Mass Market Paperback:  496 pages

Publisher:  Del Rey (July 30, 2013)

Jason M. Hough’s pulse-pounding debut combines the drama, swagger, and vivid characters of Joss Whedon’s Firefly with the talent of sci-fi author John Scalzi.

In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, Australia, stands as the last human city on Earth. The world has succumbed to an alien plague, with most of the population transformed into mindless, savage creatures. The planet’s refugees flock to Darwin, where a space elevator—created by the architects of this apocalypse, the Builders—emits a plague-suppressing aura.

Skyler Luiken has a rare immunity to the plague. Backed by an international crew of fellow “immunes,” he leads missions into the dangerous wasteland beyond the aura’s edge to find the resources Darwin needs to stave off collapse. But when the Elevator starts to malfunction, Skyler is tapped—along with the brilliant scientist, Dr. Tania Sharma—to solve the mystery of the failing alien technology and save the ragged remnants of humanity.

“Hough’s first novel combines the rapid-fire action and memorable characters associated with Joss Whedon’s short-lived Firefly TV series with the accessibility and scientific acumen of J.S. Corey’s [sic] “Expanse” series.” –Library Journal, starred review

“Newcomer Hough displays a talent for imaginative plotting and realistic dialogue, and the brisk pacing and cliffhanger ending will keep readers enthralled and eagerly awaiting the next installment.” –Publishers Weekly

@Jason Hough

About Jason M. Hough

Jason M. Hough was born in Illinois but grew up on the mean streets of suburban San Diego, California. In 1978, at age six, his parents took him to see Star Wars, and so began a lifelong love of sci-fi and all things geek. He later worked for a decade in the videogame industry as both a 3D artist and a game designer. Today he lives in San Diego with his wife and two young sons. When not writing, Hough enjoys building LEGO spaceships with his boys and other similarly grown-up pursuits.

Connect with Jason at his website, Twitter, Facebook and Goodreads.

Paperback:  288 pages

Publisher:  Plume (August 27, 2013)

Whatever you do, don’t read this one on the beach. 

Six strangers wake up on a remote island in the Florida Keys with no memory of their arrival. They soon discover their sole commanlity: all are heroin addicts from the slums of Miami. And all of them are aching for their next fix.

As the excruciating pangs of withdrawal become more and more pronounced, the six face their captors across open water. The four shadowy figures on the yacht are dangerous predators who know that their victims’ need never falters—and that the creatures that swim beneath the waves have equally rapacious appetites.

There is a note. No one is coming to your aid. We have ensured this. So begins a dangerous game. The six must make an unimaginable choice—swim to the next island where a cache of the purest heroin awaits; or die trying. As the fight to survive intensifies, the astonishing motivations of the men on board ship emerge, raising the stakes to towering heights.

Photo credit IanSchwaier

Part Hunger Games, part Trainspotting, and part Jaws, this absolutely addicting novel is ideal for fans of Stephen King and Chuck Palahniuk. BAIT is a high-octane novel that explores the line between strength and frailty.

About J. Kent Messum

J. Kent Messum is an author, musician, and always bets on the underdog. He lives in Toronto with his wife, dog, and three cats.

Connect with the author on his website,  Twitter and on Facebook.

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Hardcover:  496 pages

• Publisher: Touchstone; First Edition edition (March 5, 2013)

The Chalice is a historical thriller told from the point of view of a young woman caught in the crosswinds of time: She has pledged to become a Dominican nun in an England ruled by Henry VIII, who has ruthlessly smashed his country’s allegiance to Rome. In 1538, bloody power struggles between crown and cross threaten to tear the country apart. Joanna Stafford has seen what lies inside the king’s torture rooms and risks imprisonment again, when she is caught up in a shadowy international plot targeting the King. As the power plays turn vicious, Joanna understands she may have to assume her role in a prophecy foretold by three different seers, each more omniscient than the last. The life of Henry VIII as well as the future of Christendom are in her hands—hands that must someday hold the chalice that lays at the center of these deadly prophecies. As she struggles to forge a life for herself in a country that rejects her faith, she must also decide if her future should be shared with a man–and if so, which of the two men who love her should be chosen.

