Bella Wright

Bella Wright blogs about books, film and media.

Still Life by DB Kennison

Book Review: Still Life, a Romantic Suspense Thriller by D.B. Kennison

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The Bottom Line: A hugely enjoyable tale of murder, romance and redemption set in small town America. Add this gem to your must-read list. Realtor Randi Lassiter spends her free time as a private investigator for a divorce attorney who needs visual evidence of couples engaged in the most lascivious deeds imaginable. Hardened by the misdeeds of her own adulterous ex, and gifted with her […]

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Brotherhood in Death, a Romantic Suspense Novel by J.D. Robb

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Dennis Mira just had two unpleasant surprises. First he learned that his cousin Edward was secretly meeting with a real estate agent about their late grandfather’s magnificent West Village brownstone, despite the promise they both made to keep it in the family. Then, when he went to the house to confront Edward about it, he got a blunt object to the back of the head.

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Book Review: Reason for Existence, a Sci-Fi Thriller by Richard Botelho

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The Bottom Line: A truly fresh and thought-provoking sci-fi thriller that explores human nature through the lens of an alien who walks among us. It’s judgment day, earthlings, and the only one who can save us is a benevolent alien named David Jordan. Richard Botelho’s Reason for Existence finds Earth in serious geopolitical upheaval, with China threatening to invade Taiwan, India and Pakistan nearing war in

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Gallery Pieces by Larry Witham

Book Review – Gallery Pieces: An Art Mystery, by Larry Witham

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The Bottom Line: A thoroughly absorbing and masterfully crafted mystery about stolen art, family and greed. After a failed sting operation to nab Russian art smugglers in SoHo, a collection of curiously marked art catalogs is discovered. Julian Peale, the budding art sleuth at the heart of Gallery Pieces, finds himself immersed in a historically significant investigation that has gone unsolved for decades. As sleuths go, author

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Workman's Complication by Rich Leder

Book Review: Workman’s Complication, a Mystery by Rich Leder

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The Bottom Line: An honest-to-goodness charmer about a reluctant female detective trying to solve her father’s murder. You’ll fall in love with the whimsical, scrappy PI at the heart of this hilarious mystery. Highly recommended, especially for fans of Janet Evanovich. Rule #1: Don’t do murder. It doesn’t pay, and somebody’s already dead. Murder leads to more murder. Maybe yours. So begins a series of

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Book Review: A Season to Kill, a Crime Thriller by Michael Mucci

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The Bottom Line: A captivating crime thriller bursting with rural flavor and hard hitting revelations. Highly recommended for all crime & mystery fans, but especially for those of the Justified book & TV series. Deer hunting is a lucrative winter ritual for Macon, Pennsylvania. But soon after taking office, newly appointed Sheriff Chris DeAngelo begins to suspect that deer isn’t the only big game hunted

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Book Review: Faces, a new Psychological Thriller by Alex Jones

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The Bottom Line: A hard-hitting psychological thriller wrapped in romance and eroticism, suspense and keen observations about our public personas. When Anika Kristiansen married her TV evangelist husband, Soren, she imagined she was entering a lifetime commitment to a faith-based marriage. That dream is shattered when Anika learns that Soren, who has grown both more successful and more abusive over the years, has abducted their

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The Jigsaw Man, a Medical Thriller by Leigh Goodison

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What if you woke up one day looking like a completely different person? Could you live with the consequences? Or would the trauma turn you into a psychopathic killer? After Dr. Thea Donovan performs reconstructive facial surgery on severely injured fireman Malcolm Dean, she is ecstatic with the results. The Reflesh procedure she pioneered with software guru Erik Sorenson far exceeds her expectations. There’s just

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I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

Ranked: The Best Thrillers of 2015

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I always feel a great sense of gratitude to be able to do what I do, but that feeling is perhaps stronger now than ever. I’ve been lucky to have discovered some amazing new voices in the mystery and thriller genre this year. Here’s my list. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1439177732″ cloaking=”default” height=”450″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61sOWE3akYL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”300″]This pick is

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