Traditional Detective Mysteries

Fiction

The Woods Hide Many Secrets in Alice Openshaw’s “On the Killer’s Trail”

“Ten years ago, fresh out of college, she expected to be a veterinarian with a life partner and her own home by now. Instead, here she was, pushing thirty-two, alone in a small town in northern Maine, and she didn’t even have her own dog.” Things haven’t worked out the…

Neil NyrenOctober 30, 2026

Fiction

Victorian Ghosts Haunt a Modern Murder in “Miss Wolcott’s Ghost”

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, head of the Sûrete du Quebec homicide division, returns for his 21st investigation in bestselling author Louise Penny’s Miss Wolcott’s Ghost. Life is quiet in the idyllic village of Three Pines until the jarring ring of his cellphone awakens Gamache from a deep sleep in the…

Jodé MillmanOctober 27, 2026

Thrillers

“The Black Wolf” Remains on the Prowl in the Latest Gamache Mystery

Once again, bestselling author Louise Penny propels Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec on a hunt that threatens his life, his loved ones and his community in The Black Wolf, the sequel to her bestseller, The Grey Wolf. The Wolves Within: A Battle Between Good and Evil…

Jodé MillmanOctober 28, 2025

Thrillers

Ann Cleeves Talks the Return of Fan Favorite Detective Jimmy Perez in “The Killing Stones”

In The Killing Stones, bestselling crime novelist Ann Cleeves heralds in the return of a fan favorite, Detective Jimmy Perez of the Shetland Series. Jimmy and his partner, Willow, have relocated from the Shetland Islands to Orkney, near where he grew up in Fair Isle, Scotland. Surrounded by his…

Jodé MillmanSeptember 30, 2025

Fiction Thrillers

Secrets Threaten to Derail CIA Duo’s Quest for Vengeance

Krista Beggan’s debut novel A Life Saving Bullet starts off fast and never lets up. Six months after a young CIA officer dies during a clandestine operation, his best friend and sister, both CIA officers themselves, get assigned the mission of finding his killer. Hunting a ruthless criminal puts everything…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMarch 12, 2025

Thrillers

In New Louise Penny, Gamache Must Foil an Eco-Terrorisim Plot With International Implications

Each time bestselling author Louise Penny releases a new installment in her Three Pines Series, it is an exciting event. Readers cannot wait to be wrapped into the warmth of the cozy, hidden village with its unique residents guided by Armand Gamache, Chief Inspector of the Sûreté du Québec. Over…

Jodé MillmanOctober 28, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

“Yellowstone” Collides With Russian Mob In Montana-Based Mystery

Cradled by the majestic mountains of Stone County, Montana, Anderson is by all accounts a sleepy ranch town. Boasting a number of old mining buildings, a sapphire digging pit for visitors and a delicious local bakery, the town is a source of pride for its close-knit residents. And besides drunken…

Cameron KimballFebruary 18, 2025

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Hanging With Hugo: Crafting a Killer Mystery Novel with Katherine Bolger Hyde

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…

Blaine DesantisApril 10, 2024

Fiction

Gripping Finale to Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs Mysteries, “The Comfort of Ghosts”

Jacqueline Winspear took great pains to forewarn her legion of fans that the Maisie Dobbs series would end with the recently published The Comfort of Ghosts. It initially set off alarm bells with many readers fearing the worst, but the good news is she did not kill off our beloved…

Linda HitchcockJune 26, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Latest in Mystery Series Follows P.I.’s Mission to Keep Young Escort Alive

“Somebody wants to get rid of these girls. And it’s not just some hoodlums who got rejected over the internet. There’s got to be more to this, I’m convinced of that. And I believe it goes on higher up.” You wouldn’t think of him as a touchy-feely kind of guy.…

Jim AlkonMarch 20, 2024

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

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 Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Jealousy and Revenge Are Motives for Murder in New Hamish Macbeth Mystery

"Veteran storyteller Beaton may be gone, but her beloved Highlands policeman lives on." —Kirkus Reviews —∞— In M.C. Beaton’s Death of a Green-Eyed Monster (Grand Central), Scottish Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth does not have a jealous bone in his tall, muscular, fiery redheaded body. In his thirty-sixth adventure in the…

Jodé MillmanFebruary 23, 2022

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

CIA Intrigue Is Backdrop to Tackle Big Social Issues of the Times

If you read enough mysteries, usually you’ll find a piece of philosophy, a profound statement, a reflection on people or society, that the author delivers as a hint to the book’s bigger purpose. “Naivete,” says university American Literature professor Dr. Steven Jeffrey. “Naviete is the weak link in the chain…

Jim AlkonAugust 21, 2023

Recommended Thrillers

Amidst Crime and Political Corruption, One Detective is Determined to Pursue the Truth

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…

Tori ClaytonJanuary 16, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

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

Traditional Detective Mysteries

“Yellowstone” Collides With Russian Mob In Montana-Based Mystery

Books & Looks Podcast: Hanging With Hugo: Crafting a Killer Mystery Novel with Katherine Bolger Hyde

Latest in Mystery Series Follows P.I.’s Mission to Keep Young Escort Alive

One Cozy Winter Mystery With a Shot of Murder, Please

Jealousy and Revenge Are Motives for Murder in New Hamish Macbeth Mystery

CIA Intrigue Is Backdrop to Tackle Big Social Issues of the Times

Amidst Crime and Political Corruption, One Detective is Determined to Pursue the Truth

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

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