I’m not complaining, just wondering. Because if the characters in all these fictional descendants of Agatha Christie’s ...

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Chris Chibnall’s debut mystery novel, “Death at the White Hart,” is a classic whodunit set in a coastal village in England.

El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes ...

Matthew McConaughey is in talks to star in Skydance’s feature film based on the iconic character Mike Hammer from a script by Pizzolatto.

Jonas Hassen Khemiri plays with time, belonging and his own insecurities in a big, impressive novel that revolves around a ...

Don't just take my word for it: Thriller expert Stephen King called Kate Atkinson’s 2004 novel “the best mystery of the decade.” This crime story, which is often cited as the book that put ...

With fall's arrival comes the promise of longer evenings — the perfect time to curl up with a mystery novel. This season's offerings bring us quirky characters, puzzling murders and far-flung ...

The mystery and suspense novels coming out this month are some of the best this crew of mostly well-established writers has written. So let's get to them: El Dorado Drive is Megan Abbott's most ...

The five best mystery novels to read this season. Fall reading suggestions: Whodunnits by Katarina Bivald, Stella Sands, Ragnar Jonasson, Leonie Swann and Alan Bradley. September 22, 2024.

El Dorado Drive is Megan Abbott's most doom-laden novel yet.It's set in the year 2008, in Detroit, which happens to be Abbott's hometown. The three middle-aged Bishop sisters — our main characters ...