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Review: Brown Sugar in Minnesota by Joe Field

★★★★

Brown Sugar in Minnesota by Joe Field is a short, thrilling ride fueled by drugs and danger.

By their very definition, thrillers are high-intensity stories, and whether that manifests in the form of action or psychological drama doesn’t actually matter. Readers seek out an author like Joe Field for his ability to create an atmosphere where both types of drama can play, where readers fear what’s around the next page, but can’t help but keep turning. Brown Sugar in Minnesota is a patient, slow-burning book that digs surprisingly deep for being such a short read. It’s perfect for an […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2016-06-16T04:54:58+02:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: Fault/Lines (The Hadron Damnation Book 0) by Mark Lingane

★★★★

If you think you’re having a bad day, take a moment for DCI Tracy Hanson. When a commercial flight crashes right into the middle of London, she has to deal with jumped-up US military men, a whole department of grumpy colleagues, an unusual case of terrorism, and an EMP bringing it all to its knees. To top it all off, there’s only a bloody alien invasion. The cracks start to show for DCI Hanson in Fault/Lines by Mark Lingane.

Lingane is a long-time author of the weird and wonderful, unafraid to throw his ideas against the wall and nail […]

James Grimsby2022-04-28T07:33:03+02:00May 20th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: The One (Greg Dorn Series Book 2) by B.A. Sherman

★★★★

The One by B.A. Sherman is the second novel in the Greg Dorn series. After the climax of Book One, Dorn wakes up disoriented in a hospital room. His wife, meanwhile, is told that her husband isn’t dead, and a man claiming to be her husband who doesn’t look at all like him. Dorn is the product of a vicious experiment to create a superhuman killing machine, held captive by a diabolical General. Dorn needs to escape his captors and reunite with his family – a family who don’t even recognize him.

After The Test, this is an […]

SPR2018-02-28T04:19:16+02:00May 17th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Quiescence Terminated by Allan Greenbrier

Quiescence Terminated by Allan Greenbrier is a harrowing terrorist thriller, following the life of Sam, desperate to make his mark on the world to free himself from a life of desperation, leading to a chilling culmination of his distorted beliefs.

The novel is exceptionally well-researched, weaving its way through Islamic culture, Catholicism, the halls of American government, and more, so the reader know they’re in the hands of an author who knows every element of his story’s environment.

A weakness in the book is that the narrative voice doesn’t change dramatically enough between characters. When it’s switching from an Islamic […]

Henry Baum2016-05-05T09:41:32+02:00May 5th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: International Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Reaper: A Lucky Dey Thriller by Doug Richardson

Reaper: A Lucky Dey Thriller by Doug Richardson takes place in a scorching Los Angeles summer, in which South Central murders are on the rise. Sheriff’s deputy Lucky Dey has something of a checkered past, skirting the line between good and bad guy, and wants to clean up a part of the city that’s been left to disintegrate.

An accomplished screenwriter (“Die Hard 2″ among others), Richardson writes with a cinematic quality – not in the sense that Reaper reads like a screenplay, but in how it establishes setting and character without slowing down the story. Richardson is especially good […]

Henry Baum2016-04-29T04:54:52+02:00April 28th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Crime Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: Daddy Dearest by Paul Southern

★★★★★

Daddy Dearest by Paul Southern is a sinister thriller with countless twists.

By the time you finish reading Daddy Dearest, you’ll have shivers down your spine and a new appreciation for the dark depths through which an author can drag you. This chilling novel tells the story of a father who is far more than he seems, and the sinister series of events that end up forever changing his life – and the life of his young daughter.

From the outset of this endlessly twisted story, it’s clear that the authorial voice is a unique one, and the […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2016-06-02T04:55:22+02:00April 27th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: Finders Keepers (The Jane Barnaby Adventures Book 1) by J.J. DiBenedetto

★★★★½

It’s the start of a new life for archaeology student Jane Barnaby. Away from her home and her father back in the States, she follows the spirit of her mother’s wishes all the way to Oxford, England, and her dream school of Magdalen College. When her respected mentor at the college, Professor Welldon, asks for a favor, Jane jumps at the chance. However, fate strikes as her delivery, a box of pottery shards, is mixed up with a box of precious ancient Egyptian artifacts.

When it becomes clear that nefarious elements are in pursuit of the unintended cargo, it’s […]

James Grimsby2016-05-23T05:14:17+02:00April 27th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Action and Adventure Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: Girl Soldier by T.R. Horne

★★★★½

Girl Soldier by T. R. Horne is a page-turning action and adventure novel with heart.

Rain Wilson grew up in a small Colorado farming town. Her mother left ten years ago, but Rain never stopped loving her. When Rain learns that her mother is missing, she realizes that she doesn’t know everything about her father and mother. The young woman sets out to find her mother. Can Rain handle the truth, lies, and the forces who don’t want her mother found?

The prologue of Girl Soldier makes a few things clear. Rain is compassionate and respects life. Yet, she’s […]