Category Archives: Suspense

Invasion of Privacy by Christopher Reich

Posted on May 27, 2016 by bseat

Mary Grant knew her husband Joe was an FBI agent. He had promised her however that his work wasn’t dangerous, since he worked as an electronic surveillance specialist and she counted on that promise, especially after their youngest daughter Grace … Continue reading →

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Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Posted on May 20, 2016 by bseat

Claire is waiting for her husband, Paul at the bar of a restaurant. They are celebrating the fact that Claire has been released from serving her time with an ankle monitor: her punishment for  getting into an altercation with one … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Man by Charles Cumming

Posted on April 22, 2016 by bseat

Spies and books about spies have always intrigued me. Maybe it was because I grew up overseas and had to learn how to fit into another culture or maybe it was just because I loved the suspense that accompanies spy … Continue reading →

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Lamentation (The Psalms of Isaak) by Ken Scholes

Posted on April 15, 2016 by bseat

I have been wanting a good fantasy series to read after Fool’s Assassin Fools Quest by Robin Hobbs (which I totally snarfed and enjoyed.) But let’s be real here, all you fantasy fiction lovers out there know that I am … Continue reading →

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The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch

Posted on April 1, 2016 by bseat

Sometimes you get all the things you like in one bite! Much like the chocolate turtles with their chocolate, nutty, and gooey caramel goodness that I love, this book has all the things I like in books, a mystery set … Continue reading →

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The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen, Translated by William Frost

Posted on March 11, 2016 by bseat

Carl Mørk, a Danish detective in charge of Department Q is taking a well deserved nap in his office when he gets a phone call from a police officer on the remote Danish island of Bornholm. After chatting a bit, Mørk … Continue reading →

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Confession of the Lioness: A Novel by Mia Couto and translated by David Brookshaw

Posted on February 19, 2016 by bseat

The remote village of Kulumani, Mozambique is under attack. For weeks now something has been stalking the women of the village and killing them. They are the vicious bloody attacks of a wild animal, probably lions, who now have a … Continue reading →

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The Crossing by Michael Connelly

Posted on January 29, 2016 by bseat

Harry Bosch retired from the police; forced into it by being suspended for a minor infraction. He hired his brother, Mickey Haller, the so called Lincoln Lawyer, to sue the LAPD and so when he gets a call from Mickey … Continue reading →

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The Promise by Robert Crais

Posted on January 15, 2016 by bseat

Elvis Cole was hired to find Amy Breslyn who has vanished.  She had recently lost her son, a rising journalist who was killed in a terrorist bombing incident overseas.  Although she was grieving she seemed to be coping with this … Continue reading →

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The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan

Posted on December 18, 2015 by bseat

Grace Winter is twenty two years old and on trial for her life. The events she is on trial for occurred on a lifeboat she was on after the ship, the Empress Alexandra, exploded  one fateful summer night in 1914 … Continue reading →

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