Wednesday , May 1 2024

Mystery and Thriller

Book Review: ‘The Appearance of Annie Van Sinderen’, A Paranormal Mystery by Katherine Howe

In "The Appearance of Anne Van Sinderen" Katherine Howe has given us a paranormal mystery and love story of emotive and serendipitous proportions. Her characters are just the right mix of mystery and heart to draw you into their lives.

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Book Review: ‘Women Crime Writers, Eight Suspense Novels Of The 1940s & 50s’ edited by Sarah Weinman

Books on crime often dominate the market. The Library of America has released a collectable set of works by women crime writers from the 1940s & 50s. Edited by Sarah Weinman, these eight suspense novels showcase the talent of the women authors what wrote them.

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Book Review: ‘The 3RD Woman,’ A Political Thriller by Jonathan Freedland

In 'The 3RD Woman,' Freedland takes us on a chilling ride that creates many of the challenges and dangers that we often worry about. He takes a harrowing possibility and makes it fact, then drags in the dangers of collusion and hidden agendas.

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Interview with James DeVita, author of ‘A Winsome Murder’

James DeVita, the author of A Winsome Murder, talks art, craft and how the sight of a wheat field inspired this spine-tingling adult thriller. DeVita's background in Shakespearean acting also gave him particular insight into why a hard-boiled detective might approach crime-solving by quoting the Bard.

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Book Review: ‘A Winsome Murder’ by James DeVita

'A Winsome Murder' is the remarkable debut adult thriller from actor/director/playwright (and acclaimed YA fiction writer) James DeVita. In lean yet masterful prose, it tells a richly imagined tale of a series of brutal and seemingly random murders by a cryptic killer — and the detective, James Mangan, and his partner, Frank “Coose” Cusumano, who have to stop him.

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