Mysteries, where fear flirts with fascination. Every locked-room mystery, every forensic thriller, every psychological whodunit, every twist you love today started somewhere. For True Crime month, the Mystery Review Crew is unearthing the genre’s primal roots—where the thrill of the unknown first took hold and never let go.
October: It’s BookTober! Sharing thrills and chills from books that stay with us long after the last pages have turned. November: True Crime is here again for our 5th annual True Crime Month. December: The lights are twinkling, and our hearts are warm. The season of giving is here!
A Selection of Halloween October (BookTober!) fun!
Step into the eerie world of gothic mystery with The Grimoire Curse: Some Pages Write Themselves by the Mystery Review Crew’s own Author Anita Dickason. This chilling, haunted castle short story begins at the foreboding Blackfen Castle, where archivist Eliza…
Searching for Jack My story begins as all good tales do: Once Upon a Time, in ancient Ireland, there lived a miserly old man, Stingy Jack, a drunkard who liked to play mean pranks. When the Devil heard the tales…
October. The month for ghosts, goblins, witches, and jack-o-lanterns. A time when the ancients believed the souls of the dead returned to their homes and evil spirits wandered the earth. A time when, “There are more things in Heaven and…
All BookTober (October) long the Mystery Review Crew is celebrating some of our favorite mystery one-liners showcased in short video form! Each one spotlighting an authors favorite one-liner from their book. Plus, there’s a giveaway! Enter the BookTober Giveaway We’re…
Happy October fest Mystery Review Crew Readers! We wanted to do some fun things to welcome in the season of fall. So be on the lookout all month for things to make you smile. First up are some Halloween screensavers! We…
The month for ghosts, goblins, witches, and jack-o-lanterns. A time when the ancients believed the souls of the dead returned to their homes and evil spirits wandered the earth. A time when, “There are more things in Heaven and Earth,…
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MRC RECOMMENDS: Glorious Debris by Elisabeth Wathen “There’s a gritty sense to this story that brings their reality home in a frightening way that is well-written and executed.”-Mystery Review Crew Glorious Debris By Elisabeth WathenGenre: Suspense, Thriller Ann Davenport has…
MRC RECOMMENDS: The Secret of Ravens Valleyby Linda Norlander “Buckle your seat belts and hold on to your handrails as you enjoy this fast-paced book.” – Mystery Review Crew The Secret of Ravens Valley By Linda NorlanderGenre: Cozy MysterySeries: A…
All BookTober (October) long the Mystery Review Crew is celebrating some of our favorite mystery one-liners showcased in short video form! Each one spotlighting an authors favorite one-liner from their book. Plus, there’s a giveaway! Enter the BookTober Giveaway We’re…
We’re diving into the connection between coffee, tea, and books this month on the Mystery Review Crew, so pull up a chair, grab your beverage of choice, and… Sip, Sip, Coffee, Tea, and Books. Ever notice how characters in stories…
BOLO: Intrigue Alert is all about books that stun us. The Crew is excited to share a new mystery from one of our own, Anita Dickason, Sinister Remnants. Her latest cozy mystery is steeped in secrets, suspense, and small-town intrigue. A…
MRC RECOMMENDS: Shifta by Miles Joyner “A technothriller that sent chills up and down my spine…”-Mystery Review Crew Shifta By Miles JoynerGenre: Technothriller, ThrillerSeries: Bazaar Series Book 2 (See our review of Book 1, Bazaar) An act of domestic terrorism…
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Books Receiving the Mystery Review Crew’s Recommended Seal of Amazing Bookishness
MRC RECOMMENDS: Going Gone! by Anita Dickason “…an enthralling action adventure that will have the reader racing around the greater Austin, Texas, area…”– The Mystery Review Crew Going Gone! A…
MRC RECOMMENDS: The Secret of Ravens Valleyby Linda Norlander “Buckle your seat belts and hold on to your handrails as you enjoy this fast-paced book.” – Mystery Review Crew The…
MRC RECOMMENDS: Sentinels of the Night: a Tracker Novel by Anita Dickason “The authors’ knowledge of police procedures and practices lends wonderful insight and credibility to this unique approach to…
MRC RECOMMENDS: Where Love Means Nothing by Howard Gimple ” …a reader will likely be perched on the edge of their seat.” – The Mystery Review Crew Where Love Means…
MRC RECOMMENDS: Hard Headed Woman by Howard Gimple “Hard Headed Woman is a refreshingly original story, free of many of the tropes often associated with mystery novels. That alone makes…
MRC RECOMMENDS: The Very Best of Careby Julie Hatch “Highly recommended if you love a good medical thriller that will keep you up half the night.” – The Mystery Review…
MRC RECOMMENDS: The Pawn (The Lemaster Files Book 2) by John David “…I did not want to put the book down.“ – The Mystery Review Crew The Pawn By John…
MRC RECOMMENDS: The Bystander by John David “This debut novel hit it out of the park…“ — The Mystery Review Crew The Bystander By John DavidGenre: Political Thriller, ThrillerSeries: The…
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