Finch’s plotting is excellent, his characters well developed, but it is his prose that truly shines.
Finch’s plotting is excellent, his characters well developed, but it is his prose that truly shines.
Historical Mystery
Rutledge is one of the most complicated and finely drawn characters in contemporary crime fiction.
Rutledge is one of the most complicated and finely drawn characters in contemporary crime fiction.
Historical, atmospheric (in a frigid sort of way) and exceptionally well-written, The Body Outside the Kremlin is a first-rate debut.
Historical, atmospheric (in a frigid sort of way) and exceptionally well-written, The Body Outside the Kremlin is a first-rate debut.
An English manor house becomes the scene of a locked-room murder mystery that rivals the best of Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell or P.D. James.
An English manor house becomes the scene of a locked-room murder mystery that rivals the best of Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell or P.D. James.
Rosalind carries the soul of Sherlock Holmes in the world of Elizabeth Bennet, and it’s a hard combination to beat.
Rosalind carries the soul of Sherlock Holmes in the world of Elizabeth Bennet, and it’s a hard combination to beat.
This is an urbane thriller with a big heart.
This is an urbane thriller with a big heart.
Lovegrove gives the Great Detective a much more traditional, even cozy sort of case in this fun holiday tale.
Lovegrove gives the Great Detective a much more traditional, even cozy sort of case in this fun holiday tale.
Faye’s smart, stylish and suspenseful tale tackles timeless topics of race and gender.
Faye’s smart, stylish and suspenseful tale tackles timeless topics of race and gender.
It’s easy to picture this sleuthing pair as a Regency Nick and Nora Charles—urbane, yet with a strong undercurrent of “get ’er done.”
It’s easy to picture this sleuthing pair as a Regency Nick and Nora Charles—urbane, yet with a strong undercurrent of “get ’er done.”
Get ready for an exceptionally intricate tale that will take you in unexpected directions and then pummel you when you get there.
Get ready for an exceptionally intricate tale that will take you in unexpected directions and then pummel you when you get there.
Chock full of clues, criss-crossing subplots and wry dialogue, Truss’s latest is a pleasure from start to finish.
Chock full of clues, criss-crossing subplots and wry dialogue, Truss’s latest is a pleasure from start to finish.
When everyone’s motives are suspect, it’s impossible to know who to trust, and this thriller makes great use of that fact in a truly chilling climax.
When everyone’s motives are suspect, it’s impossible to know who to trust, and this thriller makes great use of that fact in a truly chilling climax.
With tantalizing romance and a hot air balloon chase, this Gilded Age mystery is a very good time indeed.
With tantalizing romance and a hot air balloon chase, this Gilded Age mystery is a very good time indeed.
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