"Christine Falls," by Benjamin Black (Audio Renaissance, unabridged fiction, eight CDs, nine hours and 30 minutes, $39.95; read by Timothy Dalton. Also available as a download from www.audible.com for ...

Our crime columnist recommends books starring hard-boiled investigators who are ready to travel down the meanest streets to root out the darkest truths. By Sarah Weinman When the hard-boiled ...

NO HOUSE is more haunted than the mind of a fictional detective who’s tangled in dark mysteries for which there seems to be no explanation, in which everyone is a suspect. Though imbued with impending ...

Happy 2024, ya filthy sleuths! Did you miss The Plot Thickens last month? Well, the end of 2023 blessed me with an unexpected surprise — the early arrival of a bouncing baby boy! He’s healthy and ...

I am, as we all are, stuck at home these days. Back in mid-March I assumed I would spend much of my time in lockdown reading — still and always my favorite activity, ideal for an indefinite period of ...

What makes for the perfect audiobook? The format has been around ever since Thomas Edison recited that first poem – “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – into the phonograph back in 1877. Spoken word was, after ...

Life is full of mysteries, and so are the bookshelves at my house. Some of these volumes are books I’ve already read, but many still await opening — and yet, I always seem to be in search of something ...