An Equal Justice by Chad Zunker
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True to formula legal thriller—an ambitious young lawyer, a prestigious law firm, skullduggery rather easily stumbled upon, and a hastily-improvised master plan.
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The Big Book of Reel Murders, Edited by Otto Penzler
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This huge book is a bonanza of finds, from the well-known to the gloriously idiosyncratic.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “The surest way to work up a crusade for some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone”
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A richly atmospheric novel that explores love and pain in many guises.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: It was when things were most obvious that they were often most true
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Flynn shows himself to be a master of courtroom sleight of hand.
Read MoreSavage Appetites by Rachel Monroe
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Monroe ruminates about what might motivate today's women to consume a diet of violent crime stories.
Read MoreSwipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman
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Infectiously page-turning, despite being laughably silly (a familiar to Patterson fans).
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It’s a Mystery: “If you want your enemy to fail, give him something important to do”
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The usual suspects and some worthy newcomers keep the suspense at breakneck speed.
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It’s a Mystery: “Those that know the most must mourn the deepest”
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An exquisitely crafted, stunning novel, set in a strange, ancient, beautiful place.
Read MoreCari Mora by Thomas Harris
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The first book to follow a phenomenon, and a conscious attempt to shed that phenomenon.
Read MoreAlex Rider: Secret Weapon by Anthony Horowitz
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The Alex Rider books have always required a rather hefty suspension of disbelief, and they’ve always rewarded it.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: We run away from what scares or hurts us--or from what holds us captive
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A skillfully crafted, beautifully written thriller with an unforgettable heroine.
Read MoreDelta-v by Daniel Suarez
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Delta-V never falters because it never doubts its own storytelling virtue.
Read MoreCrown Jewel by Christopher Reich
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Crown Jewel takes its readers on many hairpin turn at breakneck speed.
Read MoreThe Border by Don Winslow
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The Border feels like it might be too quick on the trigger in its portrait of the present day, however riveting that portrait may be.
Read MoreMission Critical by Mark Greaney
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This is the eight book in the Gray Man series, but this author is a well-seasoned professional, bringing new readers up to speed quickly and invisibly.
Read MoreStalker by Lars Kepler
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A sharply whittled Scandanavian thriller by a husband and wife writing team.
Read MoreIn a House of Lies by Ian Rankin
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John Rebus retired a few books ago, but he has a way of turning up.
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