Archive for the 'Thriller' Category

Book Review: “Trust Me” by Brenda Novak - Intelligent, well-constructed

By Mary Menzel: “Trust Me”, the first book in the “Last Stand Trilogy”, is a fantastic start to what promises to be another great trilogy by Brenda Novak. Due to an attempted rape in her past, Skye Kellerman and 2 friends have started The Last Stand, a help group for victims of violent crimes. When [...]

Book Review: IN THE FACE by Lorelei Armstrong - An Impressive Debut

By Mary Menzel: “In The Face” has a futuristic flavor while being rooted firmly in modern society’s obsession with fame and beauty. When video footage of a crime shows the perpetrator as being Evo Selig, one of the most beautiful and successful men in society, the town is shocked. But was it really him? With [...]

Review: “Unholy Domain” by Dan Ronco - Thought-provoking What If

By Mary Menzel: “Unholy Domain” is a very entertaining yet very thought-provoking novel. Many times during the course of history technological advances have made those in power feel threatened. Galileo and Copernicus were commanded to renounce their discoveries and modern scientists are challenged as they work with genetics and theories relating to the creation [...]

KISS HER GOODBYE by Robert Gregory Browne - A Must Read

“Kiss Her Goodbye” grabs you from the very first page and doesn’t let go. Alex Gunderson is looking for revenge against ATF agent Jack Donovan by abducting his daughter and the clock is ticking against him to find her. Robert Gregory Browne‘s writing is very fluid and has non-stop action with a bit of supernatural [...]

FIDELITY by Thomas Perry - The Price of Being Unfaithful

Your husband is dead. All your bank accounts are empty. What would you do? Thomas Perry has once again taken an often used theme and given us an enticing read. In “Fidelity” we find out that this term of faithfulness can be applied to many circumstances other than marriage. Anyone can be unfaithful towards someone [...]

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith: Some Books Change Your World View

By Mary Menzel: Some books you read…. others change the way you see the world. Never has one book so completely captured every nuisance of a culture during a specific era in history as “Child 44.” Tom Rob Smith’s debut novel takes us to Russia in 1953. To a people controlled by fear. To a [...]