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The best thriller book reviews, including crime, fantasy, historical fiction, horror, legal thrillers, medical, psychological thrillers, sci-fi and more.

Concealment by Rose Edmunds

Book Review: Concealment, a Psychological Thriller by Rose Edmunds

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The Bottom Line: A breathless, blistering psychological thriller guaranteed to hold you captive until the very last page is read. The financial services industry is well-known for its cutthroat culture, and Rose Edmunds’ scathing novel, Concealment, adds a layer of deliciously loathsome behavior to the sector’s reputation. The story is told from the point of view of Amy, a powerful finance executive. For Amy, every […]

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Fatal Snow by Robert Walton

Book Review: Fatal Snow, a Western Crime Thriller by Robert Walton

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The Bottom Line: A spectacularly written western crime thriller from a master wordsmith. Can a world-weary archaeologist escape his violent past and find happiness at last? [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1620063794″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QS6Eajm8L.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”313″]On hiatus from his latest dig, Harry Thursday is on a road trip to Yellowstone with his friend, Connor. The two men stumble upon the rustic-looking Araphaho

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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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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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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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Queen of the Trailer Park, a new mystery by Alice Quinn

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Rosie Maldonne is outspoken and sexy. She’s also unemployed, and, with three children and a cat, life is a little tough. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00Q74VXMC” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61tV6aZjJLL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”333″]The four of them—well, five, if you count the cat—live in the South of France, in a run-down trailer near a vacant lot. They make do, living off her part-time waitressing job

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Unholy Bargain by Travis Holt

Book Review: Unholy Bargain a new Paranormal Thriller by Travis Hallden Holt

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The Bottom Line: Lincoln Child fans will enjoy this enthralling tale of a pragmatic lawman trying to solve a case of demonic possession. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00VU6I1L8″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5180eK%2BDB4L.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”333″]Can an uncompromising realist broaden his mind in time to defend his girlfriend from a supernatural assassin? Deputy Sheriff Nate Barrington spends most days working as an undercover narc. Having

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Box 3014 by Joseph DiFrancesco

Book Review: Box 3014, a Supernatural Thriller by Joseph DiFrancesco

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The Bottom Line: A fast-moving tale of heart-pounding suspense that is guaranteed to give you goosebumps. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00WKLIJ82″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hrKEpGLZL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”333″]Are some people simply drawn to things that can hurt them, like moths to a flame? Or are there mysterious forces at work that compel us to face our deepest fears? As former Philadelphia attorney Trevor Adams

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Sapient Book by Jerry Kaczmarowski

Book Review: Sapient, a New Techno Thriller by Jerry Kaczmarowski

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The Bottom Line: A timeless, engrossing and perfectly-paced techno thriller about the promise – and fear – of modern medical science.Dr. Jane Dixon is singularly obsessed with creating a cure for her severely autistic son, Robbie. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0990410927″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Hp%2BunRdjL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”324″]Robbie, who is is prone to seizures and is OCD, requires a nanny to help cope with even

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