Miss Marple is on vacation in the West Indies, a peaceful, relaxing one until Major Palgrave turns up dead. One by one the guests begin to die...

"[Van de Wetering] is doing what Simenon might have done if Albert Camus had sublet his skull." —John Leonard
On a quiet street in downtown Amsterdam, a man is found hanging from the ceiling beam of his bedroom, upstairs from the new religious society he founded: a group that calls itself “Hindist” and supposedly mixes elements of various Eastern traditions. Detective-Adjutant Gripstra and Sergeant de Gier of the Amsterdam...

"After 25 years on the job, Detective Roscoe Conklin trades his badge for a pair of shorts and sandals and moves to Bonaire, a small island nestled in the southern Caribbean. But the warm water, palm trees, and sunsets are derailed when his long-time police-buddy and friend back home is murdered. Conklin dusts off a few markers and calls his old department, trolling for information. It's slow going, but no surprise there; after all, it's an active...

"To travel through the 19 works of poetry and prose in this remarkable anthology is to experience Trinidad and Tobago through a kaleidoscopic lens. The writings are grouped into four historically significant periods ("Leaving Colonialism," "Facing Independence," "Looking In," and "Losing Control"). It's an effective construct; the reader experiences island culture and history as a part of its time, formed by a pastiche of nationality, culture, and...