The Empty Kayak (Level Best Books) by Jodé Millman follows the relentless investigation of a missing person case on the Hudson River that exposes closely guarded secrets and social media malice, and threatens to leave a young girl without a father. Detective Ebony Jones is called to the scene of…
Michael FerryMay 30, 2023
It took New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci more than a decade to write what may be his best, and most personal, story to date — and as someone who has sold more than 150 million copies of his novels worldwide in 45 languages over the span of his…
Dawn IusApril 16, 2024
“My kid sister was murdered fifteen years ago. Now the killer has struck again. And this time, I’m going to take my revenge…” R.G. Belsky, creator of the Clare Carlson mystery series featuring a tough, strong-willed investigative journalist, has given readers another strong female protagonist in the person of FBI…
BookTribApril 2, 2024
“Bittersweet.” As a man who has spent more than 30 years stringing together award-winning words, Don Winslow is understandably brief — and emotional — as he shares his thoughts about the ending of his impressive writing career. “I’m content with my decision,” he says, in an exclusive interview with BookTrib.…
Dawn IusApril 2, 2024
Lisa Gardner was on a remote island three hours by plane off the coast of Hawaii, surrounded by giant cannibal coconut crabs and dripping wet from the unrelenting humidity when she knew this nightmarish, and yet somehow magical, paradise would inspire the setting for Still See You Everywhere, the third…
Dawn IusMarch 29, 2024
Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…
BookTribFebruary 21, 2024
Poor Hamish MacBeth. In “Death of a Spy” (Grand Central), the 39th Hamish MacBeth murder mystery from MC Beaton and RW Green, his neighbors still view him as an outsider in his patch in the Scottish Highlands, Lochdubh. His community views him as a lazy copper, and he craves to…
Jodé MillmanFebruary 12, 2024
Author Shawn Wilson literally cuts to the chase in her intriguing debut thriller Relentless (Oceanview Publishing). No better time to turn up a dead body than in her first six lines. That this mess happens during D.C.’s cherry blossom season provides a touch of irony, to say nothing of the…
BookTribJanuary 29, 2024
When Things Fall Apart injects new life into the modern crime thriller with a hero like we’ve never seen before, and a deranged killer without equal. Rookie police detective Kit Hanover tracks down leads in her first homicide case, hampered by racial prejudice and misogyny from within her own department.…
Michael FerryDecember 20, 2023
In 2021, Jeffrey Archer was sitting next to a member of the Royal household on a cruise around the British Isles when the man shared how someone could steal the Crown Jewels. That conversation, as surreal as it seemed at the time, sparked the inspiration for the sixth book in…
Dawn IusSeptember 27, 2023
What do you do next when you’re the best-selling author of a popular series like the Eve Ronin books? If you’re Lee Goldberg, you start another series at the same time — which is his highly-acclaimed new thriller Malibu Burning (Thomas & Mercer). Oh, and he also has a stand-alone…
R.G. BelskySeptember 18, 2023
Karin Slaughter fans always know what they’re in for— gritty, propulsive, unflinching, and perhaps most notably, unabashedly topical thrillers, no matter how controversial or harrowing. With her latest — the 11th in her bestselling Will Trent series and her 23rd overall — Slaughter continues her trend of not pulling any…
Dawn IusAugust 24, 2023
Can water wash away all crimes, or will clever detectives and sleuths be able to dredge up the truth once and for all? In these mystery novels, the water isn’t necessarily the killer — but it plays a major role in the crime. There’s something haunting about novels where a…
Megan BeauregardJune 15, 2023
Action, mystery and intrigue are all concentrated for maximum potency in the new book Lethal Connections: The Poison ID Unit (World Castle Publishing). When investigator Lance Knight discovers an unusual connection between a number of recent murders, he enlists the help of an expert toxicologist to stop a killer before…
Michael FerryJune 6, 2023