No Kings!

Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Book Review: “Sycamore Row” by John Grisham

    Book Review: “Sycamore Row” by John Grisham

    Genre:  Legal Thriller (After 25 years, Jake Brigance returns) “A Time to Kill” was John Grisham’s first book.  But it was a less than a stellar introduction and did not become a hit until after “The Firm”, “The Pelican Brief”, “The Client”….etc. became huge. A movie was made based on “A Time to Kill”, which…

  • March 2015 Thrillers

    March 2015 Thrillers

    Here is a list of the March 2015 Thrillers that have been released.  Happy Reading!   Inspector of the Dead by David Morrell The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M. J. Rose Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekback Full Tilt by Rick Mofina Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton The Black Widow by Wendy Corsi Staub…

  • Guest Blog by Author Jeffrey J. Mariotte

    Guest Blog by Author Jeffrey J. Mariotte

    I have been chatting with Jeffrey for about a month now.  His new novel “Empty Rooms” will be published Feb 8, 2015 by WordFire Press.  We talked about the possibility of doing a guest blog and this is the result. We decided on a few topics to hit, but, overall I asked Jeffrey to write…

  • February 2015 Thrillers

    February 2015 Thrillers

    Happy reading! Twelve Days by Alex Berensen Big Mojo by Jack Getze Allure of Deceit by Susan Froetschel End of Secrets by Ryan Quinn Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger Little Black Lies by Sandra Block Blood Infernal by Rebecca Cantrell and James Rollins The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian Dead Red by Tim O’Mara…

  • January 2015 Thrillers

    January 2015 Thrillers

    Firs time in a long time I received an email from the Thriller writers. Happy Reading, Happy New Year. Cane and Abe by James Grippando A String of Beads by Thomas Perry Doing the Devil’s Work by Bill Loehfelm The German Agent by J. Sydney Jones The Blood of The Fifth Knight by E. M.…

  • Book Review: “P is for Peril” by Sue Grafton

    Book Review: “P is for Peril” by Sue Grafton

     (Kinsey is in Peril) Genre: Mystery Longtime Santa Teresa Geriatric Doctor, Dr. Dowan Purcell, is missing and his ex-wife has hired Kinsey Millhone to find him. As Kinsey starts her investigation, the complexity increases, as do the suspects.  Dr. Purcell has been running a local nursing home since his retirement and is embroiled in a…

  • “The Cure” by Robin Cook

    “The Cure” by Robin Cook

    (Laurie Montgomery Returns to Work) Genre:  Medical Thriller – Rival gangs and rival companies in Japan and the U.S. are competing in the race to secure licensing rights to the next big thing:  regenerative medicine using pluripotent stem cells. As the competition heats up…..death follows. New York City Medical Examiner, Laurie Montgomery, returns to work…

  • “The Casual Vacancy” by J.K. Rowling

    “The Casual Vacancy” by J.K. Rowling

    (Confusing and Stiff) – Barry Fairbrother had a headache all weekend long.  He did not want to go to dinner at the golf club, but, felt he had to. In the parking lot, Barry died from a brain hemorrhage. His death left a vacancy in the Pagford City Council, and “The Casual Vacancy” goes on…

  • Book Review: “The Hit” by David Baldacci

    Book Review: “The Hit” by David Baldacci

    (Will Robie meets his match) – The government sometimes assassinates those who the U.S.A. does not want in power. Jessica Reel is one of the best government assassins.  She is in an unspecified country all set up to kill an undesirable.  Doug Jacobs is her controller.  Thanks to technology, Doug is located several thousand miles…

  • “The Mayor of Lexington Avenue” by James Sheehan

    “The Mayor of Lexington Avenue” by James Sheehan

    “The Mayor of Lexington Avenue” is James Sheehan’s first book (paperback in 2005) and it is a gem.