Thriller Book Reviews

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

Black Sands by Carl Goodman

Book Review: Black Sands, a Suspense Thriller by Carl Goodman

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The Bottom Line:  A provocative cat-and-mouse thriller about cybercrime, hacking culture and the terrifying implications of artificial intelligence. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00Q8U5VOQ” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Can machines think? And if they can, what would happen if they started to lie? Those are the central questions in Carl Goodman’s new thriller, Black Sands. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00Q8U5VOQ” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ […]

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Shattered by John A. Karr

Book Review: Shattered, a Medical Thriller by John A. Karr

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The Bottom Line: John A. Karr has reinvented the revenge fantasy with this riveting, relentless and cinematic medical thriller. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00OMNRDIS” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Have you ever been marginalized, jilted or just plain out rejected? If so, it’s only natural that your thoughts might briefly drift to the dark side before coming to your senses and

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Radius by Gustavo Florentin

Book Review: The Schwarzschild Radius, a new Crime Thriller by Gustavo Florentin

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The Bottom Line: Suspense fans looking for the next Gone Girl have found their new up-all-night page turner in The Schwarzschild Radius. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”162007611X” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] A rope, an axe, a propane torch, leather masks, and video equipment. What do all those things have in common? You’ll have to read Gustavo Florentin’s brilliant new crime

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Betrayed by Cara Louise

Book Review: Betrayed: A Story of Palestine – Past and Present by Cara Louise

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The Bottom Line: A gorgeously written, meticulously researched archaeological mystery. Despite a heavy political message, Betrayed is a satisfying page-turner that is well-worth reading. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00N23K0PM” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Betrayed is a story of an American archaeologist living in Jerusalem who believes she may have found the secrets of the Ark of the Covenant, the implications

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David DeLee With Intent to Deceive

Book Review: With Intent To Deceive, a New Crime Thriller by David DeLee

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The Bottom Line: An adrenaline-fueled ladycop thriller jam-packed with fast cars, gun battles and deliciously gut-wrenching moral dilemmas. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00O2EC8DW” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] The latest installment of David DeLee’s Grace deHaviland Bounty Hunter series pits the author’s heroine against her good friend, County Sheriff’s Deputy Suzie Jensen. The book opens to an action sequence in which

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The Republic of Virtue by Jefferson Flanders

Book Review: The Republic of Virtue, a new Historical Thriller from Jefferson Flanders

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The Bottom Line: Historical suspense fans should get in on the ground floor of this riveting and spectacularly researched new series from Jefferson Flanders. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0988784068″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] The Republic of Virtue opens, appropriately enough, with a duel in 18th century Paris. It’s dawn at the Champ de Mars, and there are no witnesses. After

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Revival by Stephen King

Book Review: Revival, a Thriller by Stephen King

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The Bottom Line: Not to be missed, this potboiler masquerades as a coming-of-age novel until its grand climax delivers one of the most satisfying and unsettling Stephen King finishes ever. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1476770387″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Perhaps one of the luxuries of being a perennial best seller is the ability to shed contemporary genre conventions and just take your time telling a great story.

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Truth Insurrected: The Saint Mary Project

Book Review: Truth Insurrected: The Saint Mary Project by Daniel P. Douglas

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The Bottom Line: An engrossing, deftly-crafted UFO conspiracy thriller that is easily one of the most successful tales to emerge out of Roswell alien lore. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0990737101″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] On a muggy day in Washington D.C., Air Force General Edward Taylor arrives at the Naval Observatory to discuss the mysterious disappearance of two fighter pilots

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Skin in the Game by Tomas Byrne

Book Review: Skin in the Game, a new Conspiracy Thriller by Tomas Byrne

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The Bottom Line: A breathtakingly intense conspiracy thriller ripped straight from the headlines. Brilliant characterization and a riveting global puzzle will have Jason Bourne fans clamoring for Byrne’s next installment in the series. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00RHY8OK0″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] “Do you believe in conspiracies?” That’s the telling question MI6 psychiatrist Kate Farrow asks her patient, Subject 13,

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Link by DA Karr

Book Review: Link, a new Sci-Fi Thriller by D.A. Karr

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The Bottom Line: A spectacularly fast-paced sci-fi thriller, Link is guaranteed to resonate with readers of Cliver Cussler and Battlestar Galactica fan fiction. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00QR54QG6″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] In D.A. Karr’s Link, a meteor impact has caused Earth to shift on its axis, destroying the climate, social classes and time as we know it. Enter the National

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