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Hiding Crimes and Uncovering SpiesWhen first imagining what eventually became The Berlin Letters , I knew two things: I wanted to stay in the spy world, as I had discovered so many...
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Book Review: One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi RyanHank Phillippi Ryan is that rare person who holds the distinction of being highly decorated in two separate professions, both of which draw on her...
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Book Review: The Resort by Sara OchsCass Morris has run away from her old life in the USA and found refuge on the Thai island of Koh Sang, falling in with a group of expats who work...
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Cooking the Books: Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. ChowFelicity Jin has always felt like a bit of a failure whenever she compares herself to her mother and grandmother. The rest of the women in her...
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Book Review: The Heiress by Rachel HawkinsThe Heiress fits the genre of Southern Gothic storytelling perfectly: “The stories often focus on grotesque themes. While it may include...
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Here’s How I Pulled Off the Perfect HeistI’ve always loved how heist stories follow a particular formula but manage to delight me every time. I never thought that I would have the ability...
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Book Review: Smoke Kings by Jahmal MayfieldGiven the systemic injustices Black people continue to face in America today, it’s honestly surprising that more don’t pick up arms and strike out...
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Not-so-perfect: Ten “Murder Mavericks”Who doesn’t love a bad boy (or girl)? On second thoughts, don’t answer that. But when it comes to crime on TV, it seems we have an inexhaustible...
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Our Most Anticipated Reads: March 2024Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice— the fiercely...
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The Soundtrack to the Record Shop Mysteries by Olivia BlackeMusic and coffee – can you think of a better combination? I can’t! When I first imagined Sip & Spin Records, the vinyl records shop/coffee café...
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Cooking the Books: A Smoking Bun by Ellie AlexanderJules Montague, proprietor of Torte bakery and several other small businesses in her hometown of Ashland, Oregon, is nervous. Her stepson, Ramiro,...
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Q&A with Christina Estes about her mystery debut, Off the AirTell us about Off the Air . What inspired you to write it? Off the Air introduces Jolene Garcia, a local TV reporter in Phoenix, Arizona, trying...
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Book Review: Mission Manhattan by James PontiThe resourceful young agents of James Ponti’s terrific middle grade series City Spies are back for their fifth adventure, this time protecting a...
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All That is Sinister in Small TownsWhen I set out to write what would eventually become my second novel, A Step Past Darkness , I knew I wanted it to be one of those books where...
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Book Review: Queens of London by Heather WebbBased on real-life historical figures in post-World War I London, Heather Webb’s latest novel brings to vivid life the complicated web that tied...
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Behind the Fortune Cookie FactoryI’ve always loved a good road trip, and what better reason for an outing than book research? As a kid, one of my favorite class field trips...
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Cooking the Books: Murder with Chocolate Tea by Karen Rose SmithLife is never uneventful for Willow Creek, Pennsylvania’s most celebrated amateur sleuth, Daisy Swanson, who is eagerly anticipating her impending...
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Book Review: The Busy Body by Kemper DonovanIf you enjoy reading mysteries and you follow national politics with interest, The Busy Body will head your must-read list. It’s a roman à clef....
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The Interrogation Room: A Q&A with Thomas Mullen, author of The Rumor GameWatch on YouTube Order on BookShop: About The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen: Reporter Anne Lemire writes the Rumor Clinic, a newspaper column that...
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Book Review: Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley TateThe town of West Wilmer never really got over the death of Phoebe Dean ten years ago. Bright and popular, she was expected to go far and put her...
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Book Review: The Smoke in Our Eyes by James GradyGrady, known for his spy thrillers, takes an unexpected turn and delivers a coming-of-age novel set in a small town in Montana in 1959....
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Book Review: Wander In The Dark by Jumata EmillHalf-brothers Amir and Marcel Trudeau have never really gotten along. When restaurateur Martin Trudeau left his first wife Monica to marry his...
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Cooking the Books: Knitmare on Beech Street by Peggy EhrhartFiber arts editor and amateur sleuth Pamela Paterson has joined her best friend, Bettina Fraser, and their neighborhood welcoming committee to...
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Book Review: Almost Surely Dead by Amina AkhtarDunia Ahmed, like many other single New Yorkers her age, looks forward every morning to the mild flirtation she has going on with a cute guy who...
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Book Review: The Mayors of New York by S. J. RozanWelcome to New York City, where Carole McCann is the first female mayor, and now her 15-year-old son has gone missing. Normally one would expect...
