Mystery

Transient Desires is the 30th installment of Leon’s series starring Commissario Guido Brunetti, and it’s a splendid read.

Transient Desires is the 30th installment of Leon’s series starring Commissario Guido Brunetti, and it’s a splendid read.

Sáenz creates a claustrophobic, psychologically intense experience for readers en route to a dramatic finale.

Sáenz creates a claustrophobic, psychologically intense experience for readers en route to a dramatic finale.

Accidentally timely due to its inclusion of the 1832 cholera epidemic, this historical mystery continues Huber’s excellent series.

Accidentally timely due to its inclusion of the 1832 cholera epidemic, this historical mystery continues Huber’s excellent series.

Harris’ brutal new Regency mystery explores a spree of killings as vicious as those of Jack the Ripper.

Harris’ brutal new Regency mystery explores a spree of killings as vicious as those of Jack the Ripper.

Rosenfelt has artfully spun off PI Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, Simon Garfunkel, from his hit Andy Carpenter series.

Rosenfelt has artfully spun off PI Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, Simon Garfunkel, from his hit Andy Carpenter series.

Nobody born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1958 should be able to channel 19th-century London as splendidly as Will Thomas does.

Nobody born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1958 should be able to channel 19th-century London as splendidly as Will Thomas does.

The murder is nearly upstaged by the drama, backbiting and infighting among the cast and crew, but it’s all told with understated elegance.

The murder is nearly upstaged by the drama, backbiting and infighting among the cast and crew, but it’s all told with understated elegance.

The Postscript Murders is a cozy bibliophile’s delight of a mystery that pays tribute to friendships that transform into chosen families.

The Postscript Murders is a cozy bibliophile’s delight of a mystery that pays tribute to friendships that transform into chosen families.

Fans of gothic mysteries will find this novel wonderfully creepy and suspenseful, even if they are unfamiliar with the work or lives of the Brontë sisters.

Fans of gothic mysteries will find this novel wonderfully creepy and suspenseful, even if they are unfamiliar with the work or lives of the Brontë sisters.

This evocative debut mystery has a particularly intriguing setting: a British transport ship carrying almost 200 female prisoners to Australia.

This evocative debut mystery has a particularly intriguing setting: a British transport ship carrying almost 200 female prisoners to Australia.

With a wonderfully twisty end, Black Widows is the type of thriller you read in one sitting.

With a wonderfully twisty end, Black Widows is the type of thriller you read in one sitting.

Armstrong makes her fictional town feel grounded in reality with detailed world building in this surreal mystery.

Armstrong makes her fictional town feel grounded in reality with detailed world building in this surreal mystery.

The second Tyler-Rabbani mystery is a terrific read, and I hope there will be many more to come. 

The second Tyler-Rabbani mystery is a terrific read, and I hope there will be many more to come. 

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