Mystery

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.

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.

This first book in a series is an engaging, smart and inspiring read.

This first book in a series is an engaging, smart and inspiring read.

This wonderfully executed mystery straddles the line between psychological thriller and good old-fashioned whodunit.

This wonderfully executed mystery straddles the line between psychological thriller and good old-fashioned whodunit.

Few suspense novelists display a better grip of political and racial divides than Attica Locke.

Few suspense novelists display a better grip of political and racial divides than Attica Locke.

Land of Wolves fills in the little details with immediacy, bringing life to a suspenseful narrative.

Land of Wolves fills in the little details with immediacy, bringing life to a suspenseful narrative.

The nicely paced Bomber’s Moon is replete with well-developed characters and relationships, with the unusual bonus of oddly likable villains.

The nicely paced Bomber’s Moon is replete with well-developed characters and relationships, with the unusual bonus of oddly likable villains.

In the language of its time, this is a corker.

In the language of its time, this is a corker.

Perry juggles plot details with finesse and moves the plot toward a creepy conclusion that adds a few shivers to this cozy.

Perry juggles plot details with finesse and moves the plot toward a creepy conclusion that adds a few shivers to this cozy.

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