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.

The Retirement Plan

Their golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages

The Cornish Castle Murder

An arrow flies off-course during the archery session

Cold Burn

A team of scientists has gone missing

Season of Death

The sudden collapse of a railway tunnel in London kills dozens

The Last Session

The patient claims she can’t remember the horrific recent events

Bitterfrost

He finds himself arrested for a brutal double murder

Shadow of the Solstice

She finds a young boy at grave risk

Hidden in Smoke

A catastrophic fire destroys a major freeway

Another Fine Mess

They must dig into family lore to uncover what threatens everything

John Winn Miller

The historical thriller author on THE HUNT FOR THE PEGGY C

The Tenant

He fears someone knows his darkest secrets

Pride or Die

They might just become the next targets

The Bachelorette Party

It’s her last chance to find out what happened to the four women

Dead Post Society

The headmaster and his wife were killed there decades earlier

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

Written in Stone

The police are dragging their feet in the investigation

Gothictown

She’s starting to wonder how, and if, they’ll ever leave

A Drop of Corruption

They are investigating not a disappearance but a murder

Murder at Gulls Nest

A series of bizarre murders rattles the occupants of Gulls Nest

The Summer Guests

Her neighbor becomes the prime suspect

Within the Circle

She is reluctant to disclose her suspicions regarding her old boss

This Book Will Bury Me

She becomes obsessed with true crime

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

The Library Game

The library’s owner hosts a murder mystery dinner

White King

She must solve three crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice

Galway’s Edge

The Vatican is not pleased when rumors start swirling

Kills Well with Others

They receive a summons from an elite assassin organization

Wild Dark Shore

A mysterious woman washes ashore

Too Old for This

Getting away with murder is hard enough when you’re young

Ambush

His betrayal years ago cost her everything

The Vanishing Kind

Strange holes keep appearing on the preserve

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave

The investigation widens to include her ex-husband

All the Other Mothers Hate Me

She has no discernible skills, let alone detective ones

Silent as the Grave

She believes these malfunctions are sabotage

The Impossible Thing

They find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs

A Slash of Emerald

A young woman turns up dead

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

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