The Guest by B. A. Paris Iris and Gabriel seem to have it all: a beautiful country home, a daughter taking a gap year in Greece, and their good friends from Paris, Laure and Pierre, always up for a holiday weekend away. But when a young man has a tragic accident in a nearby quarry,…
This almost Dickensian thriller starts with a young woman who’s just been kidnapped by persons unknown and is being kept in the dark, both figuratively and literally. After losing her parents at a young age, Amelie Lamont lived on the streets until she was more or less rescued by Carolyn Blakely, the woman who would…
A few pages into The Dilemma, the relentless theme of the Perry Mason show pulsed in my brain. Something earthshattering and inexorable is about to consume Livia’s much anticipated 40th birthday party. The story is a departure for B. A. Paris, who is famous for her thrillers. The Dilemma is suspenseful and riveting, but no…
Layla! You’ve got me on my knees. Layla! I’m begging, darling, please. Layla! Ease your worried mind with this week’s Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—the “Bring Me Jack” cocktail, inspired by B. A. Paris’s latest psychological thriller, Bring Me Back! Bring Me Back by…
Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, B. A. Paris’s third psychological thriller combines with Nathan Ripley’s fantastic debut to highlight an amazing week of books! See what…
Bring Me Back by B. A. Paris is a tour de force of psychological suspense that will have you questioning everything and everyone until its stunning climax. Take a visual tour of Bring Me Back with GIFnotes! “Tony,” I say, taking the call. “Good to hear from you.” “I’m not disturbing you, am I?” “Not at all,” I…
Bring Me Back by B. A. Paris is a tour de force of psychological suspense that will have you questioning everything and everyone until its stunning climax. Take a visual tour of Bring Me Back with GIFnotes! Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop…
A tour de force of psychological suspense, Bring Me Back by B. A. Paris will have you questioning everything and everyone until its stunning climax—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the…
What do you do when it feels like you're losing your mind? Drink yourself back to sanity with this week's Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—the “Forget Me Not” cocktail, inspired by B. A. Paris's latest propulsive psychological thriller, The Breakdown!
Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! B. A. Paris's highly anticipated sophomore effort and a new Andy Carpenter mystery from David Rosenfelt highlight a fantastic week of books! See…
