Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Here are other books to look for this summer:

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“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” (Atria Books) by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Imagine if before their deaths, Lana Turner or Elizabeth Taylor agreed to sit down to an extensive interview about their much-scrutinize­d love lives. That’s what happens in “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.” An up-and-coming journalist gets the scoop of her career by landing an exclusive interview with an aging legendary actress. “Into the Water” (Penguin Group) by Paula Hawkins. The best-selling author of “The Girl on the Train” follows up that smash hit with “Into the Water.” Hawkins sticks to the suspensefu­l format she’s known for with the mystery behind the deaths of women who are believed to have drowned in the same river in an English town. “Rich People Problems” (Doubleday) by Kevin Kwan. Kwan closes out his “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy with “Rich People Problems.” If you haven’t read the first two books, you should start there, but Kwan’s books about the absurdly wealthy in Singapore are laugh-out-loud funny. “Fitness Junkie” (Random House) by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza. Like their co-author debut, “Knockoff,” Sykes and Piazza’s second novel, “Fitness Junkie,” is more than just its title. Both books provide insightful commentary about the times we live in. “Knockoff” explored society’s obsession with e-commerce and social media. “Fitness Junkie” tackles the wellness craze. “Quicksand” (Other Press) by Malin Persson Giolito. This Swedish mystery follows a teenager named Maja who is on trial for a series of murders in which her boyfriend and best friend were among those killed. The story is told in the present time and in flashbacks, piecing together what really happened. It’s a satisfying murder mystery.

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