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As summer temperatures heat up, it’s the perfect time to kick back with chilling mysteries from some of crime fiction’s best: Julia...

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...

There’s something unusual about Vira. The young golden retriever, rescued from a near-death experience, isn’t your average lucky dog. The...

Have months of isolation and the prospect of hibernation season left you longing for a winter escape that includes suntan lotion, frosty...

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...

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,...

The Second Mother is the newest offering from Jenny Milchman, USA Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers. With her first...

When newlywed Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself at loose ends, that can only mean trouble for the star of author Rhys Bowen’s Royal...

There’s great nostalgia associated with the lawmen of the Old West. Today, whether they’re riding into town on horseback or, say,...

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,...

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...

When the 900-page family saga, Roots, was published in 1976 by Alex Haley, a nationwide fascination with discovering one’s ancestors...

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...

We think of nature as beautiful, life affirming, and inspiring. However, Karen Dionne, author of the No. 1 international bestseller, The...

When the Charterhouse school poetry prize was won in 1967 by teenager named Peter James, the real winner was the reading public. Today,...

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...

How does a former children’s entertainer and professional storyteller become a bestselling author of adult suspense? Being a “natural...

Great stories from Catriona McPherson, Charles Finch, Jess Montgomery and Anne Perry Although we’re all trying to stay at home as much as...

A chat with thriller author Allison Brennan obliterates writers’ excuses about not having time to exercise their craft. The New York...

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...