Murder

Evil Stalks the Colonial Australian Countryside in Historical Crime Thriller

Criminals rule the rough harbor of 1875 Sydney, New South Wales, and the cobblestone streets are bloody. But the blood of a murdered flower girl, her throat savagely cut, is only one of the reasons police Inspector Cormag Macleod drinks too much. An ex-Londoner, he’s haunted by visions of his…

Joanna PoncavageJanuary 17, 2022

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Cold Brew Corpse is De-Lush-ious

Let me just put it out there. I don’t drink coffee, and I hadn’t a clue what cold brew was when I started reading Cold Brew Corpse (Crooked Lane Books) by Tara Lush. Given the title, I assumed tainted coffee was killing people in some cozy town. If so, as…

Valerie Taylor, author of "What’s Not Said" and "What’s Not True"January 6, 2022

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Paradise Turns into a Nightmare for Kao Kāne in “Treachery Times Two”

In his latest Koa Kāne mystery, the fourth book in the series, Treachery Times Two (Oceanview Publishing), author Robert McCaw takes his hero on a riveting action-packed thrill ride in this multifaceted police procedural. The novel starts off with a bang as Hawaii experiences some seismic activity due to an…

Monique SnymanJanuary 4, 2022

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“Havana Brown” Offers a Rule-Breaking, Literal Cat-and-Mouse Mystery

Turns out they’re a rare breed with unusual chocolate-brown fur. It also turns out that the clues left by a certain feline owned by a serial killer whose methods are unusually sick — even by serial killer standards — can form the basis of an excellent procedural thriller. Havana Brown…

Dennis HetzelDecember 3, 2021

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Rick Cahill Seeks His “Last Redemption” in Riveting Return Novel

In his latest Rick Cahill novel, Last Redemption (Oceanview Publishing), author Matt Coyle takes his former-California-cop-turned-private-investigator on another crime fiction adventure filled with lies, mystery and murder. Maybe even his own. When Rick’s long-time partner and friend Moira MacFarlane calls him for help with her son, Rick can’t say no.…

Krista BegganNovember 30, 2021

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Crime and Bias Collide in Tamron Hall’s Heart-Hammering New Thriller “As the Wicked Watch”

THE AUTHOR Most of us know Emmy Award-winning Tamron Hall as a talk-show host and former host of NBC’s Today Show — the first Black woman to co-anchor the show. She grew up poor in a small Texas town, then became a journalist in Bryan, Texas, before moving to Dallas…

K.L. RomoNovember 15, 2021

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An Irreplaceable Golf Ball Is at Risk of Landing in the Wrong Hands in “The Feathery”

“I’m having trouble coming to grips with why a person would commit murder and attempt to kill someone else over a golf ball,” says a confused New York City detective midway through author Bill Flynn’s delightful novel/mystery The Feathery (BookSurge Publishing). “But Detective Riley, this is not just a golf…

Jim AlkonOctober 19, 2021

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Executing the Wrong Man Will Not Calm a Mother’s Guilt in “The Necklace”

The bar is crowded as the local band plays and dancers two-step across the floor. Susan Lentigo looks around the room and spots familiar faces: Her best friend, Terri. Her mother, Lenore, drinking a little too much as usual. The new man in town everyone thinks she should date. And…

Joanna PoncavageSeptember 7, 2021

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Small-Town Case Forces Big-City Cop to Confront Haunting Past in “City Problems”

Rural detective Ed Runyon looks like Heath Ledger and lives in a trailer overlooking a pretty lake in the Ohio countryside. But he’s uneasy. Runyon had bolted from the NYPD after a runaway teen case fell through the cracks and turned into a gruesome murder. Now, he investigates tractor theft,…

Sharon GeltnerJuly 6, 2021

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ITW Spotlight: Maureen Johnson’s Sardonic Sleuth Is Back!

