Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Book Review: “Silver Phoenix” by Cindy Pon

    Book Review: “Silver Phoenix” by Cindy Pon

    Genre: Fantasy Several Years Ago A baby boy was born prematurely to one of the concubines to the Emperor. The baby is clearly not related to the Emperor and if the baby is seen, he will be executed along with his mother. Luckily, a plan is in place to get the baby out of the…

  • Book Review: “The Last Oracle” by James Rollins

    Book Review: “The Last Oracle” by James Rollins

    Genre: Thriller 398 AD Delphi has been slowly falling into ruin, and Pythia, the last oracle, is perfectly willing to let it fade away. A young girl has entered her life, a special young girl with gifts Pythia could only dream about. The Romans are coming up the mountain to destroy Delphi, kill the girl,…

  • Book Review: “Mercy” by David Baldacci

    Book Review: “Mercy” by David Baldacci

    Genre: Thriller In this, book #4 of the Atlee Pine series, FBI Agent Atlee Pine and her assistant, Carol Blum, continue the search for Atlee’s twin sister, Mercy, who was kidnapped from their bedroom when they were six years old. The going is not easy, as there are multiple roadblocks, and criminals, standing in the…

  • Book Review: “Blood On Snow” by Jo Nesbo

    Book Review: “Blood On Snow” by Jo Nesbo

    Genre: Thriller Olav is a “fixer”. He has tried other professions like pimp or selling drugs but he has weaknesses in both that preclude him from excelling in those areas. Olav excels at killing people. Working for big time drug dealer, Daniel Hoffmann, Olav just finished a fix, and now Hoffmann has another job…..to fix…

  • Book Review: “Accused” by Lisa Scottoline

    Book Review: “Accused” by Lisa Scottoline

    Genre: Thriller / Mystery 6 years ago The Gardner Corporation is opening a new HQ in Philadelphia. Lots of folks are attending the opening and there are caterers with dozens of employees, one of which is Lonnie Stall. Fiona Gardner is alone in the library when….. She is brutally murdered. Lonnie is then seen running…

  • Book Review: “Treasure State” by C.J. Box

    Book Review: “Treasure State” by C.J. Box

    “Treasure State” is absolutely fantastic! A short book of only 274 hardcover pages, it is fast, and furious, with twists and turns that will leave you dizzy. Testing to see if Threads posts an excerpt. :-)

  • Book Review: “Bad Luck and Trouble” by Lee Child

    Book Review: “Bad Luck and Trouble” by Lee Child

    Genre: Thriller This book will be the subject of the second season of “Reacher” on Amazon Prime December 15, 2023. I’m ready! 🙂 Calvin Franz is a passenger in a Bell 222 helicopter flying high over the southern Califonia desert. Both his legs are broken and he is in a stretcher. When the helicopter reaches…

  • Book Review: “Surviving the Lion’s Den” by Matt Scott

    Book Review: “Surviving the Lion’s Den” by Matt Scott

    Genre: Thriller This is the first book in the “Surviving the Lion’s Den” series. There are now three books in this series, and I will read all three! The author signed this copy. 🙂 Every now and then I read a book that has multiple plot lines, and characters, that when reading the book magically…

  • Book Review: “TripTych” by Karin Slaughter

    Book Review: “TripTych” by Karin Slaughter

    Genre: Thriller “TripTych” is book #1 in the Will Trent series. I had a choice…..watch the TV show or read the books. 😉 1985 Mary Alice Finney, 15 years old was brutally murdered and mutilated. Among her other injuries……she had no tongue. Her killer, John Shelley, was apprehended, put on trial, and sent to jail…

  • Short Story Summary: “Double Jeopardy” by Steve Berry

    Short Story Summary: “Double Jeopardy” by Steve Berry

    Three days ago a car crash killed his wife, Kristen, and left his 6 year old son, Marty, brain dead and on a respirator. His life, that only four days ago had been so wonderful, was now in shambles as he delays pulling the plug on his beloved son. He finally does, then…… Oh to…