Penance by Eliza Clark
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Past evils come to light in Eliza Clark’s sophomore novel.
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No One Left To Come Looking For You by Sam Lipsyte
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A review of Sam Lipsyte’s unconventional seventh novel.
Read MoreThe Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
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A gaggle of Jane Austen characters get caught up in a country-house murder mystery.
Read MoreThe Unfamiliar Garden by Benjamin Percy
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In Benjamin Percy’s new novel, a broken family (and a broken world) deals with, among other things, weird fungi.
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Death with a Double Edge by Anne Perry
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Young lawyer Daniel Pitt becomes ensnared in a mysterious back-alley murder.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2020: Mysteries!
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Mystery is one of the most reliable of all the escapist genres, and these were the best of 2020.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “The true art of memory is the art of attention”
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The ninth Vera Stanhope mystery is as fresh and exciting as the first.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “Funny thing about doubt—it marches into your brain and sets up camp without any invitation”
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A compelling variation on a locked-room mystery with high level tension that never lets up.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “Murder, I have often noticed, is a great matchmaker.”
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A masterfully plotted, mind-bending thriller that harkens back to the days when Agatha Christie ruled the genre.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “God may not play dice, but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again”
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Penny’s deft touch with plotting only enhances her in-depth character studies.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “Life’s not a rehearsal”
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Two page-turning action-packed thriller/mysteries; one by a veteran author, the other a debut.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “The Irish are a fair people, they never speak well of one another”
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An atmospheric mystery blending history and romance with a contemporary police investigation.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes”
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A skillful whodunit populated by a motley assortment of vividly wrought characters.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: There is a fine line between a monster and a hero
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With her trademark fast pace, Jance has rendered a masterly study of the effects of grief, rage, and the power of forgiveness.
Read MoreScandinavian Noir by Wendy Lesser
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A new book by Wendy Lesser examines the phenomenon of Nordic noir.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “The person who talks less is the one with the upper hand.”
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A superior mystery on every level, affirming McMahon’s place as up there with the best in the genre.
Read MoreA Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn
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The latest Veronica Speedwell mystery finds our heroine in London at the height of Jack the Ripper’s killing rampage.
Read MoreTrace Elements by Donna Leon
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The health of Venice’s canals is at the heart of Donna Leon’s 29th Commissario Brunetti mystery.
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