The Minotaur Sampler, Volume 18

Name: The Minotaur Sampler, Volume 18
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
ISBN: 9781250442444

By Lori Rader-Day & Rebecca Philipson &

Publisher Description

Looking for a new book that will make your heart race? The eighteenth edition of The Minotaur Sampler compiles the beginnings of six can't-miss novels publishing in Winter 2026 for free and easy sampling.

Will Shindler’s The Bone Queen is a harrowing horror-thriller debut where a mother must navigate a secretive small town and battle a mysterious evil entity to find her missing teenage daughter.

Jennifer K. Breedlove’s Murder Will Out is a heart-warming gothic mystery set in an island off the coast of Maine following a woman determined to investigate the mysterious secrets behind her godmother’s death.

How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson follows a Scotland Yard detective in her race to find the identity of the author of a self-help book that seems to have inspired London’s newest murderer.

Lori Rader-Day’s Wreck Your Heart is a big-hearted crime novel where a midwestern country singer is out to catch her big break before family–or murder–wrecks everything.

The Survivor by Andrew Reid is a suspense-packed thriller about one fateful evening where an anonymous killer, a young man trapped by his past, and an NYPD detective converge on a hijacked New York subway train.

Killing Me Softly by Sandie Jones is a twisty new thriller where two tragedy-stricken lovers find themselves in a devastating cat-and-mouse game of deception and blame.

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The Minotaur Sampler, Volume 18 Reviews

3.5

Maysa

Created 2 months ago

“I personally really enjoy these sampler books. I found this one to be one of my favorites, all of the books were added to my TBR as I will be looking to finished them. I personally really enjoyed The Survivor by Andrew Reid. Thanks to NetGalley for this E-Arc.”

Megan Magee

Created 6 months ago

“About half of these were good enough to make me interested to start reading them. This sampler provides the reader with 3 chapters of each book and the entire point is to make you decide if you'd want to read them or not. The Bone Queen had potential for an atmospheric and spooky folk horror type, but didn't necessarily fit with the rest of the titles picked for this sampler for me. Although I did enjoy what was on offer and display, I'd pass on the titles chosen with the exception of the aforementioned and Killing Me Softly. Thanks so much to St. Martin's Press for the chance to read and review this sampler eARC! All opinions are my own.”

About Lori Rader-Day

LORI RADER-DAY is the Edgar Award−nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark Award−winning author of The Death of Us, Death at Greenway, The Lucky One, Under a Dark Sky, and others. Lori cochairs the crime fiction readers’ event Midwest Mystery Conference and teaches creative writing at Northwestern University. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Greg, and their dog, Clementine. Find the playlist of songs that inspired the writing of Wreck Your Heart and Lori’s other books at www .LoriRaderDay.com.

Other books by Lori Rader-Day

Wreck Your Heart

The Death of Us

Death at Greenway

The Lucky One

Under a Dark Sky

The Day I Died

Little Pretty Things

Black Hour

Rebecca Philipson

REBECCA PHILIPSON grew up in a mining town in County Durham, where she still lives. Educated in a small convent, she deferred her university degree to set up her own business at 21. Rebecca finished her BA in English Literature at Northumbria University, graduating with First Class Honours, and completed a PGCE in English at Durham University whilst on maternity leave. After returning to her business, Rebecca also lectured part-time in Literature and Language in Newcastle. Having sold her business in 2020, Rebecca is now devoted to her writing career. She graduated from the University of East Anglia (UEA) Masters Program in 2024 and won a scholarship to Liverpool University where she will be reading for a PhD in Creative Writing.

Other books by Rebecca Philipson

How to Get Away with Murder

Rebecca Philipson

$14.99

Will Shindler

WILL SHINDLER has spent most of his career working as a broadcast journalist for the BBC. He also spent nearly a decade working on a number of British television dramas, working for both the BBC Drama Series Department, and Talkback Thames Television as a writer and script editor. He has been writing novels since 2020, including the five-book critically acclaimed DI Alex Finn series: The Burning Men, The Killing Choice, The Hunting Ground, The Blood Line and The Cold Case. The Bone Queen is his first novel for Minotaur Books in the US. He currently combines reading news bulletins for BBC Radio London with his novel writing and has previously worked as a presenter for ITV West, a reporter for BBC Radio Five Live, and as one of the stadium presenters at the 2012 London Olympics. He lives in London.

Other books by Will Shindler

Chasing Demons

The Bone Queen

The Cold Case

The Blood Line

The Hunting Ground

The Killing Choice

The Burning Men

Jennifer K. Breedlove

JENNIFER K. BREEDLOVE is a Chicago area composer, conductor, author, editor, and educator. A frequent visitor to Downeast Maine since childhood, she has an enduring affection for the wild beauty of the coastal islands and the warmth of the people who make their homes there. Her debut novel, Murder Will Out, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award, and was also a finalist for the Killer Nashville Claymore award.

Other books by Jennifer K. Breedlove

Murder Will Out

Jennifer K. Breedlove

$14.99

Andrew Reid

Born in Scotland, ANDREW REID worked as a research scientist for almost a decade on projects including DNA synthesis, forensics, and drug development. He now teaches Science and lives in Stockholm with his wife, three children, and two cats

Other books by Andrew Reid

The Survivor

Andrew Reid

$14.99

Stories from a Damaged Mind

A Hunter's Tale

Toto, I Don't Think We're in Golders Green Anymore!

Andrew Reid

$4.99

Luxembourg: the Clog-Shaped Duchy

Andrew Reid

$4.99

Sandie Jones

SANDIE JONES (she/her) has worked as a freelance journalist for more than twenty years and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, Woman’s Weekly, and Hello magazine. She lives in London with her husband and three children. The Other Woman was her debut novel and a Reese’s Book Club pick.