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OCT. 1, 2012
A promisingly tangled skein of mysteries unravels abruptly in MacGregor’s sixth case. Full review >
OCT. 1, 2012
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 >
OCT. 1, 2012
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 >
OCT. 1, 2012
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 >
OCT. 1, 2012
Nobody demonstrates the similarity between criminal reasoning and cop reasoning better than James (Vacuum, 2011, etc.). Full review >
OCT. 1, 2012
Marlowe (Silent Court, 2012, etc.) makes an agreeable guide to Elizabethan life, and it’s fun reading quips between him and... Full review >
OCT. 1, 2012
The latest sedate adventure for the Colonel (Three Silent Things, 2008, etc.) is a pleasant albeit unexciting stroll through... Full review >
OCT. 2, 2012
Liebermann and Rheinhardt's sixth collaboration (Vienna Twilight, 2011, etc.) again paints an intricately detailed portrait... Full review >
OCT. 2, 2012
Understated, occasionally very funny (see Kunkle) and very intelligent. In his 23rd appearance (Tag Man, 2011, etc.), the... Full review >
OCT. 2, 2012
None of these minor complications, though, are enough to raise Virgil’s sixth (Shock Wave, 2011, etc.) much above the level... Full review >
OCT. 16, 2012
Though Ray can be a mite sententious, he’s also appealingly fallible and sensitive in this promising series kickoff. Full review >
OCT. 16, 2012
The handsome priest-turned-detective hero who debuted in Wicked Autumn (2011) nearly meets his match in a suspect list that... Full review >
OCT. 19, 2012
Like Tony’s earlier cases (Murder By Music, 2011, etc.), this one is more interesting for its eclectic characters than its... Full review >
OCT. 19, 2012
Multicultural Annie’s third (Murder in Argeles, 2011, etc.) presents a pretty puzzle on two levels, past and present. Full review >
SEPT. 1, 2012
A plot overburdened with coincidences. And surely most readers will find telepathy as a plot device problematic. Full review >
OCT. 30, 2012
Tom’s second (Twelve Drummers Drumming, 2011) is a must-read for lovers of classic English mysteries, chock-full of... Full review >
OCT. 30, 2012
Although its mystery isn’t the best among Duncan’s Welsh cozies (A Killer’s Christmas in Wales, 2011, etc.), this latest... Full review >
OCT. 30, 2012
The result is a political cocktail almost as fizzy and inventive as The Onion or The Wall Street Journal in which every... Full review >
OCT. 30, 2012
The puckish Doss, who combined charm, mayhem and deviously clever clues, will be much missed. Full review >
OCT. 16, 2012
Johansen throws in enough crooked characters to house an entire prison in a plot that starts out with promise but ends up... Full review >
OCT. 16, 2012
Quintessential DeMille: action-adventure flavored with double-dealing and covert conspiracy. Full review >
OCT. 16, 2012
An ingenious murder method, more hours in the mortuary and forensics lab than usual, an uncharacteristically muffled killer,... Full review >
OCT. 16, 2012
Action-adventure from an author who’s been at the sharp end of the spear. Full review >
OCT. 25, 2012
A rich premise, with a readable if sometimes predictable and heavy-handed delivery. Full review >
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