Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings
to spotlight upcoming release we are excited about that we have yet to read.
Here are three upcoming releases that caught my attention and immediately ended up on my wish list I am looking forward to reading all of them.
Release Date: April 15, 2025 by MIRA
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Henna Artist, this sweeping novel follows a young Anglo-Indian nurse who embarks on a journey from her home in Bombay, through Prague, Florence, Paris, and London, to uncover a mystery and prove her innocence after a famous painter dies in her care.
When renowned painter Mira Novak arrives at Wadia hospital in Bombay after a miscarriage, she's expected to make a quick recovery, and Sona is excited to spend time with the worldly woman who shares her half-Indian identity, even if that's where their similarities end. Sona is enraptured by Mira's stories of her travels, and shocked by accounts of the many lovers she's left scattered through Europe. Over the course of a week, Mira befriends Sona, seeing in her something bigger than the small life she's living with her mother. Mira is released from the hospital just in time to attend a lavish engagement party where all of Bombay society. But the next day, Mira is readmitted to the hospital in worse condition than before, and when she dies under mysterious circumstances, Sona immediately falls under suspicion.
Before leaving the hospital in disgrace, Sona is given a note Mira left for her, along with her four favorite paintings. But how could she have known to leave a note if she didn't know she was going to die? The note sends Sona on a mission to deliver three of the paintings—the first to Petra, Mira's childhood friend and first love in Prague; the second to her art dealer Josephine in Paris; the third to her first painting tutor, Paolo, with whom both Mira and her mother had affairs. As Sona uncovers Mira's history, she learns that the charming facade she'd come to know was only one part of a complicated and sometimes cruel woman. But can she discover what really happened to Mira and exonerate herself?
Along the way, Sona also comes to terms with her own complex history and the English father who deserted her and her mother in India so many years ago. In the end, she'll discover that we are all made up of pieces, and only by seeing the world do we learn to see ourselves. [from the Publisher]
This sounds so good! Everything about it appeals to me.
Release Date: April 15, 2025 by Minotaur Books
Another Fine Mess is a horror novel that combines mystery, humor, and heart. It follows the Evans women, who have kept the undead from rising in their southeast Texas town for over a century. However, the dead sometimes rise too quickly. In Another Fine Mess, Lenore Evans, Luna, and the new sheriff must uncover what threatens everything they love. [from the Publisher]
I still need to read the first book, which I hope to do soon. A combination of "mystery, humor and heart" in a horror novel seems too good to miss!
Release Date: April 15, 2025 by Berkley
A cranky former actress teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor to solve the murder that threatens to send her back to prison in this dazzling new mystery novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.
When Julia Mann, a bad-tempered ex-actress and professional thorn in the side of authority, runs into Natasha Mason at an AA meeting, it’s anything but a meet-cute. Julia just found a dead body in her swimming pool, and the cops say she did it (she already went to jail for murder once, so now they think she’s making a habit of it). Mason is eager to clear Julia’s name and help keep her sober, but all Julia wants is for Mason to leave her alone.
As their investigation ranges from the Hollywood Hills to the world of burlesque to the country clubs of Palm Springs, this unconventional team realizes their shared love of sarcasm and poor life choices are proving to be a powerful combination. Will secrets from their past trip them up, or will their team of showgirls, cat burglars, and Hollywood agents help them stay one step ahead? Are dead piranhas, false noses, and a giant martini glass important clues or simply your typical day in Los Angeles? And will they manage to solve the crime before they kill each other, or worse, fall off the wagon? Trying to keep it simple and take it easy is one thing—trying to find a murderer before they kill again is a whole other program. [from the Publisher]
This seems a bit of a departure from Abbi Waxman's other novels, one of which I read and enjoyed immensely, and I am all in! I love a good cozy mystery.
Do any of these books interest you? What upcoming releases are you looking forward to reading?
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Ooh nice! These are all new to me ones. They sound like intriguing reads! I hope you enjoy them all once you get to read them!
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That first one does catch my interest
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the first book in Lindy Ryan's series, and I'm hoping to read Another Fine Mess as well. Looks like some fun choices this week, I hope you get to read them!
ReplyDeleteI am reading Another Fine Mess right now and loving it. It is shaping up to be a 5 star read and I'm 75% in. It's even better than the first one IMO. You definitely need to start this series.
ReplyDeleteThese sound like good ones.
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