Best Fiction of 2012: Mysteries (page 3)

FICTION

Released: March 1, 2012

POISON FLOWER

by Thomas Perry

"A tour de force with no room for subtle characterization, complicated moral dilemmas or descriptions of anything that's not instantly material to Jane's job—just an hours-long jolt of pure, adrenaline-fueled plot."

Jane Whitefield's latest attempt to hide someone other people are looking for puts her in even more danger than usual, and that's not easy. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: May 1, 2012

THE SOLITARY HOUSE

by Lynn Shepherd

"Shepherd offers an intricate plot and a thousand details of the least-admirable side of Victorian life. A must-read."

Shepherd's latest detective story (Murder at Mansfield Park, 2010) is a Victorian tour de force that borrows characters from Charles Dickens' Bleak House and Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: April 10, 2012

KINGS OF MIDNIGHT

by Wallace Stroby

"Once again Stroby demonstrates how adept he is at making readers empathize with the essentially unworthy."

Chasing her retirement number, superthief Crissa Stone (Cold Shot to the Heart, 2011, etc.) fills bunches of money bags. And body bags. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Feb. 7, 2012

THE BEDLAM DETECTIVE

by Stephen Gallagher

"Gallagher loves character development but respects plotting enough to give it full measure. The result is that rare beast, a literary page turner. "

Monsters, actual and metaphorical, are at the heart of this superbly crafted thriller. Read full book review >

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Best Fiction of 2012: Mysteries (page 3)