TRUE DETECTIVES by Jonathan Kellerman

First seen in Jonathan Kellerman’s novel, Bones, Private Investigator Aaron Fox and LAPD Detective Moses Reed take center stage in this new book from the prolific novelist. Normally Kellerman writes about his series regulars, Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis, with occasional forays into standalone thrillers and other characters. In True Detectives, Kellerman manages [...]

TRUST NO ONE by Gregg Hurwitz

Do NOT start Gregg Hurwitz’s new novel Trust No One at the end of a long day when you have to get back up early the next morning. This is the only warning you get.
Hurwitz is a good writer, dependable for action and intrigue. I’ve read his novels and his comic book and [...]

KILLER SUMMER by Ridley Pearson

This is my first encounter with Ridley Pearson’s Sheriff Walt Fleming, and Killer Summer was a good blend of mystery/thriller. Now I gotta go back and pick up the other two. I really enjoy the character and all the things he has to face in his life. Despite the fact that the [...]

THE LAST THING I REMEMBER by Andrew Klavan

Award-winning writer Andrew Klavan has penned a humdinger of a suspense thriller for the young adult market. And he’s not holding back the trademark action, pacing, and psychological tension that mark his other books. Not only that, he channels a riff from The Bourne Identity in the creation of his hero, Charlie West.
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ALIBI JUNIOR HIGH by Greg Logsted

I just finished reading Greg Logsted’s Alibi Junior High in a single sitting. Thankfully the family had other things to do for a while because the author nailed me to the pages with his premise and with the fantastic pacing of this young adult novel. I wasn’t tempted even once to get up [...]

DETECTIVE COMICS #854 by Greg Rucka, J. H. Williams III, Dave Stewart, Cully Hamner, and Laura Martin

Detective Comics #854 shifts its focus from Batman to two different crime-busting ladies that favor masks and martial arts. This world without Bruce Wayne as Batman promises more and more interesting things as it spins along. Greg Rucka, who has written a lot of great comic books as well as several bestselling novels, [...]

JAKE RANSOM AND THE SKULL KING’S SHADOW by James Rollins

I’ve been a longtime fan of James Rollins’s novels. I picked up his first thriller, Subterranean, on the premise of an underground adventure at the center of the earth. I never seem to get tired of those, and Rollins made the concept his own while providing unique twists. I followed his other [...]

STORM: THE INFINITY CODE by E. L. Young

Storm: The Infinity Code is the first book in a cool new spy series for young readers. Although the heroes, Will, Gaia, and Andrew, aren’t spies in the normal sense of the word, their adventures are definitely espionage based. In addition to cutting edge technology, international chases, and really bad guys, there also [...]

ILLEGAL by Paul Levine

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Paul Levine’s latest thriller is more roller coaster suspense and action than courtroom drama, and I had a blast with the characters and plot. With this novel, Levine just throws his previous playbook out the window, pulls a page from Raymond Chandler’s “The Simple Art Of Murder,” and plunges his readers through ranks of [...]

QUIVER by Peter Leonard

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I’ve been reading Elmore Leonard for most of my life. I’ve always felt certain that no one could ever emulate the style and verve he brings to stories. He’s got a rhythm and flair that’s all his own. Kind of like the way Willie Nelson picks his guitar and sings through his [...]