Nancy Nau Sullivan’s "Saving Tuna Street" is a small-town mystery whose spunky heroine wants to preserve her beloved neighborhood. Blanche doesn’t just live in Santa Maria: she’s part of the island, like its mangrove trees and wild... Read More

Poignant observations on aging punctuate the novel "The Lottery Game", in which good intentions lead to disaster. A mild-mannered retiree takes the fall in a tax evasion scheme in Gerard Shirar’s mystery novel "The Lottery Game". After... Read More

Though its circumstances are harsh, "Central City" is a thriller with surprising heart. In Indy Perro’s noir thriller "Central City", the mounting death count of so-called “undesirables” overshadows gang violence as cops and... Read More

"The Insurmountable Edge" is an intriguing potboiler that portrays a frightening scenario of a US-China confrontation. Thomas H. Goodfellow’s timely political thriller "The Insurmountable Edge" imagines a world in which the US and... Read More

In Rosalie Knecht’s Vera Kelly is Not a Mystery, a former CIA agent balances her work duties with romance in her new role as a private investigator. Vera hoped for a more normal life after being abandoned by the CIA, but when she loses... Read More

Taut and terse, this noir novel is executed to perfection. Michael Pronko’s "Tokyo Traffic" is a hard-boiled murder mystery featuring the tough but lovable Detective Hiroshi Shimizu. At the dark novel’s heart is Sukanya, a Bangkok... Read More

Filled with salacious intrigue and procedural details, "Murder on the Mound" is a fascinating murder mystery. In David Feldman’s mystery novel "Murder on the Mound", a major league baseball player is accused of murder; his college... Read More

"Nouveau Noir" is an intricate murder mystery anchored by its charming rookie agent and colorful cast. In Drew Golden’s murder mystery "Nouveau Noir", a rookie FBI agent discovers the seedy underbelly of the wine industry. Wynn’s... Read More