December 2024 New Book Releases

Alter Ego by Alex Segura

Release Date: December 3, 2024

Alex Segura, award–winning author of Secret Identity, returns with a clever and escapist standalone sequel set in the world of comic books. In the present day, a comics legend is given the chance to revive a beloved but forgotten character. But at what price?

Buried Road by Katie Tallo

Release Date: December 3, 2024

In this edge-of-your-seat thriller—the follow-up to the international bestselling Dark August and Poison Lilies—Gus Monet and her daughter embark on a perilous road trip to find a missing person.

The Close Up by Pip Drysdale

Release Date: December 3, 2024

A struggling author discovers the dark side of fame when a stalker begins reenacting violent events from her thriller in this electrifying and twisty new novel.

Deadbeat by Adam Hamby

Release Date: December 3, 2024

Peyton Collard was a good man once, but his life changed after a horrific car accident. Divorced, drunk, and severely damaged, Peyton is offered a life-changing sum of money to kill an evil man. But as he goes on a vigilante journey that leaves a trail of bodies across California, Peyton wonders about the identity of his anonymous patron. Soon, his questions become an obsession, and he embarks on a tense and potentially deadly investigation to discover the truth about the murders he’s committed.

Havoc by Christopher Bollen

Release Date: December 3, 2024

In the vein of The Bad Seed comes a twisty, atmospheric psychological suspense about a meddlesome elderly guest at a decadent luxury hotel who believes she has left her problematic past behind, until she decides to interfere in the lives of a young mother and her eight-year-old son, and finally meets her wicked match.

The Rivals by Jane Pek

Release Date: December 3, 2024

Second book in a series

 A witty and thought-provoking mystery that reimagines the spy story to explore the nature of relationships in a digital age.

Trouble Island by Sharon Short

Release Date: December 3, 2024

A gripping new novel inspired by a real place and events from the author’s family, Trouble Island is the standalone suspense debut from historical mystery writer Sharon Short.

Beneath the Poet’s House by Christa Carmen

Release Date: December 10, 2024

For a grieving writer, the secrets of the past and present converge in a novel of gripping psychological suspense from the author of The Daughters of Block Island.

Pretty Dead Things by Lilian West

Release Date: December 10, 2024

A bride-to-be’s discovery of long-lost wedding rings at an estate sale reveals the key to a decades-old cold case in a small-town mystery perfect for fans of Louise Penny.

What the Wife Knew by Darby Kane

Release Date: December 10, 2024

Darby Kane, author of the #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, returns with another twisty domestic thriller about a wife wondering who tried to kill her husband twice before finally succeeding… because that was supposed to be her job. 

Watch Your Back by Terri Parlato

Release Date: December 24, 2024

Amid the depths of a bleak Boston winter, a recently married couple find their lives and their relationship unraveling after a series of deadly accidents, in this brilliantly twisting domestic thriller perfect for fans of Stacy Willingham, Greer Hendricks, and Megan Miranda.

A Five-Letter Word For Love by Amy James

Release Date: December 3, 2024

Twenty-seven-year-old Emily doesn’t have a lot going well in her life right now. She dreams of a creative career but works as a receptionist in an auto shop. She longs for big city life but lives in a small town on Prince Edward Island. She craves a close group of friends but is stuck with irritating, car-obsessed coworkers.

What Emily does have is a 300+ day streak on the New York Times Wordle. But one day, with only one guess left and no clue what the answer is, she’s forced to turn to one of her irritating, car-obsessed coworkers, John, for help—and in doing so, realizes that he might not be so irritating after all.

As they make their way, word by word, toward a 365-day streak, Emily is drawn into a surprising romance that will take her outside of her comfort zone—and challenge everything she thought she knew about happiness, success, and love.

Pick-Up by Nora Dahlia

Release Date: December 3, 2024

Harkening to the witty and swoon-worthy rom-coms of Christina Lauren and Kate Clayborn, a new enemies-to-lovers romp whisking us from the stress of city life to lush Caribbean beaches.

PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly

Release Date: December 3, 2024

In this splendidly bittersweet romantic comedy, enemies forced together by a mutual loss are led on a cross-country journey toward a second chance.

Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet by Samantha Allen

Release Date: December 3, 2024

In this “unlikely romance for the ages” (Camryn Garrett), a ghostwriter is handed the gig of a lifetime, except there’s a catch: the client, a closeted A-list actor finally ready to come out in his memoir, is an actual ghost―and the sparks flying between the men are becoming a little too real . . .

Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson

Release Date: December 3, 2024

A woman discovers that not all monsters are her enemy—the opposite, in fact—in this new paranormal romance by Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake Mate.