About Nancy Bilyeau

Nancy Bilyeau is a magazine editor who has worked at such publications as Rolling Stone and InStyle and is now the executive editor of DuJour. A native of the Midwest, she earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. She researched and workshopped her first novel, The Crown, for five years before finding an agent and selling it in an auction to Touchstone/Simon&Schuster in 2010. For The Chalice, she traveled to England to do in-depth research into the tumultuous late 1530s of the Tudor era. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

For more information about Nancy and her work, visit her website at nancybilyeau.com.

Nancy Bilyeau’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, July 15th:  Royal Reviews

Wednesday, July 17th:  A Chick Who Reads

Thursday, July 18th:  Tiffany’s Bookshelf

Friday, July 19th:  Col Reads

Monday, July 22nd:  No More Grumpy Bookseller

Wednesday, July 24th:  Lit and Life

Thursday, July 25th:  Book Addict Katie

Monday, July 29th:  Scandalous Women

Tuesday, July 30th:  Fiction Addict

Wednesday, July 31st:  Booktalk & More

Thursday, August 1st:  Bookish Whimsy

Monday, August 5th:  Read Lately

Wednesday, August 7th:  A Library of My Own

Thursday, August 8th:  Literally Jen

Friday, August 9th:  A Reader of Fictions

Monday, August 12th:  Books Without Any Pictures

Wednesday, August 14th:  2 Kids and Tired

Thursday, August 15th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection

Monday, May 20th – Tiffany’s Bookshelf – Dreams of Empire, Book 2

Monday, May 20th – Black ‘n Gold Girl’s Book Spot  - Who-ology: Doctor Who: The Official Miscellany

Tuesday, May 21st– No More Grumpy Bookseller –Only Human, Book 9

Wednesday, May 22nd – The Best Books Ever – Earthworld, Book 8

Wednesday, May 22nd - Col Reads – Ten Little Aliens, Book 1

Thursday, May 23rd – Reading Reality – Festival of Death, Book 4

Friday, May 24th –  The Z Axis – Fear of the Dark, Book 5

The Cottage at Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri

Monday, May 20th: Stephany Writes

Monday, May 20th: Traveling With T

Tuesday, May 21st: …the bookworm…

Wednesday, May 22nd: Sharon’s Garden of Book Reviews

Thursday, May 23rd: Tiffany’s Bookshelf

He’s Gone by Deb Caletti

Monday, May 20th:  No More Grumpy Bookseller

Tuesday, May 21st:  Peppermint Ph.D.

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Books in the Burbs

Thursday, May 23rd:  WV Stitcher

Friday, May 24th:  The Betty and Boo Chronicles

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

Monday, May 20th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Tuesday, May 21st:  Speaking of Books

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Chaotic Compendiums

Thursday, May 23rd:  Knowing the Difference

Friday, May 24th:  The Relentless Reader

The Gods of Heavenly Punishment by Jennifer Cody Epstein

Monday, May 20th:  Book Dilettante

Tuesday, May 21st: The Relentless Reader

Wednesday, May 22nd: Historical Tapestry – The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader

Thursday, May 23rd:  Books Speak Volumes

Friday, May 24th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Monday, May 20th: Twisting the Lens

Tuesday, May 21st: A Bookworm’s World

Wednesday, May 22nd: Geek Banter

Thursday, May 23rd: Hooked on Books

Friday, May 24th: Luxury Reading

The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro

Monday, May 20th: Reading Reality

Wednesday, May 22nd: A Chick Who Reads

Thursday, May 23rd: Literally Jen

Friday, May 24th: Broken Teepee

Saturday, May 25th: Doing Dewey

Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende

Monday, May 20th: Book Club Classics!

Tuesday, May 21st: Man of La Book

Wednesday, May 22nd: From the TBR Pile

Thursday, May 23rd: Cerebral Girl in a Redneck World

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In the Garden of Stone by Susan Tekulve

Monday, May 20th:  West Metro Mommy

Tuesday, May 21st:  Kritter’s Ramblings

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Unabridged Chick

Thursday, May 23rd:  Tiffany’s Bookshelf

The Girl Who Married an Eagle by Tamar Myers

Monday, May 20th: Excellent Library

Tuesday, May 21st: Book Journey

Thursday, May 23rd: From the TBR Pile

Friday, May 24th: Lavish Bookshelf

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Never Tell by Alafair Burke

Monday, May 20th: Reflections of a Bookaholic

Wednesday, May 22nd: Tina’s Book Reviews

Thursday, May 23rd: Literary Feline

Friday, May 24th: Drey’s Library

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A Dual Inheritance by Joanna Hershon

