Leonie Swann

1 month ago | publishersweekly.com | Leonie Swann |Chris Pavone |Caleb Mason |Belinda Bauer

Chris Pavone. MCD, $29 (400p) ISBN 978-0-374-60479-0This adrenaline-pumping thriller from bestseller Pavone (Two Nights in Lisbon) delivers a lacerating, Tom Wolfe–worthy dissection of Manhattan society in the post-Covid era. The primary setting is the Bohemia, a storied Central Park West co-op where protagonist Chicky Diaz stands watch.

2 months ago | publishersweekly.com | Rachel Hall |Leonie Swann |Chris Pavone |Caleb Mason

Bestseller Hall (The Last One) delivers a promising series launch centered on ex-cop Sonny Rush. Sonny has left the LAPD after a decade to move to the supposedly tranquil beach town of Haven, Calif. She’s excited to start a new career as a PI, working for her godfather, former detective Ivan Poole.

Nov 23, 2024 | pantagraph.com | Richard Osman |Alexander Smith |Jesse Q Sutanto |Leonie Swann

A wave of mysteries feature sleuths who are more likely to pore over clues while clicking away at their knitting than to race down an alley after a maniac. Here are five current series featuring older detectives with gumshoes who, like Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and “Murder She Wrote’s” Jessica Fletcher, are lifelong learners. Because these characters have so much character, the books often de-emphasize crime solving and pump up humor and human interaction.

Nov 7, 2024 | bismarcktribune.com | Richard Osman |Alexander Smith |Jesse Q Sutanto |Leonie Swann

A wave of mysteries feature sleuths who are more likely to pore over clues while clicking away at their knitting than to race down an alley after a maniac. Here are five current series featuring older detectives with gumshoes who, like Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and “Murder She Wrote’s” Jessica Fletcher, are lifelong learners. Because these characters have so much character, the books often de-emphasize crime solving and pump up humor and human interaction.

Nov 5, 2024 | theindependent.com | Richard Osman |Alexander Smith |Jesse Q Sutanto |Leonie Swann

Everything old is old again in Richard Osman’s latest comic mystery, “We Solve Murders.”It’s not part of Osman’s “The Thursday Murder Club” series but is his fifth book to feature detectives who are old enough to collect pensions and read Modern Maturity. And it’s part of a wave of mysteries with sleuths who are more likely to pore over clues while clicking away at their knitting than to race down an alley after a maniac. Many current series feature older detectives, so it’s a legit trend.