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The latest mystery and thriller book reviews, including crime fiction, legal thrillers, historical fiction, horror, fantasy, medical, romantic suspense, sci-fi and much more.

blood on the water by anne perry

Blood on the Water, a new Historical Thriller by Anne Perry

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In Anne Perry’s twentieth William Monk mystery, she brings us to London’s grand Mayfair mansions, where the arrogant masters of the Western world hold sway—and to the teeming Thames waterfront, where one summer afternoon, Monk witnesses the horrifying explosion of the pleasure boat Princess Mary, which sends to their deaths nearly two hundred merrymakers. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0345548434″ cloaking=”default” height=”160″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51oqh9BkbgL._SL160_.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ […]

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The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly

The Wolf in Winter, a New Charlie Parker Thriller by John Connolly

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The community of Prosperous, Maine has always thrived when others have suffered. Its inhabitants are wealthy, its children’s future secure. It shuns outsiders. It guards its own. And at the heart of Prosperous lie the ruins of an ancient church, transported stone by stone from England centuries earlier by the founders of the town… [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1476703183″ cloaking=”default” height=”160″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61WX%2BSlg2xL._SL160_.jpg”

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Shadow Boys by Harry Hunsicker

Shadow Boys, a New Legal Thriller by Harry Hunsicker

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For once, things are going well for former DEA contractor Jon Cantrell. He’s got a real job as a fix-it man for a law firm that specializes in handling government contracts. But when his ex-girlfriend Piper asks him to meet with a high-ranking police official and Cantrell is forced to take an off-the-books assignment to find a missing boy, everything starts to unravel. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default”

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End of Secrets by Ryan Quinn

End of Secrets, a New Espionage Thriller by Ryan Quinn

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Though her specialty is foreign cyberterrorism, CIA agent Kera Mersal finds herself plunged into a bizarre domestic case. Singers, writers, and artists are disappearing, leaving no trace in a world where everyone leaves a digital footprint. Posing as a journalist, Kera attempts to track the artists’ last-known movements. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00JQS1TJI” cloaking=”default” height=”160″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51pGj9l42WL._SL160_.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”107″]On a hunt that takes

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Twisted by Lola Smirnova

Book Review: Twisted, a new Suspense Thriller by Lola Smirnova

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The Bottom Line: Inspired by the author’s own struggles as a sex worker, this gritty, sharply written tale transports readers into a perilous world where every breath could be your last. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1496031016″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] There’s no shortage of suspense in Lola Smirnova’s pull-no-punches novel about a young Ukranian girl named Julia, whose family finds

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A Vision of Fire

A Vision of Fire, a new Sci-Fi Thriller from Gillian Anderson

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The first time we laid eyes on her as Agent Scully, we were sure she was perfectly cast as the brainy, science-loving counterpart to Fox Moulder. The first novel from iconic X-Files star Gillian Anderson and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Rovin: a science fiction thriller of epic proportions. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1476776520″ cloaking=”default” height=”160″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NLFGx36pL._SL160_.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”105″]Renowned child psychologist Caitlin O’Hara is a

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The Franciscan by W R. Park

Book Review: The Franciscan, a new Vatican Thriller from W R. Park

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The Bottom Line: Equal parts Vatican thriller and spy fable, The Franciscan is a fast-moving feast of betrayal, corruption and murder told by a master craftsman. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1500610062″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] It’s only fitting that W R.Park begins The Franciscan with a quote from Nostradamus, since Park himself appears to be something of a prophet. The book

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The Second Ship by Richard Phillips

The Second Ship, a new Sci-Fi Thriller by Richard Phillips

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The Second Ship is the first of a planned three entries in Richard Phillips’ planned “Rho Agenda trilogy.” [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B007TBSLG8″ cloaking=”default” height=”160″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41nvHBGuYnL._SL160_.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”107″]In 1948, an alien starship fell from the New Mexico sky—and immediately vanished behind the walls of the Los Alamos Laboratory. Since that day the US military has endeavored to reverse engineer the ship’s alien technology through top-secret

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Dennis Lehane The Drop

Book Review: The Drop, a new Crime Thriller by Dennis Lehane

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The Bottom Line: Like slipping on your favorite pair of shoes, you always know what you’re going to get with a new Lehane novel. Still, The Drop manages to be his most satisfying outing since Mystic River. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0062365444″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Dennis Lehane’s The Drop began as a short story called “Animal Rescue.” Adapted into a film

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William Gibson's Peripheral

The Peripheral, a new Sci-Fi Thriller by William Gibson

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William Gibson, the master of the technothriller, returns at last! Where Flynne and her brother, Burton, live, jobs outside the drug business are rare.Fortunately, Burton has his veteran’s benefits, for neural damage he suffered from implants during his time in the USMC’s elite Haptic Recon force. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0399158448″ cloaking=”default” height=”160″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419Vm-iH9xL._SL160_.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”106″]Then one night Burton has to go

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