Thriller Book Reviews

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

Block 10 by Stacy Childs

Book Review: Block 10, a New Medical Thriller by Stacy Childs and David Niall Wilson

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The Bottom Line: An engrossing, pulse-pounding medical thriller that deftly explores the boundaries of loyalty and science. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1937530876″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Luke Cooper is a champion skier who quite literally owes his life to Dr. Henri De Salvo, a practitioner of a wondrous new experimental medical procedure. By the time the novel opens in a […]

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Death on Dangar Island by GP Field

Book Review: Death on Dangar Island, a new Cozy Mystery by GP Field

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The Bottom Line: A cozy, gripping whodunit driven by a deliciously flamboyant hero. Anyone searching for the new Agatha Christie should look no further than GP Field. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1500506192″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Professor Israel Wren is a birdwatcher of the highest order. After protecting an egg-filled nest from predatory Myna Birds, he’s able to recognize –

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The Boys of the Dixie Pig by Stacy Childs

Book Review: The Boys of the Dixie Pig

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The Bottom Line: An addictive, rapid-fire medical thriller unlike any you’ve ever experienced. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00P4P1Z6E” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] When it comes to the word “cryonics,” the first thought that pops into your head might be the tabloid rumors about Ted Williams’ frozen, severed head being mistreated in some private Arizona facility. So what could be even

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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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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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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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Destiny's Anvil by Steven Hicks

Book Review: Destiny’s Anvil, a new Legal Thriller by Steven Wells Hicks

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The Bottom Line: A sensational legal thriller guaranteed to resonate with fans of Scott Pratt and John Grisham. Set in the deliciously seedy world of crooked southern politics and murder, Destiny’s Anvil is a tautly plotted page-turner that works on every level. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”149445906X” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″][hr]Destiny’s Anvil opens 15 minutes prior to a scheduled execution at Louisiana’s infamous Angola prison. Told

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Noise by Brett Garcia Rose

Book Review: Noise, a new Mystery from Brett Garcia Rose

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The Bottom Line: One of the year’s most memorable heroes embarks on a high-velocity quest to save the only woman he’s ever cared about. Leon’s jaw-dropping courage in a world of sleaze and unimaginable danger is pure magic. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0991549406″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] “I know this letter will hurt you.” So begins the suicide letter that

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Wayward Pines Trilogy

Book Series Review: The Wayward Pines Trilogy by Blake Crouch

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The Bottom Line: A jaw-dropping paranormal thriller series that is clearly deserving of the TV deal it landed.  Read it now before all you can imagine is Matt Dillon in the read role. In the opening pages of Pines, the first book in Blake Crouch’s incredible Wayward Pines trilogy, secret service agent Ethan Burke has arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks earlier. Although he wakes in incredible pain, he’s

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Random Targets by James Raven

Book Review: Random Targets, a New Crime Thriller by James Raven

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The Bottom Line: James Raven plunges us into a believable, terrifying catastrophe for which there are no easy answers. Random Targets is a fiery thrill ride featuring a hero that you can’t help but root for. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0719813662″ cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] In 2002, the so-called Beltway Snipers – Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad –

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