John Grisham is at the top of his form in his new legal thriller
You might think John Grisham would show signs of fatigue or a failure of imagination when writing...
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Category: Mysteries & Thrillers
Renée Ballard costars in new Harry Bosch detective series
Most authors of mystery and suspense fiction have long since learned that their only hope to make...
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Indian private eye Vish Puri is the best, he thinks
A respected Indian attorney has been framed in a sensational murder case. An idealistic crusader...
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The best mysteries and thrillers of 2022
To be clear, what follows is not a list of the best mysteries and thrillers published during the...
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International intrigue and the world’s rarest gems
Check this out: Two fugitives on the run, intent on the biggest score they’ve ever pulled...
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Inspector Rebus returns. Is it his last case?
Since his early days as a patrolman in the 1970s, Detective Inspector John Rebus has “bent...
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Quirke is back in a new historical murder mystery
Now, here’s a historical murder mystery about a murder that never happened. Leave it to John...
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A murder case crosses class and caste lines in 1921 Bangalore
Harini Nagendra’s debut in crime fiction, The Bangalore Detectives Club, opens in the South...
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A gripping spy novel set amid an Iranian coup
On August 19, 1953, Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup...
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A medieval mystery opens a window on 12th century England
Reading the Cadfael Chronicles is one of the best ways I’ve found to open a window on life...
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Shocks abound in the newest Karin Slaughter thriller
Karin Slaughter has gained a worldwide reputation for intense and often shocking thrillers....
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About cakes, cattle, and the passing of the old ways
For any reader looking for respite from the unrelenting violence of the world we live in, The...
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Farewell Kurt Wallender, we’re sad to see you go
A Review of The Troubled Man: A Kurt Wallender Novel, by Henning Mankell. @@@@ (4 out of 5). All good things come to an end, and for Kurt Wallender, this is it. The Troubled Man is aptly titled. The book tells the story of Wallender’s last big case, taking him deeply into Sweden’s politically complex past and arousing self-doubt that is more profound than ever.
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A taut thriller about the world of multibillion-dollar hedge funds
A review of The Fear Index, by Robert Harris. @@@@@ (5 out of 5). Set in Geneva, this taut thriller takes the reader into the world of a brilliant American scientist, Dr. Alexander Hoffman, who has developed mathetical formulas that make billions in profits for his hedge fund.
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A gripping World War II English police procedural
Paris, May 1940. A Jewish furrier has just converted most of his wealth into diamonds. As he...
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