Reviews of true crime, investigative primers, and crime fiction
Reviews
Review: “A Fortune of Sand,” by Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys’ new novel is a Roaring Twenties mystery featuring nefarious automobile barons, jewel thieves, and suspicious goings-on at an... Read More
Writing About Reading
News flash: Reading is apparently dead. At PursuitMag headquarters, we didn’t get the memo. This spring and summer, we’ve been... Read More
Review: “Summer’s Never Over,” by Darby Bozeman
While a mysterious figure stalks a summer camp, young counselors bond and clash. by Peggy Burch & Chapter16.org Summer’s Never Over By Darby Bozeman. Berkley. 368 pages. $20. Darby Bozeman’s debut thriller, Summer’s Never Over, turns a lakeside children’s camp in... Read More
Review: “London Falling,” by Patrick Radden Keefe
A teenager’s death leads to an investigation of London’s dirty money in Patrick Radden Keefe’s London Falling. by Cat Acree... Read More
“Catch the Devil”: Pamela Colloff’s Masterful Debut
A storied criminal justice reporter’s first book tracks how a serial liar conned the courts — and sent dozens of... Read More
Review: “The Witch’s Orchard,” by Archer Sullivan
A Haunted Town: Archer Sullivan’s debut novel is a story of missing children and much more. by Faye Jones & Chapter16.org The Witch’s Orchard By Archer Sullivan. Minotaur Books. 320 pages. $28. When we meet private investigator Annie Gore, the narrator... Read More
Review: “To Kill a Cook,” by W.M. Akers
Hell’s Kitchen: W.M. Akers’ To Kill a Cook serves up a mystery set in the restaurants of 1972 New York.... Read More
Review: “The Ritz of the Bayou,” by Nancy Lemann
Nancy Lemann’s The Ritz of the Bayou finds the heart of a 1980s political scandal. by Maria Browning & Chapter16.org The... Read More