🔍 Dive into a World of Heart-Pounding Suspense and Unpredictable Twists! Welcome to our thriller book reviews that are in the realm of edge-of-your-seat entertainment, where each page-turning moment leaves your heart racing and your mind craving more. In our electrifying thriller reviews, we unravel the enigma behind the most gripping narratives, inviting you to explore the dark alleys of mystery, the adrenaline-charged plots, and the characters that keep you guessing until the very last sentence. If you’re ready to embark on a roller-coaster ride of emotions and unravel the secrets of spine-tingling storytelling, you’ve come to the right place. Get ready to lose yourself in the world of thrillers – where the only thing certain is the thrill that awaits.
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Spiderweb Alley by Verlyn Flieger
See the Mystery Review Crew’s review of Spiderweb Alley by Verlyn Flieger Spiderweb Alley (Book 1 of The Elverie Road Series) Author: Verlyn FliegerGenre: Psychological Thriller, Mythology/Folklore In this psychological thriller that touches upon the dark, fantastic realm of Celtic myth, two young lovers find their lives, and their love, torn apart by the power of fairy tales. Mick, a young professor with expertise in folklore, wants to make a name for himself in the academic world, so when he learns of a remote seacoast community in the British Isles which maintains an ancient tradition of storytelling, he brings his…
The Well by R Chapman Wesley (Book Review)
MRC RECOMMENDS: THE WELL BY R CHAPMAN WESLEY “The Well is filled with intrigue, danger, and the race to be the one to change the world.” – The Mystery Review Crew The Well By R Chapman WesleyGenre: Thriller, EspionageProfessor Anatoly Popov, an esteemed virologist and Russian-born defector, steals the world’s deadliest virus from a US counter bio-terrorism lab. His aim–to alter its properties with the remains of an interstellar meteorite to create a Universal Cure, based upon an ancient Chinese legend. But the theft sets off a murderous clandestine multinational competition for the ultimate bioweapon. Now with his time running…
Eulogy in Black and White by Caleb Pirtle III
MRC Recommends Eulogy in Black and White by Caleb Pirtle III Death Stalks a Small Town.Magnolia Bluff waits.With apprehension.With dread.With terror.May twenty-third is coming.Somebody always dies on May twenty-third.Why?No one knows.A killer walks in the shadows.The killer is ready to strike again. Graham Huston is a drifter, a war veteran driven by guilt. He’s a man unable to escape his horrific memories. Memories have drawn him to Magnolia Bluff. Huston goes to work for the editor of the local newspaper. A temporary, meaningless job that pays his room and board. Through the growing friendship with the editor, Huston soon finds…
Book Review: Fortunes of War by Gordon Zuckerman
Today we are bringing you a WWII era mystery that will leave your head spinning (in all the best ways!). Title: Fortunes of War by Gordon ZuckermanPages: 314 pages; We listened to it on audiobook and it was 8 hours 47 mins longSeries: The Sentinels Book 1Genre: Thriller, Suspense, WWIIWhere to Find It: Amazon, Goodreads, BookbubSynopsis: During the financial devastation of the 1920-’30, a group of German Industrialist assume control of their government by supporting Hitler and his Nazi Party’s rise to power. Goals of nationalism turn in a quest for global Aryan supremacy, leading a world to war. In…
Book Review: Underneath the Fireflies by Marianne Scott
Welcome to the iRead Book Tour for Underneath the Fireflies by Marianne Scott! Today we have a #BookReview of Underneath the Fireflies + a Giveaway too! About Underneath the Fireflies Underneath the Fireflies by Marianne ScottCategory: Adult Fiction (18+), 496 pagesGenre: Murder Mystery / ThrillerPublisher: Crowe CreationsRelease date: January 2023Content Rating: PG-13 – Colloquial expressions in dialogue. Synopsis: No matter where Grace Walker goes, her extra sensory power goes with her. She’s an empath and she sees things — terrible things. After a tragic accident at the place where she works, she decides to take a mental-health break on a remote West Coast island. But she…
Book Review: Reinhardt by Marianne Scott
Book Review: Snow Storm by Mike Alger
Today we have a book review of Snow Storm by Mike Alger! He is an Author and Audiobook Narrator! You can see his insights into what makes an Audiobook Good in our guest post from him and listen to our book review below! Book Details:Book Title: SNOW STORM by Mike AlgerCategory: Adult Fiction (18 +) Genre: Mystery / ThrillerPublisher: Publish AmericaRelease date: July 2002Content Rating: PG – I wavered between G and PG…there’s no explicit language, but there is some mild-violence. Book Description:He smiled. “Kidnapping? Naw… you don’t have to worry about that. Oy’m not here to kidnap you. Oy’m…
