Karsten Dusse’s debut novel Murder Mindfully, translated from the German by Florian Duijsens, is a jet-black satirical comedy so zany this reviewer nearly fell out of bed guffawing while gulping it down in one evening. The author lampoons the wellness industry, unscrupulous criminal defense lawyers, and ultra-competitive parents of pre-schoolers,…
Linda HitchcockMay 29, 2026
Her name is Marion. Actually, it isn’t, but never mind. You know the type: young, blonde, and pretty enough. The first girl to die in the slasher films. But not this time.
Neil NyrenMay 29, 2026
A Deadly Episode is the sixth installment in the clever and endlessly engrossing metafictional universe Hawthorne and Horowitz series.
Linda HitchcockMay 28, 2026
James Chesterton’s Ashes of the Republic is a chilling political thriller that fuses technological dystopia with spiritual symbolism, exploring how power reshapes democracy, morality and personal identity in an age of corporate surveillance and authoritarian drift. Set against the beauty of Sedona’s red deserts, the novel follows characters trapped between…
BookTribMay 27, 2026
Some thrillers begin with a crime scene. Dawn Before Darkness begins with a woman trying to end a relationship without angering the man on the other end of the phone. That choice — careful, almost ordinary — tells readers exactly what kind of danger Liz Lazarus is interested in. Not…
BookTribMay 26, 2026
Bestselling author Louise Penny joins forces with Mellissa Fung, a documentary producer and non-fiction writer, to pen The Last Mandarin, a political thriller centered on contemporary American and Chinese politics. Columbia University School of Journalism graduate and food blogger, Alice Li, and her world respected Chinese mother Vivien are meeting…
Jodé MillmanMay 20, 2026
Kudos to publisher SOHO Crime for their continued commitment to presenting international, multicultural mysteries and thrillers, providing readers with exciting, well-crafted plots and fresh viewpoints. London-based, multi-award-winning journalist and novelist Maha Khan Phillips was raised in Karachi, Pakistan, the setting for The Museum Detective, now available in paperback. This series…
Linda HitchcockMay 19, 2026
This reviewer’s sole complaint about personal favorite award-winning author Ed Lin is the long wait between books in his Taipei Night Market series, which began in 2014 with Ghost Month. The Dead Can’t Make a Living is the fifth featuring the sympathetic stand-out protagonist and narrator Jing-nan. Incidentally, Jing-nan is…
Linda HitchcockMay 12, 2026
In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.
Natalia KavaleMay 7, 2026
Spy fiction comes in all shapes and sizes. They can be grim, sardonic, playful, weary, intricate, or a sheer adrenaline rush. They can represent worldviews as different as those of Ian Fleming, John Le Carre, Daniel Silva, Mick Herron, or I.S. Berry, the CIA veteran whose debut novel, The Peacock…
Neil NyrenMay 5, 2026
In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.
Linda HitchcockApril 27, 2026
In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.
Neil NyrenApril 24, 2026
In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.
Neil NyrenApril 24, 2026
Glen Hellman doesn’t believe in safety nets — on the page or in life. In Time to Die: The Cost of Mercy, the latest installment in his high-stakes thriller series, Hellman delivers a bold, emotionally charged story that challenges one of storytelling’s most comforting assumptions: that heroes survive. In this…
BookTribApril 24, 2026