The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah Jean Meltzer MIRA Publisher October 2025 The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer is a great holiday read. Hanukkah is known as the “Festival of Lights” and this novel shows how the characters were brought out of...
Back Channel The Frank Yakabuski Mystery Series Book 5 Ron Corbett Ottawa Press and Publishing Mystery October 2025 Back Channel by Ron Corbett has the return of Frank Yakabuski. The plot has seventeen-year-old Meaghan McKenna not believing her mother died by an...
Jeanne Godfrey’s List of Suspicious Things, first published over the pond in 2024 and coming to U.S. bookstores this December, is a beautiful coming of age tale that captures our limited perception of the world at a certain age. Part mystery, part historical...
The Queen Who Came in From the Cold Her Majesty the Queen Investigates Book 5 S. J. Bennett Crooked Lane Books May 2026 The Queen Who Came in From the Cold by S. J. Bennett features Queen Elizabeth II as the protagonist and her private secretary Joan McGraw. Fans...
I always have one major issue when I write about one of John Banville’s (or his alter ego, Benjamin Black’s) novels. And that issue? Finding a way not to overquote Banville.
The Lie She Wears Elle Marr Thomas & Mercer November 2025 The Lie She Wears by Elle Marr is a psychological thriller. The plot is full of lies, mystery, and murder starting with the letter Pearl receives from her recently deceased mother to the conclusion of...
