The Weekend Guests by Liza North
The plot of Liza North’s psychological thriller The Weekend Guests is reminiscent of the many stories that are heirs to the Agatha Christie favourite, And Then There Were None. You know the gist: a once tight-knit group of old friends, sorority sisters, wedding guests, spa…
Pele's Prerogative by Albert Tucher
Had it with wind, winter, and the dark? A Hawai`i vacation might be just what you need. Albert Tucher’s new Big Island Mystery, Pele’s Prerogative, provides plenty of local colour to make you think you’ve vacationed in that island paradise, but without jet-lag or the…
The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha
Trisha Saklecha’s third book, The Inheritance is a must-read for all fans of domestic thrillers and the television series Succession. A wealthy family is gathering for a joint celebration. It is the mother and father’s 40th wedding anniversary as well as the father’s retirement. They…
Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson
Psychological noir and secrets go hand in hand like strawberries and cream, so hats off to bestselling American author Carter Wilson for creating the premise of his latest novel. Can you imagine a better set up than having your protagonist host a true-crime podcast whose…
The Oligarch's Daughter by Joseph Finder
There’s lots of advance praise for thriller author Joseph Finder’s new novel, The Oligarch’s Daughter, and it moves swiftly from its settings in Manhattan, small-town New Hampshire, the White Mountains, rural Pennsylvania and elsewhere. There’s even a short interlude in Moscow. Essentially, it’s a story…
The Queen of Fives by Alex Hay
If you’d like to escape the 21st Century for a romp in late-Victorian London, one in which you don’t really have to take anything too seriously, this entertaining historical crime novel might be just the thing to conquer those January blues. Quinn le Blanc is…
The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith
Two young sisters enjoy an idyllic childhood, until one of them is snatched and the family’s world falls apart in Dandy Smith’s psychological thriller The Wrong Daughter, which sets out to grab the reader from the very first page. Olivia is 13, and is proud…