Many individuals cherish wrongdoing stories since they make the intellect work. These books keep you near to the page since you need to know who did the awful act and…
In today’s advanced age, wrongdoing books are more well known than ever. Perusers cherish stories that keep them speculating. Among these, cutting edge analyst books with female leads stand out.…
British crime fiction has an extended-repute legacy of charming readers with its smart plots, atmospheric settings, and unforgettable characters. Among the various sub-genres, one stands out for its realism and…
Male authors love to send their male heroes on the road. Any excuse will do, from a gathering of crime clans to a rowdy biker rally. (For my money, “32…
Dave Robicheaux is having visions again. Sometimes, James Lee Burke’s ghost-haunted Cajun detective sees Confederate soldiers in the mist. Other times, he has apparitions of long-dead slaves pulling the oars…
“People call me the Shrike.” Better call for police backup first, because the Shrike is the latest in a long line of supervillains created and lovingly nurtured by Michael Connelly.…
The Danish crime writer Jussi Adler-Olsen doesn’t fool around. If he wants to creep you out, he knows exactly how to do it. Take this passage from his latest Department…
Shady politicians, greedy public servants and rapacious property developers are no match for V. I. Warshawski, a proper hero for these times. In DEAD LAND (Morrow/HarperCollins, 405 pp., $28.99), Sara…
The voices of the dead tell the unhappy story of PLEASE SEE US (Gallery, 341 pp., $26.99), Caitlin Mullen’s spellbinding debut novel about a series of murders in Atlantic City.…
Editor’s note: We’re thrilled that our longtime columnist, Marilyn Stasio — who’s been recovering from a traffic accident — is finally back in our pages with her crisp, sharp, tartly…
Coming-of-age novels aren’t my particular passion — unless there’s a murder in the story. There’s a doozy of a murder in Kate Weinberg’s hypnotic debut mystery, THE TRUANTS (Putnam, 311…
Just asking: If I can’t get chosen for jury duty in a no-drama lawsuit, how come a serial killer manages to be seated in a double murder case? According to…
