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  • Book Review: “The Detachment” by Barry Eisler

    Book Review: “The Detachment” by Barry Eisler

    Genre: Thriller Living a nice restful life in Tokyo, John Rain, is going about his normal activities when he spots two beefy, military looking, guys watching him as he works out at the Kokodan. Rain has not killed anyone in a long time, but, his trouble radar is still intact as he decides to make…

  • October 2019 Thrillers

    October 2019 Thrillers

    A bunch of new books are coming out this month. Happy Reading! Gods & Snipers by David Healey Dark Museum by Melanie Surani The Dead Beat Scroll by Mark Coggins Bones of the Innocent by John A. Connell Handmade Ho-Ho Homicide: An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery by Lois Winston Church of the Graveyard Saints by C. Joseph Greaves The Olympian by Mark Atley…

  • Book Review: “The Charlemagne Pursuit” by Steve Berry

    Book Review: “The Charlemagne Pursuit” by Steve Berry

    Genre: Thriller November 1971 Cotton Malone’s dad, Forrest, was commanding a top secret mission using a small top secret submarine, the NR-1A (aka the USS Blazek). There was a malfunction in the nuclear power plant, then a fire, then the sub disappeared…all on board were presumed dead. Mission not Accomplished. Present Day Cotton Malone has…

  • Book Review: “Hands Up” by Stephen Clark

    Book Review: “Hands Up” by Stephen Clark

    Genre: Thriller “Hands Up” is an ARC sent to me by Stephen Clark. It is due in “stores” at the end of September 2019. Ryan is a young cop in Philly. His older partner, Greg, pulled over a black kid driving an SUV just to harass him. Things got out of hand and Ryan shot…

  • Book Review: “Lethal Agent” by Vince Flynn / Kyle Mills

    Book Review: “Lethal Agent” by Vince Flynn / Kyle Mills

    Genre: Thriller “Lethal Agent” is an ARC sent to me, as a Mitch Rapp Ambassador, by the Publisher.  It will be in “stores” September 24, 2019.  #MitchRappisBack Al Mukalla, Yemen Surviving a previous attack by Mitch Rapp in Iraq…..ISIS leader, Sayid Halabi, has been recovering, as much as he can, from his wounds. During his…

  • Book Review: “Black List” by Brad Thor

    Book Review: “Black List” by Brad Thor

    Genre: Thriller Note: Two years ago I stopped reading “Full Black” on page 340, a “clunker”, but, I gave it my best try considering the dark times just starting in 2017. In 2019, I decided to pick up Brad Thor again. “Black List” is awesome! Caroline Romero is being followed. An employee of the top…

  • Short Story Review: “Switchblade” by Michael Connelly

    Short Story Review: “Switchblade” by Michael Connelly

    Genre: Thriller Emily Robertson works as the “sorter” in the Los Angeles Police Department’s Open-Unsolved Unit. Calls with info on cold cases come in to Emily, she sorts them, then hands the verified cases over to the unit’s detectives for further investigation. Emily loves her job and Detective Harry Bosch loves seeing Emily when she…

  • Short Story Review: “Honor &…” by Sandra Brown and C.J. Box

    Short Story Review: “Honor &…” by Sandra Brown and C.J. Box

    Genre: Thriller A short story collaboration between old friend, Joe Pickett, and newly met, Lee Coburn. If you read this blog, you know that Joe Pickett is a Wyoming Game Warden, he can’t shoot a pistol to save his life, he is not afraid of anyone or anything, has a wife and three daughters, and…

  • Book Review: “The Forgotten” by David Baldacci

    Book Review: “The Forgotten” by David Baldacci

    Genre: Thriller “The Forgotten” is book #2 in the John Puller series. Plot Line 1 After the events in “Zero Day” Army Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Warrant Officer John Puller took some time off to recover. With only a week to go before heading back to work, John’s father, ex-Army General John Sr. (who is…

  • August 2019 Thrillers

    August 2019 Thrillers

    Here are the new thrillers for this month. Happy Reading! 🙂 Buried by Ellison Cooper Disappeared by J. T. Brannan Hot Roll by Patricia McLinn Second Sight by Aoife Clifford Grave Expectations by Heather Redmond Purpose of Evasion by J. A. Walsh Fishermen’s Court by Andrew Wolfendon