A tour de force valentine to books and reading, in general, and to the British whodunit murder mysteries of the golden age, in particular. Magpie Murders wins the award for the most highly developed plot read by Mystery in Minutes in 2017, and it would make a wonderful choice for the bookish traditionalist on your holiday season gift list.
Read moreMINM Review: The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen
One of the most accomplished crime fiction debuts read by Mystery in Minutes in 2017, with a plot that draws the reader in, and refuses to let go until the riveting resolution and beyond, The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen is.......
Read moreMINM Review: You Can Run by Steve Mosby
An altogether satisfying British police procedural, You Can Run is suspenseful, tense, poignant, and very cleverly plotted. Steve Mosby has, once again, shown himself to be a terrific storyteller.
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Look for our upcoming review of You Can Run, the December 5th crime fiction release by talented British author, Steve Mosby!
MINM Review: NIGHTBLIND by Ragnar Jonasson
Richly evocative of the hauntingly beautiful, yet bleak, Northern Icelandic autumn and early winter, Nightblind is a slow-burning, character-focused Nordic Noir, with a resolution that.......
Read moreMINM Review: Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo
Irresistibly atmospheric with the sights, sounds, and mouth-watering aromas of fictional Amish communities in northeastern Ohio, and the not-so-quaint mysterious and murderous happenings that find their way to these, otherwise, sleepy hamlets, Ms. Castillo has.......
Read moreMINM Review: Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Bird Box by Josh Malerman is a multi-award-winning horror-psychological suspense novel, originally published in 2014. While Bird Box is a well-written debut with a creative concept, its pace creeps with.......
Read moreMINM Review: Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
Good Me, Bad Me is a dark, psychological suspense debut that is enthralling from the first page to the last. There may be nothing quite better than the synergy between a captivating, subtly sinister and creepy work of crime fiction, and.......
Read moreMINM Review: Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton
Dead Woman Walking may be Sharon Bolton's best book yet. The British author of a recommended backlist of standalones, as well as the Beloved-By-Many Lacey Flint series, Ms. Bolton has penned a crime fiction novel.......
Read moreMINM Review: The Visitors by Catherine Burns
A psychological character study with much promise and potential, in need of.......
Read moreMINM Review: Depth of Lies by E.C. Diskin
A page-turning, engrossing exploration of the secrets, lies, and imperfections that sometimes hide behind suburbia's carefree facade.
Ms. Diskin effortlessly alternates between "the present", and a timeline that ticks like a.......
MINM Review: Glass Houses by Louise Penny
Intriguing, socially relevant, ultimately suspenseful and surprising, Glass Houses checks a lot of boxes for a satisfying crime fiction read. Glass Houses is.......
Read moreMINM Review: Unsub by Meg Gardiner
A dark, serial killer thriller set in the San Francisco Bay Area, with plenty of.......
Read moreMINM Review: Exquisite by Sarah Stovell
A well-written, slow-burning, character-driven novel of subtle,
psychological seduction and.......