Reviews

Broken Truths

By Alessandro Robecchi - By Gregory Conti (trans.) - Published 2026

Genres:

LiteraryMystery/Crime

Manlio Parrini is a long-retired film director who’s decided to make one more film, about Augusto De Angelis, the real pioneer of ...Read Review

More Than You Know

By Anne Canadeo - Published 2026

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

The first scene makes us think this will be the story of a plucky young woman in the aftermath of WWII who loses ...Read Review

Muse of Fire

By Howard Linskey - Published 2026

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Shakespeare the sleuth, skulking around Whitehall trying to solve a murder? Actually, this novel is an incredibly jolly romp, marrying expert historical knowledge ...Read Review

Herne the Hunter

By Charles Shearer (illus.) - By Edmund Newell - Published 2025

Genres:

Nonfiction

Edmund’s Newell’s exploration of the origins of Herne the Hunter is a fascinating look at an intriguing legend that has inspired ...Read Review

Pixie

By Jill Dawson - Published 2026

Genres:

Literary

After her mother dies, trying and not quite succeeding in revealing a secret, young artist Pamela Colman Smith leaves Jamaica to travel with ...Read Review

Eleanor and the South Beach Murders (An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery)

By Ellen Yardley - Published 2026

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

As temporary secretary, Kay Thompson accompanies Eleanor Roosevelt to a conference in southern Florida even as her heart remains in Washington, D.C. ...Read Review

When the Wolves Are Silent (Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery)

By C.S. Harris - Published 2026

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Post-war London’s social unrest in 1816 is the setting for this historical thriller, the 21st in the author’s Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery ...Read Review

The Witch and the Huntress

By Luna McNamara - Published 2026

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This vibrant reimagining of Greek myth centers on Princess Medea of Colchis, a daughter of the goddess Hekate. Eager to escape her tyrannical ...Read Review

The Mysterious Lopsided Letter (Liberty Clubhouse, 1)

By Ellen Schwartz - By Margeaux Lucas (illus.) - Published 2026

Genres:

Children/Young AdultMystery/Crime

In 1785 Boston, Catherine Hays, her cousin Judah , and their friend Joseph Revere, son of Paul Revere, play together in the clubhouse in the ...Read Review

How to Cheat Your Own Death (Castle Knoll Files)

By Kristen Perrin - Published 2026

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

The third installment in the delightful Castle Knoll Files mystery series is a perfectly matched pair of intertwining tales, sending Annie Adams to ...Read Review