Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Book Review: “Dark Blossom” by Neel Mullick

    Book Review: “Dark Blossom” by Neel Mullick

    Genre: Thriller “There’s something about that date, I thought, but my train of thoughts couldn’t stop at that station long enough.” Cynthia has just re-opened her counselling practice after taking a few months off for personal reasons. Even though she feels ready to open up her business again, Cynthia is still struggling to come to…

  • Book Review: “The Devil’s Star” by Jo Nesbo

    Book Review: “The Devil’s Star” by Jo Nesbo

    Genre: Thriller “Tick, tick, tick. …Harry, his eyes closed, had counted the nine hundred ticks from the Rolex watch on the wrist of the blood-covered arm on the lift floor, and…. Tick, tick, tick.“ After the events in the last book, “Nemesis”, Detective Harry Hole took a turn for the worse by falling, once again,…

  • March 2019 Thrillers

    March 2019 Thrillers

    A bunch of new thrillers this month! Happy Reading. 🙂 Last Night by Karen Ellis Missing Daughter by Rick Mofina After You’ve Gone by Kay Kendall And Every Word is True by Gary McAvoy Advance to the Rear by Desiree Holt Hipster Death Rattle by Richie Narvaez House on Fire by Bonnie Kistler The Rigel Affair by L. M. Hedrick Where Angels Fear by…

  • Book Review: “Legal Tender” by Lisa Scottoline

    Book Review: “Legal Tender” by Lisa Scottoline

    Genre: Thriller If you read my last review on “Everywhere That Mary Went” you know that, at the end of my review, I lamented about not knowing who Rosato is: Now I know. But…….. Bennie (Benedetta) Rosato and Mark Biscardi are equal partners in the Rosato & Biscardi law firm, based in Philly. Until recently,…

  • Book Review: “Long Road to Mercy” by David Baldacci

    Book Review: “Long Road to Mercy” by David Baldacci

    Genre: Thriller “Or you can claim all the evidence they had was fake,” added Blum. “That seems to be a pretty popular tactic these days” Mixing fact and fiction (I hope!) , David Baldacci introduces us to a new character: Atlee Pine is an FBI agent stationed in Shattered Rock, AZ (near the Grand Canyon).…

  • February 2019 Thrillers

    February 2019 Thrillers

    Lots of new books to finish out winter by the fireplace. Enjoy! Freedom Road by William Lashner The Thousand Dollar Christmas by J. T. Brannan One Fatal Mistake by Tom Hunt My Darkest Prayer by S. A. Cosby Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert Remember Me by D. E. White Dangerous Alliance by Randall Krzak Once a Liar by A. F. Brady…

  • Book Review: “Requiem for an Assassin” by Barry Eisler

    Book Review: “Requiem for an Assassin” by Barry Eisler

    Genre: Thriller Re-named by Barry Eisler as “The Killer Ascendant” this is John Rain book #6. Rain #7 is up next: “The Detachment”. Ex-Marine sniper Dox has been kidnapped by ex-CIA, now rogue operator, Hilger. Hilger has a need for three people to die a “natural death” and since that is John Rain’s specialty, Hilger…

  • January 2019 Thrillers

    January 2019 Thrillers

    The dawn of a new year with a new list of thrillers for your reading enjoyment. Happy 2019! May sanity, hope, caring for everyone, and love prevail over hate. Midnight Blues by Robert D. Kidera The Widows by Jess Montgomery Ask No Mercy by Martin Österdahl A Thousand Doors by J. T. Ellison The Book Artist by Mark Pryor Love…

  • Here is a List of the Books I Read in 2018

    Here is a List of the Books I Read in 2018

    I read 22 books this year!  Not my best year, not my worst, but, overall, not bad for a slow reader. 🙂 21 of the books were “real” books (made with paper) and 1 was electronic (made with bits). Obviously, I prefer the smell and feel of a real honest-to-goodness book, and I am glad…

  • Book Review: “The Last Assassin” by Barry Eisler

    Book Review: “The Last Assassin” by Barry Eisler

    Genre: Thriller “And you accuse me of being in denial? What you do is like fighting a hydra. Everyone you kill, it creates two more. If you can’t see that, you’re insane.” Life’s reality for John Rain, assassin.  As much as he wants to quit the business, as much as he wants a “normal” life,…