October Mysteries & Thrillers

by Jane A. Adams

A promisingly tangled skein of mysteries unravels abruptly in MacGregor’s sixth case. Full review >

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by Sandra Balzo

Balzo’s cases for AnnaLise pack the punch that her Maggy Thorsen tales lack, swapping a tepid cup of coffee for a bracing... Full review >

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by Peter Guttridge

Guttridge’s third Brighton thriller is so well-written that it would be well worth your time even if it were not such a... Full review >

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by Norah McClintock

Weighing in at just over 100 pages, this solid mystery is good for both the series’ target audience and readers who don’t... Full review >

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by Bill James

Nobody demonstrates the similarity between criminal reasoning and cop reasoning better than James (Vacuum, 2011, etc.). Full review >

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by M.J. Trow

Marlowe (Silent Court, 2012, etc.) makes an agreeable guide to Elizabethan life, and it’s fun reading quips between him and... Full review >

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by Margaret Mayhew

The latest sedate adventure for the Colonel (Three Silent Things, 2008, etc.) is a pleasant albeit unexciting stroll through... Full review >

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by Frank Tallis

Liebermann and Rheinhardt's sixth collaboration (Vienna Twilight, 2011, etc.) again paints an intricately detailed portrait... Full review >

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by Archer Mayor

Understated, occasionally very funny (see Kunkle) and very intelligent. In his 23rd appearance (Tag Man, 2011, etc.), the... Full review >

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by John Sandford

None of these minor complications, though, are enough to raise Virgil’s sixth (Shock Wave, 2011, etc.) much above the level... Full review >

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by Tim O'Mara

Though Ray can be a mite sententious, he’s also appealingly fallible and sensitive in this promising series kickoff. Full review >

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by G.M. Malliet

The handsome priest-turned-detective hero who debuted in Wicked Autumn (2011) nearly meets his match in a suspect list that... Full review >

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by Barbara Graham

Like Tony’s earlier cases (Murder By Music, 2011, etc.), this one is more interesting for its eclectic characters than its... Full review >

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by D-L Nelson

Multicultural Annie’s third (Murder in Argeles, 2011, etc.) presents a pretty puzzle on two levels, past and present. Full review >

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by Anthea Fraser

A plot overburdened with coincidences. And surely most readers will find telepathy as a plot device problematic. Full review >

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