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There are plenty of new mysteries that will keep readers on their toes.
First is a story of Munchausen by Proxy syndrome with a twist of revenge in "Darling Rose Gold."
Patty Watts was seen as the devoted single mother of a chronically-ill daughter Rose Gold. But Rose Gold wasn't really sick -- and was looking for a way out from under her mother's controlling ways. Five years after Patty went to prison for poisoning Rose Gold, she is released and the one person who agrees to take her in is her daughter, now a grown-up with a child of her own. Has Rose Gold succumbed to her mother's manipulations once more? Or has she been looking for revenge all of this time?
This is a story that will make readers' think even as they take in all the twists and turns, guessing until the last page.
"Darling Rose Gold" is published by Penguin Random House. It is $26.
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USA Today bestselling author Colleen Coble looks to put her past behind her in "One Little Lie."
As a child, Jane Hardy and her family were part of a cult. While she has since tried to find her mother and her last link to her past, she has been unsuccessful there, but has made a good life for herself. When her father retires and she is appointed interim sheriff, her father is arrested for theft and murder, leading Jane to wonder who is trying to destroy her family once again.
Meanwhile, Reid, a journalist who is making a documentary on small town sheriffs, wants to use Jane in his series, and she is not interested. But as the city wants him to, she has no choice and has to deal with him following her around. Except what does he really want? Is he doing a documentary on sheriffs or cults? And what does he know about Jane's past?
This is a romantic suspense novel that will be a surprise when the last page reveals all of the secrets.
"One Little Lie" is published by Thomas Nelson. It is $16.99.
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Bestselling author Emily Bleeker looks at domestic violence and YouTube in "What It Seems."
Tara has been under the thumb of her controlling foster mother since she was child, seeking solace in a vlogging family's online videos and their seemingly perfect life. And Tara finds a way out through them by way of an internship. Finally she will be a part of a lovely family. But Tara's mother won't let her grip go. And the Feely family isn't quite as picture perfect as they let on. Has Tara accidentally gotten herself into another trap? And can she ever be truly free?
A hard look at some tough issues and how technology impacts us, this is a thinking thriller that won't let go.
"What It Seems" is published by Lake Union. It is $14.95.
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Contact Amy Phelps at aphelps@newsandsentinel.com.