Wednesday, May 13, 2026

"Atmospheric, character-centric historical mystery" - review of THE BURNING GROUNDS

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THE BURNING GROUNDS by Abir Mukherjee (Harvill Secker, 2025) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson In the Burning Ghats of Calcutta, where the dead ar...
Monday, May 4, 2026

"The LeBron James of crime fiction" - review of IRONWOOD

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IRONWOOD by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company, 2026) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows that his postin...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

"Sharp dialogue, unforgettable characters" - review of THE FINAL SCORE

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THE FINAL SCORE by Don Winslow (HarperCollins, 2026) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson In six all-new short novels written with the trademark lite...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

"Visceral, powerful, finely crafted" - review of BEARTOOTH

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BEARTOOTH by Callan Wink (Spiegel & Grau, April 2026) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Thad and Hazen live off the grid, struggling with debt...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

"Exquisite modern take on a classic mystery" - review of THE GOOD NAZI

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THE GOOD NAZI by Samir Machado de Machado, translated by Rahul Bery (Pushkin Vertigo, 2026) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson 1933. A body has bee...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

"Dares to go where many others won't" - review of THE TRUTH ABOUT RUBY COOPER

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THE TRUTH ABOUT RUBY COOPER by Liz Nugent (Penguin, March 2026) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson 'If my sister hadn’t been beautiful, none of...

"An engrossing ride" - review of THE SHARK

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THE SHARK by Emma Styles (Sphere, March 2026) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson At the height of Australian summer, a serial killer dubbed The Sha...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Review: BLACK VELVET AND VENGEANCE

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BLACK VELVET & VENGEANCE by Deborah Challinor (HarperCollins, 2026) Reviewed by Alyson Baker Late 1872. When twenty-five-year-old Sydney...