Monday, May 20th:  Becca’s Byline

Tuesday, May 21st:  Luxury Reading

Thursday, May 23rd:  Regular Rumination

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Too Hurt to Stay by Casey Watson

Monday, May 20th: My Three Sons

Wednesday, May 22nd: Bloggin’ ‘Bout Books

Wednesday, May 22nd: Some Difference

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The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson

Monday, May 20th:  What She Read

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Book Journey

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Tiger Babies Strike Back by Kim Wong Keltner

Monday, May 20th: Family Volley

Wednesday, May 22nd: Overstuffed

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Immortal Bird by Doron Weber

Monday, May 20th:  Mental Foodie

Thursday, May 23rd:  Perks of being a JAP

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A Complicated Marriage by Janice Van Horne

Monday, May 20th: Dreaming in Books

Thursday, May 23rd: I’m Booking It

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Margaret Fuller by Megan Marshall

Monday, May 20th:  Suko’s Notebook

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Deadly Harvest by Michael Stanley

Monday, May 20th: Tales of a Book Addict

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Pain, Parties, Work by Elizabeth Winder

Monday, May 20th: Peppermint PhD

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I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag by Jennifer Gilbert

Monday, May 20th: The Well-Read Redhead

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Foodist by Darya Pino Rose, Ph.D.

Tuesday, May 21st: 110 Pound and Counting

Wednesday, May 22nd: (never home)maker

Thursday, May 23rd: A Journey to Thin

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All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohuse

Tuesday, May 21st: No More Grumpy Bookseller

Wednesday, May 22nd: Mom in Love With Fiction

Friday, May 24th: Sweet Southern Home

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Sight Reading by Daphne Kalotay

Tuesday, May 21st: Conceptual Reception

Wednesday, May 22nd: BookNAround

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Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff

Wednesday, May 22nd: Reading to Know

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The Forever Knight by John Marco

Wednesday, May 22nd: Curling Up by the Fire

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However Long the Night by Aimee Molloy

Wednesday, May 22nd: guiltless reading

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The Paradise Guest House by Ellen Sussman

Wednesday, May 22nd:  Books in the City

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The Roots of the Olive Tree by Courtney Miller Santo

Thursday, May 23rd: The Book Bag

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• Paperback: 320 pages

• Publisher: Plume (May 28, 2013)

On the eve of the Second World War, the last surviving specimen of a camellia plant known as the Middlebury Pink lies secreted away on an English country estate. Flora, an amateur American botanist, is contracted by an international ring of flower thieves to infiltrate the household and acquire the coveted bloom. Her search is at once brightened by new love and threatened by her discovery of a series of ghastly crimes.

More than half a century later, garden designer Addison takes up residence at the manor, now owned by the family of her husband, Rex. The couple’s shared passion for mysteries is fueled by the enchanting camellia orchard and an old gardener’s notebook. Yet its pages hint at dark acts ingeniously concealed. If the danger that Flora once faced remains very much alive, will Addison share her fate?

“Terrific … compelling … an intoxicating blend of mystery, history and romance, this book is hard to put down.” –Real Simple

About Sarah Jio

Sarah Jio is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Blackberry Winter, The Violets of March, and The Bungalow. She has written thousands of articles for magazines such as Glamour, SELF, Health, Redbook, Cooking Light, O, The Oprah Magazine, Woman’s Day and many other publications. She lives in Seattle with her husband and their three young children.

Connect with Sarah at her website, Sarahjio.com, on Facebook and on Twitter.

Sarah Jio’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, June 24th:  Kritter’s Ramblings

Wednesday, June 26th:  Utah Mom’s Life

Friday, June 28th:  Book Addict Katie

Monday, July 1st:  A Bookworm’s World

Tuesday, July 2nd:  Ageless Pages Review

Wednesday, July 3rd:  A Bookish Way of Life

Monday, July 8th:  Write, Meg!

