Older Reviews
An archive of past book reviews in mystery, thriller, crime, horror, and other suspense-related genres.
The Collector
Hi blood-flecked jacket is found in the moat at Copenhagen’s Citadel
Blood Moon
Forces both ancient and modern converge
Something Bad Wrong
She’s hoping to put the cold case―and her family’s shame―to rest
Dead and Gondola
The victim was a mysterious stranger who’d visited the bookshop
The Twist of a Knife
A second theater critic is found to have died in mysterious circumstances
Unnatural History
The victim had recently received rave media attention for his latest project
The Wilderwomen
She wakes up alone in an aviary with no idea of how she got there
David Rosenfelt
The cozy animal mystery author on SANTA’S LITTLE YELPERS and more
The Golden Spoon
As the baking competition commences, things begin to go awry
Raven Unveiled
They will both need to make an ally out of an enemy
On Spine of Death
Work halts when renovations unearth bones from a cold case
1989
Murder is added to the mix, and she is forced to question all her old certainties
Dark Rivers to Cross
Caught between two truths
How to Sell a Haunted House
Some houses don’t want to be sold
Blackwater Falls
They must work together to expose the conspiracy behind the murders
American Mother
She had been poisoned by cyanide-tainted headache pills
The Prisoner
She is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle, married to a billionaire
Hidden Pieces
A desperate cop hunts down a relative in search of a suspect
Little Eve
A brutal murder and their sacred ceremony goes terribly wrong
The Personal Assistant
She’ll find the greatest threat isn’t online, but in her own living room
Before You Knew My Name
She can’t seem to stop thinking about the young woman she found
The Winners
He has a pistol and a plan that will leave the town with a loss
Sign Here
Old secrets and new dangers scrape away at the shiny surface
Vanishing Hour
Another woman disappears under odd circumstances
Going to Beautiful
Doubts begin to surface about whether the tragedy was an accident after all
No Plan B
These crimes are part of something much larger and more far-reaching
The Godfather
The passions of human nature against a backdrop of the American dream
Exiles
Dark questions linger as long-ago truths begin to emerge
Friends Like These
Now a girl is missing and everyone is a suspect
Jackal
A summer night, a missing girl, a party in the woods
The Lucky One
Someone won’t let her forget what really happened that night
My Darkest Prayer
An easy payday soon descends into a maze of mayhem filled with criminals
Triple Cross
A precise killer who always moves under the cover of darkness
All The Blood We Share
No one knows about their other business, the shortcut to a better life
Found Object
She must revisit the grisly event that has influenced every decision in her life
Lute
Every seven years, on the day of the tithe, the island’s gift is honored
Daphne
She searches for the truth behind the legend and learns to face her own fears
Camp Scare
There’s a deep, dark secret to making friends
The Maze
The hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nine
Blackmail and Bibingka
She has to put away years of distrust to prove her cousin’s innocence
Secret Lives
He watches her photograph the crime scene, conceal evidence, and more
The Mitford Affair
She overhears alarming conversations and uncovers disquieting documents
Little Souls
They leave the body in the street, hoping to disguise it as a flu victim
House of Hunger
She discovers that the ancient walls hide even older secrets
The Maid's Diary
A violent attack so bloody it’s improbable the victim is alive
A Fearsome Moonlight Black
He learns quickly that crime is not black and white
Toxic Effects
All the victims exhibit bizarre behavior
Must Read Well
A room with a view in a pre-war Greenwich Village apartment
Gallows Hill
They enter the dark halls of Gallows Hill and are found dead the next morning
Hell's March
A cult of Blood Priests arises and begins to pursue its own path to power
The Ways We Hide
A test of her loyalty draws her deep into the fray
Nothing More to Tell
She started her dream internship at a true-crime show
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Her brother is killed in a tragic accident at the town stables
Best Practices
Trouble at the ranch escalates and another shocking discovery is made
A Hard Day for a Hangover
A series of women have gone missing
Mother Daughter Traitor Spy
A single misstep could cost them everything
Fox Creek
His fiercest enemy in this deadly game may well be his own self-doubt
The Witch and the Tsar
He is being manipulated by powers more fearsome than imagined
Wake
A still-unsolved case of a young girl, who disappeared nineteen years ago
The Godmother
She fired 29 shots at the man who killed her husband
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
She needs to find a contract killer before the cops do
Die Around Sundown
The artists and suspects know more than they’re willing to share
The Shadow Murders
On her sixtieth birthday, a woman takes her own life
Red Queen
He is offered a chance to salvage his career by a secretive organization
Childhood Sweetheart
Her tiny Scottish island home was torn apart
The Invincible Miss Cust
She became Britain and Ireland’s first woman veterinary surgeon
Bleeding Heart Yard
Someone else from the reunion is found dead in Bleeding Heart Yard
These Fleeting Shadows
She no longer wonders if she wants to leave…but if she can
A Sliver of Darkness
A case of mistaken identity has unforeseen fatal consequences
The Winter Orphans
It has been three years since she and her little sister fled Nazi Germany
Angela Marsons
The crime thriller author on her latest and more
A Death in Door County
A number of bodies turn up on the shores of Lake Michigan
Her Perfect Twin
Photographs of her estranged identical twin sister on her husband’s phone
The Match
A DNA match on an online ancestry database brings him closer to his past
Girl, Forgotten
The killer is still out there
Such Sharp Teeth
he’s changing into someone else, something else, maybe even a monster
Hell and Back
He only knows his name because it’s printed in the band of his cowboy hat
The Other Guest
Their meeting may not have been a coincidence
The Lies I Told
A recent car crash has erased ten days of her memories
Anybody Home?
