Category: Thriller

  • How I’ll Kill You

    How I’ll Kill You

    Author: Ren DeStefanoPublisher: Berkley Publishing GroupDate Published: March 21, 2023 This book about sisters who enter a pact to kill off their boyfriends reminded me a female You (Caroline Kepnes). In triplicate. Each of the sisters has a skill that makes their kills efficient and virtually untraceable. Their loyalty to each other is what holds…

  • What Have We Done

    What Have We Done

    Author: Alex FinlayPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: March 7, 2023 This book is about a group of kids who grow up in a group home together. It tells the story of where they are now as adults, as they try to figure out who is trying to kill them and why. There are likeable and…

  • Dying to Tell

    Dying to Tell

    Author: Val CollinsPublisher: Val CollinsDate Published: March 1, 2023 Aoife is back! A totally likeable character who has been in all five of the Val Collin’s Aoife Walsh standalone thrillers, Aoife finds herself doing an investigative piece on a man who has gone missing while on his honeymoon in Italy. But soon the journalistic article…

  • The House Guest

    The House Guest

    Author: Hank Phillippi RyanPublisher: Macmillan-Tor/Forge, Forge BooksDate Published: February 7, 2023 Although I’ve long been a fan of Hank and Karen Dionne’s popular The Back Room author interviews, this is the first book I’ve read by Hank. And what a ride! There is something to grab and hold your attention in each chapter. The plot is complicated…

  • The Sanctuary

    The Sanctuary

    Author: Katrine EngbergPublisher: Gallery Books/Scout PressDate Published: February 7, 2023 Katrine Engberg has written another atmospheric Nordic noir, this time set on the island of Bornholm. While this is part of a series, it’s completely readable as a standalone. Anette Werner works for the police in Copenhagen but has a case that seems to have roots…

  • The Doctor’s Wife

    The Doctor’s Wife

    Author: Daniel HurstPublisher: BookoutureDate Published: January 31, 2023 Daniel Hurst is an auto-buy for me. He not only does lies and deceit well, but he can tell a story from a woman’s point of view flawlessly. I loved how Fern lulls Drew into thinking she went along with his idea to move to a small village…

  • Dying to Tell

    Dying to Tell

    COVER REVEAL Author: Val CollinsTo Be Published: February 28, 2023 I am honored to take part in this cover reveal for Thriller Thursday If you haven’t read any of Val Collins’ books, why not start here? Part-time journalist Aoife Walsh is about to tie the knot with her long-term boyfriend, Detective Conor Moloney. However, after…

  • The Drift

    The Drift

    Author: C. J. TudorPublisher: Random House Publishing – BallantineDate Published: January 31, 2023 I was hesitant to read a post-apocalyptic novel, worried that it would be too dark and angsty. But C. J. Tudor has given us a story about the will to survive, and maybe a fable for our current situation – one that tells…

  • The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

    Author: Laura WolfePublisher: BookoutureDate Published: January 26, 2023 Camping in the remote woods with your in-laws-to-be. What could go wrong? Abigail and her parents have only met once, and it didn’t go so well. As a participant in many “required” bonding events, I cringed when bride-to-be Abigail suggests a 3-day guided camping trip with organized exercises.…

  • The Fear of Winter

    The Fear of Winter

    Author: S. C. SterlingPublisher: No Bueno PublishingDate Published: January 18, 2023 This book starts out as a search for a missing daughter but turns into so much more. It’s the story of what happens to a married couple when tragedy strikes, the desperation of lives marred by drugs and alcohol, and the splinter between children and…