Amateur Sleuths

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

Alexander McCall Smith Sets Up The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency to Solve Two More Crimes

From a Far and Lovely Country is the 24th and most recent novel in the ever delightful No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series written by beloved and prolific but never formulaic or boring author Alexander McCall Smith. Dropping in for a visit with Mma Precious Ramotswe and Mma Grace Makutsi…

Linda HitchcockMarch 7, 2024

Thrillers

A Local Newscaster Finds Her New Story Hits Too Close to Home

“When most people think of Larry Lemmon, they remember the guy who called for a wall across the U.S.-Mexico border long before Donald Trump did. When I think of Larry Lemmon, I remember a guy who cut my lunch – and nearly my life – short.” In Christina Estes’ Off…

Neil NyrenFebruary 23, 2024

Fiction Recommended

A Pop-Punk Band, a Missing Person Case & an Ode to the Best — And Worst — Of Charlottesville

Liz Larson's debut novel Fireflies and Zeroes (Brandylane Publishers, Inc.) offers a carefully crafted story of suspense as Max, the leader and songwriter of a three-person pop-punk band goes missing, on the eve of their reunion tour in Charlottesville, Virginia and just six months after the explosive racial violence of…

Anne Eliot FeldmanJanuary 18, 2024

Thrillers

In Old Hollywood, Hard-Boiled Detective Hunts for Missing Film

Vamp is the seventh full-length novel in masterful author Loren D. Estleman’s Valentino, Film Detective series. These cinematic gems are as enticing as the buttery roasted aroma of fresh movie lobby popcorn. Film buffs and avid mystery readers can also ferret out several short stories featuring this intrepid film archivist…

Linda HitchcockJanuary 19, 2024

Thrillers

Crime Made Her Life a Spectacle — Then It Got Worse

“I had always thought of my memory as something like a historical record. Evidence. “Now, I’m not so sure. Now, I have a new appreciation for the unreliable narrator. Now, I understand how a normal person could go mad. It takes one tug at one thread, and the whole illusion…

Neil NyrenDecember 29, 2023

Killer in a Winter Wonderland by Wendy Sand Eckel

Recommended Thrillers

One Cozy Winter Mystery With a Shot of Murder, Please

Killer in a Winter Wonderland (Level Best Books) follows an intrepid small business owner and part-time sleuth as she balances the exigencies and emotion of the holiday season, while attempting to unravel a murder in an otherwise charming community on the eastern coast of Maryland. Award winning author Wendy Sand…

Michael FerryJanuary 19, 2024

Fiction

Amateur Sleuths Race to Solve Old Friend’s Murder and Rescue Missing Package

“There’s nothing that makes you feel more alive than the certainty of death.” For those new to the Thursday Murder Club, welcome (Joyce would be thrilled with my manners). This gang of pensioners are the founders of the Thursday Murder Club at Coopers Chase retirement home, which meets each Thursday…

Lydia LefevreOctober 10, 2023

Fiction

Everyone is a Suspect at Isolated Hunting Lodge in Irresistible Murder Mystery

The writer of murder, like all writers, must be a miser, concealing revelations bit by bit; for every novel is a puzzle, and every reader a sleuth. So begins Dann McDorman’s West Heart Kill, and it is a murder mystery like none other. All the classic ingredients are here: corpses…

Neil NyrenSeptember 29, 2023

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Catching an Extramarital Affair Has Killer Consequences

Victoria Mancusio follows her husband Nick one night and discovers he’s having an extramarital affair. On the very same night, Nick’s lover is murdered in the house where Victoria spied on them kissing. And now the police are looking at him — and maybe her too — as suspects in…

R.G. BelskySeptember 21, 2023

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Good Morning America Book Club Pick Explores A Father’s Disappearance

Angie Kim’s Happiness Falls (Hogarth) expertly balances a page-turning plot, beautiful writing, and memorable characters to tell a story of love, family, and the importance of communication as the Parkson family tries to figure out what happened to their missing father. Kim captures our attention immediately with her choice of…

Darryl OliverSeptember 6, 2023

Fiction

Three Generations of Women Unite to Find a Killer

Lana Rubicon lay sprawled on the dark slate floor of her kitchen, wondering how she got there. Her interest was not philosophical. She didn’t want to know how she’d arrived on this planet or which of her Greek ancestors had blessed her with wrinkle-proof skin. She wanted to know why…

Neil NyrenAugust 25, 2023

Fiction

Texas-Sized Cozy Mystery Mixes Coffee, Music and Murder

Coffee, music, and murder. Olivia Blacke's first book in the Record Shop Mysteries, Vinyl Resting Place (St. Martin’s), is a thrilling and lighthearted mystery that keeps you engrossed page after page. If you are looking for a cozy mystery to warm up your winter days, look no further! Join the…

Kelsey HallDecember 21, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

Anthony Horowitz’s Latest is a Clever Approach to Cozy Mystery

Anthony Horowitz knew with certainty from early childhood that he wanted to be a writer for whom millions of devoted fans worldwide should give thanks. Shortly after graduating from the University of York with dual degrees in English and art history, his first book, The Sinister Secret of Frederick K…

Linda HitchcockNovember 15, 2022

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Join the Rapid Pursuit of a Painting, a Killer and a Hint of Romance in “An Exhibit of Madness”

The intrepid Dulcinea Chambers, winsome director of the Maine Museum of Art, encounters the bright light of summer and the darkness of murder in the first installment of Kerry J. Charles’ Dulcie Chambers Museum Mysteries series, An Exhibit of Madness (Edmund+Octavia Publishing). Dr. Chambers, a Portland native, has just presided…

Claudia KeenanSeptember 10, 2021

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Adapting the Nile: Branagh Brings Us a Bold Retelling of a Christie Classic

After a long — and I do mean long — wait, during which the release date got pushed back several times, Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile is finally in theaters! I don’t know about you, but I was counting the days. Admittedly, adapting a novel…

Amanda GardnerFebruary 18, 2022

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

A Pop-Punk Band, a Missing Person Case & an Ode to the Best — And Worst — Of Charlottesville

One Cozy Winter Mystery With a Shot of Murder, Please

Catching an Extramarital Affair Has Killer Consequences

Join the Rapid Pursuit of a Painting, a Killer and a Hint of Romance in “An Exhibit of Madness”

Adapting the Nile: Branagh Brings Us a Bold Retelling of a Christie Classic

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