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Small Things Review: You'll See It Coming, and the Ending Still Lands

Small Things Review: You'll See It Coming, and the Ending Still Lands

Some short stories work precisely because they don't try to hide the ball. Small Things tells you, more or less, where it'

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Sweet Expectations Review: Another Wall, Another Ghost, and Taylor's Best Mystery Yet

Sweet Expectations Review: Another Wall, Another Ghost, and Taylor's Best Mystery Yet

A sequel's biggest risk is repeating the trick that made the first book work without actually improving on it. [Sweet Expectations](https://amzn.to/4

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The Bookstore Keepers Review: Alice Hoffman Does More in 35 Pages Than Most Novels Manage

The Bookstore Keepers Review: Alice Hoffman Does More in 35 Pages Than Most Novels Manage

Length is not the same thing as depth, and The Bookstore Keepers is the kind of short story that proves it in the most eff

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The Fourth Girl Review: Twenty-Five Years of Silence, and Someone Finally Wants to Talk

The Fourth Girl Review: Twenty-Five Years of Silence, and Someone Finally Wants to Talk

Twenty-five years is a long time to keep a secret buried, and The Fourth Girl understands exactly how much pressure that k

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The Golden Age of Magic Review: Fairy Godmothers in 1927 Hollywood, and It Mostly Charms

The Golden Age of Magic Review: Fairy Godmothers in 1927 Hollywood, and It Mostly Charms

The fairy godmother is one of the most underused figures in fantasy fiction, mostly relegated to a supporting cameo in someone else's Cinderella stor

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The Laughing Dead Review: Jess Lourey Found the Creepiest Real Medical Detail in Crime Fiction

The Laughing Dead Review: Jess Lourey Found the Creepiest Real Medical Detail in Crime Fiction

The best crime writers know that a real, documented horror is always creepier than an invented one. The Laughing Dead buil

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