30 New Mysteries & Thrillers

by Chris Knopf

An absorbing update of the classic film, D.O.A., that finds its author so completely in the zone that not a word is wasted,... Full review >

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by Laura Levine

Levine’s latest finds her at her witty and wacky best. Full review >

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by Shirley Tallman

Tallman continues to surround her plucky, intelligent heroine (Scandal on Rincon Hill, 2010, etc.) with historical tidbits... Full review >

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by Spencer Quinn

Chet, who continues as narrator in this exciting fifth installment of the series (The Dog Who Knew Too Much, 2011, etc.),... Full review >

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by Veronica Heley

Ellie’s 12th is right on the money, with the heroine giving as good as she gets in her tangles with the boneheaded local... Full review >

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by Arnaldur Indridason

Another deftly modulated murder puzzle from Indridason (Hypothermia, 2010, etc.), with terrific character portraits, many... Full review >

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by Michael Brandman

Though one of the three cases shows Jesse at his most annoyingly sensitive, the other two both reveal welcome and unexpected... Full review >

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by Laura Lippman

Like Mary Cassatt, Lippman studies families with a different eye than her male contemporaries, showing the heartbreaking... Full review >

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by Charlotte Vale-Allen

Inspired by real events, Vale-Allen (Parting Gifts, 2001, etc.) invents a compelling back story for her characters that... Full review >

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by Tess Gerritsen

Purplish prose and a wildly baroque ending won’t deter a devoted fan base. Full review >

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by Jo Nesbø

Where earlier novels provide a better introduction to Hole, this one best takes the full measure of the man. Full review >

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by Michael Robotham

Subtle, smart, compelling and blessed with both an intelligent storyline and top-notch writing, this book will grab readers... Full review >

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by JoAnna Carl

The latest in Carl’s long string of chocoholic mysteries (The Chocolate Cupid Killings, 2009, etc.), complete with chocolate... Full review >

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by Lis Wiehl with Pete Nelson

Since Wiehl (Eyes of Justice, 2012, etc.) and Nelson’s pulp Armageddon runs into all the usual middle-of-trilogy problems—an... Full review >

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by Solomon Jones

As fast and furious as Coletti’s earlier cases (The Gravedigger’s Ball, 2011, etc.), though Channing’s blood-soaked pursuit... Full review >

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