A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs is book nineteen in her Temperance Brennan series. I haven’t previously read an of this author’s novels, so why not start with number nineteen in a series. Though I haven’t read any of the novels in this series, I am familiar with the main character, Temperance Brennan, as … Continue reading A Conspiracy of Bones
Payback is a gripping new thriller by Gemma Rogers. As a teenager Sophie White organized a party for her and her friends to lose their virginity to their guy pals. Twenty years later, the group gathers after the death of one of the guys, Gareth. His car accident is followed by threatening notes being sent … Continue reading Payback by Gemma Roger
Into the Fire by Gregg Hurwitz is the fifth book in his Orphan X series. This latest offering is a thriller of the first order. Orphan X continues his exciting personal missions. Evan Smoak, the operative formerly known as Orphan X, ditched the covert Orphan Program but kept his other alias, the Nowhere Man, and … Continue reading Into the Fire by Gregg Hurwitz
Reckoning Point by J. M. Hewitt is book two in her mystery/thriller P.I. Alex Harvey series. This is the sequel to her acclaimed book, Exclusion Zone, but it reads well as a standalone. Elian Gould is in Holland searching for the man who, along with his compatriot, attacked her in the most vicious of ways. … Continue reading Reckoning Point by J. M. Hewitt
Smoke Screen is a smart new mystery from bestselling author, Terri Blackstock. Brenna Strickland Hertzog is a divorced single mom with a drinking problem she tries to hide. She’s resentful of her narcissistic ex-husband. Brenna has returned to her hometown after a contentious divorce, with no thought that her teenage sweetheart would move in across … Continue reading Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock
Tracking Game is book five in Margaret Mizushima’s Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series. The novel works as a standalone but additional backstory would have added clarity to some scenes. I suggest reading the series in order, but this novel is still enjoyable as a standalone. Mattie Cobb is a deputy and K-9 handler with the … Continue reading Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima
Strands of Truth is a Christian mystery novel by bestselling author, Colleen Coble. Harper Taylor and Annabelle Rice both submit DNA in a search for potential family members and find that they are half sisters. Strangely enough their mothers both died under suspicious circumstances when they were babies, without revealing the name of their shared … Continue reading Strands of Truth by Colleen Coble
Remember is the debut physiological suspense novel by Patricia Shanae Smith. Ms. Smith has acquitted herself very well in her first attempt. Portia Willows is a high school senior when her mother and younger sister, Piper, are killed in a car accident. Portia finds it hard to cope because she suffers from extreme social anxiety … Continue reading Remember by Patricia Shanae Smith
I was floored by The Extinction Agenda by Michael Laurence, which is book one in his series of the same name. This is a thriller of the first order. FBI Special Agent James Mason is sent to the to a scene of obvious carnage with lots of dead birds and evidence of humans but no … Continue reading The Extinction Agenda by Michael Laurence
The Night Caller, book one of J. M. Hewitt’s Detective Carrie Flynn Crime Thriller series, is a great psychological thriller. Detective Carrie Flynn is haunted by memories of the younger sister who was kidnapped when they were children and was never seen again. She’s doubly troubled because she saw the kidnapper. Now she’s chasing a … Continue reading The Night Caller by J. M. Hewitt
