Books We Love

Karin Slaughter, who author James Patterson says “has the best name of all of us mystery novelists,” keeps readers on edge in her latest, Pieces of

Her (William Morrow, out Aug. 21), $28. It’s the story of a daughter unraveling her mother’s hidden past after she sees her mom stop a killer in his tracks during a trip to the mall.

Visit Parade.com/slaughter for a sneak peek of Pieces of Her.

Here are three of Slaughter’s favorite new reads from fellow writers, all experts in the art of the spine-tingling thrill.

Give Me Your Hand

(Little, Brown and Company), $27, by Megan Abbott “Megan is a writer’s writer. I anxiously await every new book. Her characters are like superglue in your brain; you’ll be thinking about them long after the last page is turned.”

The Wife (Harper),

$27, by Alafair Burke “This book has a prescient topic given the #MeToo movement, but at its heart it’s just a gripping, good story. We’re all fascinated by the scandals that are finally bringing down serial predators, but Alafair writes evocatively about the tragedy of watching it unfold from the inside.”

Past Tense:

A Jack Reacher Novel (Delacorte Press, out Nov. 5), $29, by Lee Child “It’s Lee Child. Why would you not read it?” Available in bookstores and online