Summer Chills
As summer temperatures heat up, it’s the perfect time to kick back with chilling mysteries from some of crime fiction’s best: Julia...
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Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn
Since the Chet and Bernie mysteries are told in Chet’s point of view, my mom’s letting me, Miss Lizzie, take over the keyboard for this...
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The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton
There’s something unusual about Vira. The young golden retriever, rescued from a near-death experience, isn’t your average lucky dog. The...
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Q&A: Roberta Isleib/Lucy Burdette
Have months of isolation and the prospect of hibernation season left you longing for a winter escape that includes suntan lotion, frosty...
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Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt
All semi-retired defense attorney Andy Carpenter wants is the holiday family cruise he’s on to be over–that and to stay retired. While he...
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Q&A: Lisa Black
Any mystery fan has to love an author who announces, “Murder is my day job.” In the case of New York Times bestselling author Lisa Black,...
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Q&A: Jenny Milchman
The Second Mother is the newest offering from Jenny Milchman, USA Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers. With her first...
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Q&A: Rhys Bowen
When newlywed Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself at loose ends, that can only mean trouble for the star of author Rhys Bowen’s Royal...
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Q&A: Craig Johnson
There’s great nostalgia associated with the lawmen of the Old West. Today, whether they’re riding into town on horseback or, say,...
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Firewatching by Russ Thomas
Firewatching had three things to recommend it before I’d reached page one. First: it’s a murder mystery set in a bucolic English village,...
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Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
Being a career journalist, I’m usually leery of novels about reporters. I’ve picked up too many written by someone who’s never been on...
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Q&A: S.C. Perkins
When the 900-page family saga, Roots, was published in 1976 by Alex Haley, a nationwide fascination with discovering one’s ancestors...
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Muzzled By David Rosenfelt
I hit the jackpot when I picked up David Rosenfelt’s new book Muzzled. The fast-paced page turner has all the ingredients for a perfect...
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Q&A: Karen Dionne
We think of nature as beautiful, life affirming, and inspiring. However, Karen Dionne, author of the No. 1 international bestseller, The...
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Q&A: Peter James
When the Charterhouse school poetry prize was won in 1967 by teenager named Peter James, the real winner was the reading public. Today,...
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Author Q&A: Liv Constantine
One of the scariest lines ever seen on a book jacket comes courtesy of Liv Constantine’s The Wife Stalker: It says, “All She Wants is the...
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Q&A: Steven James
How does a former children’s entertainer and professional storyteller become a bestselling author of adult suspense? Being a “natural...
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Summer Staycation Reads
Great stories from Catriona McPherson, Charles Finch, Jess Montgomery and Anne Perry Although we’re all trying to stay at home as much as...
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Q&A: Allison Brennan
A chat with thriller author Allison Brennan obliterates writers’ excuses about not having time to exercise their craft. The New York...
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Tell Me No Lies
As soon as I finished Ask Me No Questions by New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble, I was left begging for more of her sassy...
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Q&A: Helen Fields
If you love to read scary serial killer characters and terrific detective fiction, Helen Fields’ chilling Perfect series is reason to...
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Q&A: Lesley Thomson
Fans of Lesley Thomson’s The Detective’s Daughter series have another reason to celebrate. Thomson’s new novel, Death of a Mermaid, her...
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Q&A: Taking the Mystery Out of Writing
Number one New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George is sharing with readers her insight into novel crafting in Mastering the...
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Q&A: Characters Matter
Deborah Crombie’s New York Times bestselling series featuring Scotland Yard’s Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James continues to delight. Her...
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Many Rivers to Cross
A young boy is found dead, his body discarded in a large rolling trash can behind an elderly widow’s home in a housing estate. With no...
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Q&A: Mystery’s Busiest Duo
The mother-son team, known as Charles Todd, pen two bestselling series–one featuring Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard, and the...
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New Generation of Sleuths
With 56 novels in her popular Thomas Pitt and William Monk series alone, prolific author Anne Perry’s got nothing to prove, but still has...
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The Playground Murders by Lesley Thomson
When Clean Slate is awarded the contract to clean the scene of a vicious crime, owner Stella Darnell finds herself in the position to put...
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