When the last novel in New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious trilogy hit shelves in 2019, fans despaired that this would mean the end of intrepid student detective Stevie Bell — the final book in the series had not only wrapped up the case, but also the school year.…

Dawn IusJune 30, 2021

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No One Can Be Trusted in Riley Sager’s Thriller “Survive the Night”

Riley Sager’s latest suspense novel, Survive The Night (Dutton), takes the “Never get into a car with a stranger” warning to a new, spine-tingling, hair-raising and goosebump-inducing level. As Brit from the podcast Crime Junkies would say, this book would give even the most levelheaded individual “full-body chills.” It’s November…

Gabby DavisJune 29, 2021

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“Gumshoe in the Dark” Serves Its Hardboiled P.I. With a Side of Snark

Fans of detective stories love a good murder mystery. But besides the whodunnit chase, USA Today bestselling author Rob Leininger provides a story filled with witty banter and snarky conversation in his newest novel, Gumshoe in the Dark (Oceanview Publishing), book five in the Mortimer Angel “Gumshoe” detective series. Forty-three-year-old…

K.L. RomoJune 1, 2021

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Genetic Engineering Takes a Murderous Turn in the Thriller “Bodies”

What makes a person themselves? If you clone someone's body and replicate their memories, which one of them is "real" — the original or the copy? What if it's the President of the United States or the Queen of England? What if you make dozens of copies? And tweak them…

Gevera Bert PiedmontMay 25, 2021

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2 Veterans, 1 Killer: Psychological Thriller “Buddies” Examines the Horrors of War

Author Kip Cassino’s Buddies (Bookbaby) is a war novel, but not the kind with soldiers shooting at the enemy or tanks rolling through the sand. Buddies is about the aftermath, how the lives of two service members — one National Guard, the other Marine — unravel from the trauma each…

K.L. RomoApril 28, 2021

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A Killer for Hire With Nothing to Lose in the Terrifying “Endings”

We’ve all read that crime-thriller or seen that mystery show where the killer turns out to be a hitman — a hired gun. One with no relationship to the victim and no motive other than a paycheck, they are nearly untraceable. Usually, the story progresses quickly beyond the hitman to…

Paige VigliaroloApril 6, 2021

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Is it Suicide or “Murder in Old Bombay”?

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Murder-in-Old-Bombay.jpg Books are like time machines, transporting us to faraway places that stir our imagination. Murder in Old Bombay (Minotaur), the thrilling debut mystery from Nev March, is one such novel. It conjures the exotic fragrances of sandalwood, jasmine, and meats roasting at the local bazaars, images of women in…

Jodé MillmanNovember 10, 2020

Evil Stalks the Colonial Australian Countryside in Historical Crime Thriller

Cold Brew Corpse is De-Lush-ious

Paradise Turns into a Nightmare for Kao Kāne in “Treachery Times Two”

“Havana Brown” Offers a Rule-Breaking, Literal Cat-and-Mouse Mystery

Rick Cahill Seeks His “Last Redemption” in Riveting Return Novel

Crime and Bias Collide in Tamron Hall’s Heart-Hammering New Thriller “As the Wicked Watch”

An Irreplaceable Golf Ball Is at Risk of Landing in the Wrong Hands in “The Feathery”

Executing the Wrong Man Will Not Calm a Mother’s Guilt in “The Necklace”

Small-Town Case Forces Big-City Cop to Confront Haunting Past in “City Problems”

ITW Spotlight: Maureen Johnson’s Sardonic Sleuth Is Back!

No One Can Be Trusted in Riley Sager’s Thriller “Survive the Night”

“Gumshoe in the Dark” Serves Its Hardboiled P.I. With a Side of Snark

Genetic Engineering Takes a Murderous Turn in the Thriller “Bodies”

2 Veterans, 1 Killer: Psychological Thriller “Buddies” Examines the Horrors of War

A Killer for Hire With Nothing to Lose in the Terrifying “Endings”

Is it Suicide or “Murder in Old Bombay”?

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