Thriller Book Reviews

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

The Curiosity Book by Stephen Kiernan

Book Review: The Curiosity, a Sci-Fi Medical Thriller from Stephen P. Kiernan

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The Bottom Line: An ethically loaded gripper that delivers on a massive scale. The Curiosity is an irresistible spin on the age-old Lazarus tale that will keep you turning the pages into the wee hours.  [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0062221078″ cloaking=”default” height=”160″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bvePeCc6L._SL160_.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”106″]Just admit it: each time you read news headlines about the latest human or wooly mammoth uncovered in Arctic […]

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The Empty Quarter by David Robbins

The Empty Quarter, a New Espionage Thriller from David L. Robbins

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We haven’t had a chance to check this one out yet, but the premise is making us drool – you can count on a review in the near future. In the meantime, here’s the official publisher’s description: Every member of the Special Ops US Air Force pararescue jumpers, the PJs, swears by the motto “That Others May Live.” A top-secret mission to save a kidnapped Saudi

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Dean Koontz The City

The City, the New Suspense Thriller from Dean Koontz

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Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for another unsettling tale that will make you sleep with all the lights on. The new Dean Koontz novel is here! A young boy, a musical prodigy, discovering life’s wonders—and mortal dangers.  His best friend, also a gifted musician, who will share his journey into destiny.  His remarkable family, tested by the extremes of evil and bound by the depths

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Murder In The First (O’Malley Mysteries #1), a new Mystery from Karl Jones

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A young girl, murdered in the grounds of a private sanatorium catering to those with emotional and addiction problems. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1499354894″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514-h5FZQgL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”324″]For newly promoted Detective Inspector Patrick Augustine O’Malley it is the worst possible case to be placed in charge of. The director of the hospital is well connected and wants a quick result that

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Rain Girl, a Suspense Thriller by Gabi Kreslehner

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Veteran homicide detective Franza Oberwieser prefers her job in the winter. Summer is for growing, not for dying. So when the body of a beautiful young woman is found on the autobahn, dressed in a glittering party dress and bathed in June rain, Franza is determined to give her justice. Revealing victims’ hidden lives is part of the job, but as Franza and her partner,

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Cop Town by Karin Slaughter

Book Review: Cop Town, a Crime Thriller by Karin Slaughter

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The Bottom Line: A highly original, smothering crime novel set in 1970s Atlanta. On part with the best Dennis Lehane novels, you’ll fall in love with Kate, the cop who leads us into Slaughter’s urban heart of darkness. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00FO5YFUW” cloaking=”default” height=”28″ key=”small-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00FO5YFUW” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51t0%2BVGQSmL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”329″]Atlanta, 1974:

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An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris

Book Review: Robert Harris’ Historical Thriller, An Officer and a Spy

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The Bottom Line: A delicious police procedural based on one of France’s most intriguing real-life spy scandals. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00EBRU05I” cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51I4467-aJL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”338″]The bachelor detective in an Officer and a Spy is French, not Belgium. Rather than operating a private detective agency, he serves as an officer in the French government. Still, the fastidious observations of Georges Picquart

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Season of the Harvest by Michael Hicks

The Four Best FBI Thrillers You Haven’t Read Yet

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So you’ve got a thing for G-men, eh? We know. The wiretaps, the suits, the bad architecture of its legendary Washington D.C. headquarters. There’s something about a good FBI thrillers that pulls you in and just won’t let go. Here are five incredible FBI Thrillers that are guaranteed to keep you up at night. Hannibal, by Thomas Harris You’ve seen the Silence of the Lambs,

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A Better World Markus Sakey

Book Review: A Better World, a new Sci-Fi Thriller from Marcus Sakey

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The Bottom Line: The second outing in the Brilliance Saga series manages to be even more riveting than the first. An ingenious hybrid of pulse-pounding conspiracy thriller and science fiction that is easily once of the year’s must-reads. [easyazon_block add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00IA7N7C8″ cloaking=”default” layout=”top” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″]If you haven’t yet read Sakey’s entry to the series, Brilliance, then consider it an obligatory appetizer. As good as

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Mr Mercedes by Stephen King

Book Review: Mr. Mercedes, a New Thriller from Stephen King

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The bottom line: In Mr. Mercedes, King has created one of the most unexpected, original and despicable villains in modern literature. And yes, it’s “literature.” The razor-sharp craftsmanship evident n the psychological war between the Mr. Mercedes and the man he dismisses as “the fat ex-cop” is beyond brilliant. Just when we were sure that King couldn’t top his time-travel thriller 11/22/1963,  he comes out with one

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