Tag Archives: Mystery & Detective/General
Willful Behavior
by Donna Leon“Few detective writers create so vivid, inclusive, and convincing a narrative as Donna Leon . . . One of the most exquisite and subtle…
The Waters of Eternal Youth
by Donna LeonIn the twenty-fifth novel in Donna Leon’s celebrated and bestselling series, Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti finds himself caught up in a tragedy that befell…
Uniform Justice
by Donna Leon“Leon is probably the best mystery writer you’ve never heard of. . . . She uses the relatively small and crime-free canvas of Venice…
The Two Faces of January
by Patricia Highsmith“Her [most recent] novel goes far beyond the bounds of the ‘mystery,’ a genre label that has stuck to Highsmith’s work since her first,…
The Tremor of Forgery
by Patricia Highsmith“Highsmith has produced work as serious in its implications and as subtle in its approach as anything being done in the novel today.” —Julian…
The Three-Day Affair
by Michael KardosIn the tradition of Scott Smith’s A Simple Plan and James Sallis’s Drive comes a riveting debut novel about a small-time rock band drummer…
Through a Glass, Darkly
by Donna Leon“Leon’s gentle pace allows conversation and atmosphere to develop so full and founded that you can taste the coffee and smell the flowers… You’ll want…
Those Who Walk Away
by Patricia Highsmith“The novel has many virtues, including a stunning sense of place and a fascinating cast of characters.” —Pauline Mayer, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes
by Patricia Highsmith“While best known as a writer of thrillers, Highsmith is concerned with crafting stories to evoke the human comedy. Her wry portrayals of human folly sometimes lack sympathy, but Highsmith condescends wittily and without favor, and so we soon cease to take offense.” —The New York Times…
Suffer the Little Children
by Donna Leon“Donna Leon is the undisputed crime fiction queen . . . [Her] ability to capture the city’s social scene and internal politics is first-rate, as always, but this installment carries extra gravity and welcome plot twists that make it one of the series’ better efforts.” —Sarah Weinman, Baltimore Sun…
