22+ hour, 14+ min ago   (703+ words) When I say “Monaco woman,” what image comes to mind? Perhaps it’s a model stretched out on the deck of a yacht, champagne (or green detox juice) in hand. Perhaps it’s a sunglasses clad woman carrying a Birkin bag worth…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1570+ words) The second book is set two years after the first and involves Bishop Ra and his church that has arrived in town. After being shot at in a parade, one of the church’s most prominent white members is killed, before…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (566+ words) The night before my best friend’s wedding, the power went out. The bride, the groom, and several bridesmaids, including me, suddenly found ourselves in total darkness. We were staying in a beautiful rental house perched high in the hills of…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (412+ words) Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. “Smart and amazing. A hallmark of Santlofer’s writing is that the reader learns so much. Not to mention the drawings! All of which makes the novel something…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (192+ words) Here are three newly translated works of fiction from across the globe, along with one classic work of true crime (as Capote would say, a “nonfiction novel”). Keep an eye on the site for more lists, including our fall preview....

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (448+ words) Maybe it’s the old Robin Hood impulse to bilk the rich, or maybe it’s just the glee of seeing a true master at work, but when we wrote CoTT, we were rooting for the cons from page one. And we’re…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (163+ words) As always, all blurbs are by yours truly unless otherwise stated. George Makana Clark, The Wreckers (Europa) Megan Mostyn-Brown, The Need (Del Rey) Sarah Langan, Trad Wife (Atria) Henry Wise, Promised Land (Atlantic Crime) In this sequel to the breakout…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (586+ words) As one of the oldest universities in the world, Oxford is a premier setting for these kinds of stories, and I’ve compiled a list of mysteries that take place among the dreaming spires. J.C. Masterman, An Oxford Tragedy A don…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (802+ words) What is a locked-room mystery? And is it different from a closed-circle mystery? I’ve heard people refer to my new book, The Getaway, as both, and this has had me scratching my head. I’ve always thought of a locked-room mystery…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (725+ words) That made me hesitate. “A cult?” Tay got a little twitchy. “We were like, making pancakes? This morning?” Shawna said, “We always make pancakes on Sundays. And right when we were turning off the stove, somebody knocked on the front…...