Kingdom Books, Mysteries - Reviews

If you started your Scandinavian crime fiction with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander series, Vidar...

Every now and then, a moment comes along when readers can make a huge difference in getting a good book published. This is one of them --...

Who are your favorite British mystery authors? Most readers will have one or two they quickly name. American readers may not yet have Will...

As I write this, the final episode of a serial drama on the Unabomber, a mail-using terrorist whose bombs murdered innocent unconnected pe...

I've always been tickled by those stories of really terrible criminals who set aside one part of their life in which to be nice -- eve...

After 19 mysteries set in the fictional Illinois town of Scumble River, author Denise Swanson has started a new series (her third! and th...

US cover British author Elly Griffiths provides two entirely, vastly different series of crime fiction -- and whichever series I happe...

With each new Billy Boyle crime novel from James R. Benn , I wonder again: How will this author maintain suspense, and surprise the reader...

As crime fiction author Kwei Quartey continues to develop his investigative protagonist, Chief Inspector Darko Dawson of the Ghanaian fede...

British cover Lovers of British espionage know about each new John Le Carré book long before publication. So this brief note, a few day...

Poisoned Pen Press just brought out a very new genre from long-time author Sulari Gentill , better known for her historical Australian cri...

British author R. J. Ellory wins long-term fans for his dark crime fiction through his characters -- mostly men, whose shadowed lives are...

A new mystery in the Laotian Dr. Siri Paiboun series from Colin Cotterill (Soho Crime) is always worth celebrating -- and THE RAT CATCHER...

Ah, the delight of discovering in the first chapter that a book's been written by a gifted storyteller! From the moment Dr. Geneviev...

Graphic violence alert! With his second book this summer, Jon Land opens a testosterone-filled series of adventure and saving a threaten...

You love the Venice crime fiction from Donna Leon? I do. Not only do her books carefully compose clues, stresses, red herrings, and police...

One of the heady pleasures of international crime fiction is exploring a culture from the inside -- including the lingering effects, often...

Today's the release day for ARROWOOD, a debut crime novel from Mick Finlay. The publisher (Mira) captured the book's premise in th...

Tom Bouman 's first crime novel, Dry Bones in the Valley , earned him a 2015 Edgar Award for the heart-rending and gritty investigatio...

I'm a fan of Jon Land 's quirky crime series featuring Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong. In a startling divergence from his two mystery...