MY SUMMER DARLINGS by May Cobb - Paste Magazine '8 Must-Read New Thrillers for Summer 2022'

Paste Magazine | May 11, 2022

Summer is the most deliciously slow season, from beach (or pool) days stretching long to balmy outdoor drinks past sunset. That’s why it pairs so well with thrillers and mysteries—they go at such a fast clip, and you often have more time to read, that it’s like a summer reading wormhole.

That’s why we’ve spaced out these propulsive, engrossing summer reads; some are out now, while others will be waiting for you as the season unfolds. And the thrills vary, from serial killers to child stars and fake handbag rings to art heists (all the capers!) and secret affairs to mistaken-identity rideshares. Some (Portrait of a Thief and Counterfeit) already have TV deals in the works, but these books are so cinematic on their own that you don’t want to miss out.

My Summer Darlings by May Cobb

May Cobb follows up her dark debut The Hunting Wives with another scintillating tale of neighborhood intrigue in a northeast Texas town, this time by way of a trio of female friends and a shared obsession. Jen is back in her adolescent neighborhood following a nasty divorce; Cynthia is flailing in her seemingly perfect marriage; and Kitty is too busy with her own secrets to be there for the others. But when hunky Will Harding moves into the neighborhood’s most legendary home belonging to an old widower, the young bachelor ignites desire among the three soon-to-be forty-year-old wives and mothers.

But while each of the women would no doubt toast one another for a midlife crisis affair, when all three want the same man it’s more a cause for manipulation than celebration, as plenty of secrets start to find their way to the service.

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