Wednesday, July 10th:  BookChickDi

Thursday, July 11th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Monday, July 15th:  Amused by Books

Wednesday, July 17th:  Guiltless Reading

Thursday, July 18th:  Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Friday, July 19th:  Books a la Mode – guest post

Monday, July 22nd:  Book Dilettante

Wednesday, July 24th:  2 Kids and Tired

Thursday, July 25th:  Peeking Between the Pages

• Paperback: 358 pages
• Publisher: Fomite (April 15, 2013)

Thirty-year-old Manhattan bachelor Ariel Zinsky is still recovering from his abusive childhood when he realizes no one — including his few living relatives — is truly interested in his narrative. While they numb themselves with the latest celebrity rehab story or the third-world atrocities replayed without ceasing on cable news, he sets out to write his autobiography as an exercise in his own self-medication, recasting himself as the hero in a coming-of-age story. Fans of A Confederacy of Dunces and The Perks of Being a Wallflower will relate to this tale of overcoming your childhood’s traumas, and the world’s indifference to them.

Warning: this book contains graphic sexual content and violence; it may not be suitable for all readers.

Praise for Zinsky the Obscure

“A powerful debut with Dickensian touches in its heartbreaking and occasionally humorous chronicle of the life of a modern young man.” – Kirkus Reviews

“This wry debut novel takes on the classic coming-of-age saga, and it makes the reader rethink common assumptions about how young people get from here to there.” – Booklist

“This eloquent novel from Mochari…is both bleak and affecting.” – Publishers Weekly

“Brutally funny….forged from the same literary hearth that has given us such delightful and fussy oddballs as Ignatius J. Reilly, Don Quixote, and Kilgore Trout….this book has the scope of something like Irving’s The World According to Garp. It also has that book’s heart. ” – DigBoston

“A terrific novel, whose pileup of emotional honesty is visceral and powerfully real — just try to look away.” – Dara Horn, National Jewish Book Award winner and two-time New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice selection

About Ilan Mochari

Ilan Mochari’s novel, Zinsky the Obscure (Fomite Press), has earned rave reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist. Ilan’s short stories have appeared in Keyhole, Stymie and Ruthie’s Club. He is a contributor to Cognoscenti, the online magazine for Boston’s NPR News Station. He has a B.A. in English from Yale University. He used it to wait tables for nine years in the Boston area.

Find out more about Ilan and Zinksy the Obscure at zinskytheobscure.com. You can read a review of Zinsky the Obscure in DigBoston, as well as an interview with the author. Check out the radio interview as well.

File Size: 547 KB

• Print Length: 289 pages

• Publisher: eKensington (June 6, 2013)

Everyone has a talent. Some are just more legal than others. Cat Montgomery steals jewels for AB&T, the premier agency for thieves in Seattle. Career perks: good pay, great disguises, constant adrenaline rush. Drawbacks: the possibility of jail time…or worse. Now she’s taken on a lucrative side job—recovering a priceless Faberge egg for an alleged Romanov descendant.

Though Cat is working solo, there are plenty of interested players. Her FBI ex-boyfriend is nosing around, as is her former mentor-turned-nemesis. Then there’s the charming art thief helping—or is he hindering?—her mission. If her luck holds out, this could be the case that allows Cat to retire with her conscience and her life intact. If not, it’ll be her last job for all the wrong reasons…

Tamea Burd Photography

About Kim Foster

Kim Foster is a practicing physician, a novelist, and a mom. She’s also an active health blogger and writer. (You can read those blogs here, and here.) After thirteen years stitching people’s lacerations, treating their sore throats, and checking their blood pressure, she is now about to become a published novelist, too, thanks to a brand spanking new 3-book deal with Kensington Books. Her first novel is slated for publication in June 2013.

To learn more about Kim and her work, please visit her website, kimfosterwrites.com.

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Kim Foster’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, June 10th:  Mom in Love with Fiction

Tuesday, June 11th:  Reading Reality

Friday, June 14th:  From the TBR Pile

Monday, June 17th:  All Grown Up?

Tuesday, June 18th:  Ageless Pages Reviews

Thursday, June 20th:  No More Grumpy Bookseller

Friday, June 21st:  5 Minutes for Books

Monday, June 24th:  Seaside Book Nook

Tuesday, June 25th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Thursday, June 27th:  Joyfully Retired

Sunday, May 12th: Adoption Creates Families

Monday, May 13th: Xavier and Alice Anne

Tuesday, May 14th: Thrifty Mommas Brain Food

Wednesday, May 15th: Adoption and Foster Care

Wednesday, May 15th: They’re All My Own

Friday, May 17th: Always and Forever Family

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Margaret Fuller: A New American Life by Megan Marshall

