Sunday, September 20, 2026

EXIT PARTY by Emily St. John Mandel: Timely, Compelling, Suspenseful

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Is a dystopian novel automatically a form of mystery? Will any meaningful plunge into human quandary, loss, and occasional success result in...
Tuesday, September 01, 2026

THE NINTH CIRCLE, New Billy Boyle World War II Mystery from James Benn

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  Released today (Sept. 1, Soho Press), THE NINTH CIRCLE is a fast-moving wartime thriller that takes Captain Billy Boyle, Boston Irish co...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

Second Raquel Laing Investigation from Laurie R. King: Sept. 8

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When I reviewed book one of this series in 2022 , BACK TO THE GARDEN, author Laurie R. King was calling it a stand-alone. And I found that r...
Monday, April 20, 2026

Sujata Massey Provides Fifth India Mystery, A STAR FROM CALCUTTA, with Perveen Mistry

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For the only female lawyer in Bombay in 1922, it seems every situation offers a new challenge. Can Perveen maintain her dignity in a culture...
Saturday, April 18, 2026

Buckle Up for a Wild Ride of Murder and Snort-Your-Coffee Humor with Karsten Dusse, MURDER MINDFULLY

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The classics of darkly funny crime fiction are feeling a bit dated -- who reads Donald Westlake's caper mysteries now? Of course, there ...
Monday, March 09, 2026

New Taipei Night Market Crime Novel from Ed Lin, THE DEAD CAN'T MAKE A LIVING

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  If you are an American or a European, you may feel like "immigrants" is a fighting word where you live -- the kind of issue that...
Wednesday, March 04, 2026

When the Author Builds Herself a World: Nicola Griffith, SHE IS HERE

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Last July I mentioned Nicola Griffith, whose lush noir crime fiction can be a slow-read delight. At that point, her Aud Torvingen trilogy, f...