Reviews of true crime, investigative primers, and crime fiction
Reviews
Review: “Decent People,” by De’Shawn Charles Winslow
Strange and Evil: De’Shawn Charles Winslow’s Decent People uncovers troubling secrets in small-town North Carolina. by Sean Kinch & Chapter16.org Decent... Read More
Of Blood and Darkness: Two New Titles by Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy returns with The Passenger and Stella Maris, in quick succession. by Ed Tarkington & Chapter16.org The Passenger By Cormac... Read More
Review: “The Restless Dark”
Evil haunts every corner of Erica Waters’ YA thriller, The Restless Dark. by Abby N. Lewis & Chapter16.org The Restless Dark By Erica Waters. Harper Teen. 400 pages. $17.99. Erica Waters returns to her theme of portraying horror in the South... Read More
Review: “Flight Risk,” by Cherie Priest
Flight Risk is about as fun as a murder mystery can be. by Amanda Haggard & Chapter16.org Flight Risk By Cherie... Read More
Review: “A Visit to Moscow,” by Anna Olswanger
Anna Olswanger’s graphic history, A Visit to Moscow, depicts a modern exodus. by Michael Ray Taylor & Chapter16.org A Visit to... Read More
Review: “Twelfth,” by Janet Key
In Janet Key’s middle-grade mystery, mayhem ensues at a summer theater camp in the Berkshires. by Tina Chambers & Chapter16.org Twelfth By Janet Key. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 368 pages. $16.99. “The play’s the thing” in Twelfth, Janet Key’s... Read More
Review: “Deer Creek Drive” by Beverly Lowry
Beverly Lowry’s Deer Creek Drive weaves true crime with memoir in a story of murder, class, and complicity. by Odie... Read More
Review: “Rogues,” by Patrick Radden Keefe
Patrick Radden Keefe’s Rogues draws back the curtain on secret worlds. by Kim Green & Chapter16.org Rogues: True Stories of Grifters,... Read More