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The Boston Trader by Jefferson Flanders

Book Review: The Boston Trader, a New Historical Thriller by Jefferson Flanders

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The Bottom Line: A brilliantly drawn historical thriller set in 18th century China that delivers ample doses of action, danger and even romance. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00RB1NX1E” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Plenty of historical suspense novels claim to transport readers back to a specific time and place in history, only to fail miserably in either research or execution. The […]

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The Whites by Richard Price

The Whites, a new Crime Thriller by Richard Price

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Back in the run-and-gun days of the mid-1990s, when a young Billy Graves worked in the South Bronx as part of an aggressive anti-crime unit known as the Wild Geese, he made headlines by accidentally shooting a ten-year-old boy while struggling with an angel-dusted berserker on a crowded street. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0805093990″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516jrl16HsL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”331″]Branded as a loose

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Dead Money Run by L. Frank James

Book Review: Dead Money Run, a Crime Thriller by J. Frank James

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The Bottom Line: A hard-boiled crime caper that grabs from the get-go and burns at a feverish pace until the very last page. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00EJ7108G” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] The very best crime novelists make even the scenes set in broad daylight seem like it’s ten minutes ‘til midnight. In Dead Money Run, J. Frank James makes

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The Pisces Affair, a new Prometheus Saga Spy Thriller by Daco

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CIA operative Jordan Jakes, the heroine of Daco’s Amazon #1 Bestseller, [easyazon_link asin=”1440566577″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]The Libra Affair[/easyazon_link], meets Prometheus when U.S. Secretary of State becomes the target of a terrorist attack at a head-of-state dinner in Dubai. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00SP80V9O” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61dUzg2XTHL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”375″]Marathon (The Prometheus Saga)[/easyazon_image]Posing as the fiance of top-ranking government

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I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

Book Review: I Am Pilgrim, a Spy Thriller By Terry Hayes

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The Bottom Line: This epic spy thriller begins as an urban murder mystery, but quickly sprawls into a globetrotting manhunt with the highest possible stakes. You won’t be able to put it down. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1439177732″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] When I am Pilgrim opens, we find Terry Hayes’ super spy investigating the gruesome murder of a young woman in

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Look Closer by Rachel Amphlett

Book Review: Look Closer, a Political Thriller by Rachel Amphlett

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The Bottom Line: A first-rate political thriller that moves at a blistering pace. Talented novelist Rachel Amphlett keeps the outcome in doubt until the very last page. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00T1K7JRC” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] ‘Will, if you’re listening to this, I’m either in danger, or I’m dead. I need you to do something for me. They’ll be looking

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Rebecca Cantrell Tesla Legacy

The Tesla Legacy, a new Thriller by Rebecca Cantrell

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In New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Cantrell‘s sequel to the award-winning The World Beneath, software genius, Joe Tesla, confronts an equally brilliant and far more powerful foe. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1507676670″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mEV0XBu-L.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”324″]Still crippled by agoraphobia and confined to the tunnels under New York City, Joe is haunted by the fact that he cannot even attend his

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Book Review: Cornered, a Crime Thriller by Alan Brenham

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The Bottom Line: A high-stakes police procedural that thrills while packing a hefty emotional punch.   When the typically quiet town of Temple, Texas is terrorized by the disappearance of seven beautiful young women, local Detective Matt Brady is tasked with tracking down the abductors. Is Brady up against a psychopath, or a sophisticated criminal organization? As in Alan Brenham’s gripping crime thriller Price of

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Book Review: Price of Justice, a new Crime Thriller by Alan Brenham

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The Bottom Line:  Dennis Lehane fans looking for their next crime thriller should check out this authentic and searing tale from Alan Brenham.   Is vigilante justice ever the best answer? That’s one of the central questions posed by Alan Brenham’s compelling thriller, Price of Justice. Austin Police Detective Jason Scarsdale is a troubled man. He blames himself for the tragic loss of his wife,

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Everything Burns

Everything Burns, a new Psychological Thriller by Vincent Zandri

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When Reece Johnston was a boy, a fire destroyed his home, killing his mother and brothers while leaving him scarred for life. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00KYVKDWU” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510QDgmRWnL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”336″]It also kindled something dark inside him: an irresistible attraction to flames in all their terrifying, tantalizing power. But after two failed arson attempts—and two trips to the mental ward—he was

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