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Reasonable by K.T. Carlisle

A recently jilted designer wakes up confused and covered in her best friend’s blood in Reasonable by K.T. Carlisle, a dark and dramatic first installment of the What Happened to Mia Davis? series.

As Cat is dumped into the unforgiving justice system and her inexplicable brain fog begins to clear, she begins to realize that she may be an alcoholic, but she’s not a killer. However, proving her innocence from behind bars won’t be easy, particularly for her surviving business partners, considering that her guilt seems impossible to deny. Digging into her own past and facing her laundry list of […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-10-24T11:06:50+02:00October 24th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: Involuntary Flashback by Dave Garrett

Tapping into a classic noir vibe with a good dose of contemporary flair, Involuntary Flashback by Dave Garrett is a fast-talking, razor-sharp Big Apple mystery.

An old-school private investigator “on the top of the endangered list,” Rod Weyhengrubber is a reckless and charming protagonist with a soft spot for the vulnerable and easily manipulated. A town full of promise and desperation keeps him plenty busy, particularly the recent rash of disappearances of hopeful starlets and young dreamers. When a young ingenue named Lilly seeks sanctuary with Rod and his partner, Ida, it becomes a race to crack the case before […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2024-01-25T10:45:55+02:00October 3rd, 2023|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Detective Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

The Machinist’s Daughter by Georgia Adler

A gritty, erotic, and heart-pounding read from Georgia Adler, The Machinist’s Daughter is an empowering story of resilience and hope in the face of impossible loss.

Desperately trying not to drown in self-pity and self-destruction, Jesse Thomas has been shattered by the past, but she isn’t willing to give up the fight just yet. The road to healing is hard enough, but the appearance of a disturbing stalker with an old axe to grind looms like a haunted storm cloud. Mike, an unexpected new friend, quickly blossoms into Jesse’s passionate protector, but that puts him squarely in the bull’s eye […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-25T12:02:00+02:00July 24th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Erotic Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Bisentient by Patrick O’Connor

Conspiratorial nightmares merge with the dark realities of power, religion, and psychological manipulation in Bisentient by Patrick O’Connor, a chilling thriller that touches on a number of genres.

Mason, a curious cameraman, is pulled into the surreality of psychic connections after a beautiful woman begins frequenting his dreams. In the real world, she remains comatose in a mental institution, yet the British government has taken a classified interest in her cognitive abilities. At the same time, a clan of religious zealots is using blackmail, extortion, and murder to climb America’s political ladder, and the connections between the two are disturbing. […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-20T12:44:21+02:00July 19th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

The Price of Justice by Tasmin Turner

A high-stakes second installment of the Crime Scene Kosovo series, The Price of Justice by Tasmin Turner is a page-turning spree of international action and gripping investigative storytelling.

As an assistant international prosecutor in post-conflict Kosovo, Kit Chase is perfectly positioned to make a real difference in tackling widespread corruption, but hard lessons from her last case haunt her, and the mysterious Russian liaison officer is impossible to forget. Her new investigation is an intense distraction relating to judicial misconduct and bribery at the highest international levels. When corruption runs this deep, affecting the pockets and clout of countless power […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-18T14:33:05+02:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Legal Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Dinner at Tony Napoli’s by Edward Izzi

A hard-nosed Chicago mob thriller written with Edward Izzi’s signature grit, Dinner at Tony Napoli’s is the latest gripping novel from this skilled storyteller.

A legendary Italian restaurant in Chicago is set for demolition after more than five decades of serving the powerful, famous, and dangerous denizens of that underworld. Rather than die in prison, the restaurant owner, Tony Sorrentino, must break his code of silence and share the dark secrets of his place of business with his nephew – a no-nonsense CPD detective. Dennis Romanowski wants to protect the man he’s known all his life, while also being a […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-12T12:43:22+02:00July 11th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Crime Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

The Missing Diary by Tasmin Turner

Plunging readers into the gritty instability of a recovering war zone, The Missing Diary (Crime Scene Kosovo Book 1) by Tasmin Turner is a fast-paced legal drama that feels both timely and historically significant.

Lawyer Kit Chase eagerly leaps into a new position in Kosovo, unaware that the conflict there hasn’t exactly ended – just shifted battlefields into urban, cultural, criminal, and political realms. Learning to survive on the fly, while navigating the swirl of flirtation, insinuation, and intimidation all around her, Kit must nab a merciless mob boss who will stop at nothing to protect his ill-gotten empire.

Examining […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-18T14:32:27+02:00July 4th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Legal Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Echo from a Bayou by J. Luke Bennecke

A riveting supernatural read, Echo from a Bayou by J. Luke Bennecke is a fast-paced thriller following a man driven by horrific visions and a desperate quest for justice.

Divorced and spiraling into a bottle, John Bastian survives a horrific ski accident just hours after watching another man mysteriously plummet to his death. After waking up otherwise unhurt from a 3-day coma, his head feels crowded with the muddled memories of a murdered man. Knowing that the vision is more than a morphine-induced hallucination, John is compelled to find out what happened in his past life as Jack Bachman, but […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-06-30T14:27:12+02:00June 30th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|