"Christine Falls," by Benjamin Black (Audio Renaissance, unabridged fiction, eight CDs, nine hours and 30 minutes, $39.95; read by Timothy Dalton. Also available as a download from www.audible.com for ...

The prolific American author Freida McFadden returns with a gripping, breathless thriller. What to expect? A desperate escape, a remote motel, mysterious neighbours… and a killer in pursuit. Following ...

Our critic on the month’s most notable releases. Credit...Pablo Amargo Supported by By Sarah Weinman A new Pentecost and Parker novel has arrived! A frabjous day in the world of crime fiction.

NO HOUSE is more haunted than the mind of a fictional detective who’s tangled in dark mysteries for which there seems to be no explanation, in which everyone is a suspect. Though imbued with impending ...

What makes for the perfect audiobook? The format has been around ever since Thomas Edison recited that first poem – “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – into the phonograph back in 1877. Spoken word was, after ...

Life is full of mysteries, and so are the bookshelves at my house. Some of these volumes are books I’ve already read, but many still await opening — and yet, I always seem to be in search of something ...

I am, as we all are, stuck at home these days. Back in mid-March I assumed I would spend much of my time in lockdown reading — still and always my favorite activity, ideal for an indefinite period of ...

Crime has been a staple of fiction and nonfiction, depending on your point of view, since the Bible related the story of Cain and Abel. The variations on the theme of violator and pursuer have been ...

Think you could out-Sherlock Holmes or hang with Hercule Poirot? Author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper are giving readers a chance to solve a murder mystery for themselves with their new ...