Reviews of true crime, investigative primers, and crime fiction
Reviews
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... 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 Moscow By Anna Olswanger, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg. West Margin Press. 72 pages. $19.99. Memphis native Anna Olswanger, author of... 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... 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, Killers, Rebels and Crooks By Patrick Radden Keefe. Doubleday. 368 pages. $30. In the preface to Rogues, Patrick Radden Keefe’s... Read More
Review: “The Cartographers”
In Peng Shepherd’s second novel, a rare map points the way to a dreamlike — yet deadly — destination. by... Read More
Review: “Shifty’s Boys” by Chris Offutt
Chris Offutt delivers another intense Kentucky thriller in Shifty’s Boys. by Wayne Catan & Chapter16.org Shifty’s Boys By Chris Offutt. Grove... Read More