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Book review: A killer thriller worthy of a King

by Michael Berry May 27, 2018May 25, 2018

The hefty new novel from Stephen King is a skillful blend of classic crime fiction and the author’s trademark horror twists.

Take a cruise, survive a divorce and investigate a murder, all without leaving the comfort of your beach towel.

by Tobias Carroll May 20, 2018May 19, 2018

Rachel Slade’s ‘Into the Raging Sea’ will leave readers with a feeling of righteous rage.

by Matt Schudel The Washington Post May 15, 2018May 15, 2018

An originator of the ‘new journalism’ style, he went on to write novels.

by Ilana Masad May 13, 2018May 12, 2018

Megan Frazer Blakemore draws real, believable teens in her new YA novel.

by Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune May 13, 2018May 12, 2018

Dave Itzkoff’s biography is an incisive, comprehensive, very fine book.

by Peggy Grodinsky Books Editor May 13, 2018May 14, 2018

An avowed mystery reader becomes a mystery writer and wins the second Crime Wave Flash Fiction Contest.

by MICHAEL A. Fletcher The Washington Post May 6, 2018May 4, 2018

To many Americans in 1968, MLK was hardly a hero, as explored in the book ‘The Heavens Might Crack.’

by BARBARA J. King The Washington Post May 6, 2018May 4, 2018

The authors spent years living among and documenting a pack in Idaho.

by Joan Silverman May 6, 2018May 4, 2018

The book collects witty and wise nuggets from Russo, a genial narrator