White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, Book 7) by Kim Harrison
The superb seventh Rachel Morgan fantasy contains a radically different feel to the story line as there is less action than in previous tales, especially the last two, and more depth into the souls of what motivates key characters. The poignant look is not just [...]
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White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison - Review
The Santa Claus Murders by Ed Gorman - Review
The Santa Claus Murders by Ed Gorman
Part of: Crooks, Crimes and Christmas
“The Santa Claus Murders” is a terrific story. The setting is the Christmas season, but it isn’t forced or annoying. The narrative is crisp and executed with a deliberate and meaningful style. If you enjoy the private eye genre, a mystery, or anything else [...]
The Breath Of God by Harry Turtledove - Review
The Breath of God (Opening of the World) by Harry Turtledove
The second Opening of the World thriller is a terrific novel that switches gear from the first tale, which was more of an exploration expedition, to a great military fantasy. The story line is fast-paced as the heroes flee after losing the battle to the [...]
Fool by Christopher Moore - Review
Fool: A Novel by Christopher Moore
Paying homage in a cheeky way to the Bard, Christopher Moore’s take on the classic King Lear play is a brilliant mix of bawdry bedroom-bathroom comedy with a tragic novel in five acts. The story is told by the one person who knows everything that is going on because as [...]
The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer - Review
The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer
This is an entreating tale that links the first reported homicide to a 1932 murder to the Nazis and to a modern day secret cult. The story line is action-packed and fun to follow especially for Brownian conspiracy fans. However, none of the key cast members seem more developed [...]
Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress - Review
Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress
STEAL ACROSS THE SKY is an exhilarating cerebral science fiction thriller that asks profound questions about humanity’s development, religion, and social interaction through the Atoner (apropos descriptor for this group) intervention. The three earthlings represent mankind visiting two planets in which each orb can be seen in the sky [...]
Castaways by Brian Keene - Review
Castaways by Brian Keene
Although the tale of a reality TV show on an isolated Pacific island filled with monsters is not new (see Jaci Burton’s Surviving Demon Island), Brian Keene refreshes his version by placing his Castaway within a horror version of Christie’s And Then There Were None. Fans of Survivor will enjoy the twist [...]
Critical Mass by Whitley Strieber - Review
Critical Mass by Whitley Strieber
CRITICAL MASS is a fascinating look at efforts to counter the flow of nuclear weapons around the globe. The story line is action-packed with dedicated Jim and his Muslim wife struggling to prevent further tragedy from happening. Although the language turns oddly poetic at crisis moments which jars the reader, Whitley [...]
The Darker Side by Cody McFadyen - Review
The Darker Side by Cody McFadyen
The Darker Side is different than the usual novel I read. It is a serial killer-novel—a genre that I jump into only occasionally—that focuses heavily on atmosphere and a dark philosophical interrogation of humanity and its vices.
Smoky Barrett is an FBI manhunter who has a very personal experience with death. [...]
The Renegades by T. Jefferson Parker - Review
The Renegades by T. Jefferson Parker
Hood is a beacon of morality in a desert of corruption in which drugs seem to own almost everyone’s soul from Los Angeles to Mexico. The story line is fast-paced but driven by the throwback hero who obsesses with a need to know whether Mr. Wonderful was a bad or [...]
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