Sensitive handling of class and race issues give the story depth, and readers will be eager for more after finishing this smashing debut.
Finch’s plotting is excellent, his characters well developed, but it is his prose that truly shines.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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