September 1, 2024

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Attica Locke, award-winning novelist and author of Guide Me Home, headlines a special issue dedicated to mysteries and thrillers.

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Perspectives

These New Mysteries Give Readers All the Answers

Perspectives

Total Page-Turners for Teen Mystery Lovers

Perspectives

5 Middle-Grade Mysteries To Keep Kids Guessing

Profiles

YA Supersleuth Maureen Johnson Is on the Case

Perspectives

3 True-Crime Tales of Crooks and Chumps

Profiles

Patrick Ness Stays True to the Story


This Issue's Starred Reviews

FICTION

NONFICTION

TEEN

CHILDREN'S

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The Magazine: Kirkus Reviews

Featuring 341 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this special mysteries & thrillers issue: Attica Locke, Ron Stallworth, Sara Varon, Maureen Johnson; and much more

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