Tag: murder thriller
Review: The Dangers of an Ordinary Night by Lynne Reeves
The Dangers of an Ordinary Night, Lynne Reeves, Crooked Lane Books – After a delayed audition late one fall evening, teenagers Tali Carrington and June Danforth leave the Performing Arts High School in Boston and disappear into the night.
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Review: Choose Me by Gerritsen & Braver
Choose Me, Gerritsen & Braver, Thomas & Mercer – Authors Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver team up to produce a thriller with a Greek mythological twist. Their prose is alluring, and the plot is intriguing.
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Review: The North Face of the Heart by Dolores Redondo
The North Face of the Heart, Dolores Redondo, – Spanish author Dolores Redondo’s wildly popular protagonist, Investigator Amaia Salazar, is back for another adventure in Redondo’s just-translated thriller, “The North Face of the Heart.” This time, Salazar assists the FBI to track down a serial killer.
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Book Review: Final Judgment by Marcia Clark
Final Judgment by Marcia Clark, Thomas and Mercer – Samantha Brinkman never thought she’d find true love. With her messed-up past and increasingly successful legal career, she thought her love life would never consist of more than a series of flings.
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Book Review: A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni
A Cold Trail, Robert Dugoni, Thomas & Mercer – Seattle police Detective Tracy Crosswhite is on maternity leave when she returns to her hometown of Cedar Grove with her husband Dan and two-month-old daughter Daniella. The town holds painful memories for Tracy.
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The Keeper by Jessica Moor
The Keeper, Jessica Moor, Penguin Books – Jessica Moor’s novel, “The Keeper,” needs to be read, despite its painful subject: Why do women stay with their abusive husbands/partners? Moor tackles the physiological and physical fear of women caught in the cycle of violence, and why law enforcement shies away from domestic abuse.
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Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg
Lost Hills, Lee Goldberg, Thomas & Mercer – At the end of one’s complex and perhaps trying day, a Lee Goldberg detective story is just the ticket. The prolific author has produced more than 30 novels, mystery series and scores of TV shows, all with the same theme: a hero who saves the day.
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Irish Detective’s 20-year-old Case Collides with New Mysterious Death
The Ruin, Dervla McTiernan, Penguin Books – When Cormac Reilly was a rookie, he responded to a call for help from a teenager named Maude – her mother was dead.
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River Bodies by Karen Katchur
River Bodies, Karen Katchur, Thomas & Mercer – Veterinarian Becca Kingsley grew up in Portland, a small Pennsylvanian town alongside the Delaware River. Her father Clint was chief of police, respected by the community but an object of fear and loathing to Becca for his stern discipline and womanizing.
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