New Mysteries

by Malla Nunn

Historical hindsight may make readers a bit more self-congratulatory about recognizing the evils of apartheid, but it won’t... Full review >

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by Katherine Hall Page

Includes recipes, menus, drink concoctions and much charm, but a denouement so silly that it leaves a bad taste in your... Full review >

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by Tamar Myers

This third in the series (The Headhunter’s Daughter, 2011, etc.), based on Myers’ life as the child of missionaries in the... Full review >

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by David Zimmerman

Compelling stuff from a writer who can handle difficult, sometimes grisly, material extremely well. But this coming-of-age... Full review >

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by Chris Nickson

Nottingham’s third (Cold, Cruel Winter, 2011, etc.) does not provide a very challenging mystery but is worth reading for the... Full review >

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by Maria Hudgins

To the series’ usual attractive locations seasoned with a dash of history, Hudgins adds a mystery with an intriguing group... Full review >

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by Sally Goldenbaum

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by Elaine Viets

Doubling the mysteries doesn’t really double the fun in Viets’ convoluted eleventh. Full review >

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by Chris Grabenstein

Ceepak and Boyle's seventh caper (Rolling Thunder, 2010, etc.) moves like lightning as it puts its cartoonish cast through... Full review >

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by Jessie Chandler

Fans of Chandler (Bingo Barge Murder, 2011) will appreciate the character development and sense of humor, though newbies may... Full review >

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by Chris Knopf

More disciplined than Jackie’s wild first two cases, though that’s not saying much. A treat for readers who enjoy the... Full review >

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by Wallace Stroby

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

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by Tom Piccirilli

Consigning most of the violence to the past allows Piccirilli (The Fever Kill, 2007, etc.) to dial down the gore while... Full review >

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edited by Kaylie Jones

The best of these tales are perceptive glimpses into how people live out the choices they make. The worst are pointless... Full review >

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by Victoria Thompson

Thompson (Murder on Sisters' Row, 2011, etc.) once more weaves the class differences and casual bigotry of the period into a... Full review >

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by Gyles Brandreth

Brandreth's fifth Oscar Wilde caper (Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders, 2011, etc.) floats on a cushion of bubbly banter... Full review >

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by James Runcie

Only a churl could resist Sidney, whose musings on love, evil and morality, penchant for quoting snippets of poetry,... Full review >

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by Eleanor Kuhns

Kuhns’ focus on a closed community allows her to keep her story from drowning in period detail while emphasizing both the... Full review >

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by Dorothy Howell

The Valley Girl voice Howell affects for the series (Slay Bells and Satchels, 2011, etc.) is, as she might say, mad old... Full review >

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by John Katzenbach

So sadistically measured in its pace that readers will have plenty of time to ask themselves how different they really are... Full review >

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by Beth Groundwater

Once again, Groundwater, mixing mystery with outdoor adventure, comes up with an excursion that will please most comers. Full review >

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