by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Mystery |
“A taut, suspenseful, and complex murder mystery with gorgeous period detail.”—Susan Elia MacNealThrough her exquisite prose, sharp observation and deft plotting, Mariah Fredericks invites us into the heart of a changing New York in her remarkable debut adult novel, A Death of No Importance.NEW YORK CITY, 1910. Invisible until she’s needed, Jane Prescott has perfected the art of serving as a lady’s maid to the city’s upper echelons. She works for the Benchley family, who are dismissed by the elite as “new money,” and who cause outrage when their daughter Charlotte becomes engaged to notorious eminent playboy Norrie Newsome. But when Norrie is found murdered at a party, Jane discovers she is uniquely positioned to find the killer—she’s a woman no one sees, but who witnesses everything; who possesses no social power but that of fierce intellect. Jane also knows that in both high society and the city’s underbelly, morals can become cheap in the wrong hands; scandal and violence simmer just beneath the surface—and can break out at any time.*BONUS CONTENT: This edition of A Death of No Importance includes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide
by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
A Good Hanging is packed with twelve remarkable, gritty mystery stories starring DI John Rebus, “probably the most interesting man in detective fiction,” in his home city of Edinburgh, as only international #1 bestselling author Ian Rankin can portray it (Kirkus Reviews).Not just the tearooms and cobbled streets of the tourist brochures, but a modern urban metropolis with a full range of criminals and their victims—blackmailers, peeping Toms, and more than one kind of murderer. It’s a city like any other, a city that gives birth to crimes of passion, accidents, and long-hidden jealousy, and a city in which criminal minds find it all too easy to fade into the shadows.As dedicated readers of the series well know, nobody is better equipped to delve into Edinburgh’s back alleys and smoky pubs than Rebus, and no one better able to illuminate his world than Ian Rankin.Praise for A Good Hanging and Ian Rankin”The king of tartan noir puts his popular Scottish ‘heart attack material’ supersleuth to work investigating arson, a ghostly vision, a converted ex-con and the ‘perfect murder’ in A Good Hangings’ fast-paced mini-mysteries.” —Publishers Weekly”Ian Rankin is a genius.” —Lee Child
by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Crime Fiction |
Crissa Stone is a career criminal who has pulled a number of impressive heists by knowing how to keep her mouth shut and her temper in check. Still, as good as she is, she wants to get out of the life. All she needs is one last big score, enough to bribe her lover’s way out on parole, set up a safe and stable new life, and get her daughter back. However, things keep going wrong, like when her last two partners lost their cool and fought over the take instead of walking away $150K richer. The mess they made of the job and each other has put her on the run again.She’s not the only one. Benny Roth, a former mobster, has been straight for years, but now he has his own problems. A face from the past has popped up to tell him that boss Joey Dio is finally dead and to ask about the five million dollars that Joey was rumored to have stashed away years ago. Benny denies knowing anything about it and claims he’s out of the business. That may be what he says, but he’s willing to risk almost everything for one last shot.With the law and mobsters on the lookout and five million dollars on the line, it isn’t long before Crissa and Benny find themselves on a collision course that neither of them can avoid. This hard-boiled world, where the stakes—and the risks—are always high, unfolds at breakneck speed in Kings of Midnight, another dark and thrilling masterwork of crime fiction from Wallace Stroby.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Cozy Mystery |
When Emma Iverson’s great aunt Geraldine leaves her a rundown roadside attraction in rural New Mexico, the inheritance comes with strings attached.If Emma wants to take possession of Little Tombstone’s motel, cafe, curio shop and Museum of the Unexplained, then she has to agree to “Love, Honor and Cherish” Earp, her late aunt’s ancient and irritable pug. It says so, right there in the will.What Aunt Geraldine’s will conveniently omits to mention are the bodies buried underneath the trailer court. About the Little Tombstone Cozy Mysteries:These quirky, light-hearted cozies are set in rural New Mexico and feature a collection of endearing residents from the village of Amatista and its main attraction, a dilapidated roadside tourist stop called Little Tombstone.Little Tombstone is a truncated version of its namesake, Tombstone, Arizona, and is home to a variety of sweet but eccentric characters.Cast of Recurring Characters:Emma Iverson: Our sleuth and heir to Little Tombstone.Earp: Emma’s ancient and irritable pug, inherited from her Great Aunt Geraldine.Hercules: Earp’s porcine companion.Juanita Gonzoles: Proprietress of the Bird Cage Cafe.Georgia: Emma’s cousin and coheir.Maxwell: Georgia’s precocious six-year-old sonMarcus Ledbetter: Veteran and undercover stock-picking genius.Hank Edwards: Curator of the Museum of the Unexplained and conspiracy theory enthusiast.Phyliss: Hank’s longtime ladylove.Morticia: Resident psychic.Katie: Mail carrier and mother to Chamomile.Chamomile: Waitress at the Bird Cage.Jason Wendell: Amatista’s only lawyer and most eligible bachelor.Oliver: Resident handiman and Austrailian transplant.Nancy Flynn: Neighboring rancher and mayor of Amatista.Freddy Fernandez: Amatista’s devout barber and lay preacher.
by Philip Eliot | Mar 6, 2026 | Romantic Comedy |
Honey Hyman (do NOT call her “hon”) is all leather, piercings, and tattoos. And yes, she may be just a tad deal-obsessed, but who isn’t? It’s not like her using coupons is stealing from anyone… unless, of course, those coupons are the fakes she created to help her elderly neighbors afford groceries from the Munch & Crunch, the uber-expensive supermarket that’s replaced their local grocery store.It really isn’t fair for her to go to jail. Or to be blackmailed into working for the Munch & Crunch CEO whom she’s supposedly defrauded—a CEO who turns out to be none other than Gunther Ferguson, her high school crush who once ruined both her school record and her life.Let the war begin.
