Blogcritics Category: Books: Thriller

Book Review: Soulless by Christopher Golden

Mel Odom — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:23:11 EST

Christopher Golden has penned a down-and-dirty zombie novel that offers thrills and a definite creep factor.
Zombies are experiencing a resurgence of public interest. Check out the latest movies, comics, novels, and video games and you’ll discover that the undead have staked out a distinct and larger terrain of their own. Worm-riddled and decaying, they claw up from the grave and set out searching for the nearest brain buffet. For whatever reason,...

Book Review: The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly

Nancy Fontaine — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:48:49 EST

The verdict? It's one of the best of 2008.
Michael Connelly's The Brass Verdict is a crisp crime/courtroom mystery. Written in muscular, straightforward prose, it's a sure hit for both Connelly and mystery fans alike and not surprisingly has landed on many "best of" lists this year (New York Times notable crime fiction, Library Journal best thrillers, Publisher's...

Book Review: A Snowball In Hell by Christopher Brookmyre

Richard Marcus — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:36:59 EST

Brookmyre is one of the best social critics going as well as being one of the most original crime fiction writers you'll ever read.
It used to be in order to be famous you had to have done something important or have an ability that distinguished you from other people. Artists, scientists, thinkers, explorers, inventors, and military leaders were all likely candidates for fame as they were all in careers that provided opportunities for renown. Any celebrity or fame that came...

Book Review: Two Weeks Under by Rivka Tadjer

Lynda Lippin — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:45:24 EST

This is a fast paced enjoyable yet scary commentary on our cultural obsession with weight.
Imagine a world where changing your physical body is easy. Want bigger perkier breasts? There is a pill for that. It may have a few side effects, but what doesn't? Want to feel better about yourself? Take Normal! Want to lose weight? Go into a medically induced two week coma and wake up 20 pounds lighter.Rivka Tadjer's Two Weeks...

Martial Law: Through the Eyes of Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski

Lou Novacheck — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:20:20 EST

�One of you is a spy!�
Symposium at CIA HQ, 11 December 2008December 11th was the perfect day to visit the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. The concrete was grey, the sky was grey, and it was raining like the proverbial cow pissing on the proverbial flat rock. Even the people were grey, but as we know that’s an attained “spook” trait,...

Book Review: The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller

Megalith — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:17:50 EST

The Tenth Case is a solid entry into the courtroom thriller genre.
The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller is a gripping courtroom drama for readers who love mysteries and legal thrillers. Teller’s debut novel centers around attorney Harrison J. Walker, known as “Jaywalker.” Although a bit of a cliché, the Jaywalker nickname is appropriate, as Jaywalker is known for playing fast and loose with the...

Book Review: Pain Wears No Mask by Nik Morton

Philip Spires — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:14:40 EST

Pain Wears No Mask has an extra dimension that constantly encourages the reader to take an interest in more than a tale of events.
Pain Wears No Mask by Nik Morton is no ordinary thriller. It has an extra dimension that constantly encourages the reader to take an interest in more than a tale of events. It is the book’s central character that provides this extra dimension, because she seems to have two quite different identities. One provides the content of her tale,...

Book Review: Dark Summer by Iris Johansen

Katie Tally — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:29:10 EST

Full of action, suspense, and a hint of romance, Iris Johansen's latest thriller is a great read.
In Dark Summer Johansen introduces us to Devon Brady, a veterinarian who is characterized by her love for animals and her desire to help others. She is on a disaster relief mission on an island in the Caribbean when Jude Marrock brings his black Lab who has a gunshot wound. Devon treats Ned the black Lab, but Marrock mysteriously disappears leaving...

Interview with Romantic Thriller Author Dave Donelson

Dorothy Thompson — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:02:40 EST

"I poured through everything about the Congo I could find ... then I traveled to Central Africa to see what it was really like."
Dave Donelson is represented by the interviewer's Pump Up Your Book Promotion, a public relations agency specializing in online book promotion. Dave Donelson’s career as a broadcaster, entrepreneur, and writer has taken him from the jungles of Australia’s Cape York Peninsula to the minarets of Riyadh. He’s climbed the spire...

Book Review: Isolation by Travis Thrasher

Jennifer Bogart — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:35:46 EST

So good, so scary, Isolation's demonic premise runs too close to reality.
A missionary family returns from serving in Papua New Guinea, battle weary and wounded. The strength of the enemy’s strongholds amongst the tribal people there has led Jim and Stephanie Miller to doubt the goodness and very presence of God. Stephanie begins to suffer from disturbing dreams, visions, nightmares, and sleep walking -- possibly...