Books by Adam Plantinga
“Hard Town by Adam Plantinga is the second book in a series featuring Kurt Argento, an extremely tough ex-cop from Detroit (the first, set in a high security prison, is The Ascent). In Hard Town, he is housesitting for a friend near the Arizona desert, when a plea for help from a woman with a young child sucks him into a mysterious set-up involving ex-soldiers and a brilliant scientist.” Read more...
The Best Mystery Books of 2026
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Interviews where books by Adam Plantinga were recommended
The Best Mystery Books of 2026, recommended by Sophie Roell
The Edgar Award for Best Novel is one of the most prestigious prizes in the mystery and crime fiction genre, and an excellent starting point if you’re looking for a flavour of what kind of books are out there. As we start our list of the best mystery books of 2026, Five Books editor Sophie Roell runs us through this year’s shortlist, from Dickensian London to the wilds of the Southern Ocean.
