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  • Book Review: “Cape Greed” by Sam Cole

    Genre: Mystery Rating:  3.5 WaterTowers (imperfect, colorful, tough, smart characters) “Cape Greed” is an ARC sent to me by Mike Nicol.  It was released to stores last month…yeah, I’m behind…arrrgghh.  🙂 As “Cape Greed” opens, Vincent Saldana is a Cape Town cop in the abalone anti-poaching unit.  Abalone (aka Perlemon in South Africa) is a shellfish…

  • December 2009 Thrillers

    ThrillerWriters.org has announced 22 new Thrillers for your December reading pleasure. Click the books above to read more… FYI….I should be receiving “The Bone Chamber” by Robin Burcell soon.

  • Book Review: “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown

    Book Review: “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown

      Genre: Thriller Rating:  5 WaterTowers “And I guarantee you, as soon as I publish my work, the Twitterati will all be sending tweets that say, ‘learning about Noetics‘, and interest in this science will explode exponentially.” Dan Brown rocks the thriller world with “The Lost Symbol”.   A rollicking novel that deftly weaves science…

  • November 2009 Thrillers

    There are 28 new thrillers out this month.   I have a couple of them here that I need to read. Click on the Books above to see the whole list. Happy Reading!

  • Barnes and Noble Nook EBook Reader

    Caveat: I have not tried the Nook. The information below is from information I received at the store or online.  It will be in stores at the end of November. http://www.youtube.com/v/1kLQFZDwRRc&hl=en&fs=1& You may know by now that I have been resistant to adopting the electronic readers (oddly enough for someone who loves new technology). You…

  • Book Review: “The Test” by Patricia Gussin

    Genre:  Suspense Rating:  3.5 WaterTowers “The Test” is an ARC sent to me by Patricia Gussin.  It was due in stores October 5, 2009. Billionaire Paul Parnell, retired CEO of Keystone Pharmaceutical, has died.   The disjointed family members (and others) start calculating how much they will get, who deserves more, and who less. As they…

  • Book Review: “Chosen to Die” by Lisa Jackson

    Genre:  Thriller Rating:  3 WaterTowers “Chosen to Die” is an ARC sent to me by Lisa Jackson, but I’m so far behind in my reading that it should be in stores now. Pinewood County, Montana is in the midst of a killing spree by someone the Pinewood Sheriffs Department calls the “Star-Crossed Killer”.  The victims…

  • October 2009 Thrillers

    It’s been awhile since I posted the latest Thriller releases.  I’ll try to be more diligent. There are 28 new releases due this month.  Visit the Thrillers Writers web site (click the ITW logo to the right or click the books above) to see the list. Happy Reading!

  • Book Review: “No Mercy” by John Gilstrap

    Book Review: “No Mercy” by John Gilstrap

      Genre: Thriller Rating:  4 WaterTowers (brutal action !) “No Mercy” is an ARC sent to me by John Gilstrap.  It was due in stores in July 2009. Jonathan Grave is the private equivalent of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team.  He will find and rescue people faster and more efficiently than any government agency can…as…

  • Book Review: “Evil Without a Face” by Jordan Dane

    Genre: Thriller / Mystery Rating: 3.5 WaterTowers (First of the “Sweet Justice” series.) Nikki Archer is like many 17 year olds (as I am finding out with one of my own) unhappy, restless, and needing adventure.  Nikki found a friend on the Internet (a Russian girl nicknamed SnowMaiden) with similar angst and, better yet, a…