Book Review: The Registration by Madison Lawson
Book Details: Book Title: The Registration (a Novel) by Madison Lawson Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 320 pages Genre: Thriller Publisher: CamCat Books Release date: September 2022 Content Rating: PG-13 + M. There is violence, including a torture scene, and some language, as well as mention of domestic violence, abuse, murder, and abortions. Book Description: You can’t outrun the Registration. Imagine it’s legal to commit one murder in your lifetime⎯if you Register the victim and accomplish the kill within fourteen days. So when Lynell Mize stands in line to Register the man who abused her as a child, she’s shocked to hear a stranger Register her to be…
Book Review: Fool Her Once by Joanna Elm
About the Book: Book Title: Fool Her Once (A Novel) by Joanna ElmCategory: Adult Fiction (18 +), 416 pages Genre: ThrillerPublisher: CamCat BooksRelease date: Feb, 2023Content Rating: PG-13 + M. There’s adultery, language, some sexual content, and violent crime, but no explicit descriptions of the crimes. Some killers are born. Others are made. As a rookie tabloid reporter, Jenna Sinclair made a tragic mistake when she outed Denny Dennison, the illegitimate son of an executed serial killer. So she hid behind her marriage and motherhood. Now, decades later, betrayed by her husband and resented by her teenage daughter, Jenna decides to resurrect her career—and returns to…
Book Review: Fade To Blue
Welcome to the iReads Book Tour of Fade To Blue by Hank Scheer! FADE TO BLUE by Hank ScheerCategory: Adult Fiction (18+), 288 pagesGenre: Thriller Publisher: Top Reads PublishingRelease date: Mar 2023Content Rating: PG-13 for some bad language Synopsis: Will Dr. Brenalen’s unauthorized experiment lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s, or will it be used for bioterrorism?Biotech researcher Sarah Brenalen is frustrated by her boss’s dismissal of her controversial theory, so she secretly injects lab mice with experimental Alzheimer’s drugs of her own design. Sarah is stunned when one of her experiments goes horribly wrong. But Marcel and his international cabal are intrigued. Sarah’s…
Spotlight: PaperBoy
Book Details: Book Title: PAPERBOY (A Dylan Tomassi Novel) by Dan Romanello Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 332 pages Genre: Coming of Age Contemporary Thriller Publisher: Sanitas Publishing, Inc. Publication Date: August, 2022. Content Rating: R: A series of explicit sex scenes, minimal bad language and drug use are utilized for character and plot development. Book Description: Abandoned by his father as an infant and raised by a single mother among the wealthy and privileged in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Dylan Tomassi grew up poor. As a boy he is befriended by a mysteriously reclusive widow he meets on his paper route. She mentors him with sage advice on matters facing…
Book Review: Copper Waters
Welcome to the iReads Book Tour for the Annalisse Series! Today we are featuring Book 4 Copper Waters! Title: Copper Waters Author: Marlene M. Bell Series: Annalisse Series #4 Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Romance Where to Find It: Goodreads, Amazon, BookBub Synopsis: A rural New Zealand vacation turns poisonous.Antiquities expert Annalisse Drury and tycoon Alec Zavos are at an impasse in their relationship when Alec refuses to clear up a paternity issue with an ex-lover.Frustrated with his avoidance when their future is at stake, Annalisse accepts an invitation from an acquaintance to fly to New Zealand—an idyllic escape from the recent turbulence in her life.Trouble follows Annalisse…
Book Review: Scattered Legacy
Welcome to the iReads Book Tour for the Annalisse Series! Today we are featuring Book 3 Scattered Legacy! Title: Scattered Legacy Author: Marlene M. Bell Series: Annalisse Series #3 Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Romance Where to Find It: Goodreads, Amazon, Bookshop.org, BookBub Synopsis: To outsiders, the relationship between Manhattan antiquities assessor Annalisse Drury and sports car magnate Alec Zavos must look carefree and glamorous. In reality, it’s a love affair regularly punctuated by treasure hunting, high adventure, and the occasional dead body. When Alec schedules a getaway trip to show Annalisse his mother’s Italian birthplace, he squeezes in the high-stakes business of divesting his family’s corporation. But things go terribly wrong as…
Book Review: Spent Identity
Welcome to the iReads Book Tour for the Annalisse Series! Today we are featuring Book 2 Spent Identity! Title: Spent Identity Author: Marlene M. Bell Series: Annalisse Series #2 Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Romance Where to Find It: Goodreads, Amazon, Bookshop.org, BookBub Synopsis: To find her missing aunt, she has to unearth the secrets of the past. But lies and deceit run though the very heart of their town… What started out as a promising relationship with adventurer and tycoon Alec Zavos has fizzled into an uncertain future for antiquities expert Annalisse Drury. Returning to Walker Farm in Upstate New York to see her Aunt Kate…
