Gwendolyn Bainbridge and Iris Sparks’ latest matchmaking candidate ends up dead in Allison Montclair’s Agatha Christie-esque mystery.
Leonie Swann gives the “quirky older sleuths” trope a jolt of black comedy in The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp.
Billy Boyle’s attempt to take a vacation in rural England is quickly ruined when a British officer turns up murdered in a German plane in James R. Benn’s first-rate Proud Sorrows.
William Kent Krueger’s page-turning, rewarding mystery The River We Remember is a superb exploration of the prejudices and complexities of post-World War II America.
Denise Mina seamlessly resurrects Raymond Chandler’s supersleuth Philip Marlowe in The Second Murderer.
A Chateau Under Siege, one of French police chief Bruno Courreges’ more unusual adventures, is by turns suspenseful, amusing and, in its Gallic way, nothing short of charming.
Jessica Knoll’s Bright Young Women is a primal scream for women past and present.
Actor Kate Mara (“House of Cards”) reads Sarah Pekkanen’s page-turning story about a mother-daughter pair who hold some shocking secrets.
The Last Devil to Die is equal parts well-plotted mystery, scintillating repartee and deep reflection on what it means to love.
A pet crocodile named Cedric, accusations of witchcraft and a rugged Scottish setting—the latest Lady Emily mystery truly has it all.
A murder takes place in Winston Churchill’s secret war rooms in Julia Kelly’s engaging, atmospheric A Traitor in Whitehall.
Readers will be entertained and enriched by Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother author Amy Chua’s debut historical mystery, The Golden Gate.
Louise Hare gives readers a glorious tour of 1930s New York City in her second Canary Club mystery, Harlem After Midnight.
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