Book Reviews & Recommendations
The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis is a strange, lyrical, and unsettling debut that blends folklore, paranoia, and feminist allegory into a haunting exploration of fear, conformity, and the dangers of rumor. Set in eighteenth-century rural England, the novel feels like something between […]
Stuart Turton returns with another brain-teasing, genre-bending puzzle that asks a wicked question: can you solve a murder in time to save the last pocket of humanity? Set on an isolated island protected from a planet-wide, lethal fog, The Last Murder at […]
Karin Slaughter’s After That Night is a relentless, emotionally charged thriller that drags readers back into the darkest corners of trauma, justice, and survival. With over seventy thousand ratings and a Goodreads score of 4.24, it is clear that Slaughter continues to […]
Genre: Crime Thriller, Mystery, SuspenseRating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Karin Slaughter’s Girl, Forgotten is a gripping and emotionally layered follow-up to Pieces of Her, bringing back Andrea Oliver in a story that blends a decades-old murder mystery with present-day danger and psychological depth. This […]
Genre: Literary Suspense, Crime FictionRating: ★★★★★ (4.5/5) Danya Kukafka’s Notes on an Execution is a haunting, poetic, and unflinchingly intelligent novel that reshapes how we view crime, punishment, and empathy. This isn’t your typical serial killer story. It’s a quiet storm that […]
Renée Ahdieh, best known for her bestselling young adult novels, makes her adult fiction debut with Park Avenue a story that glitters with high-end luxury and simmering family tension. Pitched as Crazy Rich Asians meets Succession, this novel delivers a heady mix […]
Benjamin Stevenson’s Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect is a witty, self-aware sequel that takes the classic locked-room mystery and gleefully flips it inside out. Set aboard Australia’s legendary Ghan train, this is a story where every passenger is a potential […]
Gregg Olsen’s Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home is one of the most unsettling and emotionally raw true crime books of recent years. It revisits the notorious 2005 Groene family murders […]
Riley Sager’s Survive the Night begins with an irresistible hook: a young woman trapped in a car with a stranger who might be a serial killer. It is the kind of premise that feels ripped from a late-night movie marathon a blend […]
In Murder Takes a Vacation, bestselling author Laura Lippman delivers a mystery that is both cozy and cosmopolitan, blending gentle humor, reflective themes, and a dash of danger aboard a scenic river cruise through France. Featuring Muriel Blossom a widow, grandmother, and […]