Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson

Peter Swanson is a shifty guy. Readers familiar with any of his previous eleven novels (and one novella), know that Swanson spins his already twisted, tangled characters like clothes in a demented dryer. The deceitful men and women who inhabit his realm of betrayal and sexual intrigue, inflict all manner of pain on both themselves and each other.

BOOK REVIEW: JULIE TUDOR IS NOT A PSYCHOPATH

The title of Jennifer Holdich’s darkly funny Julie Tudor is Not a Psychopath is as delusional as its main character. 49-year-old Julie Tudor is, plainly, a psychopath, and her utter lack of self-awareness make this character study in insanity often very...

Dying to Meet You by Sarina Bowen

This is the kind of thriller that doesn’t scream for your attention, it whispers. But the deeper you go, the harder it is to stop. Dying to Meet You is a slow-burn mystery with a touch of the supernatural and a whole lot of tension.

BOOK REVIEW: THE RETIREMENT PLAN

Entertaining and delightfully ridiculous, Sue Hincenberg's The Retirement Plan uses miscommunication as its major source of humor. Better talk to your wife about your issues, or she might well kill you. . . It's been years, but Pam is still mad at her husband, Hank,...