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  • Book Review: “N is for Noose” by Sue Grafton

    Book Review: “N is for Noose” by Sue Grafton

    Genre: Mystery Rating: 3 WaterTowers Tom Newquist was found dead several weeks ago in his car in Nota Lake, CA.  Tom was a Nota Lake detective in the local Sheriff’s Department. The past few months, Tom had seemed distracted and distant.  Now that he is gone his wife, Selma, hires Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone to…

  • “No Rest For The Dead” Preview

    “No Rest For The Dead” Preview

    Galen at the Tracy Barnes & Noble gave me (well…..loaned me) a 3 chapter preview of “No Rest For The Dead”.  This book will be in stores in July 2011. There is one thing totally unique about this upcoming book:  It was written by 25 of our favorite Authors (it looks like they each took…

  • May 2011 Thrillers

    A bunch of new Thrillers come out this month!  Happy Reading! The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry The Last Time I Saw Paris by Lynn Sheene Eyewall by H.W. “Buzz” Bernard Forced to Kill by Andrew Peterson Sweet Tea and Secrets by Nancy Naigle Burn Down the Sky by James Jaros Chosen By Blood by Virna DePaul The Informant by Thomas Perry Flowerbed…

  • Criminal Element

    Got this email today announcing the opening of a new web site dedicated to crime and mystery.  CriminalElement.com   Pretty cool. Here is the complete press release.  Gee I wonder if they like my original horror stories? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Melnyk 646-307-5662 sarah.melnyk@stmartins.com MACMILLAN TO LAUNCH PUBLISHER-NEUTRAL CRIME AND MYSTERY COMMUNITY WEBSITE: CRIMINAL…

  • Book Review: “Pirate Latitudes” by Michael Crichton

    Genre: Thriller Rating: 3.5 WaterTowers “Pirate Latitudes” was found as a complete manuscript after Michael Crichton’s death in 2008. I have read a lot of bad reviews of “Pirate Latitudes” and, foolishly, let those reviews stand in the way of my reading it in a timely manner. “Pirate Latitudes” is a terrific read! A linear…

  • ThrillerFest 2011

    Plan to attend…if you dare.

  • The eBook Bookstore

    The eBook Bookstore

    I ran across this article on CNN this morning. Very interesting and very scary for those of us who LOVE books, but, the changes in how bookstores evolve in the next few years will be interesting to watch. To summarize the article:  Borders is going under chapter 11, and Barnes & Noble stock is down…

  • Book Review: “The Inner Circle” by Brad Meltzer

    Book Review: “The Inner Circle” by Brad Meltzer

    Genre:  Thriller Rating:  4 WaterTowers (Extremely interesting) During the Revolutionary War, the British knew who the American intelligence operatives were and captured them.  Good intelligence is key to winning a war.  George Washington, with the help of Benjamin Tallmadge,  formed a super secret organization called the Culper  Spy Ring (History Channel, Brad Meltzer’s Decoded, WikiPedia)…

  • Book Review: “The Lost Coast” by Barry Eisler

    Book Review: “The Lost Coast” by Barry Eisler

    Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 Watertowers This is only available in electronic form.  You can get it at several online locations including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  This is Barry’s first “self-published book”. “The Lost Coast” refers to a geographically challenged section of Northern California coast where US 1 pushes away from the water and heads…

  • Book Review: “The Confession” by John Grisham

    Book Review: “The Confession” by John Grisham

    Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 Watertowers Donte Drumm has less than a week to live. He is at the end of a 10 year stay on death row in Texas for killing Sloan (Texas) High School Cheerleader Nicole Yarber.  Her body was never found, and the evidence during the trial was circumstantial at best.  Donte’s lawyer,…