Andrew Pyper was born in Stratford, Ontario, in 1968. He received a B.A. and an M.A. in English Literature from McGill University in Montreal, as well as a law degree from the University of Toronto. Although called to the bar in 1996, he has never practiced.
A Rough Way to Go (2024) Sam Garonzik "In A Rough Way To Go, Sam Garonzik focuses on the most frightening antagonist in contemporary American crime: money. Add to the mix an overwhelmed new dad looking to be a hero (like all new dads), and you've got a winning, nerve-jangling debut."
A History of Fear (2022) Luke Dumas "A delicious walk along the razor's edge between the imagined and the supernatural, A History of Fear is candy for readers who like their thrills real and their horror a worrying whisper in their head."
The Opportunist (2022) Elyse Friedman "In The Opportunist, family brings unavoidable dangers. So does money. So does our memory of who we used to be. For her part, Elyse Friedman brings wit and pace and plenty of surprises to a novel you think you've figured out at least three or four times, but each time you'll be thrilled when proven wrong."
Black Mouth (2022) Ronald Malfi "Black Mouth' is good magic about dark magic: a powerful meeting between adulthood and childhood, the people we pretend to be and the people we have to be. Smart, character-driven horror."
Ordinary Monsters (2022) (Talents , book 1) J M Miro "J.M. Miro's Ordinary Monsters reads like a Dickensian X-Men. At once lush and refined, grounded and fantastical, it will pull you into its world in the way of the most fulfilling entertainments."
Beneath the Stairs (2022) Jennifer Fawcett "Are you always on the lookout for a rich, mystery-riddled haunted house novel for grown-ups? Me too. Jennifer Fawcett's Beneath the Stairs is that book. A thrilling, thoughtful, character-driven crucible that reveals the ways childhood fear clings to us, shapes us, but can also show the one way out of our adult darkness."
Chasing the Boogeyman (2021) (Boogeyman, book 1) Richard Chizmar "Chasing the Boogeyman pulled me down deep then buried me alive. Combining gritty true crime with the darkly imagined, Chizmar offers something unique—and uniquely frightening."
The Blacktongue Thief (2021) (Blacktongue Thief, book 1) Christopher Buehlman "Nobody combines the lyrical and visceral quite like Christopher Buehlman. The Blacktongue Thief is fantasy of distinction-in its wit, its hard magic, its chiseled detail. Prepare to be transported."
What You Never Knew (2021) Jessica Hamilton "Jessica Hamilton brings the spooky thrills in her debut, an involving spin on the gothic cabin-in-the-woods mystery. What You Never Knew definitely puts good use to its inventive - and chilling - point of view: a story told partly by the living, partly by the dead."
Loss Lake (2020) Amber Cowie "A small town gothic thriller that pokes its toes into the dangerous waters of the monstrous, Loss Lake is a perfect diversion for a long, chilly night. Amber Cowie delivers a mystery that tastes like Halloween, complete with scares and surprising identities behind its masks."
Death in the Family (2020) (Shana Merchant, book 1) Tessa Wegert "Tessa Wegert's Death in the Family assembles delicious ingredients--isolation, a ticking clock, family secrets--and creates a mystery at once familiar and distinctly her own. Bloody good comfort food."
Seven Days (2019) Patrick Senécal "A visceral thriller propelled by the seething, heartbreaking passion of revenge. Senécal holds nothing back, which is what makes reading him feel so dangerous."
Find You in the Dark (2018) Nathan Ripley "Find You in the Dark is an unsettling exploration of obsession you won't soon forget. Nathan Ripley delivers a first novel that fans of Patricia Highsmith psychological thrills and Thomas Harris cat-and-mouse suspense will devour. I certainly did."
Yesterday (2017) (Hans Richardson, book 1) Felicia Yap "At once a high-concept thriller with a sci-fi premise and an old-school noir, Felicia Yap's Yesterday is a tasty, satisfyingly grounded blend. A rich, rewarding debut that shows the ways that memory can betray us as painfully--and perhaps as inevitably--as those we love."
Our Little Secret (2017) Roz Nay "Roz Nay shows how the past is never truly past, and can be darker than we guess, especially when it comes to first loves. A most promising debut."
The Hatching (2016) (Hatching, book 1) Ezekiel Boone "The Hatching is old school global plague horror of the freakiest sort. A deft and nasty thriller."
Still Mine (2016) (Clare and Malcolm, book 1) Amy Stuart "Twisty and swift, Amy Stuart’s Still Mine is a darkly entertaining mystery machine. But what will really surprise you is the emotional foundation on which it has been built."
Zagreb Cowboy (2015) (Marko Della Torre, book 1) Alen Mattich "Zagreb Cowboy is invigorating Euro noir, dark and energizing as good coffee."
Every House Is Haunted (2012) Ian Rogers "Ian Rogers' stories are old-fashioned in the very best sense: classic chillers in the spirit of Shirley Jackson and Richard Matheson. Every House Is Haunted is full of well-crafted, satisfying twists, a fine companion for any reader of literate horror."
Midnight in Havana (2012) (Inspector Ramirez, book 1) Peggy Blair "PASSION, CORRUPTION, DANGER... A CUBA-SET THRILLER THAT SATISFYINGLY DELIVERS."
The Good and the Ghastly (2011) James Boice "Bloody and bloody funny, James Boice’s at once coolly objective and deeply human writing does the dystopian novel like no other. The Good and the Ghastly reads like Cormac McCarthy executing a Kurt Vonnegut premise through a Joan Didion filter. An original, in other words."
Before I Wake (2006) Robert J Wiersema "Before I Wake provocatively dances along the lines between faith and science, life and death."
