Book Review: The Little Sparrow Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
By Doreen Sheridan
October 15, 2024Japan’s foremost private detective needs a vacation. It’s 1955 and Kosuke Kindaichi wants to go somewhere where he can rest his mind and body in tranquil surroundings, unbothered by any thoughts of crime-solving or mystery. His old friend Inspector Isokawa might have the perfect place for him, though even the inspector has to admit that…
Book Review: The Examiner by Janice Hallett
By Doreen Sheridan
October 11, 2024When Gela Nathaniel proposes the idea of a new Multimedia Arts Masters Degree program to the Royal Hastings college of the University of London, little does she know exactly how much chaos she’s inviting both into her life and to the campus. Her six candidates have all been hand selected for the year-long pilot course,…
Featured Excerpt: Death by Misadventure by Tasha Alexander
By Crime HQ
October 11, 2024Chapter One Villa von Düchtel, Bavaria 1906 Far too many—if not most—social gatherings would be immeasurably improved by the strategic removal of a troubling guest. When said individual’s behavior is particularly egregious, one may be forgiven for considering murder as an acceptable remedy for the situation. The civilized among us curb this instinct. They may…
Book Review: Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell
By John Valeri
October 11, 2024Patricia Cornwell’s iconic heroine, Kay Scarpetta, is having a moment. A mainstay in the annals of contemporary crime fiction since debuting alongside her creator with 1990’s Postmortem—the first book ever to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards and the French Prix du Roman d’Aventure prize in a single year—she has now appeared in…
Cooking the Books: Silent Nights Are Murder by Libby Klein
By Doreen Sheridan
October 9, 2024The only mystery that baker Poppy McAllister is interested in solving this holiday season is the one regarding the engagement ring in a velvet box that was left at her Butterfly Wings bed and breakfast over Thanksgiving. None of the men in the lives of herself or her nearest and dearest have owned up to…
Book Review: William by Mason Coile
By Doreen Sheridan
October 9, 2024Once upon a time, Henry and Lily were happy. They bought a beautiful house in the kind of suburban neighborhood that affords its privileged inhabitants a healthy dose of privacy and set about giving their home the kind of fancy high-end trappings befitting their careers as a robotics engineer and a tech entrepreneur respectively. But…
Book Review: I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War
By Janet Webb
October 7, 2024You’re reading a winner when before you’ve even finished the first chapter you’re thinking, When’s the movie coming out? This is like Crazy Rich Asians with a murderous spin. Clarissa Song, freelance journalist’s Khin Haymar’s demanding boss, dangles the assignment of a lifetime to Khin, an opportunity to profile Tyler Tun, Hollywood’s hottest male lead.…
Book Review: Displeasure Island by Alice Bell
By Doreen Sheridan
October 3, 2024After the near-fatal events of Grave Expectations, medium Claire Strange finds herself in the unusual position of being an adult with actual friends who want to spend time and do things with her. For the first time since her late teens—when she became haunted by the ghost of her dead best friend Sophie, and subsequently…
Close-Up with Gregg Hurwitz on Nemesis
By Crime HQ
October 3, 2024Nemesis finds Evan in conflict with one of his best friends, Tommy. What was the path of their relationship that brought them to this point? They have a gruff reliance on each other. After all, Tommy supplies Evan with all his weaponry and ordnance, even his Ford F-150. It takes a lot for Evan to…
Cooking the Books: Death of a Gingerbread Man by Lee Hollis
By Doreen Sheridan
October 2, 2024Hayley Powell is in for the shock of her life when she accompanies one of her best friends, Mona Barnes, on what should be a routine-if-time-consuming errand. Mona’s dad, Bubba, has gone to his cabin in Bar Harbor, Maine, for an ice-fishing weekend. Unfortunately, he’s neglected to bring his heart medication with him. Mona’s mom,…