David J. Montgomery is a critic for The Daily Beast and has written about authors and books for many of the country's largest newspapers.

Thriller Night

Thriller Night

As summer recedes, booksellers are awash in white-knuckled tales of suspense. From Joseph Finder's "private spy" stor...

Posted 6:50 AM | Aug 28, 2009
A Wicked LA Noir

A Wicked L.A. Noir

Richard Lange's first book set the bar so high that his sophomore effort had almost no chance of living up to the hyp...

Posted 7:59 AM | Jul 25, 2009
Thriller Lovers Guilty Pleasure

Thriller Lovers' Guilty Pleasure

Critics say Janet Evanovich's novels are low-brow, formulaic chick lit with a lurid crime twist, not worth a second g...

Posted 6:21 AM | Jun 26, 2009
A Hero for Klutzes

A Hero for Klutzes

Gregg Hurwitz is the best thriller writer you've never heard of, and the protagonist of his new novel, Trust No One, ...

Posted 7:00 AM | Jun 24, 2009