Older Reviews
An archive of past book reviews in mystery, thriller, crime, horror, and other suspense-related genres.
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
Sonora
She is about to be thrust into a world teeming with danger
Forged in Battle
A vast enemy fleet is lurking somewhere in the system
Nightshade
His investigation uncovers closely guarded secrets
The Last Wizards’ Ball
A dangerous dance with death that could change the world
We Are All Guilty Here
Two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites
The Blue Horse
They’re in the wrong place, at the wrong time
Trouble Is My Business
A graphic novel adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s classic noir
The Cardinal
He became the controlling figure in all matters of church and state
Closer Than You Know
The killer, who is dying of cancer, wants his final revenge
The Medusa Protocol
A doctor subjects her to mysterious experiments
The Ghostwriter
She’s determined to confront the one truth she’s buried for years
A Murder for Miss Hortense
An unidentified man has been found dead
Them Bones
Those behind the theft are willing to do anything to hold onto it
Beyond Her Reach
While investigating, she is attacked and left for dead
The Starving Saints
Food is running low and there has been no sign of rescue
Gone Dark
She tracks down the doctor responsible for the addiction
Nemesis
A suspicious death casts a dark shadow over a peaceful lake colony
Her First Mistake
The sheriff’s office reopens everything she thought was behind her
Parents Weekend
Their kids never show up to dinner
The Mademoiselle Alliance
She steps into the role of leader of what is now known as Alliance
Stuart Woods’ Finders Keepers
He needs help settling his niece into city life post-divorce
Chasing Shadows
She makes a series of shocking discoveries
The Man Made of Smoke
His life has been haunted by the crime he witnessed as a child
King of Ashes
Recklessness has placed them all in real danger
Dogged Pursuit
There’s a pending criminal case involving the owner
A Dead Draw
A legal glitch has allowed a suspected killer to go free
The Last Assignment
She must survive in order to be the world’s witness to war
The Fifth Heart
Holmes has faked his own death
Burned Bridges
Her 12-year-old nephew finds a dead body in a cave
Bodies and Battlements
They look into the entangled dealings of their arrived guests
No Lie Lasts Forever
He’ll have to expose the copycat
A Hired Kill
He finds himself on the trail of the Bureau’s original target
My Friends
She seeks out the story of these three enigmatic figures
Save Her Life
He is refusing to let anyone out until his demands are met
Death at a Highland Wedding
They must work fast to uncover the murderer before another life is lost
Circle of Days
As drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders
Toxic Prey
Only by removing the threat will the planet can continue to prosper
Skin and Bones
THE BEAR TRAP, RABID, THE IMPOSTER and more short stories
The Heist
The strike was just the opening of an even deadlier gambit
Ruth Run
An alarm goes off and she realizes she’s been discovered
Their Monstrous Hearts
There’s something wrong in the greenhouse
South of Nowhere
A surprise attack along the river obstructs their urgent search
A Fashionably French Murder
The couturier is dead, strangled by a length of lace
The Boomerang
The president of the United States has terminal cancer
The Retirement Plan
Their golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages
Cold Burn
A team of scientists has gone missing
The Last Session
The patient claims she can’t remember the horrific recent events
The Cornish Castle Murder
An arrow flies off-course during the archery session
Season of Death
The sudden collapse of a railway tunnel in London kills dozens
Bitterfrost
He finds himself arrested for a brutal double murder
Shadow of the Solstice
She finds a young boy at grave risk
John Winn Miller
The historical thriller author on THE HUNT FOR THE PEGGY C
The Bachelorette Party
It’s her last chance to find out what happened to the four women
Hidden in Smoke
A catastrophic fire destroys a major freeway
The Tenant
He fears someone knows his darkest secrets
Dead Post Society
The headmaster and his wife were killed there decades earlier
Another Fine Mess
They must dig into family lore to uncover what threatens everything
Pride or Die
They might just become the next targets
Hidden Nature
She was shocked back to life on the operating table
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping
She wishes more dead bodies would pop up in her shop
A Drop of Corruption
They are investigating not a disappearance but a murder
Within the Circle
She is reluctant to disclose her suspicions regarding her old boss
Written in Stone
The police are dragging their feet in the investigation
Murder at Gulls Nest
A series of bizarre murders rattles the occupants of Gulls Nest
This Book Will Bury Me
She becomes obsessed with true crime
Gothictown
She’s starting to wonder how, and if, they’ll ever leave
The Summer Guests
Her neighbor becomes the prime suspect
The Unlucky Ones
The killer left what appears to be a calling card
I Would Die for You
A collision course that could tear their family apart
Wild Dark Shore
A mysterious woman washes ashore
All the Other Mothers Hate Me