Book Review: Stolen Obsession
Title: Stolen Obsession Author: Marlene M. Bell Series: Annalisse Series #1 Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Romance Where to Find It: Goodreads, Amazon, Bookshop.org, BookBub Synopsis: People die, but legends live on. New York antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury recently lost her best friend to murder. The killer’s identity may be linked to her friend’s expensive missing bracelet—a 500-year-old artifact that carries an ancient curse, one that unleashes evil upon any who dare wear the jewelry created for the Persian royal family. Weeks later, Annalisse sees a matching necklace at a Manhattan gallery opening. She begs the owner to destroy the cursed piece,…
Book Review: Prognosis Critical by Gary Birken MD
Welcome to the iReads Book Tour for Prognosis Critical by Gary Birken MD! Book Details: Book Title: PROGNOSIS CRITICAL by Gary Birken MDCategory: Adult Fiction (18+), 258 pagesGenre: Medical Thriller Publisher: Erupen Titles Release date: August 2022Content Rating: PG. Gary Birken’s books can be read by his kids. He says it’s between a PG and PG+M (shit one time; damn three times; hell three times). Book Description: WHERE DEADLY SECRETS ARE THE NORM . . .Three weeks after completing her residency in pediatric cardiology, Dr. Jacey Flanigan moves from the Pacific Northwest to Manhattan to begin her career at the prestigious Children’s Heart Hospital.…
Book Review: Sunburst by Susan May Warren
Title: SunburstAuthor: Susan May WarrenGenre: Suspense, ThrillerWhere to find it: Goodreads, BookBub, Amazon Synopsis: When former Navy SEAL and lifelong bachelor Ranger Kingston is called upon to take part in a rescue mission to save his brother Colt, who has been kidnapped by terrorists in Nigeria, he is shocked to find among the hostages a woman he knows and could never forget. Noemi Sutton was attempting to return a young girl to her family in Boko Haram territory when she and the girl found themselves taken hostage, along with several others. And while Ranger Kingston may be able to get…
Book Review: Watch Her Disappear
Title: Watch Her DisappearAuthor: Lisa ReganGenre: Thriller, MysteryWhere to find it: Goodreads, BookBub, Amazon Synopsis: The girl’s prom dress, the color of champagne, shimmers in the dying light. A corsage of wilting pink sweetheart roses decorates her wrist. She is perfectly still, lying on the ground like a delicate china doll, trapped forever in a sleep from which she will never wake… When a call comes in about a young girl found dead at a high school prom—her life drained away from a fatal stab wound—Detective Josie Quinn drops everything to attend the scene. Taking in the girl’s neatly braided hair,…
Book Review: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
Title: The Overnight GuestAuthor: Heather GudenkaufGenre: Mystery, ThrillerWhere to find it: Goodreads, BookBub, Amazon Synopsis: A woman receives an unexpected visitor during a deadly snowstorm in this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf.True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she’s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace.As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house,…
Book Review: The Family Holiday by Shalini Boland Review from The Plain Spoken Pen
Title: The Family HolidayAuthor: Shalini BolandPublisher: BookouturePublication Date: March 29, 2022Genre: ThrillerBuy Link: AmazonGoodreads | BookBub The Family Holiday Review from The Plain Spoken Pen Reposted with permission. Originally posted on The Plain Spoken Pen. I’m putting this first because there is a ginormous spoiler in the blurb. It’s at the end of the post. If you don’t want to know in significant part where the story is headed before you start reading, skip that part. A very brief synopsis, so as not to give anything away: Beth and Niall live in Dorset. A decision is made that they’ll go on…
Book Showcase: Inhuman Acts by Brooke L. French
Welcome to the Partners In Crime Book Showcase for Inhuman Acts by Brooke L. French! Inhuman Acts by Brooke L French Synopsis: A deadly, incurable disease creeps silent through Chattanooga. And its victims aren’t random. When inexplicable human rabies cases appear in Tennessee, disease ecologist Letty Duquesne jumps at the chance to trace the virus back to its source. But the closer Letty gets to finding the outbreak’s origin, the further someone will go to stop her. With an unwanted promotion threatening to take Letty far from the field work she loves, this outbreak feels like her last chance to…
