Fiction
Outbreak – Davis Bunn
I know what you’re wondering: “Reviewing a disease-thriller during a global pandemic – isn’t that too on the nose? How morbid can this guy be?” The answers are “maybe,” and “morbid enough I guess.” I’m […]
Genre: Suspense
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A Dream within a Dream – Mike Nappa and Melissa Kosci
I don’t often give five-star reviews, but A Dream within a Dream by Mike Nappa and Melissa Kosci gets one of my first of the year. And that’s saying a lot, because this particular novel […]
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Kings Falling Ronie Kendig
Ronie Kendig continues to prove herself as the queen of military suspense and thriller. Kings Falling, book two of the gripping Book of the Wars series, is a can’t-put-down page-turner filled with action from the […]
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Storm Rising Ronie Kendig
Storm Rising is the first book in Ronie Kendig’s The Book of the Wars trilogy. For readers of her earlier series, it will be like meeting up with old acquaintances, because there are some familiar characters from […]
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Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing is one of the most beautiful, powerful novels I’ve ever read. It’s an absolute masterpiece that’s every bit as layered and filled with surprises as the marshlands that form its setting. […]
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The Jerusalem Assassin (Marcus Ryker #3) – Joel Rosenberg
Joel Rosenberg has reached the point in his career where there has to be a specific disclaimer that his novels are not the result of inside information. They aren’t prophecies. They aren’t predictions. But they […]
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The Damascus Countdown – Joel Rosenberg
I ended my review of The Tehran Initiative by saying that I hoped Rosenberg redeemed what I felt like was a very weak second installment in the third and final book. And then…I never read […]
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Indivisible – Travis Thrasher
Novelizations are never easy. As an author, you’re expected to take a screenplay—and perhaps, but not always, watch the film—and do some imaginary acting and flesh out the characters, their internal monologues, and do the […]
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Collision of Lies – Tom Threadgill
A few years back, a school bus full of children collided with an oncoming train and the resultant explosion meant that there were no survivors. Nobody questioned this narrative. It was heart-wrenching. It was tragic. […]
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Collateral Damage – Lynette Eason
Bestselling author, Lynette Eason is launching another series with the release of her latest book, Collateral Damage. This time Eason takes on the war in Afghanistan, and its after effects, dodgy orphanages, and shadowy assassins. […]