Category Archives: Thriller

Damascus Station by David McCloskey

Posted on May 27, 2022 by bseat

Sun, ocean beaches and a spy novel are my idea of a great vacation! I read this back in February while I was in Mexico and it did not disappoint. Sam Joseph, an agent with the CIA, has been looking … Continue reading →

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The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming

Posted on May 13, 2022 by bseat

Books about spies and spying always fascinate to me. But there are very few authors who get behind the glamour and illusions into the soul of spying.  John Le Caré is of course at the top of the list and … Continue reading →

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The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Posted on March 25, 2022 by bseat

There seem to be a steady stream of books that place the main character, mostly female, in dangerous, disorienting situations not of their own making. It is a clever plot line, but one that can quickly become hackneyed if not … Continue reading →

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Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka (author) and Sam Malissa (Translator)

Posted on March 4, 2022 by bseat

Bullet Train is one of these books people who know and understand Japanese culture will love, and those who love complicated, twisty suspense will also appreciate for its intricate plot lines. The premise: murder on a train, would seem to … Continue reading →

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What I Am Reading On Vacation!

Posted on February 25, 2022 by bseat

When you read this I am hoping to be on the beach in Mexico! We were not able to go last year, pandemic and all, but this year we decided to go even if it was a bit risky to … Continue reading →

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When Books Light Up the Silver Screen- Part 2

Posted on January 21, 2022 by bseat

A while back, 2017 to be exact, I did a blog about books that had been developed into movies or TV series. Recently, I became aware of how many shows I have been watching that were based on books,  so … Continue reading →

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We Begin At The End by Chris Whitaker

Posted on December 3, 2021 by bseat

Duchess Day Radley, at thirteen years old, is carrying more than her share of responsibility. Her mother, Star, seems incapable of taking care of herself much less Duchess and her five year old brother, Robin.  Fiercely independent and ferocious in … Continue reading →

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Constance by Matthew Fitzsimmons

Posted on November 12, 2021 by bseat

What would you do if you had no memory of what happened in the last eighteen months of your life? What if during those lost months you did something to anger a lot of people who are now after you … Continue reading →

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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Posted on November 5, 2021 by bseat

Lost in space, overcoming enormous obstacles and always duct taping something together in order to survive. Those are the things I think of when I see a book by Andy Weir, and Project Hail Mary is no exception. When Ryland … Continue reading →

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The Plotters by Un-Su Kim (Translated by Sora Kim-Russell)

Posted on October 1, 2021 by bseat

An assassin must fulfill the requirements of the job they are hired to do. Reseng knows this because he was raised by and now works for one of the most famous killers of all time, Old Raccoon, who runs a … Continue reading →

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