Among the Dead by J.R. Backlund

August 07, 2017

If you’re a fan of Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder mysteries, you’ll want to try J.R. Backlund’s debut, Among the Dead. Meet Rachel Carver, former police officer, former agent for the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation....

Murder in Mayfair by D.M. Quincy

July 11, 2017

Fans of Georgette Heyer’s Regency romances or Charles Finch’s Charles Lenox mysteries will want to try D.M. Quincy’s debut historical mystery, Murder in Mayfair. The wit, clothing and setting brings Regency London to life in a mystery with satisfying...

Your Killin’ Heart by Peggy O’Neal Peden

May 08, 2017

Peden’s debut mystery, winner of The Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition, introduces a sparkling amateur sleuth. Campbell Hale is bright and loyal. She’s also a little too nosy and, she admits, “a little too...

Too Lucky to Live by Annie Hogsett

May 04, 2017

Annie Hogsett’s debut mystery is one of the most entertaining I’ve read this year. When Allie Harper, the narrator says, “I have always felt that with some training, I’d make an excellent P.I. A cross between V.I. Warshawski and Kinsey...

Random Road by Thomas Kies

May 03, 2017

When I like a debut mystery, it’s because the characters have depth and come alive. Meet Geneva Chase in Thomas Kies’ Random Road. Geneva is almost forty, back on her hometown newspaper on Connecticut’s Gold Coast. And, she’s back because...