The Night in Question by Nic Joseph is a suspenseful tale of desperation, opportunity, and ultimately murder. When one of the most famous rock stars in the world leaves his phone in your car, you blackmail him when he asks for it back, right? Well, you do if you’re Paula,… Read more
Stalker by Lisa Stone is a spellbinding thriller that will make you think twice about privacy and online security. When most people hear the word “stalker,” it conjures up images of celebrity stalkers and people lurking in the bushes around someone’s house in the dark of night, ready to pounce. But… Read more
Broken Windows by Paul D. Marks is the second book in the Duke Rogers PI series. If you enjoy old-school PI tales, you’ll love getting to know L.A. PI (and former Navy SEAL) Duke Rogers. Duke is still reeling from the events of White Heat—the first (and Shamus Award-winning) thriller to… Read more
Dark Sky Island by Lara Dearman is the second Jennifer Dorey mystery, where an inspector and journalist join forces to uncover long-buried secrets, simmering resentments, and a chilling murder in a tiny, remote island in the English Channel. I just love the concept of a dark sky island. Recently, I read a… Read more
Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan is a U.S. debut psychological thriller about a struggling woman with a dangerous fascination with a recently-deceased mother. I think U.S. readers will be seeing much more of Irish ex-journalist and author Claire Allan. She already has more than a few titles under her belt,… Read more
Sunrise Highway by Peter Blauner is a new thriller about a lone young cop on the trail of a powerful killer determined not just to stop her but to make her pay. Take a Visual Tour Through Sunrise Highway with GIFnotes! Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to read Blauner’s first novel starring… Read more
Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough is a chilling psychological thriller about a dedicated single mom, her restless teenage daughter, and her troubled friends—about the secrets they hide, and the pasts they can’t escape. If you read 2017’s utterly fantastic Behind Her Eyes, you know exactly what Sarah Pinborough is… Read more
Swift Vengeance by T. Jefferson Parker is an incendiary new thriller where Roland Ford hunts down a mysterious killer, jockeys for position with the FBI, and risks everything to save a friend in terrible jeopardy. The Room of White Fire introduced the fantastic ex-cop, ex-Marine pilot Roland Ford, and it’s hard… Read more
Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear is a gripping debut procedural where a young London policewoman must probe dark secrets buried deep in her own family’s past to solve a murder and a long-ago disappearance. I have a love/hate relationship with debut novels. On one hand, there’s the chance I’ll discover… Read more
Make Them Sorry by Sam Hawken is the third book in the Camaro Espinoza series, where a violent stalker has a terrified woman in his sights, but the ex-army medic will make him sorry. Sometimes a book’s title says it all, and that’s certainly the case with Make Them Sorry. This… Read more
