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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.

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Book Review: Death by Romance, a Mystery by Anne Kennison

The Bottom Line: Death by Romance has it all: a deliciously devious criminal enterprise, a loathsome antagonist and a detective that will have you quickly wrapped around his finger. Janet Evanovich fans will find their new obsession in Anne Kennison. Richmond Homicide Detective Ryan Hamlin may be just a few months from the mandatory retirement age, but he’s hardly looking forward to spending his golden […]

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The Girl in the Spider's Web

The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A Lisbeth Salander (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Novel

Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist (the due that originated with The Girl in the Dragon Tattoo) return in the highly anticipated follow-up to Stieg Larsson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0385354282″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JgG1GkAJL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”335″]In this adrenaline-charged thriller (written by David Lagercrantz, not the late Stieg Larsson), genius-hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist face a dangerous

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Book Review: Out Of Hell’s Kitchen, a Crime Thriller by John Hanzl

The Bottom Line: An engrossing, atmospheric organized crime thriller that crackles with energy from the first page to the very last. Highly recommended. Luke Hawthorn’s world is crumbling around him. After his mother, an NCIS (National Criminal Intelligence Service) operative is killed in a mysterious house fire, he learns that she was investigating a new designer drug linked to the death of some 200 London

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Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz

Trigger Mortis, a new James Bond Novel by Anthony Horowitz & Ian Fleming

The world’s most famous spy, James Bond, has just returned victorious from his showdown with Auric Goldfinger in Fort Knox. By his side is the glamorous and streetwise Pussy Galore, who played no small part in his success. As they settle down in London, the odds of Galore taming the debonair bachelor seem slim—but she herself is a creature not so easily caught. Meanwhile, the

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Outlander Series - Written in my own hearts blood

Book Review: Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, by Diana Gabaldon

The Bottom Line: The newest entry in the Outlander series is equal parts fresh, familiar and frenetic. A must for fans of the series. 1778: France declares war on Great Britain, the British army leaves Philadelphia, and George Washington’s troops leave Valley Forge in pursuit. At this moment, Jamie Fraser returns from a presumed watery grave to discover that his best friend has married his

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Book Review: Memphis Hoodoo Murders, a paranormal thriller by Kathryn Rogers

The Bottom Line: Dripping with grisly spells, wry humor and a distinctly southern brand of magical realism, you’ll be quickly mesmerized by this magnetic paranormal thriller. A home run for author Kathryn Rogers. College student Addie Jackson’s young life has been defined by two things: an endless stream of people stalking her grandparents, and the lies her grandparents have told her about them. But Addie

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A Company of Roses by Meagan Goodenough

Book Review: A Company of Roses, a Historical Thriller by Megan Goodenough

Bottom Line: A highly original historical scavenger hunt with roots in the Elizabethan period, this cozy mystery is highly recommended for Steve Berry fans. 1563, London. Lady Blanche ap Harry leads a band of thieves out of the palace and to a ferry waiting on the Themes. Their cargo? A box containing a “treasure” known as Elizabeth’s Rose. As in the best Steve Berry novels,

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Jack Reacher - Make Me by Lee Child

Make Me, a new Jack Reacher Thriller by Lee Child

“Why is this town called Mother’s Rest?” That’s all Reacher wants to know. But no one will tell him. It’s a tiny place hidden in a thousand square miles of wheat fields, with a railroad stop, and sullen and watchful people, and a worried woman named Michelle Chang, who mistakes him for someone else: her missing partner in a private investigation she thinks must have

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Book Review – Mylea: The Journey Begins, a Sci-Fi Thriller by Philip C. Elrod

The Bottom Line: Fans of alien invasion themes should check out this highly original tale told through the lens of a doomed extraterrestrial species. Some 10% of Americans claim to have actually seen a UFO, and 77% believe there are signs that aliens have visited Earth. So with the question of alien visitation now settled, we can move on to the next logical question: why

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Book Review: Backcut, a Suspense Thriller by Cynthia Soule Levesque

The Bottom Line: Backcut enthralls from the first explosive chapter and draws readers – both figuratively and literally – into the darkest of forests. Highly recommended. Environmental scientist Lisa Stone has just landed her dream job with Environ-Logging, one of the largest and greenest timber companies in the Pacific Northwest. She’s convinced that God has led her to take the position, which will be to

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