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An archive of past book reviews in mystery, thriller, crime, horror, and other suspense-related genres.
The Writing Retreat
With the clock running out, she must discover the truth
Strange Sally Diamond
People don’t always mean what they say
Those Empty Eyes
There are unexpected connections to the murder of her own family
The Get
He comes up with a surefire way to end both his marital and money problems
How I'll Kill You
The gravesite she chooses will hide a body no matter what happens
Panther Gap
An illegal and potentially dangerous inheritance from their grandfather
Code of the Hills
A town where little is as it seems
On the Line
The cause of his sudden illness is as mysterious as it is worrying
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
She knows the killer will be back
The Soulmate
The deepest and darkest secrets begin to unravel
Dark Angel
Someone within their own circle may have betrayed them
A Sinister Revenge
She must stop a devious killer when a group of friends is targeted for death
Her Deadly Game
They uncover a complicated and deadly game
The Nature of Secrets
In her line of work, there’s no time to grieve
Mothered
Ab accusation sends her spiraling into a sleep-deprived madness
What Have We Done
Each went on to live accomplished―if troubled―lives
Red London
Even being one of the richest women in the world is no guarantee of happiness
I Know Where You Live
She is reclaiming the power stolen from her as a child
I Will Find You
He plans a harrowing escape, determined to achieve the impossible
Missing Clarissa
Two friends start a true crime podcast with dangerous consequences
Birds in Flight
Floods dredge up their mother’s backpack from the everglades
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate
Good Dog, Bad Cop
With no true evidence available, the deaths went unsolved
The House Guest
When the FBI shows up at her door, she knows she really needs a friend
Weyward
The stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries
Chance
He has to stay ahead of the LAPD, his kidnappers, and a growing mob
A Sinister Revenge
She must find and stop a killer when a group of friends is targeted for death
Cold-Blooded Liar
One of his patients reveals new details from an unsolved serial murder case
The Black Guy Dies First
The Black journey in modern horror cinema
Missing Clarissa
The best friends start a true crime podcast
The Spite House
He wants to explore the secrets of the spite house
Cold-Blooded Liar
One of the deadliest serial killers the city has faced in years
Storm Watch
A storm of peril gathers around them
Sea Castle
Her instinct says murder, but even then, there are too many questions
The Last Orphan
Now he has to decide what’s more important – his principles or his life
Murder Your Employer
At this “Poison Ivy League” you might find yourself a practice target
Getting Even
The unconventional attorney has made a name for himself by locating people
Murder in Haxford
Residents of the village do not welcome the inspector’s inquiring eye
Desperate Acts
The killer is still out there, stalking the streets
Killer Story
When her machinations backfire, there’s only one way to fix everything
We Knew All Along
The more he digs for the truth, the uglier–and the deadlier–it gets
The Blackbriar Genesis
Their search will take them deep into the world of conspiracy and fake news
Encore in Death
She wants to figure out who’s truly innocent, and who’s only acting
The Bandit Queens
Even the best-laid plans of would-be widows tend to go awry
Simply Lies
The murder victim turns out to be a man with mob ties
American Afterlife
She suspects that her mother is holed up with the cult and maybe dead
Bright and Deadly Things
Someone has been searching through her things
Where Darkness Blooms
What the girls don’t know is that the town was founded on blood
Wined and Died in New Orleans
She fears what might happen if she uncorks her mentor’s secret
You Should Have Told Me
She must face secrets if she ever wants her daughter to see her father again
Her Final Breath
Every second counts to find the family and stop a little girl’s nightmare
Little Red House
Twenty years isn’t enough to erase the sins of the past
The Last Grudge
The evil they’ve been hunting all along has returned and is lying in wait
The Only One Left
She has never spoken publicly about that night
Such a Beautiful Family
She’s offering a fantastic salary, flexible hours, and a chance to travel the world
The Last Word
Disturbing incidents start to occur at night
Blaze Me a Sun
He passes his obsession to his son, who has joined the force
A Winter Grave
Evidence uncovered during the autopsy places their lives in extreme jeopardy
The Blackhouse
Twenty years later, she is determined to find out what really happened
The Scorned
She says she’s had his child and that he has taken the baby
A Twisted Love Story
They have a common enemy–and she’s a detective
A House With Good Bones
She needs to find out what’s got her mom so frightened in her own home
Curfew
A near-future Britain in which women dominate workplaces and government
The Devil You Know
Her latest case plunges her into this insular realm of privilege
A Private Spy
The Letters of John le Carré
Critical Mass
They’ll need to establish the first spin-gravity station in deep space
You Can Hide
Dead bodies start turning up in the icy waters
No One Knows Us Here
His need for control escalates
The Nightmare Man
A family butchered and bundled inside cocoons stitched from corn husks
All the Dangerous Things
Her toddler son was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night
Everybody Knows
She investigates after her boss is gunned down
The Kind Worth Saving
What should be a simple case of infidelity becomes more complicated
Five Survive
With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape
One Last Secret
It should be a straightforward final job
The Drift
A cable car stranded high above snowy mountains, with five strangers
City Under One Roof
Everyone in this town has something to hide
Rebecca Kelley
The domestic thriller author on NO ONE KNOWS US HERE and more
The Resort
With snow falling heavily, they have no choice but to break in
The House in the Pines
To save herself, she must understand a story written before she was born
Wicked Dreams
She has carved out a life as a private investigator
Don't Fear the Reaper
She’s released from prison when her conviction is overturned
Sleep No More
Someone is willing to kill to keep the truth from coming out
The Shards
He spirals into paranoia and isolation
Murder at Haven's Rock
There’s only one rule in Haven’s Rock: stay out of the forest
The Wolf Is Mine
Things get much worse when he and his team realize what they’re up against
Day's End
The body in the suitcase is not her son’s
All the Dark Places
Shocking revelations are making her question if he was all he seemed to be
City of Last Chances
The worst place in the world and the gateway to a thousand worse places
Deep Sleep
He is propelled into a high-stakes chase across the country
Scorched Grace
She must at last reckon with the sins of her own past
River of Fallen Angels
The Torso Murder case threatens to expose a dangerous truth
The Lost Witch
She awakens with no memory of how she traveled into the future
The Widow
There’s nothing the ruthless widow won’t do to secure the future
Bowled Over Americano
They’re not amateurs at finding killers
The Boys from Biloxi
The two families are headed for a showdown in the courtroom
The Innocent One
A university professor has been brutally murdered
One Last Chance
Infiltrating the cult’s compound is more complicated than expected
The Forever Witness
A relentless detective and an amateur genealogist solve a haunting cold case
The Last Party
The suspects are her neighbors, friends and family
All the Blood We Share
Even a gifted seer can make a misstep
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