A seasoned invader with multiple home invasions
All Dressed Up
The weekend getaway at a gorgeous hotel should have been perfect
Rules of Engagement
She discovers that the most dangerous risk of all is falling in love
Desperation in Death
She is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on the innocent
The Darkness of Others
She suspects that the true killer is living right under her own roof
The Last House on the Cliff
She insists an old woman is visiting her when no one else is watching
What She Found
The case will push her loyalties and her resilience to the limit
Daisy Darker
They will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours
Small Game
The cast wakes one morning to find something has gone horribly wrong
The Resemblance
She explores the sprawling, interconnected Greek system
The Blame Game
Games can be dangerous, but blame can be deadly
Back to the Garden
A lot of people seem to have disappeared from the estate
Always the First to Die
Life begins to resemble the plot of her most famous film
The Cabin in the Woods
She must run fast to escape her lie
A Burning Obsession
She needs insight from someone who understands the mind of a cult leader
The Doomsday Show
Five climate criminals, one assassination plot
The New Neighbor
This would be the perfect place to put a spy, unless one was here all along
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Magic isn’t the only danger in the world
A Perfect Stranger
Two marriages, three little lies
A Trip with Trouble
The last rider in their group fails to show up at the overlook
Suburban Hell
They must fight the evil spirit before the suburbs go completely to hell
A Cornish Recipe for Murder
A body is found in the grounds of the house
The Pink Hotel
Wildfires sweep through the surrounding mountains
Hope to Die
A body is found in a farmhouse in a gruesome state
Run Time
She fears the real horror lies off the page
Listen to Me
She’s convinced there’s a real wolf in her vicinity
Stay Awake
The victim’s blood has been used to scrawl a message across a window
The Other Girlfriend
ten years later, he turns up on her doorstep still as charming as ever
The Swell
After her boyfriend drowned, she hung up her surfboard
Nona the Ninth
A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart
The Rising Tide
The dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations
The Best Friend
A black seed was set in the heart of their relationship
Wake
A million-dollar reward for anyone who could explain how the girl vanished
Upgrade
To win this war, he’ll have to become something other than himself
Helltown
His natural charisma and good looks initially protect him from suspicion
The Goldenacre
Gruesome murders are plaguing Edinburgh
An Honest Living
He finds himself out of his depth, drawn into a series of deceptions
The Murder Book
To save himself and his friends, he will have to do the unthinkable
Righteous Prey
A woman is murdered in the Twin Cities
Quarter to Midnight
His father’s death is ruled a suicide after a deliberately botched investigation
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
A deadly game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems
Things We Do in the Dark
She’s arrested in her bathroom, covered in blood, holding a straight razor
Enchant the Dawn
A hostile rival is out for vengeance
The Reindeer Hunters
The village’s overworked priest is tormented by his old betrayal
First Born
As she tracks her twin’s final movements, cracks begin to emerge
The Girl Who Survived
She believes she is the killer’s ultimate target
Her Last Goodbye
He is forced to confront the lies that hold their marriage together
You're Invited
Each wedding guest has their own dark secret and agenda
After We Were Stolen
She awakens to flames consuming her family’s remote compound
A Simple Choice
She thought she had left the fast lane behind when she moved to Ohio
All the Dirty Secrets
Another young woman has drowned at Beach Week
Black Dog
A dangerous madman wreaks havoc across the city
Flight Risk
A pooch appears—with a human leg in his mouth
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities
Deadly Setup
On trial for murder, she fights to prove her innocence
The Guilty Couple
Five years ago, she was convicted of plotting to murder her husband
VINDICTA
A terrorist organization is masquerading as a political movement
Look Closer
The body of a socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb
The It Girl
The friends she thought she knew have something to hide, including a murder
The Falcon
She’s tracking the most cunning predator of her career
Alias Emma
She must covertly travel across one of the world’s most watched cities
The Furies
He must protect two women under threat as Portland shuts down
Armored
The UN wants to broker peace between homicidal drug cartels
Lying Beside You
A man is murdered and his daughter disappears
Ordinary Monsters
A catastrophic vision of the Victorian world and the children who must save it
The Last King of California
When another gang tries to encroach on their turf, they must go to war
The Retreat
A young woman is found dead in what seems to be a tragic fall
Murder in the Hollows
He had a plan, until someone put a bullet in the head of a county judge
The Family Remains
After fleeing a London tragedy thirty years ago, she is finally coming home
Death by Bubble Tea
One of their bubble tea customers turns up dead
The Finalists
The six of them surrender their devices when they enter the Victorian structure