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Brian Bandell

Book Review: The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge

By Brian Bandell

October 31, 2019

The story of a modern-day ninja warrior following the code of the #MeToo movement, The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge is as impactful as a throwing star. The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge is a debut novel that is perfectly positioned as the first in a series following a lovable, yet deadly, young female ninja…

Book Review: The Darwin Strain by Bill Schutt & J.R. Finch

By Brian Bandell

August 10, 2019

The Darwin Strain by Bill Schutt & J.R. Finch is the authors’ third high-octane thriller—a page-turning blend of science, history, and suspense featuring zoologist and adventurer Captain R. J. MacCready. For the third novel in their series blending the science of evolution and history, Bill Schutt and J.R. Finch bring the cold war to the…

Book Review: The Dark Above by Jeremy Finley

By Brian Bandell

July 8, 2019

In this sequel to the critically-acclaimed novel that grabbed fans of X-Files and Stranger Things, Jeremy Finley returns with The Dark Above, another thriller full of aliens and government cover-ups. Aliens are attacking Earth in The Dark Above by Jeremy Finley, and their most dangerous weapons are human beings. Some people grow up social media…

Book Review: The Kremlin Strike by Dale Brown

By Brian Bandell

May 13, 2019

Space is the battlefield in The Kremlin Strike by Dale Brown, the fifth book in the Brad McLanahan series, which shows that obtaining military superiority over Earth’s orbit could give a country frightening power. Political opinions aside, it’s hard to argue against the United States having a Space Force as an official branch of the…

Book Review: Dead in a Week by Andrea Kane

By Brian Bandell

March 18, 2019

In Dead in a Week, suspense thriller novelist Andrea Kane follows a covert team of special operatives who’ve formed a non-government group as they attempt to save a kidnapped young woman and prevent corporate espionage. Andrea Kane has assembled such an impressive team of special operatives that I almost feel bad for any criminals they’re…

Shell Game by Sara Paretsky

Review: Shell Game by Sara Paretsky

By Brian Bandell

October 15, 2018

Sara Paretsky follows her instant New York Times bestseller Fallout with Shell Game, an extraordinary adventure that pits her acclaimed detective, V.I. Warshawski, against some of today’s most powerful figures. Sara Paretsky doesn’t shy away from politics or dangerous criminals in her 21st novel, a crime thriller clearly set against the backdrop of the Trump administration. Warshawski (aka Vic, a…

Silence the Living: New Excerpt

By Brian Bandell

Silence the Living by Brian Bandell is the second book in the Mute series featuring Monique “Moni” Williams.  The world hung in the balance because she wanted to live, because he couldn’t live without her. Former Florida police officer Monique “Moni” Williams carries in her bloodstream the most deadly substance on the planet, an intelligent…

Review: The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer

By Crime HQ

March 26, 2018

In The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer, a mortician for fallen soldiers becomes an unlikely hero as he helps a young woman from his past battle a murderous organization. Brad Meltzer has returned to his roots as a thriller author in The Escape Artist, a fast-paced novel with protagonists who are easy to root for as…

Review: The Throne of Caesar by Steven Saylor

By Brian Bandell

February 19, 2018

The Throne of Caesar by Steven Saylor is the 16th Novel of Ancient Rome, which turns to the most famous murder in history: It’s Rome, 44 B.C., and the Ides of March are approaching (available February 20, 2018). Author Steven Saylor had a real dilemma on his hands. With 15 historical mystery novels set in…

Review: Death at Nuremberg by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV

By Brian Bandell

December 22, 2017

Death at Nuremberg by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV follows a crafty American soldier caught between scheming Russians and secretive Nazis in post-World War II Germany in the fourth novel of the Clandestine Operations series (available December 26, 2017). With more than 50 novels to his name, W.E.B. Griffin is one of the…

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