Coben stretches his characters and situations paper-thin, almost to caricature, and then page by page brings the story around to a rousing conclusion.
Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing is an unexpectedly hilarious whodunit from Maryla Szymiczkowa.
There aren’t many happy endings in towns where meth is the leading industry, but The Familiar Dark certainly has a satisfying ending.
You wouldn’t think that a book featuring an accountant as the protagonist would make for an edge-of-your-seat read, but you would be wrong.
Sensitive handling of class and race issues give the story depth, and readers will be eager for more after finishing this smashing debut.
Lodge’s autopsy of complicated friendships, love affairs and eventual justice is eminently satisfying.
No Bad Deed is a delightfully Harlan Coben-esque tale of the ways in which the past can influence the present, for better or much, much worse.
Death in the Family marks a bold beginning to an addictive new series.
The Janes is a superbly entertaining read, especially for readers who are already fans of the amazing protagonist, Alice Vega.
Untamed Shore is a fever dream of a thriller, a coming-of-age tale set amidst disturbing and dangerous circumstances.
It’s a thrill to discover how Swanson braids the various books’ plots together as Malcolm grows ever more uneasy and the murderer ever bolder.
Have your page-turning fingers limbered up, because The Holdout will give them a workout.
Finch’s plotting is excellent, his characters well developed, but it is his prose that truly shines.
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