Category Archives: thriller

Past Tense by Lee Child

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

Past Tense: Jack Reacher #23 Jack Reacher left the US Army as a Major (military police) at the age 36. Since then he’s been roaming the country taking odd jobs and investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations. No home, no … Continue reading →

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The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold

Posted on August 29, 2018 by

Doing one’s duty in caring for a mother with dementia is pushing Helen Knightly over the edge.  As her mother leaves behind every vestige of humanity she once possessed, Helen is faced with a monster and an irresistible urge to … Continue reading →

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Artemis by Andy Weir

Posted on June 29, 2018 by

Artemis The story is a mystery thriller that takes place on a moon base in the future. The technology isn’t very advanced. The characters are two dimensional. The plot was okay and I enjoyed reading the book, but it’s a … Continue reading →

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Impact by Douglas Preston

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

Another in his Wyman Ford series, Impact, by Douglas Preston, sends our hero to Cambodia, where mysterious deadly gemstones make an appearance.  At the same time, a young woman in Maine sees a meteor fall to the earth and she’s determined … Continue reading →

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Mission One by Samuel Best

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

An exciting science fiction thriller, Mission One opens when a private spaceship embarks to Titan, the sixth moon of Saturn, on a preliminary mission to establish a research station on the distant moon. From the beginning there are clues that things aren’t … Continue reading →

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The North Water by Ian McGuire

Posted on May 4, 2018 by

Set on a whaling ship headed for the arctic circle, The North Water is a gripping, gritty thriller I found hard to put down.  Patrick Sumner, the ex-army surgeon discovers a young cabin boy brutally raped and obviously beaten, and is … Continue reading →

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Look Again by Lisa Scottoline

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

From Goodreads:  “When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a ‘Have You Seen This Child?’ flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again, and her heart stops; the child in the photo is … Continue reading →

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