Death by Appointment by Mairi Chong tells the first story in the Dr Cathy Moreland mystery series. In the beginning…
The City Beautiful, by Aden Polydoros, is a queer, Jewish historical fantasy. In this world, the question isn't about whether…
In Tenure Denied: A Past Life Mystery, by Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman, professor Caitlyn Morrys finds herself caught up in a…
I saw The Dark reviewed over on Hair Past A Freckle, and immediately had to read it. A locked-door mystery?…
I wanted to read Ordeal of Innocence, by Agatha Christie, because the premise was both intriguing and ridiculous. First, the…
I heard about Lucy Foley's new novel The Hunting Party on the BritLit Podcast, and I just loved the two…
So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow reimagines the March sisters as a newly-freed Black family…
Maybe I would have liked Kill All Your Darlings more if I hadn't read The Plot first. The central conflict…
I love twisty thrillers, don't you? But I don't always buy the obsessive-love motivation. Like, does our character not know…
This has been a pretty great season for page turners, hasn't it? It's almost hard to choose my favorites, but…
Seaplane to Sounion Cove: An Ellie Pincrest Cozy Mystery (Book #1), by Devin Todd, is a cozy mystery set in…
I love a good high school drama with a little murder, like One of Us is Lying, Beware That Girl,…
When I received my ARC of The Maidens, I thought it was brilliant marketing, perfectly targeted to me with classical…
In the pandemic lockdown, I've been reading even more than usual. Mostly suspense and international fiction, plus some books recommended…
Murder At The Met (Penelope Harris Mystery #2), by E. W. Cooper, is a historical murder mystery set in 1920s…
In Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angeline Boulley, teenage Daunis Fontaine is an unenrolled Ojibwe tribe member, which means learning the ceremonies,…
Spark Jr: Creative Writing Prompts for Young Adults, by Dusty Durston, is a collection of story starts and challenge vocabulary…
The Price of Freedom is the seventeenth in Rosemary Rose's Libertus mystery series. By this point, the pavement-laying crime-solver is…
In All The Beautiful Lies, bookseller Bill keeps a list of the five best campus crime novels. I'd only read…
The Widows of Malabar Hill, by Sujata Massey, blends two of my favorite things to read about: a vibrant, distant,…
This was a record year for my reading, with over 200 books on my GoodReads challenge. Instead of doing a…
By now, whenever Marcus and Perilla start talking about having a relaxing time, I'm pretty sure someone's about to find…
Puzzle Me Dead, by Kathy Childs, is a fast-paced suspense novel. In her teens, Careen Tamley was a final girl…
In this endless pandemic isolation, I'm reading a lot of suspense, gore-free thrillers, old mysteries, and travel stories. As this…