The best books of the genre perfectly combine a mystery and eerie tone with a puzzle so cleverly constructed that it’s almost impossible to solve before the narrator spells it all out ...

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Everyone who knows me knows I’m a fan of Jalaluddin — I recommend her work to everyone and eagerly await her book announcements. But given that it fits more comfortably in the mystery genre than her ...

Our crime columnist on books by Kate Atkinson ... As always, Atkinson takes the mystery genre seriously, and her writing sparkles. But I was as baffled as Brodie was about his presence, and ...