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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




30 New Mysteries & Thrillers (page 2)


Cover art for IN THE SHADOWS OF PARIS
FICTION
Released: Sept. 4, 2012

"Psudonymous Izner's fifth Legris whodunit (The Assassin in the Marais, 2011, etc.) bubbles charmingly along courtesy of lively banter and larger-than-life Parisian characters."
The murder of a friend propels a Parisian bookseller once more out of his store and into the streets to investigate. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE LIGHT KEEPER'S LEGACY
FICTION
Released: Oct. 8, 2012

"Chloe's third (The Heirloom Murders, 2011, etc.) combines a good mystery with some interesting historical information on a niche subject."
A curator is happy to be loaned out to investigate an old lighthouse, until her trip turns from a treat into a nightmare. Read full book review >
Cover art for MIXED SIGNALS
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

"Randall's second appearance (Stolen Hearts, 2011) combines a solid mystery with a plethora of suspects and quirky regulars."
A North Carolina private eye and his psychic pal combine their talents to solve a murder. Read full book review >
Cover art for PRINCESS ELIZABETH'S SPY
FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012

"Maggie's second adventure (Mr. Churchill's Secretary, 2012) is a romantic thriller detailing the life of the royals during the perilous times of World War II."
A mathematician born in Britain and raised in America adds spying to her resume. Read full book review >
Cover art for ROGUE
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

Hide the good china: Sullivan (Triple Cross, 2009, etc.) launches a new series with even more helter-skelter action than his stratospheric average. Read full book review >
Cover art for PIERCED
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

"Even so, this dark and resourceful tale is a distinct improvement on Enger's murky debut (Burned, 2011)."
Norway's 123news reporter Henning Juul's continued search for the man he's convinced set the fire that killed his son, Jonas, two years ago entangles him in a web of more recent crimes. Read full book review >
Cover art for POSTCARDS FROM THE DEAD
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

"Carmela's eighth (Skelton Letters, 2011, etc.) delves deeply into the Big Easy's food, culture and fashion scene. The mystery is upstaged by the appended recipes and scrapbooking tips."
The death of a television reporter provides the newest case for a scrapbooking amateur sleuth. Read full book review >
Cover art for SONORA CROSSING
FICTION
Released: Sept. 8, 2012

"Although Del is a powerful and competent woman, the constant descriptions of her physicality by male characters shadows this Western-meets–mystical mystery."
Will reaching over the Mexican border to recover a possibly visionary child bring answers to emotionally damaged female investigator Del Shannon (Nazareth Child, 2011)? Read full book review >
Cover art for THE SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS COOKIE
FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2012

"Fans of Des and Mitch (The Blood Red Indian Summer, 2011, etc.) will giggle as Mitch decorates his Hanukkah bush with her teeny weeny yellow bikini. Others may think it's all bah, humbug."
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night can keep postmen from their appointed rounds. But how about murder? Read full book review >
Cover art for WHEN JOHNNY CAME MARCHING HOME
FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012

"Heffernan (The Dead Detective, 2010, etc.) swings his vivid tale back and forth between past and present, war and peace--a neat tour de force he pulls off with admirable assurance."
When Johnny comes marching home from the Civil War, someone murders him. Read full book review >