Amateur Sleuths

“Nothing is really as it seems and, as readers, we have to look for the meaning behind everyone’s motivation, adding to what is a fascinating plot set in an exotic locale.”

“Don’t let the subtitle of the series fool you into thinking this novel will lean into espionage. Georgie’s no spy.”

“’It’s hardly surprising that crime fiction, with its insistence upon one inarguable ending and a landscape in which the guilty are punished and the innocent freed to continue with their li

“Expect to be baffled during much of the book, since this trip of a lifetime is being interpreted by Agnes, who’s rarely sure of what she’s witnessing.”

“a mixed-qualities novel that will appeal to a mixed audience.”

Ever heard of “forensic linguistics”?

Dr. Peter Bannerman, a Canadian veterinarian, returns for his third crime adventure.

“Like Turton’s earlier novel, The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, this one is unforgettable and resonant but requires both patience and commitment.”

“Well-written with enough twists and turns to keep a reader turning the pages, Perrin weaves a taut and unusual tale.”

Always fascinated by photos, Lucy is eager to see her colleague’s snapshots from her honeymoon in the Maldives.

“Connelly has created a labyrinth of twists and turns with suspects who are strong contenders one moment and drop to the bottom of the list the next.”

Forty-six years ago, Robin Cook dazzled readers with his first successful book, Coma, which reignited the medical-thriller genre set afire by Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain

“Matlin has woven together a story of conflict, tension, action, and suspense on every page.”