Wednesday, September 23, 2026

What is Kasey Lansdale reading?

Featured at Writers Read: Kasey Lansdale, author of First Chance.

Her entry begins:
At the moment I’m reading several novels, all of them in service of the book I am working on. Unlike some authors, I like to read what’s happening in the genre to make sure I’m hitting the marks, and also, to be sure I’m not hitting the same ones.

Jennifer Anne Gordon’s Perfect Wives Perfect Lies is the first, and it just came out September 8th, same day as my novel. This author and title have been on my highly anticipated list all year, and though I’m only a few chapters in, I...[read on]
About First Chance, from the publisher:
First Chance is a suspenseful thriller that readers won't be able to put down--perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Michael Connelly.

Chance Kirby isn't new to detective work, but starting over in Hopeful, Texas, is a big step. Determined to leave behind her father and stepmother's shadow and carve out a future of her own, she opens a small PI agency, expecting missing heirlooms and marital disputes. But when the cold case of a murdered teenage girl is dropped on her doorstep, Chance finds herself in the middle of an investigation with no leads.

With her adopted sister Tia, her loyal dog Sissy, and the town's newly arrived police chief Isabella Lopez at her side, Chance soon begins to suspect this murder may be only one piece of a much bigger, and more disturbing, pattern.

To stop a predator who, it seems, has managed to evade authorities for decades, Chance must stay one step ahead ... or risk becoming the next target.
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