The Best Recent Crime and Thriller Writing

I’ve mentioned quite a few times over the years how translated mysteries usually don’t get translated in order that they were originally published in their country. And here we are again. Bullet Train came out last year (and is currently an adapted film starring Brad Pitt) and now we are getting the previous book in the series. The good news, if you’re confused, is it doesn’t really matter unless your brain screams at you for reading out of order because they read as standalones. Here we have a revenge novel. Suzuki’s wife was murdered so he decides to infiltrate the gang responsible for her murder. Except he’ll be up against three assassins with unique killing methods… My goal continues to be to read as many translated crime books as I can.

And a new cozy mystery series! Jay Allan and Cindy Cooper were once married and stars, until they publicly came out and lost their careers. Now they’re divorced, best friends, and running a movie memorabilia business. So it’s a dream–and a very needed win for their flailing business–when a former star is now ready to sell her huge collection. But they’re not the only buyers in line and their competition ends up dead with Jay and Cindy the suspects… If you love going into subcultures (film buffs, memorabilia collectors) and love a pair of sleuths, this one is for you.