Mysteries

A World of Evil Hides in the Shadows in Small-Town Horror

Hidden in the Shadows (Atmosphere Press) by A.D. Vancise is a haunting novel about a woman's return to a small town filled with dark secrets. The novel's masterful storytelling and skillful use of suspense and terror create a chilling reading experience. A Suspenseful Small-Town Tale The story follows Evie, a…

Monique SnymanApril 14, 2023

Miscellany

Mysteries, Giveaways and More in This Week’s AuthorBuzz

Dear Reader, see what this week’s AuthorBuzz authors have to say! In each note you’ll receive invitations to join contests, learn about the authors’ inspiration, get free books, bookplates or bookmarks, read personal stories, and more. Dear Reader, Writing as Laura Childs, I’ve penned the New York Times bestselling Tea Shop and…

BookTribAugust 1, 2017

Miscellany Pop Culture

Love Mysteries? Love Books? Here’s a Collection For You

If you like mysteries and you like books, there’s a collection of stories you should know about. Bibliomysteries: Volume Two, edited by Otto Penzler and to be published in August by Pegasus, is just what the title implies: a collection of crime stories about rare books, bookshops, libraries, manuscripts, magical books,…

BookTribAugust 1, 2018

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Murder Investigation on the Mexican Riviera Threatens International Diplomacy

“Do you know what it’s like to hear laughter all around you when you’re bleeding inside?” In Murder at the Olympiad (Atmosphere Press), New York Times notable author James Gilbert peels back the veneer of a tourist destination on the Mexican Riviera to follow the inner workings of an ongoing…

Michael FerryMay 12, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Looks Are Deceiving — And That Won’t Help This Amateur Sleuth

Knowing all that about Bill VanPatten’s fast-paced thriller, which revolves around a series of apparent hate crimes in a small California community, my antenna was up from the beginning, and I was on the lookout — and I still guessed it wrong. It all starts when our protagonist Will Christian…

Jim AlkonMay 2, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Scaling the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Two Hikers’ Paths Collide in a Desperate Bid for Freedom

Leave No Trace by Tim Mulholland bills itself as a mystery thriller revolving around a seasoned backpacker who, in the middle of the Sierra Nevada mountains, stumbles upon a woman who, of all things and of all places, has fled kidnappers who have held her captive. But as much as…

Jim AlkonApril 25, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Message in a Frozen Bottle? Murder and Mystery? Call Detective Dulcie Chambers!

Fans of historical cozy mysteries who find themselves fascinated by art history and the inner workings of a museum will enjoy the Dulcie Chambers series by Kerry J Charles. Dulcinea (Dulcie) Chambers is Chief Curator at the Maine Museum of Art and would rather be at home with a glass…

Gabby DavisJanuary 11, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Turmoil of Reconstruction-Era Alabama Tests the Bonds of Family

There’s so much to love about Michelle Muriel’s latest book of fiction, Westland (Little Cabin Books). It’s a fine history lesson set in Alabama shortly after the Civil War, where folks are trying their best to recover and rebuild — not only their homes and their land but also their…

Sherri DaleyMarch 30, 2022

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

The Old Gods Wake: “Ascendant’s Tear” Unleashes a Catastrophic Battle Between Good and Evil

In a land called Argelthium, in a remote cave guarded by sacred stone figures, an ancient spirit comes to life, clawing upward from the earthen prison that has held him since the beginning of time. He is Baachelaus, the Descendant, spirit of the unknown. Instead of bringing peace to the…

Joanna PoncavageOctober 14, 2021

Fiction

Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

I was lucky enough to be able to engage in conversation with the talented and charismatic Laurie Frankel at my latest book club meeting, where we discussed her moving new novel, One Two Three (Henry Holt and Co.) The group gave this amazing book rave reviews and we thoroughly enjoyed…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 22, 2021

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

Fiction Listicles Thrillers

9 Mysteries and Thrillers That Will Sate Your Hunger for Revenge

One of the first things I thought about when I started writing crime fiction was “whydunnit.” What would it take, I wondered as I began my first thriller, to push me to decide to kill someone? What is a believable motive for murder? Revenge, I thought. Oh, yes. We’ve all…

Hank Phillippi RyanJanuary 30, 2020

Fiction Podcasts

Listen: Steve Berry and Raymond Khoury Play Shadow Tag

Ten years ago FBI agent Sean Reilly and retired Justice Department operative Cotton Malone had separate Templar adventures. Reilly, the popular sleuth from Raymond Khoury, and Malone, the brainchild of Steve Berry, have never had an adventure together—until now. In the e-book Shadow Tag Berry and Khoury have teamed up…

JeriAnn GellerMarch 14, 2016

A World of Evil Hides in the Shadows in Small-Town Horror

Mysteries, Giveaways and More in This Week’s AuthorBuzz

Love Mysteries? Love Books? Here’s a Collection For You

Murder Investigation on the Mexican Riviera Threatens International Diplomacy

Looks Are Deceiving — And That Won’t Help This Amateur Sleuth

Scaling the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Two Hikers’ Paths Collide in a Desperate Bid for Freedom

Message in a Frozen Bottle? Murder and Mystery? Call Detective Dulcie Chambers!

Turmoil of Reconstruction-Era Alabama Tests the Bonds of Family

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

The Old Gods Wake: “Ascendant’s Tear” Unleashes a Catastrophic Battle Between Good and Evil

Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

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

9 Mysteries and Thrillers That Will Sate Your Hunger for Revenge

Listen: Steve Berry and Raymond Khoury Play Shadow Tag

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