2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (795+ words) Below are eight of my favorite tales of otherworldly houses that helped inspire my debut Wildwood. Riley Sager, The Only One Left Set in a crumbling estate about to topple into the Atlantic on the coast of Maine, this tale…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (603+ words) Everyone in this book is hiding something. Now, J.T. Ellison gets candid about the people and prevarications that populate her crime fiction … John B. Valeri: The book is set against the backdrop of the holidays, with an opening scene in which…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1570+ words) The second book is set two years after the first and involves Bishop Ra and his church that has arrived in town. After being shot at in a parade, one of the church’s most prominent white members is killed, before…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (412+ words) Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. “Smart and amazing. A hallmark of Santlofer’s writing is that the reader learns so much. Not to mention the drawings! All of which makes the novel something…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (192+ words) Here are three newly translated works of fiction from across the globe, along with one classic work of true crime (as Capote would say, a “nonfiction novel”). Keep an eye on the site for more lists, including our fall preview....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (448+ words) Maybe it’s the old Robin Hood impulse to bilk the rich, or maybe it’s just the glee of seeing a true master at work, but when we wrote CoTT, we were rooting for the cons from page one. And we’re…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (163+ words) As always, all blurbs are by yours truly unless otherwise stated. George Makana Clark, The Wreckers (Europa) Megan Mostyn-Brown, The Need (Del Rey) Sarah Langan, Trad Wife (Atria) Henry Wise, Promised Land (Atlantic Crime) In this sequel to the breakout…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (586+ words) As one of the oldest universities in the world, Oxford is a premier setting for these kinds of stories, and I’ve compiled a list of mysteries that take place among the dreaming spires. J.C. Masterman, An Oxford Tragedy A don…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (802+ words) What is a locked-room mystery? And is it different from a closed-circle mystery? I’ve heard people refer to my new book, The Getaway, as both, and this has had me scratching my head. I’ve always thought of a locked-room mystery…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (749+ words) The thread that wove me together was made of curiosity. As a child, my favorite game to play was asking “Why?” My brother would make a statement that required no further elaboration, but still I’d ask, And when he’d explain,…...