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“Hot Water” by Mike Pihlman
Boss owns a plumbing & heating supply company. Unfortunately, all he understands is how to scold his employees. They can never do right in his eyes. His water heater went out and Boss called Jay to fix it. The next morning, during his shower, Boss died from excessively hot water. The scolder was scalded. —…
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October 2015 Thrillers
Enjoy this months Thrillers! — Make Me by Lee Child Wrong Crowd by Richard Godwin The Backlist by Eric Beetner and Frank Zafiro Strong Light of Day by Jon Land The Prisoner’s Gold by Chris Kusneski Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli by Diane Kelly Shattered by Cynthia Eden Every Second by Rick Mofina Give…
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Book Review: “Power Play” by Joseph Finder
Genre: Thriller (Executives Held Hostage) – Jake Landry works as the assistant to Mike Zorn, the program manager of Hammond Aerospace’s new 880 airplane. As such, Jake probably knows more about the mostly composite 880 than anyone in the company. Mike is at the Paris Airshow when a competitors plane (and an 880 rival) crashes…
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Book Review: “The Bat” by Jo Nesbo
Genre: Thriller / Mystery (Serial Killer Down Under) – 23 year old Inger Holter, a Norwegian citizen and TV celebrity, was raped and murdered in Sydney, Australia. Norwegian Detective Harry Hole (pronounced Holy) is sent to assist the investigation in any way that he can. But, upon arrival, Harry finds out that his services are…
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Book Review: “Torn Apart” by Shane Gericke
Genre: Thriller (The Jerky is to Die For) – Detective Emily Thompson is haunted by the events of her past. In this, the last book of the trilogy, Emily fights her demons while another serial killer is stalking her (“The Third Time is the Charm”). Four good for nothing, drug-running, sex-trafficking, criminals (Cancer, Gemini, Aquarius,…
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September 2015 Thrillers
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August 2015 Thrillers
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Book Review: “The Wolf Gift” by Anne Rice
Genre: Gothic Fiction (Mesmerizing) – Reuben Golding was tasked by his editor at the San Francisco Observer to write a piece on an old house, a mansion, going up for sale on the Mendocino Coast. Walking up to the house after a four hour drive from San Francisco, he meets the owner of the house….beautiful,…
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Book Review: “The Target” by David Baldacci
(Robie & Reel Return) Genre: Thriller — After surviving the events of “The Hit” America’s two best agents, Will Robie and Jessica Reel, who were meant to kill each other, are now paired as the United States’s number one secret operative team. In “The Target”, they are assigned the most dangerous mission ever attempted: To…
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Book Review: “Throne of Jade” by Naomi Novik
Throne of Jade” is book #2 in the Temeraire series. Quick review: After a victorious battle against a French ship in book #1 (“His Majesty’s Dragon“), the British ship took on an unhatched dragons egg. That egg hatched at sea and Temeraire, a Chinese Celestial Dragon, was born. He bonded with Laurence (a loving…
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