Tag: crime fiction review
Loose Lips by Kemper Donovan
Kemper Donovan’s Loose Lips takes readers aboard a literary cruise turned deadly. This locked-room mystery, featuring the return of the unnamed ghostwriter, is filled with secrets, betrayals, and an atmosphere of maritime suspense.
Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
Dive into Marie Tierney's debut, Deadly Animals, where teenage curiosity meets a world of darkness. Set in 1980s Birmingham, this chilling crime thriller introduces Ava Bonney, a protagonist with a fascination for death that propels her into a mystery gripping her small town.
The Night Fire by Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly’s "The Night Fire" is a gripping crime thriller where Harry Bosch and Renée Ballard team up to solve a decades-old mystery. Explore the intense plot, dynamic characters, and Connelly’s masterful storytelling.
The Opposite of Murder by Sophie Hannah
Discover Sophie Hannah's latest psychological thriller, "The Opposite of Murder," a gripping tale of guilt, innocence, and moral ambiguity. Unravel the intricate plot and complex characters in this must-read novel that will keep you guessing until the last page.
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Hallowed Bones by Lucy Smoke
An orphaned eighteen-year-old arrives at a decaying college outside Salem and learns that four wealthy heirs are the last of a cursed coven, and that she may be the female witch they have waited three centuries for. Atmospheric, sexy and cleverly built, with a mystery that barely moves.
Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
A sequel in which the sardines are gone, the canneries are silent, and Doc cannot work out what is wrong with him. It opens with a character from the previous book complaining about how that book was written, and then does everything he asks.
The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck
An unnamed country is occupied by an unnamed army in forty-five minutes, and the town takes a year to make the occupiers wish they had never come. Written as wartime propaganda, attacked at home for being too fair to the enemy, and smuggled across occupied Europe at risk of death.
It Ends Here by Heidi Perks
A gunshot at 7.26 on a Monday morning, a shuttered marina café and five people inside, one of whom is holding the gun. Heidi Perks turns a hostage siege into a guessing game played across a single morning, and mostly wins it, though the middle stretch circles before the end lands.