Gifts for Amateur Sleuths

by John Banville

Excellent writing and a clever plot make this one stand out. Full review >

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by Matthew Blake

Layered and grandly operatic in scope and tension. Full review >

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by Rachel Howzell Hall

Nothing is what it seems in this tour de force. Full review >

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by Attica Locke

We’ve missed Attica Locke’s deft and wise way with the crime novel. We want more. Full review >

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by Walter Mosley

Things are never simple for Easy Rawlins. But his creator remains a master of the genre. Full review >

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by Ram Murali

A fascinating genre mashup for the discerning—and reflective—mystery reader. Full review >

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by Sara Paretsky

Readers who care about race, climate change, or corporate and civic responsibility will care deeply about this monster case. Full review >

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by Natasha Pulley

Full of charming details and gender-bending gallantry, this imaginative thriller is a pleasure to read. Full review >

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by Kwei Quartey

Murder is only the tip of a ferociously toxic iceberg. Full review >

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by Tracy Sierra

Fiercely feminist and viscerally terrifying. Full review >

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