Today I’m sharing a few books I’ve added to my book stack this week and one I’ve added to my wish-list. The stack of books I got that are thrifted or were deeply discounted and “Dear Missing Friend” is an ebook I acquired on NetGalley. I’ve added “Murder on 34th Street” by Mariah Fredericks to my wish-list. The story sounds intriguing! The Lisa Scottoline’s book is titled “Come Home” and I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever read a story written by her.

I was curious about Sager’s book because the premise touches on a subject that is talked about a lot today and though his book is a fictional story, I wanted to see where he went with it. I read this book in less than a day. The book is a slow burn but it does build on tension and the clues that lead up to the big reveal. I do have to admit, the characters were not well developed but I kept on reading regardless because I needed to know if justice would be served!

So many books…

What are some titles you’ve recently acquired?

Stephanie

Dear Missing Friend by Susan McGuirk

Book 1 of A Storied Sisters Society Novel

Pub Date May 19 2026 by Sea Crow Pass

Description

Three hearts. Countless letters. One impossible choice.

Through letters exchanged across oceans and Manhattan streets, Irish immigrant Catherine McGuirk navigates love, ambition, and heartbreak. Torn between her seafaring husband, the suitor she once refused, and her own dreams, Catherine’s fate unfolds in an intimate, epistolary saga of passion, resilience, and 19th-century life.

Murder on 34th Street by Mariah Fredericks

Pub Date Oct 06 2026 by St. Martin’s Press

Description

From the author of The Girl in the Green Dress comes a delightful and captivating novel about a fictional murder mystery at the iconic Macy’s parade leading up to the holidays in historic New York City.

New York, 1932. Grace Verlander is the secret beating heart of Macy’s. She’s the “assistant to the assistant to the someone who’s in charge”, the go-to person for keeping everything running smoothly behind-the-scenes at the famous, bustling store.

It’s not every day you get a letter from Santa Claus, but three days before the Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, Grace arrives at work to find a note from the store Santa Claus in her locker: someone has sent him a death threat. Shocked, Grace promises to look into it and speaks to the store detective about the parade’s security, confident that they’ve found a solution that will keep everyone safe. But on the day of the parade, despite all their precautions, a dead body is found on one of the floats.

Using her wits and deep knowledge of the ways of the place, Grace is determined to find the killer and seek justice—not just for the dead man, but to save the reputation of this iconic store from ruin.