dealing with the challenges of raising teenagers. When a severed finger is sent to the high school principal, tensions rise, while each woman faces personal struggles in her family and relationships. As a suspicious man starts asking questions around the school, the women are forced to confront secrets and consequences that could threaten both their families and their tightly connected friendships.
by Jennifer McMahon
One more spoonful of horror to your August platter. In 1919, Frankie O’Massey and her uncle, a doctor, try to uncover the real cause of a mysterious illness spreading through their isolated Vermont town, despite growing fears of the supernatural. Nearly a century later, siblings Ashley and Malcolm inherit a property in the same town and discover that Boone’s Ferry hides a dark history and disturbing traditions. As they learn more about their family’s connection to the town, they begin to uncover secrets that may link the past to the present.
by Karin Slaughter
Welcome back to North Falls and to the cases untangled by sisters Emmy and Jude. The Vickery family has long been surrounded by rumors and suspicion. After Allison Vickery is found murdered and her teenage daughter is badly injured, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister Jude investigate the shocking crime. As they dig deeper, they discover that the quiet town is filled with hidden secrets, and the truth may be very different from what everyone believes.
by James M. Scott
Nonfiction section of our Top 5 is featuring a true horror story - atomic bombing of two Japanese cities in 1945. Drawing on survivor interviews and Japanese accounts, James M. Scott explores the human suffering caused by the attacks, the debates surrounding the Manhattan Project, and the long-term consequences for Japan. The book also examines the difficult moral questions behind America’s decision to use nuclear weapons.
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