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Unsolved Murders, Family Secrets and Dark History of Nazi-Occupied Italy

“The war is over for you, but it has never ended for many of us here. We have buried the bodies, not the memories.” What We Buried (Simon & Schuster), the bestselling seventh Detective Ari Greene novel, by Canadian author Robert Rotenberg dives into two cold cases, dark family secrets,…

Megan BeauregardMay 30, 2024

Audiobooks Listicles

The Best 2024 Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks … So Far

2024 has already provided audiophiles with a great selection of mystery/thriller audiobooks including both ongoing series and standalone gems. Let's dive into our top recommendations, starting with the latest additions to long-standing and new series.

Ellen QuintMay 30, 2024

Listicles Thrillers

5 Werewolf Mysteries to Read Under the Next Full Moon

You’ve heard the age-old dilemma — vampires or werewolves? In this list, we’re choosing werewolves all the way. These supernatural beings have been mythologized for centuries and are a staple in modern fiction, found in everything from romance to horror. The compelling creatures balance between human and animal, transforming at…

Megan BeauregardMay 30, 2024

The Deepest Lake by Andromeda Romano-Lax

Thrillers

Explore the Depths of an Unpredictable Suspense-Filled Thriller

Caution! The Deepest Lake may keep you up at night compelled to read on to discover what happens next in this exciting, unpredictable suspense-filled thriller. A Journey from Travel Guides to Fiction Andromeda Romano-Lax is a former freelance journalist and travel writer of a dozen or more natural history and…

Linda HitchcockMay 28, 2024

Fiction

Fourth Novel in Elly Griffiths’ Unofficial “Cozy Crime” Series Is A Delightful Continuation

Putting a new Elly Griffiths novel in the hands of a super fan is like giving a chocoholic a Willy Wonka golden ticket — as this powerhouse author never falters or disappoints. While the Ruth Galloway series is on hiatus, The Last Word gifts readers with the return of both DI…

Linda HitchcockMay 6, 2024

The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton

Thrillers

Strong Women, A Creepy Mansion and A Tribute to Miami

The House on Biscayne Bay, published in April by Berkley/Penguin Random House, marks several milestones for Miami-based New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Chanel Cleeton. It’s her 18th published book (the first was in 2014) and her first Gothic. Biscayne Bay is on Florida’s east side at Miami. “I chose southern Florida…

Susan GoldenbergMay 2, 2024

Recommended Young Adult

Coming-of-Age with a Dark Edge for Fans of “The Sandlot” and “Lord of the Flies”

“The Alien Club was more than a club, it was an accidental brotherhood. We had come together in Jim’s garage attic to better understand ourselves and our environment … We were in essence aliens, and Wilder’s was as much a Martian landscape as any planet in the universe.” If you’re…

Katie BloomerApril 30, 2024

Thrillers

Chinese Veteran Turns Detective in 1920s London

What do you get when you combine two multi-talented creative minds that collaborate on an imaginative new series? This clever one is probably the best homage to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic pairing of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Elementary, my dear reader, it is the hottest must-read murder…

Linda HitchcockApril 29, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Secret Document by Galileo Leads Professor and Countess on Adventure Through Italy

A veiled prophecy of scientist Galileo Galilei is discovered four centuries after his death, launching an American professor and an Italian countess on a perilous quest to solve its hidden clues in D. Allen Henry’s imaginative The Starry Message. In the fall of 1641, a sightless Galileo recognizes his impending…

Peggy KurkowskiApril 23, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Anthony Horowitz Takes Bad Neighbors to Murderous Levels in “Close to Death”

You’re born with relatives, you choose your friends — but your neighbors? For better or worse, they simply turn up. And chances are, you’ve had a few undesirables living next door once or twice in your life. In Close to Death, Anthony Horowitz’s fifth book in his groundbreaking Detective Hawthorne…

Dawn IusApril 12, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Hanging With Hugo: Crafting a Killer Mystery Novel with Katherine Bolger Hyde

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

Blaine DesantisApril 10, 2024

Fiction Thrillers

Two Women Search for Justice – It’s Not What They Expect

I was on fire. I’d never felt this sort of rage before, the kind that blinds, the kind that was sinking itself into my skin, over and over and over. The speaker in Sara Koffi’s While We Were Burning (G.P. Putnam's Sons) is Elizabeth Smith, and her life is falling…

Neil NyrenMarch 29, 2024

Fiction

“Last Seen in Havana” Explores Cuban American Mother’s Disappearance

What happens when you mix a starry-eyed blond, blue-eyed teenage surfer girl wearing a Che Guevara t-shirt with a strikingly handsome genuine Cuban revolutionary soldier nearly twice her age who is one of Fidel Castro’s right-hand men? Hint: this is not a romance novel despite their “meet cute”. I heartily…

Linda HitchcockMarch 28, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Latest in Mystery Series Follows P.I.’s Mission to Keep Young Escort Alive

“Somebody wants to get rid of these girls. And it’s not just some hoodlums who got rejected over the internet. There’s got to be more to this, I’m convinced of that. And I believe it goes on higher up.” You wouldn’t think of him as a touchy-feely kind of guy.…

Jim AlkonMarch 20, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Inside the Blaze: The Untold Story of the Windsor Tragedy

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

Blaine DesantisMarch 20, 2024

Fiction Miscellany

Maggie Thrash’s Adult Debut is Murder Mystery and Fugitive Love Story Set Amidst Satanic Panic

“Conformity can rapidly become dangerous. It can become violent. I wanted to explore that, and New Hampshire, with its motto ‘Live Free or Die,’ was the perfect setting for that theme.” Rainbow Black (Harper Perennial), Maggie Thrash’s adult debut, begins in idyllic New Hampshire, on the cusp of impending danger,…

Megan BeauregardMarch 19, 2024

The Best 2024 Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks … So Far

5 Werewolf Mysteries to Read Under the Next Full Moon

Coming-of-Age with a Dark Edge for Fans of “The Sandlot” and “Lord of the Flies”

Secret Document by Galileo Leads Professor and Countess on Adventure Through Italy

Anthony Horowitz Takes Bad Neighbors to Murderous Levels in “Close to Death”

Books & Looks Podcast: Hanging With Hugo: Crafting a Killer Mystery Novel with Katherine Bolger Hyde

Latest in Mystery Series Follows P.I.’s Mission to Keep Young Escort Alive

Books & Looks Podcast: Inside the Blaze: The Untold Story of the Windsor Tragedy

Maggie Thrash’s Adult Debut is Murder Mystery and Fugitive Love Story Set Amidst Satanic Panic

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