Category Archives: Suspense

Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow

Posted on April 18, 2025 by bseat

Turow has written a superb novel about the complicated process of defending someone accused of murder. How much do we really know about another person? How much do our past experiences of betrayal, or misjudgments about someone color the way … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey

Posted on April 11, 2025 by bseat

A good spy novel makes me very happy! It’s even better is when a former CIA agent is the author because you get a sense of truth and reality in the writing. But when the former CIA agent has a … Continue reading →

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The Oligarch’s Daughter by Joseph Finder

Posted on March 28, 2025 by bseat

Joseph Finder is a very versatile author. From his Nick Heller series which began with Vanished, to many stand alone novels he has created interesting characters who face extraordinary challenges that cause them to find an inner strength and tenacity … Continue reading →

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Nemesis by Gregg Hurwitz

Posted on March 21, 2025 by bseat

Every year in late February, early March I look forward to Hurwitz’s latest release in the Orphan X series. I have been following Evan Smoak, otherwise known as Orphan X, since the beginning and have loved to see the development … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of the Queen by Oliver Clements

Posted on December 13, 2024 by bseat

I have to say that I tend to like historical fiction and novels about spies. So if you combine the two? Well let’s just say I was all over this series as soon as I found about it! John Dee … Continue reading →

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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Posted on December 6, 2024 by bseat

I almost didn’t read this book because it seemed like it was one of those “young girl gets kidnapped” books which I find too gut wrenching and impossible to read. But this has a very different twist to that genre … Continue reading →

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The Waiting by Michael Connelly

Posted on November 8, 2024 by bseat

I can never sleep on planes. So if I have a long distance flight-more than four to six hours- it is essential to have book that can keep my interest! Recently on my return flight from Italy, I began reading … Continue reading →

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The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E. M. Anderson

Posted on October 11, 2024 by bseat

I am really enjoying the sudden plethora of books with main characters who are of a certain age. By “of a certain age,” I mean characters who are in their late 50’s or older. It seems like a natural evolution … Continue reading →

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Shanghai by Joseph Kanon

Posted on October 4, 2024 by bseat

When I think about books by Joseph Kanon a few words come to mind: atmospheric, complex, realistic. Shanghai is a good example of Kanon’s unique and inimitable style. dSet in Shanghai in 1938, just after Kristallnacht, a huge influx of … Continue reading →

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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Posted on September 27, 2024 by bseat

In a camp in the Adirondacks, a counselor wakes up to find one of her campers missing. The missing child, Barbara Van Larr, is not just any child, but rather the daughter of the wealthy family who owns the camp … Continue reading →

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