Mystery

Mayor’s latest mystery explosively combines a decades-old corporate scam, a cold case, and a murder or two for good measure.

Mayor’s latest mystery explosively combines a decades-old corporate scam, a cold case, and a murder or two for good measure.

History and mystery lovers alike will delight in the heart-racing escapades of The Devil and the Dark Water.

History and mystery lovers alike will delight in the heart-racing escapades of The Devil and the Dark Water.

Snow takes a traditional approach to its mystery, with a case that seems straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.

Snow takes a traditional approach to its mystery, with a case that seems straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.

A historical mystery to delight fans of Agatha Christie or Daphne du Maurier. 

A historical mystery to delight fans of Agatha Christie or Daphne du Maurier. 

The shifts between storylines let the pressure build, and an impending high school class reunion means characters are confronting many different ghosts.

The shifts between storylines let the pressure build, and an impending high school class reunion means characters are confronting many different ghosts.

There is so much to like about this cozy perfection, from the lush Irish travelogue to the precise balance between comic relief and crime.

There is so much to like about this cozy perfection, from the lush Irish travelogue to the precise balance between comic relief and crime.

Conspiracy is a dense, historically rich novel complete with palace intrigue and a vividly rendered setting.

Conspiracy is a dense, historically rich novel complete with palace intrigue and a vividly rendered setting.

Although you can take the man out of Vietnam, you cannot take Vietnam out of the man in Colt’s lean neo-noir.

Although you can take the man out of Vietnam, you cannot take Vietnam out of the man in Colt’s lean neo-noir.

15 Minutes of Flame combines a historical mystery with present-day murder, all against the spooky backdrop of New England in autumn.

15 Minutes of Flame combines a historical mystery with present-day murder, all against the spooky backdrop of New England in autumn.

The Less Dead is at once a gripping thriller and an examination, and vindication, of women who are often meant to be faceless, unsympathetic victims.

The Less Dead is at once a gripping thriller and an examination, and vindication, of women who are often meant to be faceless, unsympathetic victims.

Davis’ latest historical mystery balances a truly grim series of crimes with several funny subplots, often intermingling them in surprising ways.

Davis’ latest historical mystery balances a truly grim series of crimes with several funny subplots, often intermingling them in surprising ways.

This is a note-perfect whodunit, and even if Mayne went about his business unmolested it would still be a deliciously creepy novel

This is a note-perfect whodunit, and even if Mayne went about his business unmolested it would still be a deliciously creepy novel

The painstaking research is evident, the story crackles with life, and the overlay of fictional characters onto very real historical events is seamless.

The painstaking research is evident, the story crackles with life, and the overlay of fictional characters onto very real historical events is seamless.

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