Category: Thriller

  • The Christmas Holiday

    The Christmas Holiday

    Author: Mikayla DavidsPublisher: IndieDate Published: December 2, 2023 Meet the in-laws. How awful can it be? Alicia has finally married the guy she’s been friends with benefits since college.  She had no idea his family were as wealthy as they are so when she’s invited to spend the Christmas holiday with them at their lodge…

  • The House Guest

    The House Guest

    Author: Alison JamesPublisher: BookoutureDate Published: November 1, 2023 Wow! I have been very stingy with my 5-star reviews but I’m happy that I found The House Guest well deserving of that rating! This is an intricate but fast-paced story with well-conceived characters that reel you in. Because of a trust that’s almost diabolical in the…

  • When I’m Dead

    When I’m Dead

    Author: Hannah MorrisseyPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: October 31, 2023 I would say it would be great to be back in Black Harbor, but oh what a bleak place! The way the author paints the town, you just know you would never want to live there, either by birth or accident. You can just feel…

  • Gone Tonight

    Gone Tonight

    Author: Sarah PekkanenPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: August 1, 2023 Ruth takes a mother’s love to its extreme. She will do anything to protect her daughter Catherine from her past. Catherine is a dutiful daughter, bound at the hip to her single mother. So when Ruth is diagnosed with a fatal disease, Catherine at first…

  • The Lodge

    The Lodge

    Author: Sue WatsonPublisher: BookoutureDate Published: October 24, 2023 Sue Watson is an auto-buy for me, and this book had all the ingredients to keep me reading: a remote location, a snowstorm, a group of contentious people, and a murder (or two!). I loved the descriptions of the setting in this book – a cozy cottage,…

  • Alex Cross Must Die

    Alex Cross Must Die

    Coming soon!

  • Her No. 1 Fan

    Her No. 1 Fan

    Author: Abby DaviesPublisher: Apple Loft PressDate Published: September 28, 2023 I was happy that the author acknowledged Stephen King’s Misery as the inspiration for this story. Misery was one of those stories that just stayed with me and I think possibly Her No. 1 Fan will as well. This is the story of how a…

  • The Intern

    The Intern

    Author: Michele CampbellPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: October 3, 2023 What I liked about The Intern:• The Harvard campus and court settings felt real.• The characters were well-developed, complete with backstories.• The storyline was fast-paced.• I loved the insider knowledge of Harvard and the law (see Campbell’s bio). The only thing that kept me from…

  • The Family Secret

    The Family Secret

    Author: Mikayla DavidsPublisher: Mikayla DavidsDate Published: September 1, 2023 I seem to be drawn to books that take place in chalets on ski mountains. Without a doubt, you know that something bad is going to happen. This book was a perfect recipe for disaster: the grandmom, the 3 sisters who all have secrets, and the…

  • 12 Months to Live

    12 Months to Live

    Authors: James Patterson and Mike LupicaPublisher: Little, BrownDate Published: September 25, 2023 Jane Smith is a gritty defense attorney with only 12 months and nothing left to lose. Except for her best friend and partner Jimm Cunniff, her rescue dog RIP (Rest in Peace), and a new relationship with veterinarian doctor Ben. When I first…