She has no discernible skills, let alone detective ones
The Library Game
The library’s owner hosts a murder mystery dinner
Too Old for This
Getting away with murder is hard enough when you’re young
Silent as the Grave
She believes these malfunctions are sabotage
White King
She must solve three crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice
Ambush
His betrayal years ago cost her everything
The Impossible Thing
They find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs
Galway’s Edge
The Vatican is not pleased when rumors start swirling
The Vanishing Kind
Strange holes keep appearing on the preserve
A Slash of Emerald
A young woman turns up dead
Kills Well with Others
They receive a summons from an elite assassin organization
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave
The investigation widens to include her ex-husband
Mr. Whisper
Under his influence they did as they were told
The Last Hamilton
She was part of a secret society established by Hamilton himself
Penitence
They must navigate their own culpability
Blood on the Vine
She revisits the site of the nightmarish past she left behind
I Died for Beauty
There may be more to the fire than meets the eye
Dead Man’s List
Their sources of information are dropping like flies
A Dead Draw
After a critical mistake during a shooting exercise, she breaks
Not Who We Expected
Two crime experts are enlisted by a legendary rock star
White King
A challenge: solve three crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice
Eternal Magic
She’s been betrayed before
The Bookseller
The body of a bookseller is discovered, lying in a pool of blood
Hidden Angels
The victim has been perfectly preserved
Hang on St. Christopher
A murder case falls into his lap
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave
The focus of the investigation widens
The Museum Detective
Her quest for the truth puts her in the throes of a conspiracy
Nemesis
He has left town in order to help a dead friend’s son
A Haunting in the Arctic
The wreck has washed up on the remote coast of Iceland
Blood and the Badge
The Lucchese boss called the two detectives his crystal ball
Cross My Heart
She’s convinced that now that she has his wife’s heart
Robert B. Parker’s Buried Secrets
He finds a trail leading to an aging mobster
Battle Mountain
The governor’s son-in-law has gone missing in the mountains
Cold as Hell
One of the town’s residents is drugged
The Volunteer
The Failure of the Death Penalty in America
Bonded in Death
She’s got an elderly victim who’d just arrived from Rome
The Lamb
Mama’s want is stronger than her hunger sometimes
Saint of the Narrows Street
She strikes him with a frying pan, killing him on the spot
Head Cases
DNA links a murder victim to a serial killer long presumed dead
Invisible Helix
The body of a young man is found floating in Tokyo Bay
A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage
They had it all, until she got pregnant
Dead Money
Silicon Valley’s most ruthless venture capitalist
Shattering Dawn
She is uneasy about the nightmarish paintings on the walls of his home
The Inheritance
They’ve gathered on a luxury island off the coast of Scotland
Track Her Down
it’s clear the killer isn’t finished―and she’s the next target
A Killer’s Code
Her team must follow cryptic clues on a cross-country hunt for justice
The Big Empty
He’s shadowed by a gang of vicious criminals
Blood Ties
A new highway to be built nearby will leave the town cutoff
She’s Always Hungry
A woman welcomes a parasite into her body
Chain Reaction
He finds himself in the midst of a terrorist attack
Havoc
She has let in an enemy much stronger than she bargained for
Murder in the Dressing Room
By night, donned in sequins, they take to the stage
Alter Ego
She’s never been able to tackle her longtime favorite superhero
Dark Hope
Their enemy has laid a trap that pushes him closer to turning
Queen of Diamonds
the pair are making headlines, known for their daring heists
Threads of Deception
She moves back to her hometown to cater for a fashion TV show
Nobody’s Hero
Three of the people on the list are dead
Dirty Little War
He is involved in the death of a gangster in his hometown
Perfect Storm
They bring back the widow of a recently murdered man
The Silent Watcher
Their hunt for the truth leads to a serial killer
Locked In
His police colleagues turn their backs on him
The Collaborators
He’s thrown into a crisis by the death of his best asset
Stuart Woods’ Golden Hour
His identity—and life—might just be the next target
Killing Time
An Agatha Raisin Mystery
Bellevue
He has always had a secret sixth sense
Pony Confidential
She is accused of murder and whisked to the place she grew up
Jan Gangsei
The YA detective novelist on Dead Below Deck
The Witch Is Back
The body of the reverend’s son is discovered at the bottom of the cliff
Catherine Lloyd
The cozy historical mystery author on her Miss Morton series
Summit’s Edge
The hijacker has fled into the wilderness
The Pretender
He will either become king or die in battle
Robert B. Parker’s Hot Property
There’s no short list of suspects who might want revenge
A Long Time Gone
He meets resistance from friends and foes who want him to stand down
Tooth and Claw
Their co-workers are after treasure and will stop at nothing to get it
The Crash
She comes to realize she is in grave danger