books
The best recent crime and thrillers
The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian; Claws Out! by Bella Mackie; Plant Lady by Minyoung Kang; Children of Wolves by Lawrence Osborne; Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
TL;DR
- "The Amateur" by Chris Bohjalian is a literary thriller about a golfer whose life is upended by a freak accident.
- "Claws Out!" by Bella Mackie satirizes a manipulative grifter and the entitled daughter who opposes her.
- "Plant Lady" by Minyoung Kang is a "weird girl" tale of female revenge set in a Korean city, involving a plant shop owner with a dark secret.
- "Children of Wolves" by Lawrence Osborne features an American investigator tracking wealthy, self-styled radicals in Turkey.
- "Mad Mabel" by Sally Hepworth is a moving and funny story about an 81-year-old ex-convict whose past catches up with her in Melbourne.