Crooked Lane Books
@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
An independent publisher of mystery, suspense, and crime fiction based in NYC.
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“[An] evocative debut novel.” We're excited to share that @nytimes.com featured 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔍 by Thomas Dann in this list of new mystery novels! This Southern noir is available now wherever you get your books.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“[An] evocative debut novel.” We're excited to share that @nytimes.com featured 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔍 by Thomas Dann in this list of new mystery novels! This Southern noir is available now wherever you get your books.
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We're thrilled to announce that 🔪SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP🔪 by @saratogaishere.bsky.social is one of Spotify’s Best Mystery Audiobooks of 2025!
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December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We're thrilled to announce that 🔪SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP🔪 by @saratogaishere.bsky.social is one of Spotify’s Best Mystery Audiobooks of 2025!
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Save the date! Join Jenny Adams author of 🟢A POISONOUS SILENCE🟢 for the Mystery Authors Extravaganza on DECEMBER 13, 1PM, at the Reston Regional Library in Reston, VA. Besides Jenny, there'll be 28 other authors talking about what they've published this year!
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December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Save the date! Join Jenny Adams author of 🟢A POISONOUS SILENCE🟢 for the Mystery Authors Extravaganza on DECEMBER 13, 1PM, at the Reston Regional Library in Reston, VA. Besides Jenny, there'll be 28 other authors talking about what they've published this year!
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📆Mark your calendar! Meet Robin Yocum, author of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 for an author talk on DECEMBER 9, 6:30PM, at the Licking County Library in Newark, OH. We hope to see you there!
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Author Visit: Robin Yocum | Licking County Library
Author Robin Yocum discusses his work including the 2025 release, The Last Hitman, a thriller set in Steubenville, Ohio.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
📆Mark your calendar! Meet Robin Yocum, author of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 for an author talk on DECEMBER 9, 6:30PM, at the Licking County Library in Newark, OH. We hope to see you there!
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Thank you for another great #ewgc! Please let us know if you have any questions about today's titles and be sure to check them out on NetGalley!
🤩We'll see you next month.
#libraryreads
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#libraryreads
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thank you for another great #ewgc! Please let us know if you have any questions about today's titles and be sure to check them out on NetGalley!
🤩We'll see you next month.
#libraryreads
🤩We'll see you next month.
#libraryreads
A fractured family of police detectives must solve the murder of a young woman in a small Australian town, unearthing dark secrets thought long buried in REDBELLY CROSSING by Candice Fox.
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Coming soon to Netgalley!
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Coming soon to Netgalley!
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A fractured family of police detectives must solve the murder of a young woman in a small Australian town, unearthing dark secrets thought long buried in REDBELLY CROSSING by Candice Fox.
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Coming soon to Netgalley!
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Coming soon to Netgalley!
A disappearance from the past echoes in the future in @tgwood505.bsky.social's EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED, an ambitious and wrenching mystery, perfect for readers of The God of the Woods.
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Everything Has Happened
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December 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A disappearance from the past echoes in the future in @tgwood505.bsky.social's EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED, an ambitious and wrenching mystery, perfect for readers of The God of the Woods.
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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/nB1DbUg
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Culinary journalist Naomi Sinclair is cooking up a maelstrom of trouble upon her return to the blue waters of her native Saint Thomas in THE BUSH TEA MURDER by @armbernier.bsky.social.
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The Bush Tea Murder
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December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Culinary journalist Naomi Sinclair is cooking up a maelstrom of trouble upon her return to the blue waters of her native Saint Thomas in THE BUSH TEA MURDER by @armbernier.bsky.social.
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THE PATRIOT'S DAUGHTER is an electrifying new thriller from former CIA officer and TikTok sensation Brittany Butler. It's the perfect geopolitical thriller for fans of David McCloskey and Alma Katsu.
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The Patriot's Daughter
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December 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
THE PATRIOT'S DAUGHTER is an electrifying new thriller from former CIA officer and TikTok sensation Brittany Butler. It's the perfect geopolitical thriller for fans of David McCloskey and Alma Katsu.
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Request on Netgalley: https://loom.ly/s_QQSKs
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WOULD I LIE TO YOU by @nicoleblades.bsky.social is a thrilling spy-next-door story that may have you cheering for all the wrong people, perfect for fans of Finlay Donovan.
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Would I Lie to You?
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December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
WOULD I LIE TO YOU by @nicoleblades.bsky.social is a thrilling spy-next-door story that may have you cheering for all the wrong people, perfect for fans of Finlay Donovan.
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A summer trip to the Adirondacks is turned upside down when a woman’s body is discovered in the lake in THE SUMMER HOUSE MURDER by Ava Roberts, a twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Paula Hawkins.
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The Summer House Murder
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December 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A summer trip to the Adirondacks is turned upside down when a woman’s body is discovered in the lake in THE SUMMER HOUSE MURDER by Ava Roberts, a twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Paula Hawkins.
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In HOLLYWOOD PAYBACK, a struggling Hollywood actor falls into a life of crime in this highly anticipated second novel from four-time Emmy Award nominee @jonlindstrom.bsky.social.
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Hollywood Payback
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December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
In HOLLYWOOD PAYBACK, a struggling Hollywood actor falls into a life of crime in this highly anticipated second novel from four-time Emmy Award nominee @jonlindstrom.bsky.social.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
📚Join us for #galleychat at 4PM! We'll be featuring some exciting upcoming titles from our authors!
