Originally published in 1927, Frances Noyes Hart’s The Bellamy Trial is one of the first legal thrillers. While it shows … More
Category: mystery
The Glass Woman, by Caroline Lea
I still believe that one of the world’s greatest marketing campaigns was the one that got people to settle in … More
Singapore Sapphire, by A.M. Stuart
Harriet Gordon, who is in Singapore to start her life over, has just started a job helping an old man … More
Vanishing in the Haight, by Max Tomlinson
Although the title of Max Tomlinson’s Vanishing in the Haight recalls the height of the 1960s, the bulk of the … More
The Boy at the Keyhole, by Stephen Giles
They say that the mind can play terrible tricks on a person. After reading The Boy at the Keyhole, by … More
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk
Janina Duszejko is very happy with her existence in a remote village in Polish-Czech border. Well, mostly. She likes the … More
Murder at Archly Manor, by Sara Rosett
At the opening of Sara Rosett’s entertaining historical mystery set in 1923, Murder at Archly Manor, Olive Belgrave is getting … More
A Prayer for Travelers, by Ruchika Tomar
When my brain starts to make connections between stories, it usually stays with in one medium. For example, I tend … More
Under the Cold Bright Lights, by Garry Disher
Alan Auhl puzzled me. For most of Under the Cold Bright Lights, by Garry Disher, Auhl is a very good … More
The Body in Question, by Jill Ciment
Jill Ciment’s short novel, The Body in Question, opens with a scene that feels very familiar to many Americans: sharing … More
