Author: Mike Pihlman

February 2023 Thrillers

Lots of new books and a new ITW web site that I am not thrilled with. 😉 Unnatural Mayhem by Sue Coletta Blast by Robert Blake Whitehill The Curators by Kenneth Andrus River of Wrath by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor Red Chaos by Gary Grossman & Ed Fuller Whispers of a Gypsy by J.T.…

February 1, 2023
Book Review: “Wrath of Poseidon” by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell

Genre: Thriller 546 BC King Cyrus trusted Pactyes, his newly appointed Overseer of the Imperial Mint and Gold Refineries……until he couldn’t. Pactyes had stolen, and hidden, tons and tons of gold……replacing them with gold covered lead! That golden treasure was never found. Present Day Sam and Remi Fargo armed with an expensive bottle of 2000…

January 15, 2023
Short Story Summary: “The Vly” by C.E. Lawrence

An old man has been haunted by an experience he had many years before as a 12 year old living near the Catskill Mountains (Upstate NY) and a valley the locals call “The Vly”. He decides it is time to write his experience down on paper……. Slade is happy to finally be allowed to go…

December 10, 2022
Book Review: “Hemlock Hollow” by Culley Holderfield

Genre: Historical Mystery “Hemlock Hollow” is an ARC sent to me by the publisher. It is due in “stores” December 6, 2022. Professor Caroline McAlister just lost her father and, because of her relentless pursuit of her research studying ancient peoples relationship with the stars, has no real friends and her brother, Andrew, has a…

December 3, 2022
December 2022 Thrillers

Lots of new books for your Christmas / winter reading list. Enjoy! Note: The featured image was taken with my Pixel 6 Pro using night sight. 🙂 Cleopatra’s Vendetta: A Stryker Thriller by Avanti Centrae A Portion of Malice by Lloyd Jeffries Blue Like Me by Aaron Philip Clark The Ridders by Lisa Towles The Drug Tampering Trial by Tom Breen…

December 1, 2022
Book Review: “Calico Joe” by John Grisham

Genre: Cozy/Baseball Summer 1973 Mets pitcher, Warren Tracey is the number 4 pitcher behind the likes of Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman. He is 34 years old and marching toward the end of his so-so career (if you can call being a major league pitcher so-so). He is a complete dick. Treats his wife (he…

November 19, 2022
Book Review: “Y is for Yesterday” by Sue Grafton

Genre: Mystery January 1979 Iris Lehmann is a freshman at the prestigious Climping Academy in Santa Teresa, CA. She is there only because her father was hired as a teacher, not becasue her family has money like most of the other kids. Iris is not happy, and gets in trouble….a lot. One day she meets…

November 15, 2022
November 2022 Thrillers

Lots of new books this month! Enjoy A Book Club to Die For by Dorothy St. James The Hunt for the Peggy C by John Winn Miller Duplicity by Shawn Wilson Over Her Dead Body by Susan Walter Honor’s Refuge by Hallee Bridgeman Operation Blackbird by Ellen Butler Painter of the Damned by Rob Samborn Male Revues and Subterfuge by Heather Weidner Sundown by…

November 1, 2022
Book Review: “The Jefferson Key” by Steve Berry

Genre: Thriller This is book #7 in the Cotton Malone series. The Constitution, Article 1, Section 8: Congress has the ability to grant letters of Marque to individuals or groups that could allow them, and their families, immunity from prosecution for helping the U.S.A. Forever. 1835 GYUOINESCVOQXWJTZPKLDEMFHR An “unbreakable” code developed by colleagues of President…

October 26, 2022
Book Review: “Lethal White” by Robert Galbraith

Genre: Thriller Picking up where “Career of Evil” left off, we find Robin and Matthew at their wedding. Robin is still recovering from her wounds at the hands of the Shacklewell Ripper and has just found out that Matthew deleted texts from Strike. Robin is pissed and is half thinking of becoming a run-away bride.…

October 13, 2022