From the back cover: Thirty years ago two sisters disappeared from a shopping mall. Their bodies were never found and those familiar with the case have always been tortured by these questions: How do you kidnap two girls? Who—or what—could have lured the two sisters away from a busy mall on a Saturday afternoon without leaving behind a single clue or witness? Now a clearly … [Read more...] about What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman: B
Suspense
Dracula by Bram Stoker: C+
From the back cover: When Dracula first appeared, it fascinated and terrified readers. A vivid tale of evil forces, unspeakable desires, and imperiled innocence, Stoker's work quickly earned a reputation as one of the first psychological thrillers of its day. This haunting, unabridged reading, from the original 1897 text, recounts with mounting suspense the nocturnal travels … [Read more...] about Dracula by Bram Stoker: C+
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield: A-
From the back cover: Margaret Lea, a bookseller's daughter whose own past is a mystery, is contacted by Vida Winter, a venerated author renowned for her secrecy. Vida has always been reclusive, publishing popular "autobiographies" that are anything but the truth. Now, Vida is nearing death, and she wants to tell her last tale—the notoriously missing 13th tale—before her time … [Read more...] about The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield: A-
A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine: A-
From the back cover: Like most families, they had their secrets—and hid them under a genteelly respectable veneer. No onlooker would guess that Vera Hillyard and her beautiful sister, Eden, were locked in a dark and bitter combat over one of those secrets. England in the fifties was not kind to women who erred. They had to fight it out behind closed curtains using every … [Read more...] about A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine: A-
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay: B
From the back cover: Dexter Morgan appears to be the perfect gentleman. He is handsome and polite, and has been in a relationship for nearly a year and a half. Yet appearances can be deceiving, for Dexter is a serial killer who has slain many people. But in this tale, he's the good guy, for there is one little twist—Dexter only snuffs out other murderers. When another … [Read more...] about Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay: B