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Mindfulness Meets Murder in Crime Thriller Debut

Karsten Dusse’s debut novel Murder Mindfully, translated from the German by Florian Duijsens, is a jet-black satirical comedy so zany this reviewer nearly fell out of bed guffawing while gulping it down in one evening. The author lampoons the wellness industry, unscrupulous criminal defense lawyers, and ultra-competitive parents of pre-schoolers,…

Linda HitchcockMay 29, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Anthony Horowitz Blends Murder and Movie Chaos in “A Deadly Episode”

A Deadly Episode is the sixth installment in the clever and endlessly engrossing metafictional universe Hawthorne and Horowitz series.

Linda HitchcockMay 28, 2026

Fiction

Regency Meets Road Rage in “Fast and Fastidious”

Fast and Fastidious is an absolutely smashing and highly entertaining genre-defying first novel by R.M. Caldwell, a pseudonym for New Zealand theater director and escape room puzzle designer. The author has described it as a “mash-up of Pride and Prejudice and Fast and the Furious." Set in 1810 Regency England…

Linda HitchcockMay 22, 2026

Fiction

“The Museum Detective” Features an Archaeological Mystery in Karachi

Kudos to publisher SOHO Crime for their continued commitment to presenting international, multicultural mysteries and thrillers, providing readers with exciting, well-crafted plots and fresh viewpoints. London-based, multi-award-winning journalist and novelist Maha Khan Phillips was raised in Karachi, Pakistan, the setting for The Museum Detective, now available in paperback. This series…

Linda HitchcockMay 19, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

New Taipei Night Market Novel Dives Into the Plight of Undocumented Workers

This reviewer’s sole complaint about personal favorite award-winning author Ed Lin is the long wait between books in his Taipei Night Market series, which began in 2014 with Ghost Month. The Dead Can’t Make a Living is the fifth featuring the sympathetic stand-out protagonist and narrator Jing-nan. Incidentally, Jing-nan is…

Linda HitchcockMay 12, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Alice Henderson’s “Storm Warning” Is a Wild Ride of Survival Science and Savage Threats

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Linda HitchcockApril 27, 2026

Author Spotlight

Glen Hellman on Killing His Hero and Raising the Stakes of “Time to Die”

Glen Hellman doesn’t believe in safety nets — on the page or in life. In Time to Die: The Cost of Mercy, the latest installment in his high-stakes thriller series, Hellman delivers a bold, emotionally charged story that challenges one of storytelling’s most comforting assumptions: that heroes survive. In this…

BookTribApril 24, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Frances Crawford’s Bold, Brilliant Crime Debut

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Linda HitchcockApril 6, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Pinky Swear, Broken Trust

A baby’s on the way, but the mother goes missing... Have you ever broken a promise? How about a pinky swear? Alexandra “Lexie” McNeil can’t have children of her own, to the point that it’s put a strain in her marriage. When her high-school best friend, Mara Vennatta, shows up…

José H. BogránFebruary 24, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Don Winslow Proves He’s Still the Master of Crime Fiction

A disillusioned banker returns to his Appalachian hometown and walks straight into a family tragedy everyone refuses to name. Lost in the Holler blends Southern gothic atmosphere with a tightly wound mystery about memory, loyalty, and the price of silence.

Linda HitchcockFebruary 20, 2026

Thrillers

“The Black Wolf” Remains on the Prowl in the Latest Gamache Mystery

Once again, bestselling author Louise Penny propels Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec on a hunt that threatens his life, his loved ones and his community in The Black Wolf, the sequel to her bestseller, The Grey Wolf. The Wolves Within: A Battle Between Good and Evil…

Jodé MillmanOctober 28, 2025

Listicles Popular

Beauty, Rot and Reckoning: 8 Books That Embody the Southern Gothic Spirit

There is something so irresistible about the Southern Gothic. It’s a genre where beauty and rot can share the same stage and the ghosts whisper through the magnolia trees. It’s the cracked porcelain smile of small-town charm hiding a slew of family secrets, the scent of bourbon and decay lingering…

Kelsey HallOctober 24, 2025

Nonfiction

Victim Turned Vigilante Hunts Con Artists and Shares Most Common Red Flags

The art of the con is just as much a part of human nature as the need for food, shelter, water and clothing. People have been attempting to get something for nothing, or get by with something, for as long as humans have been contemplating the meaning of life. In…

Matthew McCartyAugust 28, 2025

Fiction

Romance, Research and a Riveting Murder: The Start of an Addictive New Series

History Lessons is real-life tenured college professor Zoe B. Wallbrook’s debut novel, heralding a new series. In nearly equal parts humor, romance and murder mystery, it features captivating young heroine Daphne Ouverture, who will be an instant fan favorite. Daphne has the bragging rights of a freshly minted doctorate, which…

Linda HitchcockAugust 20, 2025

Fiction

Exiled Investigator Returns in Nilima Rao’s Gripping Historical Mystery Series

Rising star in global crime fiction Nilima Rao has delivered on her promise of a second installment of her charming, arresting historical mystery series about Police Sergeant Akal Singh. It debuted in 2024 with the award-winning, critically lauded A Disappearance in Fiji. Her current novel, A Shipwreck in Fiji, delves…

Linda HitchcockAugust 1, 2025

Thrillers

A New Cozy Classic: Detective Aunty Serves Wit, Wisdom and Justice

Uzma Jalaluddin, a second-generation Canadian of Indian immigrant parents, intimately knows the Toronto South Asian community and is a devotee of Jane Austen, both of which serve as inspiration for her carefully crafted works of fiction. She is a proven talent with success in several fields, including as a high…

Linda HitchcockJune 26, 2025

Glen Hellman on Killing His Hero and Raising the Stakes of “Time to Die”

Beauty, Rot and Reckoning: 8 Books That Embody the Southern Gothic Spirit

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