Category Archives: Thriller

Suspect by Robert Crais

Robert Crais in one of my favorite authors.  His books about Joe Pike and Elvis Cole, two private detectives in the City of Los Angeles (Taken, and The First Rule for example) are compelling, gritty, exciting and never disappoint.  However, in Crais’s most … Continue reading

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Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews

Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union there has been a dearth of spy novels set in current times.  It seemed that it was hard to structure a spy story that made sense or seemed relevant when Russia became … Continue reading

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Silken Prey by John Sandford

Silken Prey is the 24th installment  in this “can’t put it down series” by John Sandford.  If you have not read any of these books you have a lot of books to read and enjoy at the beach this summer! … Continue reading

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Capital Punishment by Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson is a gifted writer and if you have not yet read any of his books your are missing some really good ones!  Starting with The Company of Strangers which is set in 1944 war torn Lisbon with a … Continue reading

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The Passage and The Twelve by Justin Cronin

When I picked up this book last year I knew it had to do with vampires and a US military experiment gone haywire.  But that hardly even scratches the surface of what this book and this series is about.  Once … Continue reading

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A Wanted Man by Lee Child

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