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Book Review: Back to the Dirt by Frank BillMiles Knox came home from his service in the Vietnam War forever changed. Decades later, he has a well-paying job in a rural Indiana factory, but...
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Cooking the Books: The Diva Delivers on a Promise by Krista DavisThis 16th installment of the Domestic Diva Mystery series might be my favorite yet! It starts out calmly enough, as our heroine, Sophie Winston, is...
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The Madam and the Spymaster by Urs Brunner, Nigel Jones and Julia Schrammel: Featured ExcerptAUTHORS’ FOREWORD The legend of Salon Kitty is well known to historians, filmmakers, cinema goers, and indeed to anyone taking more than a...
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The Interrogation Room: A Q&A with Nora Murphy, author of The New Mother Watch on YouTube More: Watch Other Author Interviews
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Book Review: Adrift by Lisa BrideauWhen our protagonist wakes up one day, she has no idea who she is or how she came to be alone on a sailboat called the Sea Dragon. All she has by...
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Book Review: Dead Drop by M.P. WoodwardThe world of the CIA gets a realistic spin in Woodward’s follow-up to The Handler . John and Meredith Dale are divorced, and while Meredith...
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Book Review: Central Park West by James ComeyFormer FBI director James Comey takes his insider knowledge of the criminal justice system and creates a terrific legal thriller. A former governor...
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Celebrating M.C. Beaton on her Birth AnniversaryM.C. Beaton is the internationally bestselling author of both the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, as well as numerous Regency romances....
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Cooking the Books: Hot Pot Murder by Jennifer J ChowHolidays have been more bitter than sweet for night market stall owner Yale Yee since the untimely death of her mother. She’s quietly relieved when...
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Book Review: The Wrong Good Deed by Caroline B. CooneyIn this sequel to Caroline B. Cooney’s Edgar-nominated Before She Was Helen , two elderly women discover that the past cannot stay buried forever,...
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Two for the Price of OnePlenty of well-known mystery novels feature two investigators. Lord Peter Wimsey needs his brother-in-law, Chief Inspector Charles Parker, to...
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A Story Waiting Under the IceIn summer 2019 I read an article about Project Iceworm, an American military base built under the ice in Greenland in the 1960s. Let me rephrase...
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Book Review: No One Needs to Know by Lindsay CameronThe three women at the core of No One Needs to Know have a couple of things in common: the school their children attend, and UrbanMyth—a...
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Killers & Psychological Thrillers SweepstakesKillers & Psychological Thrillers Sweepstakes Complete the form to enter for your chance to win the Criminal Element x Novel Suspects Killers...
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Cooking the Books: Murder with Earl Grey Tea by Karen Rose SmithDaisy Swanson is dealing with a lot of life changes—some more exciting than others. While she’s definitely looking forward to getting married to...
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Book Review: Second Shot by Cindy DeesIf you are addicted to female assassins “of a certain age,” like the characters in Deanna Raybourn’s Killers of a Certain Age , you’re the perfect...
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New Review: “Snakebit” A Mike Bowditch Short Mystery by Paul Doiron“Snakebit” is a satisfying amuse bouche from Paul Doiron, a vignette from warden Mike Bowditch’s past that doesn’t follow the events...
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Book Review: Deep Tide by Laura GriffinIn the latest Texas Murder Files thriller, Laura Griffin spotlights the conflict between personal desire and professional imperatives. Barista...
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Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley: Featured ExcerptCHAPTER 1 “Son, come and taste this,” I called, holding up a fork and summoning Sonya Perlman-Dokter, my best friend, sous chef, and the namesake...
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Cooking the Books: Hard Dough Homicide by Olivia MatthewsBusiness at Brooklyn’s Spice Island Bakery is picking back up now that the Murray family has been cleared of any involvement in the murder of their...
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Book Review: Moscow Exile by John LawtonMoscow Exile initially unfolds as a fast romp through the exploits of British intelligence agents who played for Mother Russia. Intense...
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Book Review: The Last Remains by Elly GriffithsArchaeologist and university lecturer Dr. Ruth Galloway is used to being sent for whenever human bones are found, even before the police are called...
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Book Review: The Ghost Goes to the Dogs by Cleo CoyleBookseller Penny McClure is surprised one day to hear a scratching noise outside her store: Buy The Book. She’s even more startled to realize that...
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Cozy Case Files—New Titles for Your Spring & Summer EnjoymentMinotaur Books’s free Cozy Case Files sampler is BACK! With so many titles to choose from, we thought we’d make it easy and give you...
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The Thrill of “Rootable” Characters (and Three I’ll Never Forget)In my humble opinion, the most important aspect of thriller writing is characterization—does a hero leap off the page? Is a villain memorable? And...
