Murder

The True Story Behind “Black Diamond Fall”

To write a successful novel, I have to dip my pen into autobiography; and if I don’t, I lose my way. This makes it difficult when I am writing fiction about a crime. It means weaving a tight narrative comprised of an act of violence and the mystery surrounding that…

Joseph OlshanSeptember 4, 2018

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Romance, Mystery & Art Behind a Tranquil Fifth Avenue Façade in Fiona Davis’ Latest

The stories embedded in the architectural masterpieces of New York City have long intrigued Fiona Davis, whose new novel, The Magnolia Palace (Dutton), is set in a Fifth Avenue mansion that happens to house one of the finest art collections in the world. The industrialist Henry Clay Frick, who made…

Claudia KeenanJanuary 25, 2022

Fiction

Historical “The Bootlegger’s Mistress” Illuminates Underpinnings of America’s Great Migration

With his latest novel, The Bootlegger’s Mistress (MLPR Books), Marc Curtis Little shines a compelling light on the difficult implications of America’s Great Migration, the decades-long exodus of African Americans from the racially oppressive South to the North and West. This is the tale of a fictional family’s 1940s journey…

Anne Eliot FeldmanOctober 29, 2021

Fiction

“The Royal Correspondent” Travels Internationally With Lofty Career Goals and Deadly Secrets

It’s an up-from-the-slums journey for one Blaise Hill, a smart, upbeat young woman fresh out of secondary school and ready to plunge whole-heartedly into a life-changing career. Set in two world capitals, Sydney and London, and spanning the years between 1957 and 1962, readers follow the adventures of this intrepid…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 24, 2021

Fiction

A “Lover Boy” and Murder Mayhem

There’s the old saying, “Man plans, and God laughs.” As he plans a most unorthodox strategy to attain lifelong financial security, Dr. Joseph Peck, ophthalmologist and narrator in Stephen Kronwith’s sharp, witty and wildly entertaining novel Lover Boy, reflects on hearing some weird sounds in the night, “Now that I…

Jim AlkonJanuary 15, 2021

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Rage, Buried Remains and Remnants of a Horrific Childhood in “Her Mother’s Grave”

In Her Mother’s Grave (Grand Central), bestselling author Lisa Regan takes readers further inside the life of Denton, Pennsylvania’s police chief, Josie Quinn, as a 30-year-old murder resurfaces. Josie has always tried to forget her childhood. What’s done is done, and she doesn’t want to bring up the real-life ghosts…

K.L. RomoJanuary 11, 2021

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“Grounds For Murder” is Criminally Clever and Cunningly Caffeinated

Grounds for Murder (Crooked Lane Books), a sunny and upbeat murder caper by the gifted Tara Lush, is just what you need for these icy post-holiday months. Sure to brighten anyone’s day, the novel combines a slew of the most highly entertaining elements of a fun read and packs them…

Judy MorenoJanuary 6, 2021

Fiction

Emily Carpenter’s ‘The Weight of Lies’ Brings us on a Thrilling Adventure

How well do you really know someone? Do you know their life, their sorrows... their secrets? After reading Emily Carpenter's newest novel, The Weight of Lies, you may ask yourself that question! Meg Ashley, daughter of Frances Ashley, the cult classic horror novelist, is fed up with the neglect and lack of…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 1, 2017

Fiction

Tess Gerritsen Talks Return of Beloved Rizzoli and Isles with ‘I Know a Secret’

One of the most interesting and sometimes-complicated aspects of a writer’s life is the inspiration that they use for their breakthrough novels. Tess Gerritsen recently shared with us the inspiration behind her latest release in the beloved TNT Rizzoli and Isles series, I Know a Secret. Here's the story behind…

Tess GerritsenNovember 21, 2017

Fiction

Scotland Yard Detective Duo Take on Murder in Crombie’s ‘Garden of Lamentations’

A new shipment from Texas transplant Deborah Crombie, brings another powerful thriller featuring the Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James. The most interesting aspect of Crombie’s novels, and this one (her 17th) does not fail to hit the high mark, lies in their characterizations. No two thriller writers…

Frederic ColierOctober 10, 2017

Fiction

Emotional Scars in Andre Dubus’ “Gone So Long”

For those of us who read House of Sand and Fog, Andre Dubus III’s new novel again offers distinctive, memorable characters, their backstories, and their dire sadness and loss. In Gone So Long (W.W. Norton & Company), the author gives us Danny and Linda who grew up together in a small…

Susan Shapiro BarashOctober 2, 2018

Fiction

“Ohio” by Stephen Markley Introduces New Voice(s) in American Fiction

Ohio by Stephen Markley (Simon & Schuster) deserves to be only the first of a series because its characters are worth more than one book, and the story of their America is worth more than one look. This sprawling, spiraling novel begins one summer night in 2013, as four former…

Joanna PoncavageJune 13, 2018

Fiction

‘How to Get Away With Murder’: Books That Keep You Guessing Who’s Next

Soapy and twisty, one of our favorites, How to Get Away With Murder, is everything you could want out of a Shonda Rhimes-helmed show. Complicated defense attorney Annalise Keating is the glue that holds it all together as she kicks ass in the courtroom, deals with her crazy and meddling students, and…

Rachel CarterSeptember 28, 2017

Fiction

Dale Wiley Answers Our Burning Questions about ‘Southern Gothic’ and Anderson Cooper!

Southern Gothic by Dale Wiley (Vesuvian Media) is on sale now and if we're being honest, it's a pretty interesting read with an intriguing plot and an ending that will knock your socks off! Want to know more about how Wiley came up with the idea for the novel and what…

Beth WaskoFebruary 15, 2017

Fiction

Author Emily Schultz Answers One Question about ‘The Blondes’

It's a beautiful spring day in the city as people stroll through the parks. Families are buying fresh greens from the farmer’s market, workers are hustling up and down Main St. to get to work. All seems well and good, until every blonde woman becomes a homicidal maniac. No, seriously. Emily Schultz uses allegorical…

Matt GillickApril 12, 2016

Fiction

9 Books for Fans of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

The latest adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express has finally hit theaters. Actor Kenneth Branagh stars as the iconic French sleuth Hercule Poirot, whose train journey is derailed by the murder of a notorious passenger. As one might expect from an adaptation of the Queen of Crime's…

Early Bird BooksNovember 14, 2017

The True Story Behind “Black Diamond Fall”

Romance, Mystery & Art Behind a Tranquil Fifth Avenue Façade in Fiona Davis’ Latest

Historical “The Bootlegger’s Mistress” Illuminates Underpinnings of America’s Great Migration

“The Royal Correspondent” Travels Internationally With Lofty Career Goals and Deadly Secrets

A “Lover Boy” and Murder Mayhem

Rage, Buried Remains and Remnants of a Horrific Childhood in “Her Mother’s Grave”

“Grounds For Murder” is Criminally Clever and Cunningly Caffeinated

Emily Carpenter’s ‘The Weight of Lies’ Brings us on a Thrilling Adventure

Tess Gerritsen Talks Return of Beloved Rizzoli and Isles with ‘I Know a Secret’

Scotland Yard Detective Duo Take on Murder in Crombie’s ‘Garden of Lamentations’

Emotional Scars in Andre Dubus’ “Gone So Long”

“Ohio” by Stephen Markley Introduces New Voice(s) in American Fiction

‘How to Get Away With Murder’: Books That Keep You Guessing Who’s Next

Dale Wiley Answers Our Burning Questions about ‘Southern Gothic’ and Anderson Cooper!

Author Emily Schultz Answers One Question about ‘The Blondes’

9 Books for Fans of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

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