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December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📚Join us for #galleychat at 4PM! We'll be featuring some exciting upcoming titles from our authors!
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Learn more about what's next for author Thomas Dann and the role Memphis and history has in his latest novel 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔍 in this article from Choose901! This Southern noir is available now.
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Midnight in Memphis: Thomas Dann’s Debut Novel Brings Southern Noir Home - Choose901
When Memphis native Tom Dann set out to write his first novel, he uncovered the soul of a city. His debut, Midnight in Memphis, is a Southern noir crime
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December 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Learn more about what's next for author Thomas Dann and the role Memphis and history has in his latest novel 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔍 in this article from Choose901! This Southern noir is available now.
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📣Mark your calendar! Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with a signing at Wheatberry Books on DECEMBER 6, 12PM, in Chillicothe, OH. We hope to see you there!
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December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with a signing at Wheatberry Books on DECEMBER 6, 12PM, in Chillicothe, OH. We hope to see you there!
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"Ms. Frost is at the top of her game when it comes to giving readers an exceptionally creative Christmas town and compelling characters." Check out this review from Wonder Women Sixty and don't forget to pick up a copy of 🎄A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS CRIME🎄 by Jacqueline Frost!
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A Wonderful Christmas Crime by Jacqueline Frost
The latest mystery from Jacqueline Frost's Christmas Tree Farm Mystery series features a stellar cozy mystery guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit!
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December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Ms. Frost is at the top of her game when it comes to giving readers an exceptionally creative Christmas town and compelling characters." Check out this review from Wonder Women Sixty and don't forget to pick up a copy of 🎄A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS CRIME🎄 by Jacqueline Frost!
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Celebrate the release of 🚲MURDER MADE HER WICKED🚲 by Elizabeth Hobbs on DECEMBER 7, 11:30AM, at Bibliobar in Plano, TX! Grab a signed copy of one of Elizabeth's historical mysteries to escape the holiday season, or gift a personalized copy!
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December 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Celebrate the release of 🚲MURDER MADE HER WICKED🚲 by Elizabeth Hobbs on DECEMBER 7, 11:30AM, at Bibliobar in Plano, TX! Grab a signed copy of one of Elizabeth's historical mysteries to escape the holiday season, or gift a personalized copy!
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https://loom.ly/TWkrfI4
📣Mark your calendar! Meet Robin Yocum, author of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 for a book signing at Bookmarx Bookstore on DECEMBER 4, 6PM, in Steubenville, OH!
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December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Meet Robin Yocum, author of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 for a book signing at Bookmarx Bookstore on DECEMBER 4, 6PM, in Steubenville, OH!
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Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with an author talk and signing at Schiappa Branch Library on DECEMBER 3, 6PM. We hope to see you there!
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December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with an author talk and signing at Schiappa Branch Library on DECEMBER 3, 6PM. We hope to see you there!
https://loom.ly/-P60yWc
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Check out this discussion with Thomas Dann, author of the new Southern noir 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔍 on the Chatter on Books podcast! This mystery about two detectives forging an unlikely alliance to catch a killer bent on revenge is out now.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Check out this discussion with Thomas Dann, author of the new Southern noir 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔍 on the Chatter on Books podcast! This mystery about two detectives forging an unlikely alliance to catch a killer bent on revenge is out now.
https://loom.ly/Gv4K9eI
https://loom.ly/Gv4K9eI
📣Mark your calendar! Join NYT bestseller Connie Berry for a discussion and Q&A of her latest book 🔎A Grave Deception🔎 on JANUARY 8, 7PM, at the @toledolibrary.bsky.social in Toledo, OH. We hope to see you there!
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December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Join NYT bestseller Connie Berry for a discussion and Q&A of her latest book 🔎A Grave Deception🔎 on JANUARY 8, 7PM, at the @toledolibrary.bsky.social in Toledo, OH. We hope to see you there!
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🥳Wishing a #happypubday to @RobinYocum's 💀THE LAST HITMAN💀! Perfect for fans of Eli Cranor and Tulsa King, this thrilling mafia tale shows what happens when loyalty isn’t a two-way street.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🥳Wishing a #happypubday to @RobinYocum's 💀THE LAST HITMAN💀! Perfect for fans of Eli Cranor and Tulsa King, this thrilling mafia tale shows what happens when loyalty isn’t a two-way street.
#thrillerbooks #crimefiction
#thrillerbooks #crimefiction
"Sure to get readers’ blood pumping." Thanks to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this review of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum! This thrilling mafia tale about what happens when loyalty isn’t a two-way street is out tomorrow.
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The Last Hitman by Robin Yocum
In Yocum’s electrifying if familiar latest (after The Sacrifice of Lester Yates), semiretired contract killer Angelo Cipriani’s ...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Sure to get readers’ blood pumping." Thanks to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this review of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum! This thrilling mafia tale about what happens when loyalty isn’t a two-way street is out tomorrow.
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Learn more about the complexities that can lie in missing person cases in this @crimereads.bsky.social essay from Maria Malone, author of 🐑DEATH IN THE COUNTRYSIDE🐑!
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Our Fascination with People Who Vanish
A day like any other. A mother sets off from home to drive her two young daughters to school and after dropping them off heads to the river nearby to walk her dog. A routine morning – familiar, unr…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Learn more about the complexities that can lie in missing person cases in this @crimereads.bsky.social essay from Maria Malone, author of 🐑DEATH IN THE COUNTRYSIDE🐑!
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