Tag Archives: thriller
A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly
Read January 2020 Recommended for fans of Charlie Parker ★ ★ ★ “A new fall of snow had settled upon the old, like memories, like the years. It would freeze, too, according to the weathermen, adding another … Continue reading
Small Vices by Robert B. Parker
Read November 2019 Recommended for Spenser fans ★ ★ 1/2 Having read this over a decade ago, it wouldn’t normally make the re-read list. However, the dad enjoyed the last Parker book I gave him, so I thought … Continue reading
A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais
Read September 2019 Recommended for fans of Crais ★ ★ ★ Here’s the scoop: A Dangerous Man is distressingly like Taken (Cole/Pike book #15), except that we skip the twist. It also reads more coherently; though Crais … Continue reading
A Time of Torment by John Connolly
Read July 2019 Recommended for series fans ★ ★ ★ Here’s the thing: I’ve been reading Bad Blood and I was in the mood for some retribution, so I switched to Connolly’s Charlie Parker series. Being more than … Continue reading
The Toll by Cherie Priest
Read July 2019 Recommended for fans of Southern Gothic ★ ★ 1/2 Loosely billed as ‘horror,’ I don’t think that The Toll earns the genre. With a Southern Gothic atmosphere, it has a dual plot line that only … Continue reading
The Vinyl Detective by Andrew Cartmel
Read April 2019 Recommended for fans of hipster thrillers ★ ★ ★ I really think my recommendation says it all, but here’s some specifics: A very, very down-on-his-luck record fan is getting desperate. The estate broiler finally broke, … Continue reading
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Read February 2019 Recommended for people who like traveling in the 60s ★ ★ ★ You know what’s lovely about Mrs. Pollifax? She’s unabashedly enthusiastic about travel and about meeting people from other cultures. Published in 1966, it … Continue reading
The Whisperers by John Connolly
Read October 2018 Recommended for fans of Charlie Parker ★ ★ 1/2 Can some authors be ‘too big to fail?’ Is John Connolly one of them? I’ve had my ups and down with the series to be sure, … Continue reading
Spares by Michael Marshall Smith. Not spare. Quite full, actually.
Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of sci fi and detectives ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Calling Spares a ‘hard-boiled detective’ story is like calling Ben&Jerry’s Wavy Gravy ‘chocolate swirl ice cream.’ Sure. I guess, if … Continue reading
Unquiet by John Connolly. Yes, very.
Read August -Sept 2018 Recommended for fans of detective thrillers with a twist ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Intense. Connolly writes detective-style mysteries with a dash of supernatural elements. The trouble is, neither Parker, nor the reader, … Continue reading
