Mystery and Suspense Magazine

Book Reviews

Reviews of new and upcoming books in the mystery, thriller, horror, crime, and suspense genres. Our editorial staff and reviewers choose which titles to review. All reviews meet standards of notability.

Murder in Miniature

She confronts the past she’s desperately trying to forget

Impostor Syndrome

A YouTuber is found encased in an obelisk made of salt

Deadly Trade

The poachers escape, leaving their bounty behind

And to All a Good Bite

The pup was the sole survivor

The Intruder

If she gets too close to the truth, she may not live to see the morning

The In Death Cookbook

From breakfast entrees to sides to main courses

Her Buried Past

The therapist had her own dark past

What Hunger

This newfound power comes with an insatiable hunger

Fallen Star

A fifty-five-gallon drum washes up in the Malibu Lagoon

The House Saphir

She is almost certain the killer is mortal

Please Don’t Lie

Her once-loving husband grows distant and volatile

The Tin Men

Everyone is a suspect

The Iron Storm

There are forces worse than those arrayed against the Americans

The Whistler

The specter haunting him creeps closer each night

Tantrum

Her baby girl was a monster

Carnival of Lies

He faces banishment from the city and everyone he loves

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre

Another resident drops dead

El Dorado Drive

A crime so shocking it threatens to bring everything down

Victim #8

A journalist is the eighth victim of a serial killer

The Hadacol Boogie

A local handyman warns of the ghosts who roam the shores

The Witch’s Orchard

Three little girls went missing from their tiny mountain town

Five Found Dead

The cabin next door has become a crime scene

Stillwater

When the time was right, he got out

The Housewarming

She’s resurfaced with a book proposal claiming to expose them

Bat Eater

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Framed in Death

A lifeless young woman has been elaborately costumed

Three Girls Gone

A third girl is taken and the clock starts ticking

The Deepest Fake

Events inside his company make him question everything

Knife in the Back

The crooks who framed her have returned

Forget Me Not

An unexpected call from her father forces her to come back home

Guess Again

The case went cold, but the echoes still linger

Rules of the Heart

Here, married women often take younger lovers

Glitter in the Dark

She witnesses the kidnapping of a famous singer

The Devil’s Advocate

An innocent man faces the death penalty for the murder of a girl

The Night Collector

The abduction of two teenagers from their Vegas wedding

Gunner

He examines a body found in the wreckage

Dying Cry

Evidence indicates that the fall was no accident

Kiss Her Goodbye

An Afghan refugee was last seen exiting her place of work weeks ago

What the Night Brings

There’s a possibility that these murders are payback

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes

She’s desperate to clear her name

We Are All Guilty Here

She turned away when her best friend’s daughter needed help

Spider to the Fly

The woman wasn’t her, but she could have been

Throwing Shadows

Local legend says there’s caches of stolen gold buried in the area

An Inside Job

He finds himself in a desperate race to recover a lost masterpiece

Hunter’s Heart Ridge

An early season snowstorm bears down

The Moonshine Women

The moonshine business is unforgiving

Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie

She accidentally kills an unarmed man to defend her father

Dead Line

They’re dealing with more than a witness who’s broken protocol

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