Older Reviews
An archive of past book reviews in mystery, thriller, crime, horror, and other suspense-related genres.
Ladykiller
The sole clue to her whereabouts is the manuscript she penned
Black Wolf
A dangerous contract killer, known as the Black Wolf, is also on her trail
Mind Games
They have no idea they’re about to cross paths with a ticking time bomb
Cast a Cold Eye
A suspected IRA cell is at large, embedded within the criminal gangs
The Five Year Lie
Her gut says it can’t be real, but she goes to the tree anyway
Storm Child
There is only one survivor, who tells police their boat was rammed
A Calamity of Souls
What is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial
Lying Next to Me
The lives of the two couples are converging in unpredictable ways
One Liar Left
He’s silencing these women
Three Drowned Girls
The body of a dark-haired young girl is pulled from the river
Disturbing the Dead
Their host is missing when it comes time to unwrap the mummy
Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure
A mystery unfolds at the deathbed of one of her old friends
A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering
A perfect house and a dead body
The Alliance
The very fabric of society threatens to unravel
Indian Burial Ground
The facts about the death just don’t add up
A Murder Most French
A chef pours himself a glass of wine and promptly drops dead
Four-Alarm Homicide
She shows up at the fire station, then collapses, never to recover
A Forgotten Kill
Stopping a killer becomes more personal with each new twist
Coconut Drop Dead
The police think it may be a tragic accident
The Infiltrator
Intelligence points to one final camp in the remote Kentucky wilderness
Crime Novels of the 1960s
Nine timeless novels, including four lost classics restored to print
The President's Lawyer
He attempts to defend an authoritative man with a taste for infidelity
Ill-Fated Fortune
One customer’s ill-fated fortune results in his murder
The Intruder
Everything is called into question, including who the real intruder is
Heroine Withdrawal
A seminal collection of classic pulp and mystery comics
Public Anchovy #1
She will have to top all of her previous crime-solving accomplishments
Borgata: Rise of Empire
The social, economic, and political forces that powered the mafia’s rise
Cold to the Touch
When the body of another woman is found, a serial killer is suspected
Matterhorn
He learns his son died following in his footsteps
Point Zero
She discovers that he had been a police officer in Tokyo after the war
If Something Happens to Me
On a summer trip abroad to Italy he gets a call from his father
Blessed Water
The Sister struggles to stay on the righteous path
Sanctuary
No matter how far she runs, her past is always just a few steps behind
The Hunter
The teenager’s long-absent father reappears, bringing along a millionaire
Cheater
A resident’s body is found brutally stabbed and his apartment ransacked
Long Time Gone
A discovery leads her to a small town, the site of her disappearance
The Hunter's Daughter
A serial killer emerges who is copying her father
Galway Confidential
He cannot stay away from the mystery surrounding these vicious attacks
What Happened to Nina?
Facts are lost in a swirl of accusation and counter-accusation
Nothing But the Bones
A local crime boss runs everything on the mountain
Murder by Lamplight
Another body is found with links to the first
Three-Inch Teeth
A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage
The Lock Box
She wakes up across the country, trapped in her own personal nightmare
Zenith Man
Those who don’t fit societal norms can be castigated and misunderstood
One Wrong Word
Sometimes one wrong word can kill
The Deepest Kill
His pregnant daughter washed up dead on a nearby shore
The Unquiet Bones
The investigation takes a sharp turn when she discovers a second body
Murder Road
They soon learn that there is something supernatural at work
The Chaos Agent
Someone is killing the world’s leading experts on robotics and AI
Three Kinds of Lucky
They seek out the one person who might be able to help
Missing Before Daylight
The more she digs, the longer her list of suspects becomes
The Price You Pay
Someone has stolen notebooks full of incriminating secrets
Exit Black
The Reckoners demand a ransom from their wealthy hostages
Dark Dive
A discovery in a storage shed raise the stakes even higher
Extinction
A billionaire’s son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered
Nothing Without Me
A body is floating in her swimming pool, all signs pointing to suicide
Nowhere Like Home
When a newcomer arrives, her worst fears are confirmed
The Triumph of the Lions
Her golden existence is threatened by the blows of a cruel fate
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
A true crime author is looking to revive her career by writing a book on the case
Nothing But the Bones
The glimpse they had of getting away scot free suddenly seems elusive
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye
There is a grander, darker scheme of treachery at play
At the River
He has no memories of what happened in the Oregon forest
Lone Wolf
This unlikely, tiny job quickly explodes into his biggest mission yet
The Boy Who Cried Bear
The ten-year-old swears the bear had human eyes
Village in the Dark
Shocking clues have emerged that foul play was involved
One of the Good Guys
Two young women vanish in a seaside town
Out of the Ashes
She might not be able to escape the town alive
The Phoenix Bride
There is no easy cure for melancholy
First Lie Wins
She must stay one step ahead of her past
The Tainted Cup
A detective whose reputation is matched by her eccentricities
Midnight Climax
A race to find a soldier before the rival gangs shed more blood
Nightwatching
Her situation is even more dire than she had feared
Lethal Vengeance
There is a serial killer loose in London
Deep Freeze
