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Riveting Prohibition-Era Noir Novels Reprinted in Classic Crime Editions

John Florio’s stunning novel Sugar Pop Moon (Open Road Media) was a welcome addition to the noir canon of literature when it debuted in 2013. The following year, Blind Moon Alley, the second in what were called “The Jersey Leo mysteries” was published but didn’t receive quite the notice they…

Linda HitchcockDecember 16, 2022

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Murder at High School Reunion Reveals Decades-Old Secrets in New Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths’ latest suspenseful mystery novel Bleeding Heart Yard (Mariner) might rightfully give pause to those readers who are contemplating attending an upcoming high school reunion. It’s daunting enough to be concerned about your appearance and imagining how you might measure up to long-ago classmates without finding one old friend…

Linda HitchcockNovember 16, 2022

Andrea Carter

Andrea Carter grew up in the midlands of Ireland, studied law at Trinity College Dublin and practiced as a solicitor on the Inishowen Peninsula, Co. Donegal, where she ran the most northerly solicitor’s practice in the country. After a number of years, she returned to Dublin to practice as a…

Terry McKytonNovember 12, 2022

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College Students Plan Chinese Art Heists in Portrait of a Thief

“Li invites readers along for a ride in the crew’s roving getaway car, promising breathtaking vistas and, more importantly, a reckoning with colonial legacies that have long lingered in the shadows.” —Boston Globe “A cinematic heist thriller with a social conscience … vivid and precisely crafted.” —BookPage “Portrait of a…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 2, 2022

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When Murder Rears Its Head, A Group of Boys’ Coming of Age Becomes a Whole Lot More Complicated in “King Harvest”

In sultry summer of 1975 on the Kansas plains, a rowdy bunch known locally as “the boys” skirt the fine line of felonious law by harvesting wild hemp to sell on the illegal market. Better known as marijuana, the hemp grows thick across three counties and tempts the adventurous spirit…

Peggy KurkowskiMay 31, 2022

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Immerse Yourself in India’s Colorful Contradictions With Romantic Thriller “Mrs. Varman”

India is a country of juxtapositions: abject poverty neighboring the well-to-do, garbage spoiling on city streets and fragrant foods on restaurant tables, harsh sunlight burning the air outside dusky rooms with thick embroidered curtains. Sanjeeta Behera brings all this to her readers in Mrs. Varman, offering a complicated backdrop to…

Sherri DaleyMay 19, 2022

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Ukrainian-Russian Tensions Eerily Prescient in Race to Prevent WWIII

“I think we’ve found the new Vince Flynn. His name is Don Bentley.” I wrote that about two years ago for BookTrib after reading Bentley’s debut novel, Without Sanction. I’m now on my fourth Bentley book. Allow me to renew my assessment that Bentley belongs in the top tiers of today’s…

Dennis HetzelMay 3, 2022

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Looks Are Deceiving — And That Won’t Help This Amateur Sleuth

Bill VanPatten’s fast-paced thriller, Looks are Deceiving, which revolves around a series of apparent hate crimes in a small California community, my antenna was up from the beginning, and I was on the lookout for the twist — and I still guessed it wrong. It all starts when our protagonist…

Jim AlkonMay 2, 2022

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Baldacci’s PI Archer Follows Danger to Hollywood in “Dream Town”

In David Baldacci’s third Archer adventure, Dream Town (Grand Central), the Pacific Coast Highway leads PI Aloysius Archer and his spiffy 1939 blood-red Delahaye convertible from Bay Town, CA, to Hollywood. As if transported by a time machine, Baldacci immerses readers into the 1950s, an era of flashy films and…

Jodé MillmanApril 20, 2022

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Confront a Family’s Bloody Past in “To Kill a Ghost”

In J. Warren Weaver’s novel To Kill a Ghost, a tragic death threatens to expose family secrets buried for decades. The blood of a murdered man stains the steps of his front porch, and unless his grandson can find out who is behind the killing, the rest of the family…