Monday, May 13th:  Broken Teepee

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He’s Gone by Deb Caletti

Monday, May 13th:  Books a la Mode - guest post/giveaway

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The Magic Circle by Jenny Davidson

Monday, May 13th:  Jen’s Book Thoughts

Tuesday, May 14th:  I Read a Book Once

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The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones by Jack Wolf

Monday, May 13th:  An Armchair by the Sea

Tuesday, May 14th:  Let Them Read Books

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Taking Chances and From Ashes by Molly McAdams

Monday, May 13th: A Tale of Many Book Reviews

Tuesday, May 14th: From the TBR Pile

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Pain, Parties, Work by Elizabeth Winder

Monday, May 13th: A Bookish Affair

Tuesday, May 14th: missris

Wednesday, May 15th: guiltless reading

Thursday, May 16th: The Scarlet Letter

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The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Monday, May 13th: Bibliophilia, Please!

Tuesday, May 14th: Man of La Book

Wednesday, May 15th: I Read a Book Once

Thursday, May 16th: Speaking of Books

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Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende

Monday, May 13th: Olduvai Reads

Tuesday, May 14th: Kritters Ramblings

Wednesday, May 15th: Savvy Verse & Wit

Thursday, May 16th: What She Read … - joint review

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The Time of My Life by Cecilia Ahern

Monday, May 13th: Tiffany’s Bookshelf

Tuesday, May 14th: Drey’s Library

Wednesday, May 15th: Tina’s Book Reviews

Thursday, May 16th: Lisa’s Yarns

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Deadly Harvest by Michael Stanley

Monday, May 13th: Joyfully Retired

Tuesday, May 14th: Wordsmithonia

Wednesday, May 15th: 5 Minutes For Books

Thursday, May 16th: My Bookish Ways

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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

Monday, May 13th:  Book Hooked Blog

Tuesday, May 14th:  Broken Teepee

Wednesday, May 15th:  BookChickDi

Thursday, May 16th:  The Feminist Texican [Reads]

Friday, May 17th:  Peppermint Ph.D.

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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection

Monday, May 13th  A Bookish Way of Life – Beautiful Chaos, Book 10

Wednesday, May 15th - A Library of My Own – Festival of Death, Book 4

Thursday, May 16th - Speaking of Books – Fear of the Dark, Book 5  -reschedule

Friday, May 17th - Col Reads – Ten Little Aliens, Book 1 – reschedule

Friday, May 17th – Black ‘n Gold Girl’s Book Spot – The Silent Stars Go By, Book 11 – reschedule

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In the Garden of Stone by Susan Tekulve

Monday, May 13th:  Patricia’s Wisdom

Tuesday, May 14th:  Caribousmom

Wednesday, May 15th:  WV Stitcher

Friday, May 17th:  Fiction Addict

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Immortal Bird by Doron Weber

Monday, May 13th:  River City Reading

Tuesday, May 14th:  Between the Covers

Thursday, May 16th:  She Treads Softly

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The Cottage at Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri

Monday, May 13th: Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

Tuesday, May 14th: The Infinite Shelf

Friday, May 17th: Proud Book Nerd

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Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff

Monday, May 13th: Library of Clean Reads

Wednesday, May 15th: Bibliophiliac

Thursday, May 16th: Reading to Know

Friday, May 17th: 50 Books Project

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The Gods of Heavenly Punishment by Jennifer Cody Epstein

Wednesday, May 15th:  Diary of an Eccentric

Wednesday, May 15th:  Peeking Between the Pages

Thursday, May 16th:  Lit and Life

Friday, May 17th:  West Metro Mommy

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A Dual Inheritance by Joanna Hershon

Monday, May 13th:  Life, Love, & Books

Wednesday, May 15th:  A Bookish Way of Life

Thursday, May 16th:  BookNAround

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Tiger Babies Strike Back by Kim Wong Keltner

Monday, May 13th: Book Club Classics!

Wednesday, May 15th: Book Hooked Blog

Thursday, May 16th: Peaceful Parenting

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However Long the Night by Aimee Molloy

Monday, May 13th: Dreaming in Books

Wednesday, May 15th: Lavish Bookshelf

Thursday, May 16th: My Bookshelf

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The Girl Who Married an Eagle by Tamar Myers

Monday, May 13th: BoundbyWords

Monday, May 13th: Books in the City

Thursday, May 16th: Book Him Danno!

