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Striking Gold with this Middle Grade Heroic Tale

Full of secret codes, hidden intrigue, and a touch of the supernatural, this historical novel will have young readers on the edge of their seats. This premise marks the explosive start to Knocktopia: Secret of the Mother Lode by Hunter Malone. With fascinating puzzles, a keen knowledge of 19th-century mining…

BookTribApril 17, 2025

Fiction

The Dead Don’t Stay Buried in Lindy Ryan’s Southern Horror Series

With Another Fine Mess on the horizon, now is the perfect time to revisit Lindy Ryan’s chilling Southern horror series. If you haven’t yet stepped into the eerie world of the Evans family, you’re in for a fun, unputdownable experience. These novels are more than ghost stories — they’re a…

Monique SnymanApril 15, 2025

Children's Books Fiction Recommended

Strike Gold on This Middle-Grade Mystery Full of Ciphers & Secret Codes

For 12-year-old Benjamin Coolahan, it feels like just yesterday he was enjoying life in 1873’s Boston, sailing on the Charles River with friends while his father worked in the Coolahan Gold Mine. But now Ben’s father is dead, and his will dictates that Ben move to Gold Flat, California, to…

BookTribMarch 28, 2025

Elle Cosimano’s Bestselling Mystery Series is as Hilarious as It is Deadly!

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave is a hoot and a half! There are some skeptics who continue to think it is odd to have a murder mystery that is (no pun intended) drop dead hilarious. This is the fifth installment in a series created by the multi-talented, best-selling, award-winning…

Linda HitchcockMarch 26, 2025

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Espionage, Conspiracies and Twisted Loyalties in Thrilling New Series

Three days ago, been sitting quietly in a bar, and here he was caught up in international intrigue, murder, and a plot from a science fiction novel. Thunderbird Rising, the first in John H. Thomas’s new Maxx King thriller series, is an action-packed alternate history that will blow readers away.…

Katie BloomerMarch 25, 2025

Tess Gerritsen Unleashes A Chilling Small-Town Mystery In “The Summer Guests”

Purity, Maine, is nothing like its name. It is a summer tourist destination divided into the wealthy and the working-class, seasonal residents and townies, and their secrets. It is also a place where CIA agents retire, seeking the peace and quiet of a remote, pastoral lifestyle. In The Summer Guests…

Jodé MillmanMarch 17, 2025

Fiction Thrillers

A Debut Author with “Killer Potential” Talks Writing Process and Getting Published

“I was once a famous murderess. I killed a wealthy family, Manson-style, and then I went on the run. But my thing wasn’t about starting a race war to reach the land of milk and honey or secretly wanting to be a Beatle. According to the news, I was just…

Neil NyrenFebruary 28, 2025

Children's Books Listicles

6 Chapter Book Mysteries For Young Readers to Investigate

Is there a young reader in your life who could use a little mystery in their next book? Maybe they’re a curious investigator always looking for a new puzzle to solve. Maybe they’re a reluctant reader in need of that book that will click. Maybe their dress-up bin includes a…

Cameron KimballFebruary 27, 2025

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

“Yellowstone” Collides With Russian Mob In Montana-Based Mystery

Cradled by the majestic mountains of Stone County, Montana, Anderson is by all accounts a sleepy ranch town. Boasting a number of old mining buildings, a sapphire digging pit for visitors and a delicious local bakery, the town is a source of pride for its close-knit residents. And besides drunken…

Cameron KimballFebruary 18, 2025

Miscellany Thrillers

Why We Are Drawn to Murder Stories

I’ve been thinking about murder. As someone who grew up reading towering stacks of Agatha Christie and watching Murder, She Wrote with my grandmother every day, I thought of dead bodies as a pretty fun time. I saw murder mysteries as puzzles, like crosswords with characters and shocking reveals. But…

Gin PhillipsFebruary 18, 2025

Listicles Thrillers

The Chill Quill: Witches, Hauntings, and Dark Thrills That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine

It’s a brand-new year, and the Chill Quill is back! Each month we’re bringing you reading recommendations from the spooky side to keep you shivering all through the year with a selection of hot off the press thrillers, horrors, mysteries, and dark fantasies from well-known and emerging authors. Grab a…

Lindy RyanJanuary 29, 2025

Bye Bye Blackbird by Elizabeth Crowens

Megan BeauregardJanuary 27, 2025

Fiction

Retired Marine Biologist-Turned-Sleuth Races Against Time to Stop Trafficking Ring

Big Breath In, award-winning author John Staley’s first stand-alone novel, is one that fans of unique gritty investigative crime stories will not want to miss. This poet and former Writer Laureate for Alaska has previously written two noteworthy series. He debuted in 1992 with The Woman Who Married a Bear…

Linda HitchcockJanuary 24, 2025

Fiction

Unmasking the Final Mystery of a Beloved Detective

What can one say about Peter Lovesey that is not laden with well-deserved praise? In 1991, this innovative veteran author switched from writing his brilliant Victorian mystery series featuring Sergeant Cribb, a London based police detective as well as a concurrent charming series with Bertie, the Prince of Wales, to…

Linda HitchcockJanuary 21, 2025

Tomb of the Black Pharaoh by Christopher Michael

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Descend into Depths of Knowledge and Madness in Lovecraftian Tale

Christopher Michael's Tomb of the Black Pharaoh is a gripping tale that blends cosmic horror, historical intrigue, and psychological suspense, centering on a protagonist whose curiosity propels him into the dangerous realm of forbidden knowledge. Beginning with the discovery of ancient relics in a dusty attic, his journey quickly spirals…

Monique SnymanDecember 18, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Literary Mystery Depicts Regret and Redemption in a World of Uncertainty

Can we ever make peace with our regrets? That is the question I asked myself while reading Tom Casey’s Unsettled States (Heresy Press), which begins with a raw portrait of familial fracture. Bradley’s visit to his mother, Eleanor, opens the door to a past steeped in warmth now shadowed by…

Monique SnymanDecember 17, 2024

Striking Gold with this Middle Grade Heroic Tale

Strike Gold on This Middle-Grade Mystery Full of Ciphers & Secret Codes

Espionage, Conspiracies and Twisted Loyalties in Thrilling New Series

6 Chapter Book Mysteries For Young Readers to Investigate

“Yellowstone” Collides With Russian Mob In Montana-Based Mystery

Why We Are Drawn to Murder Stories

The Chill Quill: Witches, Hauntings, and Dark Thrills That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine

Bye Bye Blackbird by Elizabeth Crowens

Descend into Depths of Knowledge and Madness in Lovecraftian Tale

Literary Mystery Depicts Regret and Redemption in a World of Uncertainty

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