No Kings!

Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Book Review: "Dead Before Dark" by Wendy Corsi Staub

    Book Review: "Dead Before Dark" by Wendy Corsi Staub

    Genre: Thriller / Mystery Rating:  4 WaterTowers Thirty five years ago the serial killer known as the  “Night Watchman” stopped killing.  The world breathed a sigh of relief. Vic Shattuck studied serial killers with the FBI and had become quite the expert in that field.  He was chasing (and learning about) the Night Watchman when…

  • Book Review: “Malice” by Lisa Jackson

    Genre: Thiller “She saw her skin crinkling and charring, felt her muscles and tissue consumed by hungry, excruciating flames.  Her eylashes and hair would singe as she screamed…..” “Malice” is one of those books that you simply cannot put down.  And when you are forced to, you can’t wait to get back to it for…

  • Book Review: “Lords of Corruption” by Kyle Mills

    Book Review: “Lords of Corruption” by Kyle Mills

    Genre:  Thriller Rating:  4 WaterTowers “It didn’t matter, though.  There wouldn’t be anything there to talk to, to plead with.  Still he felt he should say something. “I thought I could help” Gideon just raised the machette. “ Thus we lost Dan Ordman (who became multiple Dan’s) and a replacement needed to be found. Josh…

  • Book Review: “Final Finesse” by Karna Small Bodman

    Book Review: “Final Finesse” by Karna Small Bodman

    Genre: Romantic Thriller Buy it! This is an Advanced Reading Copy sent to me by Karna Small Bodman.  The book will be in stores in May 2009.   Samatha Reid works in the White House as part of Homeland Security.  Her boss, Greg Barnes, relies on Samantha for “talking points” when he goes in front…

  • Book Review: “The Fourth Order” by Stephen Frey

    Rating:  3 WaterTowers (a more deliberate Frey) Genre: Thriller “The Fourth Order” is a secret government “gray ops” agency that has been activated only four times since the Civil War.  The object of the Order is to protect the United States…by any means possible.  Including kidnapping, torture, and……… murder. Unlike other Stephen Frey books, “The…

  • Thrillers Due in March 2009

    There are 24 Thrillers due to be released this month including “Fault Line” by Barry Eisler (see my review here). Happy Reading!

  • Book Review: “Fault Line” by Barry Eisler

    Book Review: “Fault Line” by Barry Eisler

    Rating:  4 WaterTowers “Fault Line” is due in stores in March 2009.  I recieved this ARC from Barry Eisler and I thank him for sending it.  🙂 Richard Hilzoy was at the top of the world.   He was about to meet with his lawyer, Alex Treven, and several VC’s (Venture Capitalists) to discuss how…

  • Kindle 2 Introduced

    As you may already have figured out….I’m definitely not one to stop technology from advancing (see my Technical Blog).   But there are some things I would like to see stay the same:  Newspapers and books being two of the most important.  Call me old fashioned.   All you have to do is walk into…

  • Book Review: “Strong Enough to Die” by Jon Land

      Rating:  3.5 WaterTowers Jon Land sent me a signed Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) of “Strong Enough to Die” which is due in stores in May 2009.  How cool is that?  Thank you to Jon!   “You believe in God, Belladonna? I asked you that before and you never answered me.” “Strong Enough to Die”…

  • Thrillers Due in February 2009

    There are 28 Thrillers due to be released this month.   Check out the list here. FYI….I am almost done with “Strong Enough to Die”.  The review should be up in a day or two (or three).  Caitlin Strong rocks.  🙂 Happy Reading!