Sakawa scams abound, overlaid with a witch doctor (or two) and a trio of likable, if occasionally gullible, protagonists. We will be seeing Emma Djan again.
Historical, atmospheric (in a frigid sort of way) and exceptionally well-written, The Body Outside the Kremlin is a first-rate debut.
A fabulous test of Kubu’s legendary deductive talents, Facets of Death is easily one of the best heist novels since Gerald Browne’s classic 11 Harrowhouse.
An English manor house becomes the scene of a locked-room murder mystery that rivals the best of Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell or P.D. James.
Rosalind carries the soul of Sherlock Holmes in the world of Elizabeth Bennet, and it’s a hard combination to beat.
This is an auspicious series debut, and hopefully the luck of the Irish will hold for many more stories to come.
This is an urbane thriller with a big heart.
A sense of dread and mystery persists from the opening page to the novel’s surprising conclusion.
Trace of Evil by Alice Blanchard launches a new, promising series and delivers an airtight police procedural with deeply macabre elements.
With high tension and brutal stakes, the suspenseful Lethal Redemption will have you on the edge of your seat.
As the mysteries unravel one by one, this warm, big-hearted adventure highlights how brightly love can shine against any encroaching darkness.
A character doesn’t persist through 50 books if she’s not an all-star, and this volume shows just why that’s the case.
This sprightly mystery bubbles along like a hot cauldron.
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