CamCat News September 1-15
We’ve started our fall season at CamCat and we have lots of exciting news about our new and upcoming releases!
New Releases:
The Darkness Surrounds Us by Gail Lukasik, out 9/5/2023
“Lukasik (White Like Her) delivers a gripping ghost story of pandemics past in this well-crafted gothic mystery . . . Readers will sympathize with Nellie’s fears and frustrations, and Lukasik maintains a deliciously dark tension throughout. With unpredictable plotting and superior atmospherics, this is an early-autumn treat fit for late-night devouring.” —Publishers Weekly
“VERDICT: Lukasik blends all the elements needed for a dark suspense novel: a forbidding mansion, ghostly presences, secret passages, a hostile housekeeper, a temperamental employer, and residents unwilling to talk to outsiders. For fans of Rebecca, The Woman in White, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway.” —Library Journal
“Atmospheric and poetic, this is a tale that will keep you turning the pages until you reach the final, startling revelation.” —Raymond Benson, author of The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way
“Moody and atmospheric, The Darkness Surrounds Us by Gail Lukasik is a taut gothic mystery with an intriguing twist. —Susanna Calkins, award-winning author of the Lucy Campion Mysteries and the Speakeasy Murders
Out in Paperback:
Intergalactic Exterminators, Inc by Ash Bishop
“This book is so much fun it ought to be illegal in all known galaxies. Ash Bishop has written a wildly imagined, deeply felt, swashbuckling page turner. I loved it.” —Jesse Kellerman, New York Times bestselling author of The Burning
“VERDICT Bishop’s sci-fi debut is recommended for readers who think Larry Correia’s “Monster Hunter International” series should go intergalactic, those who enjoy stories featuring the people who get the dirty jobs done, and especially anyone who wishes that Martha Wells’s Murderbot would become a superhero.” —Library Journal
“Bishop’s feel-good sci-fi debut kicks off when drifter Russ Wesley discovers a mysterious stone among his recently deceased grandfather’s collection of oddities . . . imbuing this romp with solid worldbuilding, a broad sense of adventure, and a sensitive emotional core. With gruesome alien battles, layered conflict, and a sprinkling of humor, this is sure to find an audience.” —Publishers Weekly
“For those who like space adventures with mystery, intrigue, and some scary beasties, this will be an engaging read.” —Booklist
CamCat Trade Reviews
Kirkus Reviews reviewed Bladestay by Jackie Johnson: “A scheming female antihero goes undercover as a man to survive the hostile takeover of her small hometown in this raucous 19th-century Western.”
AudioFile Magazine reviewed the audiobook for Managing the Matthews by Haleigh Wenger: “Escape to glamorous Hollywood with narrators Lisa Larsen and Alex Knox . . . Performed in dual narration, Larsen and Knox's voices complement each other well.”
Booklist reviewed the audiobook for The Horoscope Writer by Ash Bishop: “Hand to listeners looking for a fast-paced, high-tension, steamy murder mystery. Recommended for mystery readers with an interest in astrology or historical astronomy.”
Foreword Reviews reviewed Girl on Trial by Kathleen Fine: “Reality wars with public perception in Girl on Trial, a suspenseful thriller in which a maligned teenager is forced to fight for justice.”
CamCat Publicity News
- Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons was featured in Criminal Element’s list for Most Anticipated Reads: September 2023
- Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons is on tour with Suzy Approved Tours.
- The Darkness Surrounds Us by Gail Lukasik is on tour with Suzy Approved Tours.
- Angolin by C. E. Taylor had a cover reveal with Storygram Tours.
- Kill Call by Jeff Wooten had a cover reveal with The Nerd Daily.
- Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons is an Amazon Editors’ Pick.
- Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons and The Darkness Surrounds Us by Gail Lukasik were featured in tor.com’s list of All the New Horror, Romantasy, and Other SFF-Crossover Books Arriving in September
