Liviania’s review of Fun & Games (Charlie Hardie Trilogy, Book 1) by Duane Swierczynski Pulp Thriller published by Mulholland 20 Jun 11 Sybs passed Fun & Games on to me because she knows that I sometimes read comics.  I’m not a big Marvel girl, but I accepted because I had heard of Duane Swierczynski.  I [...]

Gwen’s review of Indulgence in Death by  J.D. Robb Futuristic thriller hardcover released by Putnam Adult 2 Nov 10 By now, more than 20 books into the series, fans are pretty familiar with the characters. So it’s time to explore new territory in this modern New York City and its favorite cop.  Well, no.  Actually [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner Suspense/thriller hardcover released by Bantam 15 Jul 08, paperback release 19 May 09 I came to read this book because Wendy the Super Librarian and super awesome Harlequin reviewer herself blogged about it. Since Sybil so kindly provided me with the e-copy that I read, I [...]

Liviania’s review of Made to Be Broken (Nadia Stafford, Book 2) by Kelley Armstrong Thriller released by Bantam 24 Feb 09 For those who don’t know, Kelley Armstrong’s Nadia Stafford books are not paranormal.  No vamps, no werewolves, no nothing.  Instead, they’re thrillers with hitmen as the protagonists.  As I love hitmen I’m totally cool [...]

Gwen’s review of Suite 606 by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Mary Kay McComas Paranormal fiction anthology released by Berkley Jove 4 Nov 08 At first glance, this anthology seems to be a mixed bag of stories, covering all kinds of time periods and topics.  And, well, it is and it isn’t.  [...]

Connie’s Quick Quack review of Sweetheart (The Beauty Killer, Book 2) by Chelsea Cain Mystery thriller hardcover released by St. Martin’s Minotaur 2 Sep 08 Archie is back, and addicted to pain pills, when another girl is found in the park where Gretchen’s first victim was discovered. He’s managed to get back with Debbie and [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain Suspense/thriller fiction hardcover released by St. Martins Minotaur 2 Sep 08 As much as I love a good romance novel, I started out my reading life as a mystery reader. While both are genre fiction, I expect different things from each of them. In romance, [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay Contemporary mystery/thriller fiction released by Doubleday 20 Jul 04 I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I unearthed Darkly Dreaming Dexter from the depths of the TBR. I’d heard some great things about the book — if you’re into heroic sociopaths working for the [...]

Connie’s review of The Night Cafe by Taylor Smith Thriller released from MIRA 1 Jun 08 Gun for hire Hannah Nicks agrees to take a job for her sister’s longtime friend. All Hannah needs to do is deliver a painting to a gun runner in Puerto Vallerta. This simple, well paying job goes bad when [...]

I figured that if I wait until I have time to do full reviews of these six books, airborne porcine would be commonplace. So I decided to just do it – write a bunch of quick hits. These are all over the place as far as genre and release dates, so bear with me. Below [...]

Connie’s review of Trapped by Chris Jordan Suspense Thriller from MIRA 1 Nov 07 Jane Hartley’s 16 year old daughter fought and beat leukemia when she was a young child. And since she beat it, Kelly has been fighting her mother’s desire for her to ‘take it easy’. This all comes about in the first [...]