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Book Review: “The Admiral’s Mark” by Steve Berry
Genre: Thriller (Interesting Historical Adventure) Eight years before we get to know Cotton Malone, he lost his brother-in-law, Scott, to drowning while Scott was diving in Haiti. The circumstances of this drowning were routinely handled by the authorities in Haiti and if it were not for Cotton’s wife (her sister was married to Scott) insisting…
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Book Review: “Snatched” by Karin Slaughter
Genre: Mystery (Captivating) “Snatched” is a novella approximately 63 pages long. Special Agent (with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation) Will Trent has been put on bathroom duty at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport watching for those searching for sexual encounters of the same (or different) kind. It is punishment. Sitting in a bathroom stall waiting for…
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June 2012 Thrillers
I really need to get on the ball and get reading seriously…..here are a ton of new books for June! Happy Reading! Bloodline by James Rollins Hard Target by Alan Jacobson Tattooed by Pamela Callow The Conviction by Robert Dugoni Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Imperative by Eric Van Lustbader The 500 by Matthew Quirk Darkness Becomes Her by Jaime Rush The Reckoning by…
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May 2012 Thrillers
A bunch of new Thrillers this month! Happy Reading. 🙂 Darkroom by Joshua Graham Writ of Mandamus by Rick Robinson Silenced by Allison Brennan The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry A Dark and Broken Heart by R. J. Ellory Hush Money by Chuck Greaves A Deeper Darkness by J.T. Ellison White Lies by Jeremy Bates The Emerald Storm by William Deitrich Louise’s Gamble by Sarah…
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Glow in the Dark Nook
Rejoice Nook readers! The darkness will no longer stop you from reading, A new version of the Nook Simple Touch Reader comes out in May with built in lighting so you can keep reading without bothering anyone else. Or finagling with those external lights that 1. Were not really made for the Nook (despite what they say)…
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April 2012 Thrillers
Another bunch of great books this month! Happy Reading. 🙂 Come Home by Lisa Scottoline With Full Malice by Brenda Hill Grey Expectations and Cats Can’t Shoot by Clea Simon A Bitter Veil by Libby Fischer Hellmann A Lady’s Revenge by Tracey Devlyn More Forensics and Fiction by D. P. Lyle, MD Assassin’s Code: A Joe Ledger Novel by Jonathan Maberry The Calypso Directive by…
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Book Review: “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
Genre: YA Fantasy (kids killing kids) In what was once North America, the people of the Capitol of Panem, rule the 12 Districts of Panem (#13 was completely destroyed in a rebel uprising many years ago) with an iron fist. Starvation and fear are the norm. As a constant reminder of the control the Capital has over the people…
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“Silent Kills” by C.E. Lawrence
Genre: Thriller / Mystery (Lee Campbell rocks!) Pretty, young, healthy, caucasian girls are turning up dead in New York City. Their bodies show no apparent struggle, but, curiously, they are completely drained of their blood. Because of the location, and condition, of the first body, the killer has been dubbed by the New York media as:…
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March 2012 Thrillers
A lot of really cool Thrillers this month! Happy reading! Stay Close by Harlan Coben The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen The Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose Operation Ruby Slipper by John Meyer Scorpion Betrayal by Andrew Kaplan The Devil’s Bones by Larry D. Sweazy The Unseen by Heather Graham The Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner Deliverance: Mortal Path Book…
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Book Review: “The Litigators” by John Grisham
Genre: Legal Thriller (Very interesting mass tort thriller) – Oscar Finley and Wally Figg run a “boutique” law firm in Chicago. They are glorified ambulance chasers, but, have been happily (or not so happily) eeking out a living for many years. Oscar is in his early 60’s and dreams of divorce and retirement. Wally is…
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