Mystery & Suspense

First Cut is a fascinating, entertaining series kickoff, with a particularly kickass heroine.

First Cut is a fascinating, entertaining series kickoff, with a particularly kickass heroine.

The Secret She Keeps is a complex story of love and grief, and forgiveness and fresh starts.

The Secret She Keeps is a complex story of love and grief, and forgiveness and fresh starts.

Jones has crafted a dark, twisty tribute to unreliable narrators and tenacious women.

Jones has crafted a dark, twisty tribute to unreliable narrators and tenacious women.

This thriller is a compelling exploration of the power of unresolved grief and unanswered questions.

This thriller is a compelling exploration of the power of unresolved grief and unanswered questions.

This entertainingly twisted coming-of-age tale takes a harrowing look at how wealth and power can lull people into believing they’re untouchable.

This entertainingly twisted coming-of-age tale takes a harrowing look at how wealth and power can lull people into believing they’re untouchable.

With exquisite tension, Marwood prompts readers to reflect on the nature of community, faith and survival.

With exquisite tension, Marwood prompts readers to reflect on the nature of community, faith and survival.

Ani Katz has delivered a whip-smart, beautifully written meditation on marriage, masculinity and the thin line between happiness and disaster.

Ani Katz has delivered a whip-smart, beautifully written meditation on marriage, masculinity and the thin line between happiness and disaster.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 auspicious series debut, and hopefully the luck of the Irish will hold for many more stories to come.

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