Dennis Lehane is one of the biggest names in the thriller world thanks, in large part, to Mystic River. Here he returns with Since We Fell which was the Barnes and Noble Best Book of the Year 2017 and it won a host of awards as well as topping multiple bestseller lists. Here we find him examining the world of Rachel Childs. She’s a radio journalist who has an on-air mental breakdown and becomes a virtual recluse. However, she still has a happy marriage but then, one day, that too begins to …
Mystery & Thriller
Crime Scene: A CSI Reilly Steel Novel
The Reilly Steel series is a USA Today best selling series and this is the prequel, so it’s a great place to begin and be sure that you have all the information available before you decide to read the rest of the series. I found it mildly amusing that the title on Amazon compares Casey Hill, the author, to Kay Scarpetta – is this how keywords works now? Anyway, despite the dodgy advertising technique, this is a solid police procedural. We join Reilly as she studies at the FBI academy and …
Die For You
Lisa Unger is one of the world’s favorite thriller authors and Die For You, today’s discount title, will show you exactly why she’s rated so highly. We begin with a happy marriage, Isabel and Marcus Raine. Isabel is convinced that everything in their lives is perfect and that this is the way things are going to be. Then Marcus vanishes. Her calls to him disappear into thin air too. She contacts the police, they don’t want to know. When the FBI arrives, they want to know about Marcus too but …
A Thin Veil: An Adam Kaminski Mystery
I hadn’t come across Jane Gorman before, but I am glad that I have now. This is a quality police procedural which starts in an unusual setting the Dignitary Protection Unit as a senator meets with the French Ambassador to the United States. The senator is gunned down as they head to the meeting. But were they the real target for the bullet? The FBI says, “yes.” But Detective Adam Kaminski isn’t as convinced. So, he does what he does best – catch a murderer sheltered by wealth and …
G-Man: A Bob Lee Swagger Book
Stephen Hunter is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and his Bob Lee Swagger series is his finest work. This is his 10th book in the series but you don’t have to have read the previous ones to enjoy it. If you like stories of The Great Depression and clever cat and mouse play, you’re going to love this. It is the tale of Baby Face Nelson, America’s most infamous criminal, and the efforts required to put him out of action, permanently. American readers will note that not only is this …
Domino
Mary Higgins Clark is a huge fan of Phyllis A Whitney, Domino’s author, and I have to confess that I am in agreement. This dark tale of Laurie Morgan struggling under the burden of her past and the death of her father is just what the doctor ordered. Recalled home to Morgan House, the place where her grandfather locked himself up and banished himself from the family in – it’s up to Laurie to face down the ghosts of yesterday and forge a future under the gavel of her family’s nasty legacy. …
The Last Rainmaker
OK, I’m not sure how well this choice will go down. My husband recommended this one to me as he says that Scott Blade’s The Last Rainmaker is a masterpiece. This is a book about military snipers and I am not sure that we have the audience for it… but, if we don’t try new things, we’ll never know, right? So, let me know what you think in the comments below before you pick up your free copy of Jack Widow’s hunt for The Rainmaker. The Rainmaker of the title is a sniper assassin stealthily …
Black Violet
Alex Hyland is back with Black Violet. It begins with two brothers engaged in an illicit enterprise and ends in a haze of dark violence. This isn’t the kind of book that you’d want your children to read but moms who love a bit of danger are going to really enjoy it. Michael’s brother is murdered for trying to expose the dirty side of the underworld and he throws his talents into tracking down the murderer. This is the tale of the difficult transition from thief to hero. Get Black Violet …
The Mystery Of Ruby’s Sugar
You only have to take a glance at the cover of The Mystery Of Ruby’s Sugar to know that Rose Donovan’s going for an Agatha Christie inspired vibe. That’s not a bad thing, Agatha Christie is one of history’s best-known writers for a good reason, her “whodunnit” approach has inspired millions of readers. The Mystery of Ruby’s Sugar is a fitting tribute to Ms. Christie and I very much enjoyed the light-hearted and uplifting almost Cluedo-esque mystery. And for a price of $0, who can argue with …