Book Reviews & Recommendations
Beatriz Williams, the queen of sweeping historical fiction, returns with Under the Stars, a richly woven novel that spans centuries and generations. Set against the backdrop of New England’s windswept Winthrop Island, this story intertwines family legacy, lost love, and long-buried secrets […]
Wanda M. Morris’s Small Things is a short but powerful story that lingers long after the final line. At only thirty-six pages, it may be the briefest entry in Amazon’s Alibis collection, but it’s also among the most emotionally resonant. Beneath its […]
Keri Beevis returns with The House Sitter, a nail-biting psychological thriller that keeps readers guessing until the very last page. Combining the voyeuristic tension of Hitchcock’s Rear Window with Beevis’s trademark storytelling flair, this novel is a masterclass in slow-burning suspense, unpredictable […]
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 […]
Catherine Mann’s Lightning in a Mason Jar is a deeply emotional and beautifully layered novel about trauma, reinvention, and the extraordinary strength that grows from women supporting each other. Set in the heart of South Carolina, this dual-timeline story bridges the past […]
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 […]
David Lagercrantz, best known for continuing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series, returns with False Note, a dark and unsettling short story that explores the destructive bond between father and son. Translated from Swedish by Elizabeth DeNoma, this entry in Amazon’s Alibis collection examines […]
Two masters of modern thrillers, Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado, unite again to deliver The Grave Artist, a pulse-pounding, psychologically chilling novel that cements their reputation as one of the most dynamic writing duos in crime fiction today. This second installment in […]
Karen M. McManus brings her wildly popular Bayview saga to a thrilling close in One of Us Is Back, the third and final installment of the One of Us Is Lying series. Known for her knack for weaving suspense, teenage drama, and […]
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 […]