A compelling mix of taut psychological suspense and genuinely scary haunted-house terrors, capped off with an inventive and satisfyingly wild ending.
Juliet Blackwell’s refreshing The Last Curtain Call continues her Haunted Home Renovation series with a twist.
The Bright Lands is a fresh and frightening take on the small-town thriller.
Survivor Song is a horror narrative of the highest order, and much of it feels eerily real in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
The fun is in the thrill of the chase, and in that respect Klass delivers.
Read this one and see if it doesn’t send you scurrying in search of the previous three books in Lepionka’s series.
Quinn gets inside the mind of a dog, making Chet a terrific tour guide through this absolute riot of a mystery.
There are elements of the supernatural, or at least the not conventionally explainable, in the manner of John Connolly or T. Jefferson Parker.
The balance of action and levity is just right—Andy’s crew is hilarious, but some of the bad guys they take on are the stuff of nightmares.
Cosby’s tightfisted prose fuels this story with heart-pumping action that begs to be adapted for the big screen but never loses its compassionate edge.
There’s not much that can stop this pair, and the climactic scene laying out the whodunit (and why) is like a maraschino cherry in a complex cocktail.
Set on a bleak stretch of Cornish coastline, The House of Whispers blends madness, disease and violent folklore together with truly terrifying results.
The suspense is slow and steady in this meditative, artistic take on the murder mystery.
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