by Kristopher | May 19, 2025 | Review
Summerhouse is a queer noir gem written by Yiğit Karaahmet in Turkish and translated to English by Nicholas Glastonbury. It is the perfect summer read—ready to be packed into your suitcase for the next visit to any sandy beach destination. Summerhouse is set on...
by Kristopher | May 16, 2025 | Review
With The Girl in Cell A—his first standalone crime novel and his first book set in the United States—Vaseem Khan leaves a mark on psychological suspense that even veterans of the subgenre can only dream of. By carefully controlling the narrative, and in particular,...
by Kristopher | May 6, 2025 | Review
Freida McFadden continues her string of incredibly addictive, fast-paced thrillers with the release of The Tenant. McFadden is so skilled at taking tried and true tropes—in this case, the roommate from hell—and turning them into delightfully twisted tales that feel...
by Kristopher | May 1, 2025 | Review
For a nation with very little violent crime of its own, Iceland continues to produce some of crime fiction’s rising superstars. New to the genre—although hardly an unknown entity—Eliza Reid is dropping her debut novel in early May. For those who don’t follow Icelandic...
by Kristopher | Apr 29, 2025 | Review
Fans of the lighter end of the crime fiction spectrum have much to celebrate this week with the debut release from Sam Lumley—the launch of a delightful cozy series. How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. is the first book in what is being billed as “Oliver Popp’s Travel...
by Kristopher | Apr 16, 2025 | Review
Readers have been waiting a number of years to travel back into the past with the one-and-only Radha Vatsal. Ever since she debuted with her much-loved Kitty Weeks mystery series, fans have trusted her to bring the past to life on the page while also telling gripping...
by Kristopher | Apr 11, 2025 | Review
Matt Goldman has proven himself adept at writing both series and standalone mystery novels. His latest—The Murder Show—is likely a standalone, however, it could easily serve as the launch for a new series should Goldman want to go in that direction. Ethan Harris is...
by Kristopher | Mar 14, 2025 | Review
With Count My Lies, Sophie Stava has written an unforgettable and fast-paced debut novel that is sure to be all the buzz in various corners of the crime fiction community. Sophie Stava lends her fresh voice and undeniable talent to a familiar trope: the unstable...
by Kristopher | Mar 10, 2025 | Review
Across her career, Clea Simon has proven that her writing skills can tackle just about any style choice. She’s written comforting cozies to paranormal romance to gritty noir with settings as disparate as Cambridge, Massachusetts or Boston’s underground music scene....
by Kristopher | Mar 5, 2025 | Review
When Tess Gerritsen launched a new series with The Spy Coast last year, it was immediately obvious that this concept was going to hook readers in—likely starting yet another long-running series for this legend of crime fiction. The idea of a community of retired spies...
