The Book Club

King of Gluttony by Ana Huang is the sixth Kings of Sin novel, pairing chef Sebastian Laurent with marketing executive Maya Singh in a forced corporate collaboration. The review covers plot setup, characterization, heat level, and how the book sits beside King of Wrath, Pride, Greed, Sloth, and Envy, plus comparable reads.

Monsters in the Archives by Caroline Bicks covers archival findings, Shakespeare parallels, memoir balance, what works, what does not, and the best comparable books for King and literary-memoir readers.

Happy Ending by Chloe Liese is the USA Today bestselling author's 2026 standalone romance. Two divorced strangers fake-date their way into a real two-year friendship, then a forced beach vacation with their exes makes everything combust. Includes plot setup, tropes, comparable reads, and how it stacks up against her Bergman Brothers and Wilmot Sisters books.

The Third Estate – Secrets of the Manor by D R Berlin is a debut conspiracy thriller about a young pilot, a mysterious manor, and a shadow network with global reach. No spoilers, just signal.

In Last One Out by Jane Harper, Ro Crowley returns to Carralon Ridge to confront the unanswered questions around her son's vanishing. Harper's landscape-driven crime writing stays strong, though the middle drags. Fans of The Dry, The Lost Man, and Scrublands will find plenty here, with a few caveats.

Thinking of picking up The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer? Here is what works, what doesn't, and seven similar horror novels to read next.

Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth is a 2025 dual-timeline Melbourne mystery narrated by eighty-one-year-old Elsie, once convicted of murder at fifteen as Mad Mabel. A true-crime podcast, a pushy seven-year-old neighbour, and a death on Kenny Lane force her half-century of silence to break. Comparable to Thursday Murder Club with Hepworth's signature bite.