Author: Mike Pihlman

  • January 2013 Thrillers

    So many books, so little time….happy reading! Wrong Turn by Diane Fanning Marked by David Jackson Indigo Awakening by Jordan Dane Winter Break by Merry Jones Dante’s Wood: A Mark Angelotti Novel by Lynne Raimondo Speaking of Murder by Tace Baker Blood Money by James Grippando Reborn (Requiem of Humanity Series) Book 2 by Catherine Stovall Lilith by Toby Tate Live and Let Love,…

  • Book Review: “Zero Day” by David Baldacci

    Book Review: “Zero Day” by David Baldacci

     (Exciting Thriller) Genre:  Thriller – John Puller is a an Army veteran employed by the elite Criminal Investigation Unit (CID) of the U.S. Army. In this first of the series, Puller is sent to West Virginia (in a po-dunk mining town, Drake, WVA) to investigate the murder of a soon to be retired government employee…

  • A Micro-Thriller Original Story: “Santa” by Mike Pihlman

    A Micro-Thriller Original Story: “Santa”  by Mike Pihlman

    I asked for, and got, my Christmas wish…. A shiny new 12 gauge shotgun… I was admiring my new present when I heard such a clatter…. The noise was louder than most and I was concerned about a burglar…. But I was ready… I saw a flash in the fireplace…. BANG.. Oooops….hey, kiddies, there is…

  • Book Review: “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham

    Book Review:  “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham

     (Light-hearted fun) Buy it! 23 year old Blair Krank has just graduated from graduate school and is heading to Peru for a stint in the Peace Corps.  Her parents, Luther and Nora Krank say goodbye and return to an empty house. Being Thanksgiving, Luther comes up with a plan for Christmas.  His plan is to…

  • Thrillers December 2012

    More new novels to read!  Happy holidays! So many books, so little time…. Edge of Black by J.T. Ellison Invisible by Carla Buckley Two Graves by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Fortune’s Hero by Jenna Bennett An Affair of Vengeance by Jamie Michele The Dynamics of Murder: Kill or Be Killed by R. Barri Flowers Dead of Winter by Lee Weeks Finders…

  • Book Review: “Silent Stalker” by C.E. Lawrence

    Book Review: “Silent Stalker” by C.E. Lawrence

    (Excellent Short Story) – – I read this short story about a month ago, then life got in the way, so I am late reviewing it. “The girl was too pretty not to know it. She was….the kind of girl whose whole life was defined by her prettiness.  It trailed after her like the tail…

  • November 2012 Thrillers

    A bunch of new books!  Happy Reading! Pandora’s Temple by Jon Land Target Lancer by Max Allan Collins The Thieves of Legend by Richard Doetsch Dead Asleep by Jamie Freveletti Finding Mercy by Karen Harper Secrets of the Lynx by Aimee Thurlo Placebo by Steven James Weapon of Choice by Patricia Gussin The Colony by A. J. Colucci Hand For A Hand by T. Frank…

  • Book Review: “The Hobbit” by JRR Tolkien

    Book Review: “The Hobbit” by JRR Tolkien

    (Rousing Adventure) – – Hobbit Bilbo Baggins was perfectly content being home in his hole in the side of the hill. One day, wizard Gandalf visited Bilbo and invited him to go on an adventure.  Normally, the hobbit, who was perfectly content to stay home, would refuse, but, Bilbo had a bit of the rebel…

  • October 2012 Thrillers

    More books…..not enough life.  🙂 Gun Church by Reed Farrel Coleman The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan What The Cat Saw by Carolyn Hart A Fatal Winter by G. M. Malliet The Prophet by Ethan Cross Requiem by David Hodges Sleepwalker by Wendy Corsi Staub Hitman: Damnation by Raymond Benson Origin by J.T. Brannan Lost and Found by Amy Shojai The Warlord of Willow…

  • Book Review: “The Apostle” by Brad Thor

    Book Review: “The Apostle” by Brad Thor

    Genre:  Thriller (Scot Harvath in Afghanistan) Dr. Julia Gallo was helping the poor in Afghanistan until she was captured by Taliban leader Mullah Massoud and his sidekick, Russian intelligence officer, Sergei Simonov. The ransom demand is the return of the al-Qaeda terrorist Mustafa Khan who is currently in an Afghan prison. Julia’s mother is the…