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When Things Fall Apart, a Twisty Page Turner by Alan Brenham

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The Bottom Line: A twisty, gut-punch crime thriller that manages to both enrage and entertain en route to its shocking conclusion. The definition of a page-turner. When Things Fall Apart opens with the brutal murder of Texas attorney Sydney Hanover. Told from the point of view of a jealous husband who is initially identified as “Ken” (a nickname from his wife, Elaine, who he calls “Barbie”), he cites a shortlist […]

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Sci-Fi Thriller Symmetry

Symmetry, a Terrifying Sci-Fi Thriller by Dimm Lamp

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he Bottom Line: A terrifying and fast-paced sci-fi thriller that imagines an unprecedented threat to Earth and humanity’s attempts to save itself.  From the outside, it seems that Salin, the 33-year-old mother of two and co-pilot of the spaceship Seven Oceans, is living in a dream. Her latest promotion has her next-in-line to the Captain. But in actuality, she’s filled with anxiety over hidden secrets

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No More Lies, an Ingeniously Crafted Mystery by Alan Brenham

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The Bottom Line: An absorbing and ingeniously crafted mystery that will hold readers captive until the very last chapter. Austin Police Department detective Jason Scarsdale traveled to Washington D.C. for an in-person job interview with the U.S. Marshals. Or at least that’s what his wife, Dani Mueller, believes. But when Jason fails to return to their hotel, and Dani reports him missing, she’s told that everything

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Never Say a Word, a Shiver-Inducing Rescue Thriller by Alan Brenham

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The Bottom Line: An ingenious, shiver-inducing rescue thriller about a wealthy predator who can afford to finance his sickest fantasy. Highly recommended.  As Alan Brenham’s rescue thriller opens in Rome, we meet Franco Lazzari (an alias for Dante Scordato), a wealthy widower who is obsessed with beautiful American foreign service officer Claire Deveraux. We soon learn that Lazzari’s chilling plan for Claire involves a creepy

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Once Upon a Crime, an Absolute Nail Biter by Alan Brenham

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The Bottom Line: The hunt for a serial killer becomes personal in this absolute nail biter. Michael Connelly fans may find a new favorite in Alan Brenham.  In Alan Brenham’s Once Upon a Crime, Detective Madison Chase hunts a serial killer named PG who seems to prey on child sex offenders. As a series of child predators turn up dead, PG also turns out to be an amateur poet, taunting Chase with sinister and highly memorable rhyming

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The Desiderata Stone, an Unputdownable Historical Thriller by Nick Aaron

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The Bottom Line: An unputdownable historical thriller that gloriously tethers ancient Rome to the 1960s. In the sixth installment in Nick Aaron’s wildly popular Blind Sleuth Mysteries series, set in 1964, 41-year-old intern Daisy Hayes travels to Rome. There, upon invitation from doting Father Boudry, she has the opportunity to study sculptures by touch at the Vatican Museums. It’s a rare treat – as Daisy

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Black Wing Sky

Black Wing Sky, an Epic Fantasy Thriller by Kaylin McFarren

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The Bottom Line: War between heaven and hell has never been this sexy. Sara J. Mass fans may find a new favorite author in Kaylin McFerren. The pacey fourth entry in Kaylin McFarren’s award-winning Gehenna series begins as Lucifer and his Council of Seven are about to enjoy a meal featuring a deliciously wicked ingredient: virgin’s blood. But before they can dig into this forbidden

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Justifiable Deceit, a Highly Recommended Conspiracy Thriller by Mikael Carlson

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The Bottom Line: A chilling conspiracy thriller that dares to explore some of society’s most divisive moral questions. Highly recommended.   Told from alternating points of view, Justifiable Deceit begins as teenager Tierra Campos describes a deadly school shooting in which his own demise seems inevitable. A decade later, Campos is a journalist who has just landed her first big interview. Her subject? Ethan Harrington, a fellow school shooting

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Book Marketing

Professional Book Reviews: List of Paid Book Review Sites

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In our latest annual publishing industry research, in which where we polled hundreds of publishers, publicists and writers, 91.2% reporting that professional book reviews are important or very important. This is no surprise, as countless studies of consumers all industries consistently show that in terms of influencing sales, reviews are as statistically powerful as recommendations from friends and families. In an age where any reader

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D for Daisy, a Remarkable World War II Mystery by Nick Aaron

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The Bottom Line: A highly engaging World War II mystery with a remarkable amateur sleuth at the helm.  Set during World War II, D for Daisy begins as the eponymously named British bomber returns to base. The landing is a harrowing one, as the plane’s pilot, Ralph Prendergast, is dead on arrival. It’s up to the flight engineer to take the controls while the rest of the crew hangs on

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