The Lost English Girl by Julia Kelly

In 1935, Viv--raised Catholic--hastily marries Joshua, who is Jewish, because she is pregnant. Viv and Joshua barely know each other, and when Viv's mother offers Joshua money to leave Viv after the wedding, he agrees, figuring he can uses the money to move from Liverpool to New York and follow his dream of being a jazz musician. Viv, ostracized by the community, spends her days living in her childhood home, her only happiness being the love she has for her daughter, Maggie. As World War II intensifies, Viv makes the difficult decision to send Maggie to the countryside to keep her safe from the bombs that are being dropped on England. Joshua, meanwhile, comes back to England and joins the air force when he doesn't get the success he had hoped for in the states. The Lost English Girl follows the lives of Viv and Joshua through the war and after, as both learn to balance their own needs and happiness in a time of tumult and loss.

The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell

The West Moonah Women's Choir has been together for 35 years. When Freycinet, a mom of three, encounters a few of the members and is welcomed into the group, she finds the support that she sorely needs. Bizzy Nancarrow, the leader of the choir, is a force of nature, having grown up with a single mother who gave her strong views on social justice and protest. Other members of the group include Kyrie Kalbfel, Rosanna (Kyrie's Italian daughter-in-law), Irene, Mary, Eleanor, Quin, Sally, and Avni. Set in Hobart, Tasmania, this book will appeal to those who enjoy novels about female friendships.

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

Private detective Henry Kimball is hired by Joan Whalen to determine if Joan's husband, Richard, is having an affair. Joan is convinced that Richard is seeing his co-worker, Pam O'Neil. Henry and Joan previously knew each other when Henry was Joan's English teacher her senior year of high school, but haven't seen each other since then. Henry begins his surveillance and finds himself befriending Pam, wondering all the while if it's a good idea. An alternating storyline in the novel concerns a teenage Joan, then a freshman in high school, on vacation with her family in Maine. There she secretly befriends a boy named Richard who lives in her hometown. Both Joan and Richard hate Richard's cousin, Duane, and taunt each other about what is would be like to get rid of him. Will they follow through with a plan to kill him? The Kind Worth Saving is a Hitchcockian puzzle, well worth a read. The book also features characters from Swanson's second novel, The Kind Worth Killing, but reading that first isn't necessary.

I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

David Burroughs is in prison, wrongly convicted of murdering his son Matthew five years ago. When his former sister-in-law, Rachel, visits David and shows him a recent photo of a boy that's been taken at an amusement park, David along with Rachel is convinced that the boy is Matthew--which means he's still alive. David knows the only thing he can do is find some way to break out of prison and find Matthew. I Will Find You is pulse pounding thrill ride as David tries to stay one step ahead of the authorities to reunite with his son.

A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie

When Sasha Johnson is stabbed in Russell Square, the police send Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his partner, Doug Cullen to the murder scene. It appears to be a quick, deliberate attack on Sasha which means Duncan and Doug will look into Sasha's life to see if there's anyone who seemed to want to harm her. Duncan also decides to bring his wife, Gemma James and her partner, Melody Talbot, in to help. They are also members of the London Metropolitan Police, but have been part of a task force that has been looking into the rise of knife-related crimes in the area. In A Killing of Innocents, the reader follows the quartet, in addition to Detective Inspector Jasmine Sidana, in both their professional and private lives. A welcome return to this long-running series by Deborah Crombie.

Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft

Bea has her sights set on becoming Mrs. Collin Case. Collin is the only son in a very wealthy New York family, and marrying him will make Bea comfortable for the rest of her life. Bea knows she has an uphill battle to get the Case family to accept her, since she is not from the same social circle. In fact, Bea has hidden her unsavory past--growing up with a mother who deceived men and used Bea as a pawn in her games. The biggest obstacle to Bea landing Collin turns out to be Collin's female best friend, Gale. Gale makes it clear to Bea that she doesn't trust her. Soon, it's a battle between Bea and Gale to see who will triumph in their goal. Stone Cold Fox is a wicked, fast-paced read that would make a great movie. Also a great read-alike for The Last Mrs. Parrish and the novels of Julie Clark.