Top ten books published this month
March 2022
Four Aunties and a Wedding
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
"The Chan family is back! Meddy Chan is getting married, and the wedding planners are perfect -- until Meddy overhears the wedding photographer talking about murdering someone at the reception. Her aunties spring into action, setting into motion a series of madcap misadventures intended to save Meddy's special day. A charming combo of close-knit family, humor, and light mystery; great for fans of Mia P. Manansala and Jade Chang."

Nanette Donohue, Champaign Public Library, Champaign, IL
NoveList read-alike: Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim
 
The Kaiju Preservation Society
by John Scalzi

"As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the U.S., the only job Jamie can find is delivering food, until he begins to work for a secret NGO preserving large animals. What Jamie didn't know is just how large. Scalzi has taken creatures portrayed as monsters in the movies and made us care, with plenty of his usual wit and humor. For fans of Jurassic Park, Devolution, and Jeff VanderMeer."

Dan Brooks, Wake County Public Libraries, Raleigh, NC
NoveList read-alike: Escape from Yokai Land by Charles Stross
The Night Shift: A Novel
by Alex Finlay

"On New Year's Eve 1999, four teenage girls working at a New Jersey video store are brutally attacked. Fifteen years later an almost identical crime occurs. Is it the same killer? This second installment following FBI agent Sarah Keller is a quick read with several fun twists and turns. A fast-paced thriller for readers of Final Girls and Dark Places."

Jayme Oldham, Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, IL
NoveList read-alike: The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen
Sundial
by Catriona Ward

"Rob is trapped in a loveless marriage and worries about her daughter Callie's increasingly disturbed behavior. Rob takes Callie to her own childhood home in hopes of helping her, but to do so she must reveal her family's dark past. Full of mind-blowing twists, this psychological horror tale is for readers of The Cabin at the End of the World and The Drowning Kind."

Blinn Sheffield, Greenwood-Leflore Public Library, Greenwood, MS
NoveList read-alike: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
What Happened to the Bennetts
by Lisa Scottoline

"A carjacking involving a seemingly perfect family from the Philadelphia suburbs launches a suspenseful tale of bad guys, good guys, good bad guys, and bad good guys. With enough red herrings to fill a smorgasbord, this book about grief, corruption, and family will appeal to fans of Iris Johansen, John Grisham, and Wanda M. Morris."

Lois Gross, Hoboken Public Library, Hoboken, NJ
NoveList read-alike: Run Away by Harlan Coben
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