I’ve never been a reviewer or critic who loved throwing darts at writers. (Although James Patterson and Phillip Margolin ... you are loads of fun to dis!) Generally, I just don’t spend a lot of time on books that don’t in some way resonate with me. T.M. Logan’s The Room in the Attic falls in that gray area, because there is much to relish here, but I felt the end was more of a snack than a full meal.
The Primrose Murder Society/Stacy Hackney William Morrow Paperbacks/March 3, 2026 For fans of cozy mysteries and light humor, The Primrose Murder Society should be added to your TBR pile. With its endearing narrator and fun setting of a posh apartment building...
Everyone in This Bank is a Thief/Benjamin Stevenson March 17, 2025/Mariner Books Ben Stevenson’s newest installment in Ernest Cunningham’s misadventures as an amateur detective will delight fans of the series and earn new ones. It’s funny and clever, with a...
Jenna Blum’s Murder Your Darlings is one of many current thrillers that takes place in some realm of the “literary” world. It’s a trend.
A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage/M.K. Oliver Atria Books/February 17, 2026 In M.K. Oliver’s A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage, housewife Lalla Rook feels entitled to–nay, owed–the ideal existence. She murders, extorts, blackmails, cheats,...
A Murder Most Camp by Nicholas DiDomizio Poisoned Pen Press/April 28, 2026 Scheduled for release just in time for summer, Nicholas DiDomizio’s A Murder Most Camp follows a slug of a human forced to exhibit at least some usefulness if he wants to see...
