Vote for Your Favorite Character from the New Murder on the Orient Express Film

The mystery genre comes with an intrinsic promise of twists, turns, mayhem—a literary roller coaster ride! Anyone can show up at any time. Anything can happen. But what if all the characters in a mystery or suspense novel are confined to one specific place? Unable to leave to find help or gather information… and no…

5 Thrilling Tales of Revenge

By Ron Corbett

April 2, 2024

One of my favourite passages in Cape Rage, my latest Danny Barrett novel, comes when one of the villains admits he is driven by revenge, and that revenge is a waste of time: Henry Carter knew something about revenge long before he was shot in the back and left for dead; already knew it was the…

Book Review: The Fury by Alex Michaelides

By Jeff Ayers

January 16, 2024

Alex Michaelides delivers a terrific spin on the Agatha Christie classic, And Then There Were None, with a dash of the film Glass Onion in his latest thriller. Elliot Chase narrates how this eclectic cast of characters ends up on a private Greek island for a weekend of relaxation. The retreat is a tradition for…

Christmas Crime Round-Up 2023

By John Valeri

December 15, 2023

First, Lisa Unger bestows upon us Christmas Presents—an original novella from The Mysterious Press. A decade ago, in upstate New York, high schooler Madeline Martin—now an indie bookstore owner and caretaker to her father (the former Sheriff)—was the only survivor of serial killer (and teenage crush) Evan Hardy. She’s worked hard to put the past…

Vote for Your Favorite Character from the New Murder on the Orient Express Film

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You’re Not Going Anywhere: The Spinetingling Appeal of Closed Circle Mysteries By Sharon Short, Author of Trouble Island

By Sharon Short