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The Thursday Murder Club Returns with Mayhem and Cryptocurrency

The gang from Coopers Chase retirement home is back! The spunky octogenarians who comprise Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club return with their fourth witty and charming installment in The Impossible Fortune. This time, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim are all a-titter as Joyce’s workaholic, 40-something daughter Joanna is finally…

Jodé MillmanOctober 7, 2025

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Sarah Landenwich Weaves Music, Mystery, and Memory in “The Fire Concerto”

Author Sarah Landenwich has debuted with The Fire Concerto, an extraordinary work of fiction, filled with grace and eloquence revolving around the emotional lyricism of the 19th century Romantic music period. This Louisville, Kentucky resident trained as a classical pianist from an early age before becoming a writer and educator.…

Linda HitchcockOctober 6, 2025

Thrillers

Ann Cleeves Talks the Return of Fan Favorite Detective Jimmy Perez in “The Killing Stones”

In The Killing Stones, bestselling crime novelist Ann Cleeves heralds in the return of a fan favorite, Detective Jimmy Perez of the Shetland Series. Jimmy and his partner, Willow, have relocated from the Shetland Islands to Orkney, near where he grew up in Fair Isle, Scotland. Surrounded by his…

Jodé MillmanSeptember 30, 2025

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Lit Picks: These 4 Reads Will Take Over Your Brain (And You Can Sample Them for Free!)

Some books demand your full attention from the very first line and we know where to find the best page-turners that were built to keep you guessing and leave you breathless! Even better? You can sample the first chapter of every single one of the following books by downloading your…

BookTribSeptember 29, 2025

Listicles

7 Locomotive Murder Mysteries

I once took a train from Boston to Chicago. Twenty-three hours. Twenty-three hours! I had my own little sleeping compartment, which I had envisioned as opulent and chic and very North by Northwest. And, for about four hours, the whole thing was fabulous. Cozy, glamorous, speedy and super fun. My imagination…

Hank Phillippi RyanSeptember 22, 2025

Fiction

A Groundbreaking LGBTQ+ Crime Fiction Anthology

There have been some excellent novels published in the last several years looking at historical crime fiction through a queer lens — books set in 1950s Los Angeles, 1950s Washington, D.C., 1828 Edinburgh, 1866 Paris, an English manor house in 1899, the dockyards of Tacoma, Washington, in 1888. What we…

Neil NyrenAugust 27, 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

Miscellany Thrillers

The Comfort of Chaos: Why Cozy Mysteries Matter in a Violent World

How cozies deliver justice, community, and warmth amidst a backdrop of murder, especially during turbulent times. I grew up in Northwestern Indiana and lived three blocks from a branch library. My best friend and I spent a great deal of time in that small neighborhood library. When I was…

Valerie BurnsAugust 6, 2025

Fiction

Elly Griffiths Reinvents Crime Fiction with a Time-Traveling Twist

Elly Griffiths began her career with a charming series of women’s romantic fiction set in Italy under her birth name, Domenica de Rosa, before becoming an immensely successful mystery writer whose work is widely translated and published in many countries, with over five million copies sold. Born in London and…

Linda HitchcockAugust 4, 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

Fiction

Sweet Treats and Sharp Twists: A Deliciously Deadly Mystery

When you look up the definition for cozy reads in the dictionary (or rather search for the definition on Google), you will see the cover of Icing On The Murder by Valerie Burns, the fourth installment of her Baker Street Mystery series. Set in New Bison, Michigan (a fictional town),…

Deirdre PippinsJuly 31, 2025

Thrillers

Holly Jackson Delivers Fierce Countdown in Woman’s Quest to Solve Her Own Murder

What would you do if you found out you only have seven days to live? In this page-turning mystery thriller, Jet Mason chooses to spend her final week on earth solving her own murder. Not Quite Dead Yet is the latest novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of…

Natalia KavaleJuly 24, 2025

Review of Everyone Is Lying to You by Jo Piazza

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Piazza’s #Tradwife Murder Mystery Gives New Meaning to “Domestic” Thriller

Jo Piazza’s Everyone Is Lying to You may be labeled a mystery, but at its core, it’s a piercing piece of women’s fiction. It explores womanhood in its many raw, relatable layers — friendship, motherhood, ambition, grief, betrayal — with a clarity that feels deeply personal. The main characters, best…

Pejuola RansomeJuly 16, 2025

Fiction

“Return to Sender” Delivers: Johnson’s Latest Longmire Mystery Honors the Spirit of the West

Roughly coinciding with the publication of his 21st Walt Longmire novel, Return to Sender, Craig Johnson was announced as the recipient of the 2025 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions by the Western Writers of America. This lifetime achievement award is the highest honor the organization bestows. Johnson was previously…

Linda HitchcockJuly 10, 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

Fiction

Widow’s Long-Awaited European Vacation Becomes Murderous, Madcap Romp

In bestselling author Laura Lippman’s Murder Takes a Vacation, Muriel Blossom, a long-widowed woman in her late 60s, has lived her life for others — her deceased husband Horace, her daughter and her grandchildren. After dedicating 10 years to helping raise her daughter’s family in Arizona, they have moved to…

Jodé MillmanJune 17, 2025

The Thursday Murder Club Returns with Mayhem and Cryptocurrency

Sarah Landenwich Weaves Music, Mystery, and Memory in “The Fire Concerto”

Lit Picks: These 4 Reads Will Take Over Your Brain (And You Can Sample Them for Free!)

7 Locomotive Murder Mysteries

The Comfort of Chaos: Why Cozy Mysteries Matter in a Violent World

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