A monk with anger management problems leads William Kotzwinkle’s novel "Felonious Monk", which is a wild ride of double-crossing crimes. Tommy Martini was born into a crime family, but removed himself to a monastery after killing a man... Read More

Jocelyne Saucier’s novel "And Miles to Go Before I Sleep" is an enchanting, transit-oriented adventure about the power of human connection. In a small, drive-by village in Ontario, Gladys leaves her suicidal daughter, her home, and her... Read More

When a convicted child murderer is up for lethal injection, the victim’s mother is driven to exonerate the killer in "The Necklace", a punchy thriller about an eleventh-hour discovery in the gruesome murder of a seven-year-old girl.... Read More

In the layered thriller "Paradise, WV", a rural town suffers from the “municipal leprosy” of the stigmatized opioid epidemic. A string of grisly murders links the misery of the town’s present to its gory past—and to a convicted... Read More

Peter Mohlin and Peter Nyström’s "The Bucket List" is a classic Nordic noir thriller—tight, layered, and so chilly that it shivers. In the picturesque Swedish hills, Emelie, the daughter of a family of billionaires, goes missing.... Read More

In the frightening science fiction novel "Swarm", a soldier takes on challenges in a universe that’s filled with menacing alien life. In John Graham’s electric science fiction novel "Swarm", a supersoldier works to keep people safe... Read More

In the novel "Sacrifices", two lovers navigate complications of race, class, and sexual discrimination. A young couple faces the uncertainty and convolution of the United States justice system in Eric Williams’s "Sacrifices", a... Read More

In the science-minded thriller "The Gene of Life", three unlikely heroes track and fight an old evil. In Ted Takashima’s political thriller "The Gene of Life", adventurers unite under chaotic circumstances to uncover an international... Read More