Book Reviews

Reviews of new and upcoming books in the mystery, thriller, horror, crime, and suspense genres. Our editorial staff and reviewers choose which titles to review. All reviews meet standards of notability.

All the Other Mothers Hate Me

She has no discernible skills, let alone detective ones

Silent as the Grave

She believes these malfunctions are sabotage

The Library Game

The library’s owner hosts a murder mystery dinner

White King

She must solve three crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice

Too Old for This

Getting away with murder is hard enough when you’re young

Ambush

His betrayal years ago cost her everything

The Impossible Thing

They find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs

A Slash of Emerald

A young woman turns up dead

Mr. Whisper

Under his influence they did as they were told

Galway’s Edge

The Vatican is not pleased when rumors start swirling

Kills Well with Others

They receive a summons from an elite assassin organization

The Last Hamilton

She was part of a secret society established by Hamilton himself

The Vanishing Kind

Strange holes keep appearing on the preserve

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave

The investigation widens to include her ex-husband

Penitence

They must navigate their own culpability

Blood on the Vine

She revisits the site of the nightmarish past she left behind

A Dead Draw

After a critical mistake during a shooting exercise, she breaks

Eternal Magic

She’s been betrayed before

I Died for Beauty

There may be more to the fire than meets the eye

Not Who We Expected

Two crime experts are enlisted by a legendary rock star

The Bookseller

The body of a bookseller is discovered, lying in a pool of blood

Dead Man’s List

Their sources of information are dropping like flies

White King

A challenge: solve three crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice

Hidden Angels

The victim has been perfectly preserved

Hang on St. Christopher

A murder case falls into his lap

Nemesis

He has left town in order to help a dead friend’s son

Cross My Heart

She’s convinced that now that she has his wife’s heart

Cold as Hell

One of the town’s residents is drugged

The Lamb

Mama’s want is stronger than her hunger sometimes

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave

The focus of the investigation widens

A Haunting in the Arctic

The wreck has washed up on the remote coast of Iceland

Robert B. Parker’s Buried Secrets

He finds a trail leading to an aging mobster

The Volunteer

The Failure of the Death Penalty in America

Saint of the Narrows Street

She strikes him with a frying pan, killing him on the spot

The Museum Detective

Her quest for the truth puts her in the throes of a conspiracy

Blood and the Badge

The Lucchese boss called the two detectives his crystal ball

Battle Mountain

The governor’s son-in-law has gone missing in the mountains

Bonded in Death

She’s got an elderly victim who’d just arrived from Rome

Head Cases

DNA links a murder victim to a serial killer long presumed dead

Invisible Helix

The body of a young man is found floating in Tokyo Bay

A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage

They had it all, until she got pregnant

Dead Money

Silicon Valley’s most ruthless venture capitalist

Shattering Dawn

She is uneasy about the nightmarish paintings on the walls of his home

The Inheritance

They’ve gathered on a luxury island off the coast of Scotland

Track Her Down

it’s clear the killer isn’t finished―and she’s the next target

A Killer’s Code

Her team must follow cryptic clues on a cross-country hunt for justice

The Big Empty

He’s shadowed by a gang of vicious criminals

Blood Ties

A new highway to be built nearby will leave the town cutoff