Recent News & Features
Book List
THRILLER & SUSPENSE
HEARTBROKENby Lisa Unger
Unger knows how to write a taut thriller, but one improbable character keeps this book from being extraordinary. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
BONEREAPERSA tepid case that heats up only when Matthews (Bet Your Bones, 2011, etc.) delves into Norse myths. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
COP TO CORPSENobody but Lovesey could thump out a gritty procedural yet instill Bath with so much charm and history that readers will... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MYSTERY & DETECTIVE
THE DARK CHRONICLESby Jeremy Duns
The immediacy of Duns' writing grabs and suspends the reader in a beautifully realized heartbeat of recent history. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
DEATH'S DOORby Jim Kelly
Not all the details of the complex investigation are equally compelling, but the quality of Kelly’s prose and the ongoing... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
A CLASS ON MURDERby K.B. Gibson
Gibson creates a mystery as laid-back and mellow as her heroine. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MYSTERY & DETECTIVE
THE DEMANDSThis great novel should put Billingham in the same league as Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, John Harvey and Denise Mina. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
THE SKELETON BOXby Bryan Gruley
Complex but lumpy, perhaps because of the true-crime roots a closing note reveals. But there’s no mistaking Gruley’s fierce... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >THRILLER & SUSPENSE
THE RISK AGENTExotic locale. Credible heroics. Vicarious thrills. Fans will want more, and soon. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MYSTERY & DETECTIVE
OUTERBOROUGH BLUESby Andrew Cotto
First-time novelist Cotto’s shaggy, dreamlike saga begins with a curse and ends with a redemption of sorts. What’s in... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >THRILLER & SUSPENSE
THE PARIS DIRECTIVEby Gerald Jay
By-the-numbers plotting, with a killer whose motivations make you wonder how he’s lasted so long; a police hero who’s bound... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
LOUISE'S GAMBLEAn alarming reminder of how sexist life was back in the ’40s and how the Mafia took root in Sicily. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
A KILLING COASTA generally satisfying puzzler whose hero takes a little too long to connect the dots. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
SEAL TEAM SIX OUTCASTSby Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
If you enjoy multiplayer shooting games and know or want to learn more about weapons systems, this book is for you. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
THE LAST POLICEMANA promising kickoff to a planned trilogy. For Winters (Bedbugs, 2011, etc.), the beauty is in the details rather than the... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
UNDEAD AND UNSTABLEDavidson’s latest seems to be less interested in presenting new action than in laying groundwork for further volumes in her... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >THRILLER & SUSPENSE
THE LAST TRADEby James Conway
Sure to unsettle readers who check their investments 10 times a day. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
THE LINE BETWEEN HERE AND GONEby Andrea Kane
A light thriller with romantic elements. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >THRILLER & SUSPENSE
MISSION TO PARISby Alan Furst
The novel recalls a time when black and white applied to both movies and moral choices. It’s a tale with wide appeal. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
POWERS OF ARRESTby Jon Talton
Talton (Deadline Man, 2010, etc.) crafts a solid mystery while telling the engrossing, sometimes poignant story of a cop... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MYSTERY & DETECTIVE
FALLEN ANGELSby Connie Dial
A veteran cop herself, Dial (The Broken Blue Line, 2010, etc.) does authenticity to the max, and readers will like that. But... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >THRILLER & SUSPENSE
PLAYING DEADFirst-timer Heaberlin combines equal parts gruesome (a mummified child’s finger) and poignant (Tommie’s niece’s brain tumor)... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
NO HOLDS BARREDDog lovers will cheer this fast-paced tale that shows the worst and the best of man and beast. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
CAST ON, KILL OFFNot to worry: Megan’s wedding goes off without a hitch; Kelly gets her man, or vice versa; and somewhere along the line the... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
COUNTERFEIT ROADby Kirk Russell
Dodging questions about why he’s working a cold case when there’s so much at stake in the volatile present, Raveneau... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
ANGEL OF DARKNESSby Katy Munger
Munger’s third Dead Detective case (Angel Interrupted, 2010, etc.) is a police procedural with a twist. Kevin’s latest... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MYSTERY & DETECTIVE
BLACKJACKQuick read, but somewhat disjointed. A novel premise, and the sort of thing that could develop a passionate following. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
THE INQUISITOR'S KEYThis novel isn't better than average as a thriller, but it provides plenty of food for thought about religious artifacts and... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
DEADLY POLITICSQuite a change of pace for Sefton, last seen arranging wool for the sleuthing knitters of Fort Connor (Cast On, Kill Off,... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
KEEPING BAD COMPANYby Caro Peacock
Liberty’s fifth case (When the Devil Drives, 2011, etc.) nicely balances the exotic history of the East India Company, whose... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MYSTERY & DETECTIVE
MIDWINTER BLOODby Mons Kallentoft & translated by Neil Smith
A complex, heartfelt, rather grueling procedural, middling for the current bumper crop of Scandinavian imports, and first of... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MYSTERY & DETECTIVE
TARGET: TINOSThe fourth case for a sleuth who doesn't suffer fools gladly (Prey on Patmos, 2011, etc.) pairs a crisp style with a complex... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
SILENT COURTby M.J. Trow
History buffs amused by the conceit of Marlowe’s many professional hats can have the additional fun of pouncing on minor... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
STRANGE MUSICAlthough nothing much seems to happen in the second installment of the Felix Breit saga (The Dower House, 2011), the times... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >MYSTERY & DETECTIVE
VULTURES AT TWILIGHTThe killer is surprisingly lightweight for someone of Atkins’ formidable ability to evoke evil. And Lillian isn’t a patch on... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
THE STORMby Clive Cussler & Graham Brown
Classic Cussler: testosterone-driven action, over-the-horizon technical wizardry, beautiful and talented women and exotic... Full review >
FULL REVIEW >Recent News & Features
The Magazine: Kirkus Reviews
Featuring 346 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s and YA books; also in this special Indie Issue: a celebration of the rich diversity of indie publishing, interviews with indie authors, and more
subscribeThe Kirkus Star
One of the most coveted designations in the book industry, the Kirkus Star marks books of exceptional merit.
The Kirkus Prize
The Kirkus Prize is among the richest literary awards in America, awarding $50,000 in three categories annually.
Be the first to read books news and see reviews, news and features in Kirkus Reviews. Get awesome content delivered to your inbox every week.
© Copyright 2024 Kirkus Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Hey there, book lover.
We’re glad you found a book that interests you!
We can’t wait for you to join Kirkus!
It’s free and takes less than 10 seconds!
Already have an account? Log in.
OR
Sign in with GoogleTrouble signing in? Retrieve credentials.
Welcome Back!
OR
Sign in with GoogleTrouble signing in? Retrieve credentials.
Don’t fret. We’ll find you.