Friday, May 17th: Book Dilettante

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The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda Riley

Tuesday, May 14th: Bibliophiliac

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Never Tell by Alafair Burke

Tuesday, May 14th: A Book Geek

Wednesday, May 15th: The Reader’s Hollow

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Foodist by Darya Pino Rose

Tuesday, May 14th: The Tippy Toe Diet

Wednesday, May 15th: Frances and the Technicolor Tummy

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I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag by Jennifer Gilbert

Tuesday, May 14th: A Musing Reviews

Wednesday, May 15th: Sophisticated Dorkiness

Thursday, May 16th: Tiffany’s Bookshelf

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The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro

Tuesday, May 14th: No More Grumpy Bookseller

Wednesday, May 15th: BookNAround

Thursday, May 16th: Books in the Burbs

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A Complicated Marriage by Janice Van Horne

Tuesday, May 14th: Turn the Page

Wednesday, May 15th: Sharon’s Garden of Book Reviews

Thursday, May 16th: Patricia’s Wisdom

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Hit the Beach with the Dorothea Benton Frank Read Along

Wednesday, May 15th: bookchickdi - Return to Sullivan Island

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• Hardcover: 320 pages

Publisher: Crown (June 11, 2013)

THE EXECUTION OF NOA P. SINGLETON: A Novel by astounding new voice Elizabeth L. Silver is a clever, gripping and psychologically astute debut novel about a young woman on death row, what she did to get there, and why she may never share the truth with a living soul.  It is unapologetic, unpredictable, and unforgettable. 

THE EXECUTION OF NOA P. SINGLETON begins with Noa’s imminent death in a Pennsylvania penitentiary.  Incarcerated at the age of twenty-five for the murder of Sarah Dixon and having served ten years with little hope for appeal, Noa Singleton (prisoner No. 10271978) is ready to die.  Yet, six months before her execution date, she has an unexpected visitor, high-powered attorney Marlene Dixon.  Marlene, the mother of Noa’s victim, has initiated a clemency petition on Noa’s behalf.  But why would Marlene change her mind, and what does she want from Noa? As Noa’s prison memoir unfolds, we learn about the events leading up to Sarah’s murder, as well as the links binding Noa, Sarah, and Marlene’s fates.  Interspersed throughout the novel are Marlene’s confessional letters to her daughter that reveal clues exposing a past filled with love, anguish, and deception. But which story is sincere? As Noa’s execution date looms large, we are faced with truths just as sinister as the crime of which she has been accused.

THE EXECUTION OF NOA P. SINGLETON is a fierce and haunting first novel that will leave you thinking about the legal system long after you’ve read the final page.

“Silver has written a darkly witty, acerbic jigsaw puzzle of a first novel about legal versus moral culpability… [and] explores convolutions of guilt and innocence beyond the law’s narrow scope with a sharpness and attention to detail that can be unnerving but demands attention.”—Kirkus Reviews(starred review)

“[A] searing debut…This devastating read stands less as a polemic against the death penalty than as a heartbreaking brief for the preciousness of life.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Silver definitely delivers a thought-provoking examination of the criminal-justice system, providing a clear-eyed view of the artificial theatrics that dominate criminal trials and a heartfelt look at both grief and remorse. An intriguing debut from a writer to watch.”—Booklist

“The Execution of Noa P. Singleton kept me awake long after I had put it down. Halfway through this gripping novel, in which ‘good’ and ‘bad,’ ‘guilt’ and ‘innocence’ change positions more than once, I thought I was so clever I might know where this story was headed. But I was proved wrong in a way I never could have imagined. Congratulations to Elizabeth L. Silver for a fantastic first book that will keep readers awake all over the world.” —Herman Koch, author of The Dinner

“The Execution of Noa P. Singleton is mortal war between ferocious women, told with a fiery and merciless lyricism so beautiful it hurts.”—Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love

“The Execution of Noa P. Singleton is an intense and gripping novel of betrayal and guilt that forces readers to confront their convictions and the limitations of their capacity for empathy. Elizabeth L. Silver is a gifted new writer, and her novel is certain to be a smash.”—Ayelet Waldman, author of Bad Mother

“In The Execution of Noa P. Singleton, Elizabeth L. Silver puts the human factor front and center, to devastating effect.  Guilt and innocence, capital punishment, the living hell of death row, all these get their due, but at the heart of it is us, the ongoing mystery of what lies inside our souls.”—Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

