Minotaur: St. Martin’s

Kate Mosse | FICTION,  Aug 18, 2023

Paula Munier | MYSTERY,  Aug 01, 2023

The fifth Mercy Carr mystery (following The Wedding Plot) combines Halloween, a gothic house, two working dogs, and environmental issues in a superb mystery that emphasizes the search for home.

Ann Cleeves | MYSTERY,  Jul 01, 2023

The third (after The Heron’s Cry) in Cleeves’s award-winning series is an atmospheric police procedural that builds on the other books while introducing fascinating suspects.

Amy Chua | MYSTERY,  Jul 01, 2023

The historical mystery debut by Yale Law School professor Chua (Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother) is a successful, compelling mash-up of California history, ghost story, family tale, and social commentary.

Rose Wilding | MYSTERY,  Jun 01, 2023

This captivating debut literary thriller entwines the searing stories of several women who suffered at the hands of the same man. This cautionary tale satisfies in its culmination of long-overdue justice for spurned women.

Melissa Adelman | MYSTERY,  Jun 01, 2023

Bruce Borgos | MYSTERY,  May 01, 2023

This riveting debut has traces of Craig Johnson’s novels, with the personal nuclear fallout in Betty Webb’s Desert Wind.

Linda Castillo | MYSTERY,  May 01, 2023

The follow-up to The Hidden One is a compelling, violent police procedural, alleviated by the love and tenderness surrounding the upcoming wedding. Those who watched Kate’s developing relationship will enjoy the storyline surrounding the wedding and the skill with which the author juggles crime and kindness.

Sarah Stewart Taylor | MYSTERY,  Apr 01, 2023

The follow-up to The Drowning Sea takes the series in a new direction; it’s a step-by-step riveting police procedural filled with red herrings.