The August LibraryReads list features a riveting mystery from Louise Penny about a small Canadian village with a dark secret that will keep readers guessing until the last page. Also included is another entry in the beloved Meg Langslow mystery series from Donna Andrews; two razor-sharp thrillers from Shari Lapena and B.A. Paris; a stunning debut from Fiona Davis about the Barbizon Hotel for Women in NYC during the fifties, and a cozy, feel-good story by Louise Miller about a woman who loses her job in Boston and finds herself in Vermont.

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Penny, Louise. A Great Reckoning. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. ISBN 9781250022134. $28.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250022127. MYS See LJ’s starred review: ow.ly/uvSx3027EPQ

Lapena, Shari. The Couple Next Door. Pamela Dorman: Penguin. ISBN 9780735221086. $26; ebk. ISBN 9780735221116. F

Way, Camilla. Watching Edie. NAL: Penguin. ISBN 9781101991633. $26; ebk. ISBN 9781101991640. F

Miller, Louise. The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living. Pamela Dorman: Penguin. ISBN 9781101981207. $26; ebk. ISBN 9781101981221. f See LJ’s starred review: LJ 8/16

Davis, Fiona. The Dollhouse. Dutton. ISBN 9781101984994. $26; ebk. ISBN 9781101985007. f See LJ’s Xpress review: LJ 7/8/16

Hood, Ann. The Book That Matters Most. Norton. ISBN 9780393241655. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9780393253849. F See LJ’s review: ow.ly/ows8302qPS3

McHugh, Laura. Arrowood. Spiegel & Grau. ISBN 9780812996395. $27; ebk. ISBN 9780812996401. f See LJ’s starred review: ow.ly/lwJ5302qQCc

Paris, B.A. Behind Closed Doors. St. Martin’s. ISBN 9781250121004. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250121011. f See LJ’s Xpress review: LJ 7/22/16

Phillips, Susan Elizabeth. First Star I See Tonight. Morrow: Harper. ISBN 9780062405616. $26.99. ebk. ISBN 9780062405630. f See LJ’s Prepub Alert: ow.ly/FY1d302qTQf

Andrews, Donna. Die Like an Eagle. Minotaur: St. Martin’s. ISBN 9781250078551. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466890879. mys See LJ’s Prepub Alert: ow.ly/O7QX302qUsU