Mystery & Suspense

With Isaacs’ signature wry and brainy observational humor, Takes One to Know One will be catnip to longtime fans and new readers alike.

With Isaacs' signature wry and brainy observational humor, Takes One to Know One will be catnip to longtime fans and new readers alike.

Chock full of clues, criss-crossing subplots and wry dialogue, Truss’s latest is a pleasure from start to finish.

Chock full of clues, criss-crossing subplots and wry dialogue, Truss’s latest is a pleasure from start to finish.

Grimes’ latest will keep the reader guessing as they wait for the surprising big reveal.

Grimes' latest will keep the reader guessing as they wait for the surprising big reveal.

When everyone’s motives are suspect, it’s impossible to know who to trust, and this thriller makes great use of that fact in a truly chilling climax.

When everyone’s motives are suspect, it’s impossible to know who to trust, and this thriller makes great use of that fact in a truly chilling climax.

With tantalizing romance and a hot air balloon chase, this Gilded Age mystery is a very good time indeed.

With tantalizing romance and a hot air balloon chase, this Gilded Age mystery is a very good time indeed.

Vivid settings and high emotions keep the suspense at fever pitch, but it’s the characters that make Arlen’s series kickoff such a stunner.

Vivid settings and high emotions keep the suspense at fever pitch, but it’s the characters that make Arlen’s series kickoff such a stunner.

Think a Victorian-era Archie Goodwin narrating the exploits of a sleuth with an Indiana Jones-esque penchant for derring-do.

Think a Victorian-era Archie Goodwin narrating the exploits of a sleuth with an Indiana Jones-esque penchant for derring-do.

Bruen’s command of language and metaphor is on full display in his trademark staccato verse, and his sense of place is superb.

Bruen’s command of language and metaphor is on full display in his trademark staccato verse, and his sense of place is superb.

Charles Todd does a magnificent job with atmosphere and dialogue while keeping the good-hearted heroine one step ahead of the bad guys.

Charles Todd does a magnificent job with atmosphere and dialogue while keeping the good-hearted heroine one step ahead of the bad guys.

If you take the John Wick and “Sons of Anarchy” series, blend them with Taken and then dial the intensity up to 11, you have Seven Crows.

If you take the John Wick and “Sons of Anarchy” series, blend them with Taken and then dial the intensity up to 11, you have Seven Crows.

With its spare but insightful prose and probing exploration of the price of our sins, this latest novel fits among James Sallis’ finest.

With its spare but insightful prose and probing exploration of the price of our sins, this latest novel fits among James Sallis’ finest.

With richly developed characters, exciting suspense and hot love scenes, Fallen is another winner from Rebecca Zanetti.

With richly developed characters, exciting suspense and hot love scenes, Fallen is another winner from Rebecca Zanetti.

Peter Colt delivers a tale of intrigue and classic noir in his debut novel, The Off-Islander.

Peter Colt delivers a tale of intrigue and classic noir in his debut novel, The Off-Islander.

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