A SUPERVILLAIN WITH A CONSCIENCE? Sharp SFF thriller set in a “Teslaverse” where costumed heroes are real. A MINUS

DIRE : SEED
Andrew Seiple
2016

DARK ENGLISH THRILLER has a spooky sense of place and atmosphere, lots of action, a fierce protagonist. B PLUS

THE CROOKED HOUSE: A NOVEL
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2016

STYLISH, TAUT THRILLER is a sharp twist on the “woman on the run” theme. Sleek, noir-flavored prose and plot. B PLUS

PASSENGER
Simon & Schuster
2016

HARD-EDGED POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER boasts ingenious plotting and lots of action. Creepy future heroics! B PLUS

THE INFECTED
Severed Press
2016

DAZZLING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER explores the patterns of cruelty in a seemingly stable family. Haunting. B PLUS

THE CELLAR
Mysterious Press
2016

A TENSE, SMART THRILLER draws on the longstanding conflicts and connections among Israelis and Palestinians. B PLUS

A SIZZLING HIGH-TECH THRILLER in the best Michael Crichton tradition: supercomputers, government plots, guns! B PLUS

TAUT TIME-TRAVEL THRILLER follows six survivors on the run through a parallel Earth. Fascinating, fast-paced. B PLUS

ACTION-PACKED URBAN FANTASY set in an enchanted New York City, where supernatural beings prowl Central Park. B PLUS

A COMPLEX, UNEASY THRILLER with a likable protagonist, but a far too tangled web of suspects and motives. B MINUS

THE WATCHER : A NOVEL OF CRIME
Pegasus Books
2014