Three summer chillers that upend their genres
Summer is the season to dive into stories both chillingly fresh and cozily familiar. These three July books reviewed by critic and crime writer Paula L. Woods offer both at once. A Mexico City ghost story, a Nevada spy thriller and a Baltimore noir — all reinvent classic genres in new locales.
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s ‘Silver Nitrate’ continues her tradition of overturning genres — this time in the chilling story of film horror fanatics in Mexico City.
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In Bruce Borgos’ series-launching rural Nevada thriller ‘The Bitter Past,’ a small-town sheriff stumbles onto a Cold War plot.
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Lippman’s latest thriller follows the long aftermath of a high-school pregnancy scandal — and pays homage to L.A.’s James M. Cain while reinventing noir for the 21st century.
