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  • 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,…

  • April 2011 Thrillers

    34 new Thrillers this month!  Happy Reading. Special to The Big Thrill: ITW Roundtables: Get More Than You Give by Dan Levy News from South Africa by Mike Nicol The Fallen Angel by David Hewson Hybrid by Brian O’Grady Threshold by Jeremy Robinson Afraid of the Dark by James Grippando The Trial by Larry D. Thompson…

  • Book Review: “Strong at the Break” by Jon Land

    Genre:  Thriller Rating: 4 WaterTowers This is more than an ARC.  Jon sent me an email and asked if I wanted a PDF version of his upcoming book (June 21, 2011) now…..or wait for a paper version.  Since I have the Nook, I figured it was time to give the PDF a try (and besides,…

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Movie Trailer

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Movie Trailer

    UPDATE 4/27/11:  I uploaded the LATEST trailer, just out today, here on ForCarol.com. Just stumbled across this today.  The part 2 trailer for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (see my review here).  This is interesting since it has the actors and director / producers giving some insight. UPDATE:  If you read the books (I’m…

  • Book Series That Need To Be Read In Order

    Book Series That Need To Be Read In Order

    Here is a list of Thrillers and Mysteries that need to be read in order. I will add to this post regularly, so bookmark it and come back often.

  • March 2011 Thrillers

    Here is the list of Thrillers for March 2011 !  Happy reading… Live Wire by Harlan Coben The Informationist by Taylor Stevens Spiral by Paul McEuen Kiss Me, Kill Me by Allison Brennan Last to Fold by David Duffy The Shepherd by Ethan Cross Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein So Close The Hand Of Death…

  • Book Review: “Kidnap & Ransom” by Michelle Gagnon

    Book Review: “Kidnap & Ransom” by Michelle Gagnon

    (See the “new” wood table donated by Barnes & Noble, Tracy, CA…cool, huh?) Book Review Genre:  Thriller Rating: 3.5 WaterTowers (Awesome read!) This book was sent to me, and signed, by Michelle Gagnon.  It is in stores now. This is the first book I have read by Michelle Gagnon.  Breaking my own rule number 53…

  • Feb 2011 Thrillers

    There are 31 new Thrillers this month!  Happy Reading!!  🙂 A Between the Lines Interview with William Bernhardt News from South Africa by Mike Nicol Gideon’s Sword by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child One Rough Man by Brad Taylor The Curse-Maker by Kelli Stanley Final Vector by Allan Leverone Jack: Secret Vengeance by F. Paul Wilson…

  • NPR Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers For Jan 27

    Every now and then I grab the bestselling list from the good folks at NPR. This one has a few Thrillers (Robert Crais, John Grisham, and Brad Meltzer) very cool. I have John Grisham’s and Brad Meltzer’s books here and in the queue…. 1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest By Stieg Larsson 35…