New Books: 26 March 2024

 

Jones, Stephen Graham: The Angel of Indian Lake (Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 9781668011669, $28.99, 464pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 03/26/2024)

Supernatural thriller/horror novel, third in the Indian Lake trilogy featuring slasher film buff Jade (now Jennifer) Daniels. Jade returns to Proofrock, Idaho, to build a life after the years of sacrifice—only to find the Lake Witch is waiting for her. Ebook also available. Simultaneous with the Titan Books UK edition.

 

Coelho, Joseph & Milner, Kate: The Boy Lost in the Maze (Candlewick Press 9781536236415, $19.99, 320pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 03/26/2024)

Young-adult novel in verse, mixing the stories of a contemporary teen searching for his father, and the minotaur. First US edition (Otter-Barry Books 10/22).

 

Ellis, Sami: Dead Girls Walking (Abrams/Amulet 9781419766763, $19.99, 368pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 03/26/2024)

Young-adult horror. A teen searching for her dead mother’s body pretends to work at the summer camp for queer teen horror fans that was once her serial killer father’s home — and then a new body turns up. Ebook also available.

 

Thorne, Jennifer: Diavola (Tor/Nightfire 9781250826121, $27.99, 304pp, formats: hardcover, trade paperback, ebook, 03/26/2024)

Humorous Gothic horror novel about a family destination vacation to a remote villa with a violent past. Simultaneous with the Titan Books UK edition. Ebook also available.

 

Rose, M.J.: Forgetting to Remember (Evil Eye Concepts/Blue Box Press 9781957568942, $29.99, 226pp, formats: hardcover, trade paperback, ebook, 03/26/2024)

Time travel romance novel. A museum curator finds a Pre-Raphaelite love token that transports her to 1867 where she falls for the artist. Ebook also available.

 

Ellison, Harlan: Greatest Hits (Sterling/Union Square & Co. 9781454953371, $19.99, 496pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, audio, 03/26/2024)

Collection of 19 stories, most award winners or nominees. Foreword by Neil Gaiman; introduction by Michael Chabon. Edited by J. Michael Straczynski. Part of the Herald Classics series. Ebook also available.

 

Carson, Scott: Lost Man’s Lane (Simon & Schuster/Atria/Bestler 9781982191450, $28.99, 528pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 03/26/2024)

Supernatural horror novel. A teen is excited to intern with a private investigator, especially when a local woman disappears, but then his sharp observations and unusually good memory get him accused of lying. This is a pen name for Michael Koryta. Ebook also available.

 

Starck, Lindsay: Monsters We Have Made (Penguin Random House/Vintage 9780593471036, $18, 304pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, audio, 03/26/2024)

Horror novel. Faye, who at 11 attacked her babysitter to impress an internet monster, the Kingman, disappears ten year later — and her mother discovers somehow the Kingman is involved. Ebook also available.

 

Krug, Thomas: Pharoah’s Gold (Titan Books UK 9781803366203, £8.99, 304pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, 03/26/2024)

Historical adventure novel about a band of mercenaries in 701 BC Egypt, who decide to rob a tomb for gold they’re owed, and stumble across an ancient curse.

 

Jessup, Paul: The Skinless Man Counts to Five and Other Tales of the Macabre (Underland Press 9781630230760, $18.99, 286pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, 03/26/2024)

Collection of short stories of the weird and macabre: ghosts and butterflies, serial killers and dying stars, mermaids and monsters, death cults, sewer elves, the apocalypse of youthful fervor, card games that require blood sacrifices, and self-immolation as an expression of devotion. Ebook also available.

 

Elsbai, Hadeer: The Weavers of Alamaxa (Harper Voyager US 9780063114807, $32, 352pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 03/26/2024)

Feminist fantasy novel, the second in the Alamaxa duology inspired by Egypt. Ebook also available. Simultaneous with the UK edition (Orbit 978-0-356-52050-6, £8.99, 480pp, tp).

 

Jeng, Sarah Zachrich: When I’m Her (Penguin Random House/Berkley 9780593334515, $17.99, 384pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, audio, 03/26/2024)

SF novel. A woman swaps bodies with the former friend who betrayed her, only to learn she’s made a big mistake. Ebook also available.

 

Clarke, H.A.: The Feast Makers (Kensington/Erewhon 9781645660811, $18.95, 416pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, 03/26/2024)

Young-adult fantasy novel, the third and final in the Scapegracers trilogy. The covens have convened for the trial of Madeline Kline. When she begs the Scapegracers to save her from a cruel and unusual punishment, Sideways knows they have to get involved. Ebook also available.

 

Carter, Aimée: Royal Scandal (Penguin Random House/Delacorte 9780593485934, $19.99, 416pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 03/26/2024)

Young-adult alternate-world mystery novel, sequel to Royal Blood about the American teen illegitimate daughter of British King Alexander. Ebook also available.

 

Tchaikovsky, Adrian: Alien Clay (Macmillan/Tor UK 9781035013746, £22, 400pp, formats: hardcover, trade paperback, ebook, audio, 03/28/2024)

SF novel. On the distant world of Kiln lie the ruins of an alien civilization. Professor Arton Daghdev had always wanted to study alien life up close. Then his wishes become a reality in the worst way. His political activism sees him exiled from Earth to Kiln’s extrasolar labour camp. There, he’s condemned to work under an alien sky until he dies. Export tp and ebook also available.

 

Wyndham, John: Logical Fantasy: The Many Worlds of John Wyndham (Subterranean Press 9781645241430, $50, 424pp, formats: hardcover, 04/01/2024)

Collection of John Wyndham stories, including five that were previously uncollected. A limited edition of 1,000.

 

Baker, Kage: Maelstrom and Other Martian Tales (Subterranean Press 9781645241096, $45, 264pp, formats: hardcover, 03/31/2024)

Collection of Kage Baker’s Mars stories. A limited edition of 750. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519, USA.

 

Hoang, Van: The Monstrous Misses Mai (Amazon/47North 9781662517846, $16.99, 347pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, audio, 04/01/2024)

Horror novel. Four young women struggling to succeed in 1959 Los Angeles try a spell that works, leading to more spells and bigger sacrifices, until Cordi Mai Yin realizes she must develop her own power to break free. Ebook also available.

 

Olde Heuvelt, Thomas: Oracle (Hodder & Stoughton UK 9781529331929, £20, 384pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 03/19/2024)

Supernatural survival horror novel featuring occult specialist Robert Grim, investigating a centuries old shipwreck in a field. First English-language edition, translated from the Dutch Orakel (Meulenhoff Boekerij 2021) by Moshe Gilula. Ebook also available.