Toronto’s ChiZine Publishing is known for their strange, dark, and industrial type thrillers—novels considered too disturbing for mainstream publishers—and it’s …Read the Rest
Books
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Tarantula by Thierry Jonquet
Thierry Jonquet was a French crime writer who died in 2009 at the age of of 55. Tarantula was published …Read the Rest
Mercury Tilt by Adrian McKinty
Mercury Tilt by Adrian McKinty My new crime novel, The Cold Cold Ground is set in Northern Ireland in 1981 …Read the Rest
Drawing Dead by JJ DeCeglie – review
PI Jack Andrelli’s done with this shit. His girlfriend offed herself in his bathtub and now he’s just fucking done. …Read the Rest
Collusion by Stuart Neville – review
This follow-up to the highly praised “The Ghosts of Belfast” deserves the same reception. It picks up where the earlier …Read the Rest
Buried Prey by John Sandford – review
Discovery of the bodies of two young girls, murdered 25 years earlier, sets the stage for a look at the …Read the Rest
Rag and Bone by James R. Benn – review
Last year, the Russian Parliament acknowledged that country’s responsibility for the slaughter of more than 20,000 Polish officers at the …Read the Rest
Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid – review
As the book opens, Dr. Charlotte [“Charlie”] Flint finds her professional life as a forensic psychiatrist in tatters, her reputation …Read the Rest
Stolen Lives by Jassy Mackenzie – review
Four subplots coalesce in this second novel featuring Jade de Jong, the South African PI who makes her home in …Read the Rest
The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina – review
Each of the first three chapters of this newest novel by Denise Mina, author of the Garnethill trilogy among other …Read the Rest
Kiss Her Goodbye by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins – review
When Mickey Spillane died, he left behind a treasure trove of manuscripts, plot notes, rough outlines, character notes and drafts …Read the Rest
Sixkill by Robert B. Parker – review
To quote some of the immortal words of the Bard, “I come to praise” Robert B. Parker, and, of course, …Read the Rest
Dead Man’s Grip by Peter James – review
This is the seventh in the Roy Grace series, detailed police procedurals that take place in the Brighton area of …Read the Rest
Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer – review
Post-Apartheid South Africa has undergone many traumatic changes. But for homicide detective Benny Griessel, nothing much changes except for the …Read the Rest
On the Line by S. J. Rozan – review
What, exactly is “on the line” in this newest novel from S. J. Rozan is nothing more nor less than …Read the Rest
Fox Five by Zoe Sharp – review
The author, who has written, among other things, nine books in the acclaimed Charlie Fox series, has now published in …Read the Rest
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo – review
During World War II, Norway was occupied by the Nazi army, and the head of the government lent his name …Read the Rest
The Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne – review
Truth and fiction merge in this thriller about survivors of the holocaust taking justice into their own hands, seeking out …Read the Rest
The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg – review
This Swedish author has written seven novels, of which this is the second to be published in the United States. …Read the Rest
Potsdam Station by David Downing – review
The fourth novel in this series chronicling John Russell’s experiences during the rise and fall of Nazi Germany picks up …Read the Rest