How to Get a Life in Ten Dates by Jenny L. Howe

Release Date: December 10, 2024

In this charming new rom-com from Jenny L. Howe, a young woman who’s fed up with dating challenges her family and friends to set her up on ten dates, but gets more than she bargained for when her best friend adds himself to the roster.

Not in My Book by Katie Holt

Release Date: December 10, 2024

Rosie writes romance novels and listens to Taylor Swift on loop. Aiden is a literary fiction writer who doesn’t believe in happy endings. They’re about to write a book together—what could go wrong?

We We Had Forever by Shaylin Gandhi

Release Date: December 10, 2024

An emotionally powerful roller coaster of a novel about losing and finding love, perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score.

Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall

Release Date: December 17, 2024

From the author of Boyfriend Material comes the absurdist adventure of two friends determined to avoid marriage to unsuitable people as they race through Regency England to marry each other instead.

The Greatest Lie of All by Jillian Cantor

Release Date: December 3, 2024

A glamorous romance novelist and an aspiring starlet share an unexpected secret in this addictive story about love, ambition and how far we’re willing to go to protect our hearts.

Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson

Release Date: December 3, 2024

When Gemma’s anxiety gets the best of her, she opens her sock drawer and starts counting. Lately, she’s been counting a lot of socks.

Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson

Release Date: December 31, 2024

A touching and deeply funny debut about starting over sober only to discover life’s biggest messes are still waiting right where you left them.

Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin

Release Date: December 31, 2024

The author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with a funny, uplifting story about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places.

Rental Houses by Weike Wang

Release Date: December 3, 2024

From the award-winning author of Chemistry, a sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations.

Private Rites by Julia Armfield

Release Date: December 3, 2024

released in the uk june 2024

From the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world

Sweet Vidalia by Lisa Sandlin

Release Date: December 3, 2024

This life-affirming novel explores marriage, community, and the power of dignity for a fifty-seven-year-old woman forced to rebuild her life, unexpectedly and alone, in 1960s Texas—perfect for readers of Elizabeth Strout, Bonnie Garmus, and Anne Tyler.

The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin

Release Date: December 3, 2024

This beautifully written, immersive, and unique crime story is a tête-bêche novel—two intertwined stories printed back-to-back. Open the book and the first novella begins. It ends in the middle of the book. Flip the book over, head to tail, and read the second story in the opposite direction. At the book’s core are two separate mysteries running across two different timelines, which are inextricably, forever linked.

What It’s Like in Words by Eliza Moss

Release Date: December 3, 2024

Eliza Moss’s intoxicating debut novel is a dark, intense, and compelling account of what happens when a young woman falls in love with the wrong kind of man.

I Made It Out of Clay by Beth Kander

Release Date: December 10, 2024

In this darkly funny and surprisingly sweet novel, a woman creates a golem in a desperate attempt to pretend her life is a rom-com rather than a disaster.

No Place to Bury the Dead by Karina Sainz Borgo

Release Date: December 10, 2024

Winner of the 2023 Jan Michalski Prize, a searing novel of loss and resilience that illuminates the often-overlooked human dimension of the migrant crisis, re-imagining the border as a dreamlike purgatory bridging life and death.

The French Winemaker’s Daughter by Loretta Ellsworth

Release Date: December 10, 2024

Set during World War II, an unforgettable historical novel about love, war, family, and loyalty told in in the voices of two women, generations apart, who find themselves connected by a mysterious and valuable bottle of wine stolen by the Nazis.

The Shutouts by Gabrielle Korn

Release Date: December 3, 2024

A brilliant queer dystopian novel from the author of Yours for the Taking, following a cast of characters on the margins of a strange and exclusive new society.

The Way by Cary Groner

Release Date: December 3, 2024

A highly original contribution to the canon of dystopian literature, The Way is a thrilling and imaginative novel, full of warmth, wisdom, and surprises. It raises age-old questions about life, death, and how to live, while reflecting our own world in unsettling, uncanny, and even hopeful ways.

The Resurrectionist by A Rae Dunlap

Release Date: December 3, 2024

In the tradition of The Alienist and Anatomy: A Love Story, a decadently macabre, dark and twisty gothic debut set in 19th century Scotland – when real-life serial killers Burke and Hare terrorized the streets of Edinburgh – as a young medical student is lured into the illicit underworld of body snatching.

The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iversen

Release Date: December 3, 2024

Harriet Hunt is completely alone. Her father disappeared months ago, leaving her to wander the halls of Sunnyside house, dwelling on a past she’d rather keep buried. She doesn’t often venture beyond her front gate, instead relishing the feel of dirt under her fingernails and of soft moss beneath her feet. Consequently, she’s been deemed a little too peculiar for popular Victorian society. This solitary life suits her fine, though – because, outside, magic awaits.