Book Review: Her Frozen Cry by Carolyn Arnold
A book review from Bound 4 Escape: Her Frozen Cry by Carolyn Arnold! About The Book Title: Her Frozen CryAuthor Carolyn ArnoldGenre: Mystery, ThrillerRelease Date: June 9th, 2022 Synopsis: The moon shines through the open window, bathing the woman in pale light. Blood-red wine from a shattered glass soaks into the cream blanket beside her, and her dull eyes stare vacantly at the framed photograph in her hand.When beautiful wife and mother Alicia Gordon is found dead in a remote woodland cabin, Detective Amanda Steele is shocked to discover that she knows the husband. Amanda hasn’t spoken to Tony since she lost…
Book Review: Then Came the Thunder by Rachael Huzar Narrated by Jenn Lee
Title: Then Came the ThunderAuthor: Rachael Huzar; Narrated by Jenn LeeWhere to buy: Amazon (affiliate link)Genre: Thriller, Supernatural ThrillerSeries: Three WillowsBe sure to add it to your Goodreads or BookBub Lists! Synopsis of Then Came The Thunder: To its residents, the little town of Three Willows might seem as close to Heaven as it’s possible to get here on Earth. The community is abundant and peaceful, despite being surrounded by the unforgiving deserts of New Mexico and with the frontlines of the War Between the States raging just a few hundred miles further north. But the impact of the war hasn’t escaped everyone.…
Book Review: The Art of Revenge by Joe Giordano – Review from Bound 4 escape
Synopsis of The Art of Revenge: The Art of Revenge, an Anthony Provati Thriller is a riveting chase around the world that will have gritty thriller lovers salivating for more. Action-packed, suspenseful and at times terrifying, a must read for those who like hanging on the edge of the cliff by only their fingers. The Art of Revenge features two unlikely heroes. Anthony Provati is a jazz pianist, art gallery owner, and sailor, who has a mob boss uncle. Valentina Esposito was orphaned at birth but is rewriting her destiny by becoming a brilliant computer programmer. They undertake a global pursuit of murderous…
Book Review: Operation Navajo by Anita Dickason
Title: Operation Navajo Author: Anita DickasonCategories: Suspense / Political Thriller / Crime Fiction Synopsis: “Whoever controls the flow of the money supply, irrespective of whether it’s fiat or gold currency is the one to fear.” The imminent launch of the Feds gold-backed currency triggers more than fierce protests when a note is dropped into Federal Reserve Chairman Frank Littleton’s coat pocket. The cryptic message is a warning someone plans to assassinate him. A new Tracker agent and financial crimes expert joins forces with an undercover Interpol agent to infiltrate the inner sanctum of the Federal Reserve. The case turns deadly…
Book Review: Deadly Business
About Deadly Business Gripping Texas Escapist Thriller Spirals to a Riveting Conclusion! Following a tactical raid at an Oklahoma farm, a phone call sends U.S. Deputy Marshal Piper McKay rushing back to the East Texas cattle ranch where she grew up. Her grandmother, Jennie Layton, is near death from a crushed skull. When local authorities claim the cause of the injury was an accident, Piper isn’t convinced. Who wants Jennie dead? Is the reason connected to a dubious contract Piper finds in Jennie’s desk? Piper realizes her grandmother isn’t the only one in danger when she barely escapes a deadly…
Book Review: Murder at Primrose Cottage
Book: Murder at Primrose CottageAuthor: Merryn AllinghamPub Day: March 18, 2022 Buy Link – Amazon: https://amzn.to/3j5fMbW Book Description: Join Flora Steele – bookshop owner, bicycle-rider, daydreamer and amateur detective – in her quest to solve a brand-new murder mystery! Cornwall, 1956: When Flora Steele sets off for a peaceful vacation with crime writer Jack Carrington in his little red Austin, the last thing she expects to find is a body at their pretty rental cottage! Shocked by the discovery, inquisitive Flora joins forces with handsome Jack to find out how the poor man came to such an untimely end in the overgrown orchard of Primrose Cottage. They discover Roger Gifford was a man with plenty of friends and the villagers…
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Book Review: The Paris Betrayal by James R. Hannibal
About the Book Title: The Paris Betrayal Author: James R. HannibalGenre: Thriller, Suspense. Sub Genre: Spy Thriller, Christian Fiction After a rough mission in Rome involving the discovery of a devastating bioweapon, Company spy Ben Calix returns to Paris to find his perfectly ordered world has collapsed. A sniper attack. An ambush. A call for help that brings French SWAT forces down on his head. Ben is out. This is a severance–reserved for incompetents and traitors.Searching for answers and anticipating a coming attack, Ben and a woman swept up in his misfortunes must travel across Europe to find the sniper…
