Book Reviews
Reviews of new and upcoming books in the mystery, thriller, and suspense genres. Our editorial staff and reviewers choose which titles to review. All reviews meet standards of notability.
A Curious Incident
An amateur sleuth investigates the murder of an avid gardener
Near You
A forensic psychologist and highway patrol officer team up to stop a killer
Review: The Postscript Murders
An amateur sleuth story and police procedural in the vein of Rex Stout
Dear Miss Kopp
The Kopp Sisters write to each other while dealing with the trials of WWI
Review: Transient Desires
Commissario Brunetti pursues leads in the criminal underbelly of Venice
Review: The Captive
Society has collapsed and a woman takes to the road in this rural noir
A Caller’s Game
A SiriusXM host faces vindictive listeners in this action thriller
Review: The Windsor Knot
A pianist is murdered at Windsor and Queen Elizabeth investigates
Review: The Keepers
Mace teams up with Mason Reid and a cadaver dog to solve a mystery
Review: Relentless
The Gray Man’s search for missing agents takes him around the world
Review: The Hunting Wives
A covert group of women drink heavily, shoot skeet, and hunt men
Review: Spin
The ratcheting action of this thriller will have readers flipping pages
Review: Sons of Valor
A newly-formed Tier One team must stop the next generation of terrorists
Review: Deadly Editions
A cozy mystery with a cloaked visitor, a treasure hunt, and a killer
Review: The Last Tiara
A historical suspense with emotion, romance, and intrigue
Review: Those Who Disappeared
His father died before he was born. But was it really an accident?
Review: We Own This City
The true crime story of police corruption in Baltimore
Review: What They Knew
A police procedural that feels like a trip around a small Scottish town
Review: The Plot
Would it really be so wrong for Jake to publish his dead student’s book?
Review: Sleep Well My Lady
PI Emma Djan investigates the death of a Ghanaian fashion icon
Review: Open for Murder
The first book in the new Happy Camper Mystery series
Review: Last Call
The murder of gay men in NYC leads to a killer no one suspected
Review: Courage Under Fire
When Cari gets a call from the sheriff, her life is about to change
Review: The King’s Justice
The 9th book in the Maggie Hope Mysteries is set in London in 1943
Review: Bloodline
A psychological thriller set in a deadly small town in the 1960s
Review: Ink and Shadows
An excellent cozy mystery with just a dash of magic
Review: Leave the World Behind
A knock on the door, a tragedy, and their world turns upside down
Review: Murder on the Menu
Murder, disappearances, and some humor in a new cozy mystery series
Review: The Wrong Family
A psychological thriller that is creepy, dark, and (most of all) compelling
Review: Violent Peace
A military thriller told with the raw, gritty visuals of a horrific war
Review: A Whisker of a Doubt
the fourth installment of the Cat Café Mystery series
Review: Mother May I
Her baby is stolen, and in his place is a note to stay silent
Review: Watch Her
This is the third novel in the Hester Thursby series and the best one yet
Review: A Time For Mercy
Should a sixteen-year-old boy get the death penalty for murder?
Review: Lethal Intent
A mix of legal thriller, medical thriller, and romantic suspense
Review: Till Murder Do Us Part
A quick read in the true crime genre, with domestic relations at the core
Review: Deep Into The Dark
PJ Tracy takes a hard look at the effects of war on our veterans
Review: The System
A crime thriller that focuses on law enforcement, courts, and corrections
Review: Bait and Witch
Corruption and magic in a new paranormal cozy mystery series
Review: Goodnight Beautiful
A twisted psychological thriller that’s intense, mysterious, and a bit creepy
Review: The Unwilling
A family drama, coming of age story, and unnerving psychological thriller
Review: Someone To Watch Over Me
A hardboiled detective stops predators who go after teenage girls
Review: Whiteout
Chased and outnumbered, can they survive in the wilds of Antarctica?
Review: Exit
Felix goes on the run after the death he’s “Exiteering” goes badly
Review: You Can Go Home Now
A police officer poses as an abused woman to catch a killer
Review: Her Dark Lies
A riveting psychological thriller set on an island off the Italian coast
Review: Interference
Quantum viruses and a missing husband in this sci-fi thriller
Review: You Love Me
Joe has finally found true love with a sexy librarian, despite what he learns
Review: Hope, Faith, and a Corpse
The pastor is accused of murder in this cozy mystery
Review: Fool Me Twice
A master thief must steal a fresco (and the wall) in this Vatican heist
Review: A Question of Navigation
Aliens have eaten his friend and he’s on a spaceship to another world