There was no expectation of survival
The Romanov Brides
Their fateful decisions to marry will lead to tragic consequences
The Diabolical
A shooting has just occurred at El Gato Gordo nightclub
The Teacher
Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her
The Excitements
This trip to Paris is not what it seems
Knife Skills for Beginners
The only thing he expects his students to murder is his taste buds
The Busy Body
Her political career, has made her an expert at recognizing lies
A Sign of Her Own
He betrayed her and other deaf pupils in pursuit of his own ambition
Radiant Heat
The blaze came out of nowhere one summer afternoon
Resurrection Walk
A David fighting Goliaths to vindicate his client
The Clinic
The best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in
The Hurricane Blonde
The police are convinced this death was an accident
The Last Resort
Tensions rise as one by one, the family start to point the finger at one another
Wander in the Dark
In no time, he becomes the only suspect
Northwoods
The body of a teenage boy is found in the lake
The Deceiving Look
they soon realize the killer may be closer than they thought possible
Finding Margaret Fuller
Her restless soul needs new challenges and adventures
Necessary Deeds
He falls in love with a suspect, then discovers truths about his past and hers
The Puzzle Master
There are powerful forces at work that he cannot escape
Midnight on Beacon Street
A boy is standing in a pool of blood, with a dead body at his feet
Murder with Chocolate Tea
He suspects a connection between this current homicide and the cold case
Darling Girls
A body is discovered under the home they grew up in
The Manor House
An old friend from school has turned up to help her get through her grief
Vamp
He must navigate the shady underbelly of Hollywood
Rabbit Hole
A charming amateur sleuth is eerily keen on helping her solve the case
System Collapse
There’s something wrong with Murderbot
The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries
A historical tour of one of our most popular literary categories
A Murder in Hollywood
The details of what happened that fateful night remain foggy
The Dollmaker
Someone is kidnapping women and altering their faces
Five Bad Deeds
Few of us get through life without leaving a black mark on someone else’s
Three-Edged Sword
He needs to infiltrate a Soviet missile silo in one of the most remote places
Leave No Trace
An explosion rocks and topples the Statue of Liberty
Still See You Everywhere
A dozen strangers, countless dangerous secrets, zero means of calling for help
There Should Have Been Eight
Best friends, old flames, secret enemies, and new lovers are all under one roof
Night Shift
It turns into a deadly chess game between him and the killer
The Professor
She confronts the power structures ingrained in the classroom
Random in Death
It’s the last night of her life
The Final Curtain
Hers is the second strangulation death in that area of Tokyo
Secrets in the Squalor
He must uncover the truth and prove his innocence
Past Lying
Two crime novelists facing off over a chessboard
Perfect Shot
She pieces together a terrifying conspiracy
That Others May Live
Evidence indicates that this wasn’t a random tragedy
Abducted in Appalachia
The murder was collateral damage to an abduction
Vendetta in the Valley
He must lean on those closest to him to bring a ruthless murderer to justice
Anna O
He is an expert in the field of sleep-related homicides
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
The surviving authors quickly turn into five detectives
Lost Hours
She claims she was kidnapped from her home in Juneau three days earlier
Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen
Solving a murder in real life is a lot harder than writing one for the stage
The Traitor
Under other circumstances, this would be a dream vacation
Good Girls Don't Die
She’s in a dangerous situation and she doesn’t know who put her there
Blood Sisters
A skull is found near the crime scene of her youth
Hunting Time
Two hitmen are hot on her heels
A Thread of Violence
He needlessly killed two innocent civilians
Veil of Doubt
He to suspect that an even more sinister truth might lurk beneath
The Reformatory
He is learning not just the rules but how to survive
The Fatal Folio
She will put on a few masks of her own to sleuth out the killer
The Bell in the Fog
Missing people, violent strangers, and scandalous photos
Calico
His fate, all those years ago, and hers today are linked
Blood Sisters
She uncovers truths about a string of missing indigenous women
'Twas the Bite Before Christmas
Homicide detectives ruin the evening
Face of Greed
It seems like a crime of opportunity gone horribly wrong
Noir Burlesque
A heist gone wrong forces him to do a job for his employer to repay the debt
Resurrection Walk
A sheriff’s department intent on bringing quick justice in the killing
Whalefall
He has one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out
Betrayal
It’s no simple case
The Mystery Guest
Secrets don’t stay buried forever
Edge of the Grave
They will have to dig deep to find out who wanted the man dead
Hunted in the Holler
The bodies start turning up
The Watchmaker's Hand
A political group claims responsibility and threatens another attack
The Running Grave
His son has gone to join a religious cult
A Murder at Balmoral
The king has been poisoned
The Butcher and the Wren
She is sucked into a cat-and-mouse chase with a brutal murderer
Murder in the Mountains
When a witness is discovered, it leads to more questions
A Traitor in Whitehall
His mission is to root out a mole selling government secrets to Britain’s enemies
A Disappearance in Fiji
He confronts the brutal realities of the indentured workers’ existence
These Still Black Waters
She knows what it’s like to live with skeletons in your closet
Snow Place for Murder
He is found dead and buried under the mound of snow