Fortune Favors the Dead Review — Is It Worth Reading?

Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood book cover

Updated on October 9, 2026 Verdict: A sharp, funny 1940s New York locked-room mystery with a knife-throwing bisexual narrator and a genuinely lovable detective duo, undercut — for this site’s readers — by a romance that is a side thread and a solution even one trade reviewer found anticlimactic. Best for: Readers who want a … Read more