New Mysteries & Thrillers

by Lisa Unger

Unger knows how to write a taut thriller, but one improbable character keeps this book from being extraordinary. Full review >

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by Jeanne Matthews

A tepid case that heats up only when Matthews (Bet Your Bones, 2011, etc.) delves into Norse myths. Full review >

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by Peter Lovesey

Nobody but Lovesey could thump out a gritty procedural yet instill Bath with so much charm and history that readers will... Full review >

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by Jeremy Duns

The immediacy of Duns' writing grabs and suspends the reader in a beautifully realized heartbeat of recent history. Full review >

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by Jim Kelly

Not all the details of the complex investigation are equally compelling, but the quality of Kelly’s prose and the ongoing... Full review >

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by K.B. Gibson

Gibson creates a mystery as laid-back and mellow as her heroine. Full review >

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by Mark Billingham

This great novel should put Billingham in the same league as Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, John Harvey and Denise Mina. Full review >

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by Bryan Gruley

Complex but lumpy, perhaps because of the true-crime roots a closing note reveals. But there’s no mistaking Gruley’s fierce... Full review >

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by Ridley Pearson

Exotic locale. Credible heroics. Vicarious thrills. Fans will want more, and soon. Full review >

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by Andrew Cotto

First-time novelist Cotto’s shaggy, dreamlike saga begins with a curse and ends with a redemption of sorts. What’s in... Full review >

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by Gerald Jay

By-the-numbers plotting, with a killer whose motivations make you wonder how he’s lasted so long; a police hero who’s bound... Full review >

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by Sarah R. Shaber

An alarming reminder of how sexist life was back in the ’40s and how the Mafia took root in Sicily. Full review >

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by Pauline Rowson

A generally satisfying puzzler whose hero takes a little too long to connect the dots. Full review >

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by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin

If you enjoy multiplayer shooting games and know or want to learn more about weapons systems, this book is for you. Full review >

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by Ben H. Winters

A promising kickoff to a planned trilogy. For Winters (Bedbugs, 2011, etc.), the beauty is in the details rather than the... Full review >

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