As a writer of mysteries and thrillers, I devour dozens of suspense novels every year, and I absolutely love the rush they deliver. But sometimes, I crave something slower, more contemplative—that’s why I’m also a devoted reader of contemporary literary fiction. With these books, I’m willing to trade a jaw-dropping…
Kate WhiteFebruary 27, 2026
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.
BookTribFebruary 13, 2026
In MC Beaton’s latest Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth mystery, Death of a Groom, the mystery not only involves who is the killer and how it was accomplished, but which groom becomes the victim. In a twist that strikes from the first page, there are two actual grooms in the book.…
Jodé MillmanFebruary 10, 2026
As a novelist and a mother, I’m often asked how I manage to write while parenting two young children. The implication of this question is that children demand so much of your time and attention, it’s impossible to have anything left for yourself let alone a creative practice. Children, so…
Amy MeyersonJanuary 5, 2026
The holidays are supposed to be about comfort. Twinkly lights. Familiar rituals. The reassuring knowledge that everything will be fine by dessert. Which, frankly, is why a well-placed murder works so well this time of year. Nothing cuts through forced cheer like a body where the poinsettias should be. If…
Monique SnymanDecember 24, 2025
Oh, there's just something so ridiculously comforting about diving into a world where the Christmas lights never dim, the hot cocoa flows endlessly. .. and yeah, someone's probably about to get bumped off. Mistletoe Murders 4, the latest drop in Audible's addictive Original series, nails that perfect holiday vibe: cozy…
Monique SnymanDecember 17, 2025
What’s better than starting the year off with a selection of brand-new mysteries and thrillers to look forward to reading? We’ve curated a list of books that are sure to keep you glued to your seat, eyes on the page, nerves on edge, and heart pounding! Our anticipated 2026 mysteries…
Stephanie ElliotDecember 17, 2025
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allen Poe (1841) is generally considered the first modern detective story. Most writers of crime fiction know that, and yet many of us are surprised to learn that the eccentric detective, M. Auguste Dupin, isn’t a policeman. He isn’t even a detective…
Connie BerryDecember 5, 2025
In the Time of Five Pumpkins is the 26th book in the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series, which began in 1998. Sir Alexander McCall Smith has mentioned in filmed talks and emailed letters to his legion of faithful readers that he typically revisits these dear friends in Botswana in mid-January.…
Linda HitchcockNovember 7, 2025
Mystery, suspense and thrillers unfold through tension and anticipation, not chaos or contrived shocks. True suspense emerges from uncertainty, discovery and the sense that something essential lies just beyond reach. The six books below demonstrate this with precision. Each constructs its world with deliberate pacing and psychological insight, delivering plots…
BookTribNovember 5, 2025
Robert Langdon returns in Dan Brown’s The Secret of Secrets, and this time the world’s favorite symbologist is facing one of his most personal and mind-bending adventures yet. When his partner, renowned noetic scientist Katherine Solomon, vanishes in Prague along with her groundbreaking manuscript, Langdon is thrust into a race…
Lydia LefevreOctober 30, 2025
Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, marking the beginning of the dreaded dark winter months. Ready to embrace the lack of light with reads that are just as brutal as a 4 PM sunset? If you’re looking to curb seasonal affective disorder as much as one can, consider embracing the…
Cameron KimballOctober 29, 2025
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
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