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The aim of Mystery in Minutes is to provide our readers with spoiler-free, critical crime fiction information, fast.

MINM Review: You Can Run by Steve Mosby

November 28, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

An altogether satisfying British police procedural, You Can Run is suspenseful, tense, poignant, and very cleverly plotted. Steve Mosby has, once again, shown himself to be a terrific storyteller.

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In Book Reviews Tags You Can Run, Steve Mosby, British Police Procedurals, British Authors, Psychological, Serial Killer, Crime Thrillers

MINM Review: NIGHTBLIND by Ragnar Jonasson

November 15, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

Richly evocative of the hauntingly beautiful, yet bleak, Northern Icelandic autumn and early winter, Nightblind is a slow-burning, character-focused Nordic Noir, with a resolution that.......

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In Book Reviews Tags Nightblind, Ragnar Jonasson, Nordic Noir, Icelandic Authors, Mystery

MINM Review: Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo

November 8, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

Irresistibly atmospheric with the sights, sounds, and mouth-watering aromas of fictional Amish communities in northeastern Ohio, and the not-so-quaint mysterious and murderous happenings that find their way to these, otherwise, sleepy hamlets, Ms. Castillo has.......

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In Book Reviews Tags Down a Dark Road, Linda Castillo, Police Procedurals, Coming-Of-Age, Thrillers, American Authors

MINM Review: Hide and Seek by M.J. Arlidge

November 2, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

With numerous red herrings, an unputdownable and powerful ending, and a twist most will never see coming, Hide and Seek is.......

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In Book Reviews Tags Hide and Seek, Little Boy Blue, M.J. Arlidge, British Police Procedurals, Locked-Room Mysteries, British Authors, Thrillers, Crime Thrillers

MINM Review: Bird Box by Josh Malerman

October 25, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

Bird Box by Josh Malerman is a multi-award-winning horror-psychological suspense novel, originally published in 2014. While Bird Box is a well-written debut with a creative concept, its pace creeps with.......

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In Book Reviews Tags Josh Malerman, Bird Box, Horror, Psychological Suspense, Halloween, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Debut, American Authors

MINM Review: Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land

October 18, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

Good Me, Bad Me is a dark, psychological suspense debut that is enthralling from the first page to the last. There may be nothing quite better than the synergy between a captivating, subtly sinister and creepy work of crime fiction, and....... 

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In Book Reviews Tags Good Me Bad Me, Ali Land, Imogen Church, Psychological Suspense, Audio Book, Debut

MINM Review: Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton

October 12, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

Dead Woman Walking may be Sharon Bolton's best book yet. The British author of a recommended backlist of standalones, as well as the Beloved-By-Many Lacey Flint series, Ms. Bolton has penned a crime fiction novel.......

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In Book Reviews Tags Dead Woman Walking, Sharon Bolton, British Authors, Gothic

MINM Review: The Visitors by Catherine Burns

October 3, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

A psychological character study with much promise and potential, in need of.......

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In Book Reviews Tags The Visitors, Catherine Burns, British Authors, Psychological

MINM Review: Depth of Lies by E.C. Diskin

September 26, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

A page-turning, engrossing exploration of the secrets, lies, and imperfections that sometimes hide behind suburbia's carefree facade. 
Ms. Diskin effortlessly alternates between "the present", and a timeline that ticks like a.......

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In Book Reviews Tags Depth of Lies, E.C. Diskin, Domestic Suspense, American Authors

MINM Review: Glass Houses by Louise Penny

September 24, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

Intriguing, socially relevant, ultimately suspenseful and surprising, Glass Houses checks a lot of boxes for a satisfying crime fiction read. Glass Houses is.......

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In Book Reviews Tags Glass Houses, Louise Penny, Canadian Authors, Armand Gamache, Mystery

MINM Review: Unsub by Meg Gardiner

September 24, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

A dark, serial killer thriller set in the San Francisco Bay Area, with plenty of.......

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In Book Reviews Tags UNSUB, Meg Gardiner, Serial Killer, Thriller, American Authors

MINM Review: Exquisite by Sarah Stovell

September 24, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

A well-written, slow-burning, character-driven novel of subtle, 
psychological seduction and.......

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In Book Reviews Tags Exquisite, Sarah Stovell, Psychological Suspense

MINM Review: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware

September 24, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

A coming-of-age tale that takes an unsettling turn when.......

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In Book Reviews Tags The Lying Game, Ruth Ware, British Authors, Psychological Suspense, Coming-Of-Age

MINM Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

September 24, 2017 Laura/Mystery in Minutes

Unputdownable, with just the right level of plot complexity, expert pacing, and.......

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In Book Reviews Tags The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins, British Authors, Psychological Suspense, Debut, Unreliable Narrators
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