Readers won’t find out until the final moments whether this protagonist is a grief-stricken fantasist or an exceptionally canny adversary.
Fans of Martin Walker’s Bruno, Chief of Police series will find lots to like here, and the descriptions of the titular coast are mesmerizing.
Bohjalian’s thrilling courtroom drama offers full immersion in its unusual setting: 1662 Boston.
Baldacci deftly navigates the cliche minefield that is historical mystery, giving his readers a sense of the milieu without drowning them in minutiae.
The Others will keep readers guessing as it considers the damaging effects of societal pressure, unresolved resentment and lingering guilt.
This moody, surreal mystery is set at “the edge of the world”: an Icelandic fishing village populated by only 10 people.
Brian Klingborg’s Thief of Souls features one of the best opening sentences I have ever read in a mystery.
A safecracker is blackmailed into working for British intelligence during World War II in this new thriller.
Readers who are drawn to creepily stressful tension as well as shocking, edge-of-your-seat sequences will revel in this story.
The Final Twist lives up to its name admirably, even delivering said twist on the very last page of the book.
In the latest You novel, Joe’s newfound restraint does not mean the body count is low, and some of the deaths are, to put it mildly, absolutely bonkers.
Katsu’s previous career as an intelligence agent and skill at maintaining taut, nail-biting tension make RED WIDOW a standout espionage thriller.
This gothic mystery’s ethereal tone and atmospheric detail allow it to step lightly between heavy revelations.
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