#Mystery/Thriller

Police procedurals, cozy mysteries, psychological thrillers, true crime: whatever your mystery flavor, we’ve got recommendations on the best mystery books out there, from diverse authors writing in every mystery sub-genre. Get your whodunit (orwhatdunit, if you like a supernatural mystery) fix with posts from our mystery/thriller-reading contributors. Now go crack those cases!

Super-Awesome Sherlock Swag

The third series of the wildly popular BBC  Sherlock will grace American TV screens on Sunday, January 19, following Downton ...

Why THE CUCKOO’S CALLING Wasn’t a Success Until We Knew J.K. Rowling Wrote It

While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...

Fresh Ink: December 10, 2013

HARDCOVER RELEASES The Housemaid’s Daughter by Barbara Mutch (St. Martin’s Press)  When Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in Ireland in ...

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books of 2013

We challenged our contributors to pick their top two books of the year. The result is a BIG list that’s just as ...

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read in November

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, memoir, and ...

Our Hero the Villain

This is a guest post by Justin Kramon. He is the author of the novels Finny (Random House 2010) and The ...

Featured Trailer: PALACE OF SPIES

This week’s featured trailer is Palace of Spies by Sarah Zettle. Check it out! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uo6Ha4SvNg[/youtube] ________________________ Sign up for our newsletter to have ...

Your Favorite Series Featuring Crime-Solving Kids

This round of the Riot Recommendation is sponsored by Nightmare City by Andrew Klavan. What should have been an ordinary morning is about ...

Riot Recommendation: Crime-Solving Kids

This round of the Riot Recommendation is sponsored by Nightmare City by Andrew Klavan. What should have been an ordinary morning ...

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read in October

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, memoir, and ...