There are few things that truly annoy me in fiction. I can put up with […]
The Cloisters, by Katy Hays
I felt uneasy within the first pages of The Cloisters, by Katy Hays. That feeling […]
The Glass Pearls, by Emeric Pressburger
Trigger warning for brief descriptions of medical experimentation and torture committed during the Holocaust. Originally […]
Three Assassins, by Kōtarō Isaka
Suzuki is in way over his head in Three Assassins, by Kōtarō Isaka. But then, […]
Bullet Train, by Kōtarō Isaka
Just minutes out of Tokyo and mere sentences into the open chapters of Bullet Train, […]
Winter Work, by Dan Fesperman
The eleven months between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the […]
The Rabbit Factor, by Antti Tuomainen
All Henri Koskinen wants is for things to be logical, sensible, and optimal. He is—as […]
Velvet Was the Night, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
I used to pet sit fairly regularly for co-workers and friends. It was a fun […]
The Hidden, by Melanie Golding
Trigger warning for domestic violence. Ruby is a special person. She has a big heart, […]
The Nameless Ones, by John Connolly
I’ve been dipping in and out of the Charlie Parker series for years, ever since […]