Tag Archives: thriller
Florida Straits by Laurence Shimes
Read September 2020 Recommended for fans of ?comedy Mafias? ★ ★ ★ 1/2 This was unexpected. No, really, it was. I expected a Mafia thriller/farce–perhaps along the lines of ‘Get Shorty’–what I found was a rather interesting story … Continue reading
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Read September 2020 Recommended for fans of action AI ★ ★ ★ ★ First of all, it’s Murderbot. So ‘four stars’ here is about a million for a normal read. But I struggled with Network Effect. Yes, … Continue reading
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of the movie ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Put me down for “liked the movie a little more.” “But scientific power is like inherited wealth: attained without discipline. You read what others … Continue reading
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
