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Category Archives: Thriller
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
When I read this book I kept wanting to put it down because it was getting too intense, but on the other hand I wanted to gut through it and finish it all as fast as I could to find … Continue reading
All The Colors Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker
I found this book through a “Best of 2025 List” I saw recently on Facebook and am so glad I did! Although the subject matter is rather is disturbing (child kidnapping) the story focuses on the after effects on those … Continue reading
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The Fixer by Joseph Finder
I seem to be going back again and again to Joseph Finder’s books. He is so creative in dreaming up plot lines that put his characters in jeopardy and then makes them really work hard to get out of the … Continue reading
Suspicion by Joseph Finder
Ever since the election I have been compulsively reading thrillers. There is something very satisfying when the bad guys get their comeuppance. (Even an armchair psychologist can see what is REALLY going on here, but enough said- after all this … Continue reading
Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn
The four senior citizen assassins from Killers of a Certain Age are called back into service and they are more than ready to be back in action. After all there is only so much yoga and watercolor classes a person … Continue reading
The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey
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
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
Nemesis by Gregg Hurwitz
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
The Last Trial by Scott Turow
This is the 11th book in Scott Turow’s Kindle County series. It features a now 85 year old Alejandro “Sandy” Stern, who back in the day was a brilliant defense lawyer. We first met Sandy in Presumed Innocent, the first … Continue reading
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The Waiting by Michael Connelly
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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