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  • 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,…

  • 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.