Far Stones offers a fascinating glimpse into an underexplored aspect of the history of the American West. A saga rendered in authentic detail, Loren Woodson’s Far Stones is an... Read More

Accessible, funny, and insightful, Haraway’s Early Men earns its place in a new wave of appreciation for literary short story collections. Britt Haraway’s literary short... Read More

Vega is a perfectly flawed, Technicolor noir detective: obsessive, neurotic, and self-indulgent. The Last Girl is a modern noir set in steamy Florida in which an ex-reporter... Read More

A whip-smart, tough-minded yet vulnerable female detective rumbling through a gritty environment makes for great entertainment. In her sixth Liv Bergen adventure, Sandra Brannan... Read More

Jesuit priest Jack Bennis is an offbeat, nuanced, and sympathetic hero in this fast-paced and engaging mystery. George R. Hopkins’s Chasing the Devil’s Breath is South... Read More

With the aura of a cozy mystery, this sommelier-led novel is enticing and engaging. In Nadine Nettmann’s Uncorking a Lie, a young sommelier turned detective becomes embroiled... Read More

Events cascade at a relentless pace in this perfectly taut psychological thriller. In Tracy Buchanan’s No Turning Back, a woman defends herself from a young, crazed assailant;... Read More

Last Man Standing is a thoughtful and exhaustive account of the life of Mort Sahl. With Last Man Standing, James Curtis offers a comprehensive and generally admiring biography... Read More

Intelligent, polished, and thoroughly readable, Tiger Pelt is a story of deprivations and human endurance that is beyond heroic. A compassionate, sensitive story of hardship and... Read More

With its G-rated content, Cold Sweat would be a fun book to pick up when it’s time for a laugh. Peter Linzmeyer’s Cold Sweat is a light, fun read, offering humorous... Read More

A young detective stumbles over clues in this light and amusing mystery. Megan Edwards’s Getting Off on Frank Sinatra debuts a mystery series featuring Copper Black, a newbie... Read More

Bell’s is a mystery in a high literary realm. Nero is dead, Vesuvius has devastated the land, and prominent Roman lawyer and author Pliny the Younger has become entangled in... Read More