Katharine Schellman’s meticulous research puts us right in the heart of Regency London, and the hunt for a killer is tense and frightening.
A service dog dropout who knows he should help—but does so in adorably wrong ways—steals the show in the first installment of a promising series.
Catie Murphy balances grief and family secrets with a hunt for buried treasure, keeping things realistic even as the story flirts with the fantastical.
Lippman’s sharp prose builds icy suspense as a misogynistic author is lured to his ultimate comeuppance.
This claustrophobic, suspenseful whodunit ponders the eternal question of how well we really know those closest to us.
This no-nonsense police procedural stands apart due to its purposeful plotting and interesting characters.
In Gytha Lodge’s clever and entertaining mystery, Louise wakes up next to a corpse with no idea who the dead man is or how he got there.
Lansdale nails the storyline, nails the suspense, seriously nails the dialogue and has created yet another character worthy of a series.
Sarah Stewart Taylor’s A Distant Grave is a complex, slow-burning mystery with an enigmatic female detective at its heart.
A Rogue’s Company is a delightful blend of historical intrigue, sharp-tongued humor and savvy sleuthing.
Murphy’s tale of two serial killers is also a twisted, at times hilarious portrait of sisterly love.
The Lost Girls is a richly textured missing persons story that drip-drops clues with each interview of long forgotten witnesses.
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