Sunday, November 01, 2026

Reacher Returns, in Great Form: CHAIN REACTION, Lee Child and Andrew Child

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Too often, a relative trying to continue a successful thriller or crime fiction series can't catch the right tone. When Felix Francis be...
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...
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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...