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  • January 2018 Thrillers

    January 2018 Thrillers

      Lots of new books for 2018.  Happy Reading. A Reckoning in the Back Country by Terry Shames Splintered Silence by Susan Furlong The Amendment Killer by Ronald S. Barak Darkness, Sing me a Song by David Housewright Deadly Deception by Marissa Garner The Man in the Crooked Hat by Harry Dolan Unnatural Causes by Dawn Eastman Honey-Baked Homicide by Gayle Leeson The…

  • Sue Grafton Passes Away at “Y”

    Sue Grafton Passes Away at “Y”

    Such sad news today, December 29, 2017.  Sue Gafton has passed away from cancer. Her daughter tells us that the alphabet now ends with “Y”. 😦 More Sue Grafton books….. Next up for me is “U”. 😦

  • Book Review: “The Christmas Train” by David Baldacci

    Book Review: “The Christmas Train” by David Baldacci

    Genre: Thriller ? I read “The Christmas Train” in 2002 or so (a few years before I started this blog).  I recently noticed that the Hallmark Channel has completed a movie based on this book soooooo, I decided to take the book off the shelf, dust it off, and re-read it for the 2017 holiday…

  • December 2017 Thrillers

    December 2017 Thrillers

    Lots of new books for the Holiday Season.  Enjoy! The Hapsburg Variation by Bill Rapp Hell to Pay by Rachel Amphlett Etched in Tears by Cheryl Hollon Metabyte by Cat Connor Gun Kiss by Khaled Talib Accidental Outlaws by Matt Phillips Meat City on Fire by Angel Luis ColĂłn Skull Garden by Gloria Ferris Beacon Hill by Colin Campbell Blood Run by Jamie Freveletti Killman…

  • Book Review: “Partners” by John Grisham

    Book Review: “Partners” by John Grisham

    Genre: Thriller (Short Story) 33 year old Tee Ray has been laid off from his job and is now living with his 14 year old son, Jameel, in a tent on his friend’s back porch. There are not many opportunities in Little Angola, and many of the underemployed end up selling, delivering, or taking drugs.…

  • November 2017 Thrillers

    November 2017 Thrillers

    A ton of new thrillers this month for your reading enjoyment. 🙂 Pulse by Felix Francis Hunger Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff Death’s Silent Judgement by Anne Coates Come Home by Patricia Gussin Habitat for Human Remains by Scott A. Lerner Bones to Pick by Linda Lovely Best-Laid Plants by Marty Wingate The Eulogist by Jeffrey B. Burton The Missing by C. L. Taylor Velvet…

  • Book Review: “Edinburgh Twilight” by Carole Lawrence

    Book Review: “Edinburgh Twilight” by Carole Lawrence

    Genre: Mystery February 1881, Edinburgh, Scotland Detective Inspector Ian Hamilton is, at 27, the youngest person in the Edinburgh City Police to gain the rank of “Detective Inspector”. At the moment, he is investigating a possible suicide in Holyrood Park. Apparently, Stephen Wycherly, climbed up to the top of Arthur’s Seat and jumped off a…

  • Book Review: “Spartan Gold” by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood

    Book Review: “Spartan Gold” by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood

    Genre: Thriller The first Fargo Adventure I read (#8 or so in the series) was co-written with Clive Cussler by Facebook friend, Robin Burcell: “Pirate”.  As always when I start a series late, I felt I was lacking depth of character (hey, I am anal about reading in order….), so I went back and read…

  • October 2017 Thrillers

    October 2017 Thrillers

    Lots of new books this month, including one from one of my favorite authors (“Edinburgh Twilight”) which I have on my phone, and will read next. Enjoy! This Side of Murder by Anna Lee Huber Edinburgh Twilight by Carole Lawrence (Buy it!) Into a Dark Frontier by John Mangan Hau Tree Green by Bob Bickford Bolt Action Remedy by J.…

  • Book Review: “The Fixer” by Joseph Finder

    Book Review: “The Fixer” by Joseph Finder

    Genre: Thriller Rick Hoffman was an up and coming investigative reporter for the Boston Globe when he was wooed away for a job, and much larger salary, as Editor of a classy Boston-based magazine, Back Bay. With his high-class taste, a great job at Back Bay, and a beautiful fiance…..Rick’s life was pretty darn good.…