Bella Wright

Bella Wright blogs about books, film and media.

Las Lugosi's Dracula

Book Review: Las Lugosi’s Dracula: The Cradle of Evil

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The Bottom Line: A wildly successful retelling of the vampire legend set behind the 1980s iron curtain. An entire generation’s notion of the Dracula myth has been defined by the Twilight series. Can anyone breathe (ahem) new life into the story in a way that is both original and yet faithful to the original legend? [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1312811315″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” […]

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Common Enemy by Richard Bach

Book Review: Common Enemy, a Crime Thriller by Richard David Bach

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The Bottom Line: This nearly perfect summer beach read is a riveting tale of over-the-top revenge and murder on the high seas. Will it ever be safe to take a cruise again? [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B007IB4U00″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OlWKxcXOL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”375″]Real-world headlines about the dangers of cruise ships pale in comparison to the problems suffered by Camelot Cruise Line in Common

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The Lost Prophet, a new Christian Thriller by James B. McPike

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After one of the Holy Land’s most sacred monuments is destroyed, the Ministry has to turn to their most prolific investigator to solve the case – Vince Ramsey. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1508420726″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61jK5OD0GLL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”333″]He soon discovers that they are facing a graver threat than any of them could’ve imagined. It seems the enemy’s primary objective is to abolish

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Dry Bones - a Walk Longmire Mystery

Dry Bones, a new Walt Longmire Mystery by Craig Johnson

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When Jen, the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found surfaces in Sherriff Walt Longmire’s jurisdiction, it appears to be a windfall for the High Plains Dinosaur Museum—until Danny Lone Elk, the Cheyenne rancher on whose property the remains were discovered, turns up dead, floating face down in a turtle pond. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0525426930″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DCz741LvL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”331″]With

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The Threshing Circle by Neil Grimmett

The Threshing Circle, a Suspense Thriller by Neil Grimmett

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On the Greek island of Crete, traditions run deep and there are often secrets that are best left buried. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1477829334″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51rKntH-KKL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”334″]Visitors Eleni and Patrick seek to uncover the story of a beautiful English woman who was executed on the island during the 1940s Nazi occupation. Their questions begin to unpick a web of forbidden

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Boundary Crossed by Melissa F Olson

Boundary Crossed, a Supernatural Thriller by Melissa F. Olson

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After her twin sister’s brutal murder, former US Army Sergeant Allison “Lex” Luther vowed to protect her niece, Charlie. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00O4FK872″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jjdT3uhfL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”333″]So when two vampires try to kidnap the baby, it quickly turns into a fight to the death—Lex’s death, that is. She wakes up to two shocking discoveries: she has miraculously survived the fight,

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Colony of the Lost

Book Review: Colony of the Lost, a Supernatural Thriller by Derik Cavignano

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The Bottom Line: An immensely satisfying paranormal thriller that manages to be playful, haunting and engrossing all at once. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00SPIJGJK” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61FNUS5IcYL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”333″]When people in Glenwood say they are battling “demons,” they don’t just mean that metaphorically. Built on the ruins of a lost Puritan settlement, this small, affluent Massachusetts town has problems that only some

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The Fifth Gospel, a Historical Thriller by Ian Caldwell

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A lost gospel, a contentious relic, and a dying pope’s final wish converge to send two brothers—both Vatican priests—on an intellectual quest to untangle Christianity’s greatest historical mystery. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1451694148″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61NNYQmR5JL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”337″]Ten years ago, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason’s The Rule of Four became a literary phenomenon that sold nearly two million copies in North America and was

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Dark Pursuit by Jennifer Chase

Book Review: Dark Pursuit, an Action Thriller by Jennifer Chase

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The Bottom Line: Mystery fans looking for the next Tana French will find new thrills in Jennifer Chase’s Emily Stone Series. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00UPDXN3S” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Pqm5MdT8L.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”315″]Can a notorious serial killer be stopped before his next victim is executed? That’s the challenge facing detective Emily Stone, the heroine of author Jennifer Chase’s eponymously named series. Emily hunts down

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Righteous and the Wicked

Book Review: The Righteous and the Wicked, a Sci-Fi Thriller by Derik Cavignano

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The Bottom Line: A timely sci-fi thriller that earns its suspense honestly and delivers compelling plot twists until the very end. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”150298539X” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gryCrcxJL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”333″]Where is the line between genius and madness? That’s one of the key questions explored in Derik Cavignano’s sci-fi thriller, The Righteous and the Wicked. As the book opens, accountant Jacob Hanley

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