How We Disappeared, by Jing-Jing Lee

Trigger warning for rape. The exact number of “comfort women“—women who were enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army and forced … More

The Sacrament, by Olaf Olafsson

Trigger warning for references to child abuse. Sister Johanna Marie is one of the most reluctant investigators I’ve ever read … More

Annette Hess’ The German House (expertly translated by Elisabeth Lauffer) is a deeply uncomfortable read. It’s supposed to be. As … More

In the author’s note at the end of Underground Women, Jesse Lee Kercheval explains that some of the stories in … More

It’s funny that we talk about settling down in a place as putting down roots. Roots go deep and, once … More

When I saw that my library had a new Olive Belgrave mystery, I had to snap it up even though … More

In the past, I’ve described books as slow burns. What I usually mean is that, as I read them, I … More

Joseph Kanon’s The Accomplice stirs up a hell of a historical hornet’s nest. It begins with a conversation between a … More

There are always questions when a soldier returns home. The questions range from the obvious “how are you?” to the … More

Mystery fiction is full of amateur detectives. They’re a great vehicle for cozy mysteries, or for mysteries where the police … More