Local politics mask a killer’s identity in T. C. LoTempio’s cozy "The Time for Murder is Meow", a case set in a Connecticut town that is the buoyant start to a new series.... Read More

In The Alchemist’s Illusion, Zoe Faust continues her search for a missing mentor. The mystery involves an evil painting, a phoenix pendant of dark provenance, and an art crime... Read More

Keds, neon, Aqua Net, and Satanic Panic: "Big Woods" is a satisfying, pulpy mash-up of pop culture references and classic horror. By turns spooky and super sentimental, the... Read More

"19 Souls" introduces a memorable PI, grappling with a past he’s not reconciled to. Hard-edged Las Vegas private investigator Jim Bean takes on what he assumes is a... Read More

A haunting tale rife with gruesome murders and secrets, "Path into Darkness" shines. In Lisa Alber’s "Path into Darkness", residents of an Irish county gather for a festival,... Read More

With the aura of a cozy mystery, this sommelier-led novel is enticing and engaging. In Nadine Nettmann’s "Uncorking a Lie", a young sommelier turned detective becomes... Read More

Isolate. Compartmentalize. Control. This is the motto of Amanda Sinclair, who used to belong to a cult—a cult that rears its ugly head again just when Amanda felt sure she had... Read More

A quirky murder mystery with plenty of small town charm and an occasional haunting, "The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum" follows Maddi Kosloski to her childhood stomping... Read More

If Sheldon Cooper were a detective, he’d be Samuel Hoenig, whose Asperger’s symptoms and mystery-solving skills combine to offer humor and suspense. Samuel Hoenig is not... Read More

Alanis is both cynically funny and emotionally deep, giving this entertaining mystery a protagonist to root for. Alanis McLachlan believed that she left her past far behind.... Read More

Access to the spirit world brings a refreshing angle to the detective genre. "In the Moors" cheerfully follows the sensual and independent Sabbie Dare into the markets and boot... Read More

Anastasia Pollack crafts for a living, for a “second-rate general women’s magazine sold at supermarket check-out lines.” Petite but pear-shaped, she has a comfortable... Read More