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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...

Librarians have a lot to answer for. It’s because of them I embarked on a life of crime. Growing up in a tiny, rural South Texas farming...

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...

We live in a world that strives for perfection. The fashion, business and technology, cosmetics, lifestyles and, of course, sports...

We spend our lives accumulating. This collecting is an essential part of our memory-building process. There are items from school...

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...

If you love to read scary serial killer characters and terrific detective fiction, Helen Fields’ chilling Perfect series is reason to...

I’m a huge fan of the 1990s British sitcom “Keeping Up Appearances,” starring Patricia Routledge as consummate social climber Hyacinth...