Blunt Instrument by Amy Bloom
“The mystery” seems to be irresistible to literary novelists – so many have written one or more and doubtless many others want to write them.
Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughn
The Delivery is a refreshing twist on the “white knight syndrome” so common in the macho-driven world of stoic men meting out frontier justice so prevalent in crime fiction today.
BOOK REVIEW: DON’T LOOK AWAY
Don't Look Away by Daniel Kenitz Scribner/July 7, 2026 Daniel Kenitz’s Don’t Look Away is neither a straight thriller nor a mystery–we know who the killer is almost immediately–but a multi-layered examination of how well we know the ones we love and what has the power...
BOOK REVIEW: MURDER AT THE SPIRIT LOUNGE
Jess Kidd/Murder at the Spirit Lounge Nora Breen Investigates #2 Atria Books/June 16, 2026 Jess Kidd's Murder at the Spirit Lounge, the second installment featuring nun-turned-amateur detective Nora Breen, is a charming and often funny cozy mystery. Led by its strong...
The Delivery by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
The Delivery is a refreshing twist on the “white knight syndrome” so common in the macho-driven world of stoic men meting out frontier justice so prevalent in crime fiction today.
Book Review: The Last Time we drowned
The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Shaefer Cosmo Reads/June 2, 2026 The surface of this group is a shiny oil spill, rainbows and beautiful, and easy to miss as toxic. When Wisconsin-based Bookstagrammer Charlie meets glamorous influencer Vivienne during an interview...