This is the first time I've received a Minotaur Sampler and it didn't disappoint. I enjoyed reading a sneak peek of the first few chapters or so of each of these 5 books. This helped introduce me more to the books and so I could decide whether they would be of interest to me or not.
I found that there was some element of interest with all of the books, but after reading all the way through, I knew which ones I was more intrigued by, and now I have a couple of books added to my tbr list. I'm excited and can't wait to read in particular, The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jonasson and Gone for Good by Joanna Schaffhausen. I also loved this sampler because it helps introduce me to new authors as well as keeping me up to date on favorite authors of mine already like Joanna Schaffhausen, which you should really read her if you haven't. If you like your suspense story with envy and obsession then check out The Photographer, or if you enjoy mysteries and thrillers in a secluded village, The Girl Who Died is for you and A Peculiar Combination is a type of charming historical mystery. Then the other two books are Gone for Good by Joanna Schaffhausen who is one of my favorite authors and writes great mysteries and this one introduces a fun, new detective character with this book being the beginning of a great new detective series. Last, but not least is Thief of Souls by Brian Klingborn, which I didn't read a lot of that sample because I couldn't get into it too much, but it would be great for those who enjoy murder mysteries in foreign countries.
Thanks so much to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Minotaur Books for letting me read and enjoy this sampler. All opinions are my own. ( )