Mystery & Suspense

With each chapter, Spencer Quinn ramps up the action while still keeping things light, snappy and funny.

With each chapter, Spencer Quinn ramps up the action while still keeping things light, snappy and funny.

Razorblade Tears transcends genre boundaries and is a must-read for anyone looking for a mystery that provokes and thrills in equal measure.

Razorblade Tears transcends genre boundaries and is a must-read for anyone looking for a mystery that provokes and thrills in equal measure.

The Final Girl Support Group is a quirky but refreshingly thoughtful homage to slasher films and the stalwart women left standing at the end.

The Final Girl Support Group is a quirky but refreshingly thoughtful homage to slasher films and the stalwart women left standing at the end.

Andrea Bartz’s creepy new thriller has alluring locales, Hitchcockian tension and the best pair of female leads since Thelma and Louise.

Andrea Bartz’s creepy new thriller has alluring locales, Hitchcockian tension and the best pair of female leads since Thelma and Louise.

As Heidi’s investigation takes her through hostile and dangerous country, author John Galligan’s trademark dark humor is in fine form.

As Heidi’s investigation takes her through hostile and dangerous country, author John Galligan’s trademark dark humor is in fine form.

The Jazz Age setting infuses this mystery with a crackling feeling of possibility. Readers will unequivocally root for Nekesa Afia’s amateur sleuth.

The Jazz Age setting infuses this mystery with a crackling feeling of possibility. Readers will unequivocally root for Nekesa Afia’s amateur sleuth.

This is a vivid and never-boring visit to 1920s Australia, led by the beloved and unconventional Miss Fisher.

This is a vivid and never-boring visit to 1920s Australia, led by the beloved and unconventional Miss Fisher.

This study of a family in crisis is empathetic and never gratuitous, but still doesn’t shy away from the realities of sexual violence.

This study of a family in crisis is empathetic and never gratuitous, but still doesn’t shy away from the realities of sexual violence.

The Maidens is a well-paced, suspenseful and easy-to-digest thriller with a supremely unsettling, sure-to-be-divisive final twist.

The Maidens is a well-paced, suspenseful and easy-to-digest thriller with a supremely unsettling, sure-to-be-divisive final twist.

Maria Hummel tempers a glitzy depiction of the West Coast art world with a sobering examination of the roles of women in creative endeavors.

Maria Hummel tempers a glitzy depiction of the West Coast art world with a sobering examination of the roles of women in creative endeavors.

Robert J. Harris’ take on the iconic Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone is outstanding.

Robert J. Harris’ take on the iconic Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone is outstanding.

Don’t miss Bath Haus. It’s intricate, speedy and scary.

Don’t miss Bath Haus. It’s intricate, speedy and scary.

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