Michael FerryApril 13, 2022

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Forgery, Felonies and the World of Fine Art Combine in This Exhilarating Thriller

In her newest thriller, Fake (Harper), author Erica Katz delves into the fine art world of priceless paintings, premier art galleries, felony fraud and a painter desperately trying to find her place. The Plot: Twenty-six-year-old Emma Caan learned from her professor at Yale that her paintings were unexceptional — technically superior…

K.L. RomoMarch 30, 2022

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Patriarch’s Abduction in Mexico Reveals Shadowy Double Life That Endangers His Family

In his newest thriller, Family Money (Thomas & Mercer), author Chad Zunker takes inspiration from his own family to spin a tale of domestic suspense, prompting the question, “How well do you really know the ones you love?” The Plot: Alex Mahan is a successful businessman, a husband and the father of two…

K.L. RomoMarch 16, 2022

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Vicious Vigilante Leaves a Bloody Trail on His Quest to Stop Human Trafficking

In his debut novel, A Dangerous Man (Olympia Publishers), author J.L. Engel spotlights the atrocity of human trafficking as victims are avenged by a skilled and murderous vigilante determined to exact justice. The man nicknamed Ghost is exactly what his name implies: invisible. Some also know him as the “ultimate…

K.L. RomoMarch 16, 2022

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“The Burden of Innocence:” A Gritty Tale of Guilt and Redemption on the Mean Streets of Boston

"A soaring, stirring ride — real as the clang of iron doors closing on an innocent man." —Patrick Moore, author "An innocent man is in free-fall in the criminal justice system — felons and felonies, dished up with bull's-eye imagery, insight and tone." —Tom Davidson, author —∞— Any good thriller…

Dennis HetzelMarch 15, 2022

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Bloody Christmas Revolution Greets CIA Analyst’s Return to Romania

"A smooth and scintillating mix of Robert Ludlum and John le Carré. ... A masterwork of spy tradecraft. ... Solid writing and superb storytelling make this one a must-read. ... Blistering, bracing, and bold.” —Jon Land, USA Today best-selling author "Part Bond, part Bourne, CIA analyst Bill Hefflin searches for stolen…

BookTribMarch 15, 2022

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Circumstance Threatens A Man’s Character Even as His “Unyielding Destiny” Unfolds

“A swift, thoughtful thriller … as fast-paced as it is philosophical. … Great for fans of Leonardo Sciascia, Tod Goldberg’s Gangsterland. … Grittily realistic.” —BookLife —∞— The average person might not realize that in the 1960s, some 300 civilians lived on the maximum-security federal prison known as Alcatraz, in the waters off…

Jim AlkonMarch 8, 2022

Andrea Carter

College Students Plan Chinese Art Heists in Portrait of a Thief

When Murder Rears Its Head, A Group of Boys’ Coming of Age Becomes a Whole Lot More Complicated in “King Harvest”

Immerse Yourself in India’s Colorful Contradictions With Romantic Thriller “Mrs. Varman”

Ukrainian-Russian Tensions Eerily Prescient in Race to Prevent WWIII

Looks Are Deceiving — And That Won’t Help This Amateur Sleuth

Baldacci’s PI Archer Follows Danger to Hollywood in “Dream Town”

Confront a Family’s Bloody Past in “To Kill a Ghost”

Forgery, Felonies and the World of Fine Art Combine in This Exhilarating Thriller

Patriarch’s Abduction in Mexico Reveals Shadowy Double Life That Endangers His Family

Vicious Vigilante Leaves a Bloody Trail on His Quest to Stop Human Trafficking

“The Burden of Innocence:” A Gritty Tale of Guilt and Redemption on the Mean Streets of Boston

Bloody Christmas Revolution Greets CIA Analyst’s Return to Romania

Circumstance Threatens A Man’s Character Even as His “Unyielding Destiny” Unfolds

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