“In this grippingly off-kilter thriller, a young woman sits on death row after being convicted of murder until a high-powered attorney – the victim’s mother – intervenes, leaving everyone to wonder why.” —O, The Oprah Magazine

“Smart, cool, articulate, funny, and savvy—Noa P. Singleton dares you to put her story down.”—Rosamund Lupton, author of Sister

“Elizabeth L. Silver is a writer to watch out for, one of great scope and passion. Here she tackles a bold topic with skill, compassion and verve.”—Jill Dawson, author of Orange and Whitbred nominated Fred & Edie, The Great Lover, and Lucky Bunny

About Elizabeth L. Silver

Silver, a writer, attorney, and former English teacher, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the MA Program in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in England, and Temple University Beasley School of Law. She studied capital punishment with some of the nation’s leading anti-death penalty attorneys at the University of Texas School of Law at Austin, where she worked on a clemency petition, and later worked as a Judicial Clerk for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. As part of the clemency investigation, she visited death row, interviewed inmates and met with victim family members. While exploring the provocative and polarizing issues of the death penalty, Silver wanted to present both sides of the issue, and thus her novel was born. Silver’s taut writing, which has brought recognition from Glimmer Train, funding from the NEA, and writing residencies in Spain and France, carries the reader forward to the story’s shocking end.

Elizabeth L. Silver’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, June 10th:  A Bookish Way of Life

Tuesday, June 11th:  Jenn’s Bookshelves

Wednesday, June 12th:  No More Grumpy Bookseller

Thursday, June 13th:  BookChickDi

Monday, June 17th:  Read Lately

Tuesday, June 18th:  Rhapsody in Books

Wednesday, June 19th:  Kritter’s Ramblings

Wednesday, June 19th:  Man of La Book

Thursday, June 20th:  Simply Stacie

Monday, June 24th:  The Best Books Ever

Tuesday, June 25th:  BookNAround

Wednesday, June 26th:  River City Reading

Wednesday, June 26th:  Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Thursday, June 27th:  Booksnob

Monday, July 1st:  The Scarlet Letter

Tuesday, July 2nd:  Musings of a Bookish Kitty

Wednesday, July 3rd:  A Bookworm’s World

Friday, July 5th:  Book Hooked Blog

Friday, July 12th:  Sweet Southern Home

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Original edition (May 28, 2013)

Yael Azoulay does the United Nations’ dirty work by cutting deals that most of us never hear about. Equally at home in the caves of Afghanistan, the slums of Gaza, or corporate boardrooms all across the world, Yael believes the ends justify the means…until she’s pushed way beyond her breaking point.

When Yael is assigned to eastern Congo to negotiate with Jean-Pierre Hakizimani, a Hutu warlord wanted for genocide, she offers him a generous plea bargain. Thanks to Congo’s abundance of a valuable mineral used in computer and cell phone production, her number one priority is maintaining regional stability. But when she discovers that Hakizimani is linked to the death of the person she loved the most—and that the UN is prepared to sanction mass murder—Yael soon realizes that salvation means not just saving others’ lives but confronting her own inner demons.

Spanning New York City, Africa, and Switzerland, The Geneva Option is the first in a series of gripping conspiracy thrillers, a tour de force of international espionage and intrigue.

Photograph by Szabolcs Dudas

About Adam LeBor

Adam LeBor lives in Budapest and writes for the Economist, New York Times, Times (London), Monocle, and numerous other publications. He is the author of a number of nonfiction books, including the groundbreaking investigative work Hitler’s Secret Bankers (short-listed for the Orwell Prize), which revealed the extent of Swiss complicity with the Third Reich; City of Oranges (short-listed for the Jewish Quarterly Prize); and Complicity with Evil.

Find out more about Adam at his website, connect with him on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter.

Adam’s Tour Stops

Tuesday, May 28th: Man of La Book

Wednesday, May 29th: Jen’s Book Thoughts

Thursday, May 30th: Lavish Bookshelf

Monday, June 3rd: The Avid Reader’s Musings

Tuesday, June 4th: Beastmomma

Wednesday, June 5th: Mystery Playground

Thursday, June 6th: Short and Sweet Reviews

Wednesday, June 12th: Ace and Hoser Blook

Thursday, June 13th: 50 Books Project

Monday, June 17th: No More Grumpy Bookseller