November’s Best Mysteries
November officially kicks off the holiday season, which means you’re putting together shopping lists and trying to pick out the…
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October’s Best New Mysteries
October is a month for scares and thrills—but there are scares and thrills in the world that have nothing to…
Every Megan Abbott Book, Ranked
Megan Abbott is having a Moment. With the publication of her ninth novel, Give Me Your Hand, comes the realization…
8 Woman-Centric Heist Novels to Read If You Loved Ocean’s 8
Reboots are en vogue these days, with no TV show or movie from more than a few years back safe…
Why Are So Many Detectives Addicts? A Study in 10 Books
It’s an accepted fact—in fiction, anyway—that to be a brilliant detective, you must also be broken in some fundamental way.…
The 10 Most Essential Sue Grafton Mysteries
In the realm of fictional private investigators, Kinsey Millhone stands apart for a number of reasons. She’s a woman, first…
10 Captivating New Holiday-Themed Mysteries
Holiday-themed mysteries are lighting up the shelves this month, giving armchair gumshoes the opportunity to delve into halls decked with…
5 Great Mystery Novels That Are “Howdunnits”
Usually fans of mystery novels are in it for, you know, the mystery. That means being presented with a crime, shown…
June’s Best New Mysteries
Mystery readers know that a true literary sleuth never really goes on vacation—we just exchange our armchairs for deck chairs (and…
May’s Best New Mysteries
Reading outdoors is increasingly becoming an option as spring’s thaw continues apace—but our favorite new mysteries can be enjoyed regardless of…
10 of the Best New Thrillers and Mysteries to Read This Fall
Autumn has finally rolled in, and we’re leaving the lighthearted reads of summer behind. It’s the perfect time of year to get…
Ann Parker’s Silver Lies Series Is The Best Historical Fiction You Haven’t Read Yet
Ann Parker’s What Gold Buys came out last month, the fifth book in her captivating Silver Lies mystery series set in the…
6 Cozy Mysteries for Sweater Weather
Well, everyone, Labor Day has come and gone—and you know what that means. If you look closely, you can begin…
6 Fiendish “Locked Room” Mysteries
Everyone loves a good mystery, but a with everything else in life, there’s a hierarchy to the genre, ranging from thrillers who…
Chief Inspector Gamache Faces A Great Reckoning
Louise Penny is back with A Great Reckoning, the twelfth novel in her Chief Inspector Gamache series. A whodunit full of suspense,…
The Socioeconomics of the Private Detective
Writing fiction is a lot like playing chess: very few people actually understand how it’s done, and most seem to think…
The Murder House is One of the Twistiest Thrillers of 2015
A lot of thrillers live and die by their twists, those shocking revelations that change our scorecard of suspects and rearrange all…
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Adventures of Mycroft Holmes
Ladies and gentlemen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has entered the arena—though it might not be the one you’d expect. The NBA All-Star…