Cosby, but it was well-worth reading and if you’re new to this wonderfully talented writer, this is the book to start your reading odyssey. True, this is a republished debut by S.A. My Darkest Prayer by S A Cosby (Flatiron Books).In this traditional thriller, ambition, romance, and murder combine for a shocking and absorbing novel that I read in one sitting. The Widow by Kaira Rouda (Thomas & Mercer).The only question I have now is, when will it be made into a major Hollywood film? If you like twists and turns and to be continually unsettled read this wonderful novel. What Jonah Knew by Barbara Graham (Harper).Time and again, Cleeves has proven that she’s a contemporary Agatha Christie with a touch of Colin Dexter and P.D. The Heron’s Cry by Anne Cleeves (Minotaur Books).The Registration by Madison Lawson (Camcat Books)Ĭan you get away with committing one murder for every lifetime? I know that’s a loaded question, but Madison Lawson answers that question in a very startling and unsettling way.Thankfully, Cherie Priest has emerged as a writer who can spin and weave a great tale that’ll keep you riveted from the first to the last page-and it’s also a playful book which is much needed after the past few years. The clairvoyant genre has sadly become cliche, oversaturated, and predictable. Woolrich, and Cain is Christopher Chambers, enough said Standalone: A Dickie Cornish Mystery by Christopher Chambers (Three Rooms Press)Īfter reading this novel, it’s apparent that the modern heir to Chandler.

Those wishing for a cookie cutter series, had better look elsewhere. His books are series books that never feel the same. Khan does a great job of combining humor, and mayhem, in a historical setting. The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan (Hodder & Stoughton).(In no order of importance or rank, they all are number one!)

A Question of Sanity by Katherine Black