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    Tom Clancy’s New Op-Center Sting Of The Wasp Is Not For The Faint of Hearts 

    June 3, 2019

    I have been a Tom Clancy fan since forever. His character Jack Ryan, now a heart-pounding show on Amazon Prime, is probably one of my top five action characters of all time. His latest book, ‘Op-Center Sting of the Wasp’ came out on May 28th and it was a featured book on my May TBR list.

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    Extra! Extra! Extra! Anthony Horowitz’s New Book ‘Sentence Is Death’ Is A Knockout

    May 28, 2019

    May is quickly slipping away quicker than quick sand and I’m plowing through my May tbr list. With only a hand full of days left before we officially enter June, I had the pleasure of reading some outstanding nonfictions and just as many fiction novels in May. If you are looking for a scandalous murder mystery ala Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but modern and with brilliant characters, look no further than ‘The Sentence Is Death‘ by Anthony Horowitz.

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    “Moscow Rules” The Best Nonfiction of The Year? Quite Possibly

    May 21, 2019

    ‘Moscow Rules‘ by Tony Mendez and Jonna Mendez is out today and I have to say I couldn’t be happier. The book is a thrill ride for spy nerds such as myself who simply wish to read and learn about everything spy related. The book offers an intimate look of how the CIA ran agents and collected information behind the lines of one of the most secretive cities in the world – Moscow. Every page of this book spills secrets.

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    The Never Game By Jeffery Deaver Brings To Readers A Twisted Plot

    May 16, 2019

    The Never Game, by Jeffery Deaver, hit the store on May 14th and I finished reading it, breathlessly, in the span of a few days. I hung on every word, devouring the pages. Colter Shaw is that character I want to read about. He’s a private eye (don’t you dare call him that), who lives in an RV, going from state to state, helping find missing people. Recently, he has returned to the Bay Area, searching for Sophie, a missing college student, whose father is offering $10,000 for the return of his daughter. Shaw could use that money. The private eye business is never a steady gig, even for a PI of…

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    The Killer Across The Table Is Chilling True Crime

    May 8, 2019

    Last week I finished reading The Killer Across The Table, by world renowned FBI criminal profiler John Douglas (The Mindhunter) and Mark Olshaker. Douglas examines four notorious serial killers in his latest well-written and thought-provoking book.

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    New May Releases

    April 29, 2019

    May is a day away, which means a new batch of thrillers and true crime books is about to drop. I think this month is shaping up to be exciting for book lovers. The below books are the ones I am currently reading or on my to read list. Which book in May you can’t wait to read?

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    The Lazarus Files: A Riveting Account of Sherri Rasmussen’s Cold Case Murder Investigation

    April 27, 2019

    I haven’t slept well the past few nights because I stayed up pass my bedtime to read and finish The Lazarus Files, by the non-fiction writer, Mathew McGough, out on April 30th. I simply couldn’t bring myself to put the book down. Occasionally I would let out ‘Oh My Gosh – did they really,’ or ‘the poor thing,’ most often I rumbled along the lines ‘do your job LAPD.’ My husband would throw me a cautionary look ‘what’s wrong?’ but it would be left unanswered. I was knee deep in a murder investigation.

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    Girl Most Likely Book Review

    April 25, 2019

    The king of murder mysteries, Max Allan Collins, …

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    Girl Most Likely is Whodunnit Murder Mystery Done Right

    April 20, 2019

    When I found out that Max Allan Collins is coming out with a new book, ‘Girl Most Likely,’ pub date April 1, 2019 I rushed to check it out. As most of you know by now I devour crime books, espionage, mystery and suspense. And when I got my hands on a copy of Collins’ hotly anticipated Girl Most Likely I parked myself on my favorite reading chair and ignored the dishes in the sink calling out to me, the laundry politely asking if I was getting it done and my family wondering if I will be providing a cooked meal for them that night. How could I? I was…

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    Cold Woods By Karen Katchur Serves Up Surprises and Shock

    April 17, 2019

    I LOVED reading Cold Woods by Karen Katchur. Still jolted by the spin and turns of the book.

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    Girl Most Likely by Max Allan Collins – Shocks and Surprises

    April 16, 2019

    I LOVED reading Girl Most Likely by Max Allan Colins. Still jolted by the spin and turns of the book.

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    Joseph Kanon Podcast

    April 16, 2019

    Jolene Grace is back behind the microphone and sh…

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    The Night Window by Dean Koontz

    April 10, 2019

    The #1 New York Times Best Selling Author, Dean Koontz, returns with a new Jane Hawk‘s novel. The Night Window, will be the last in the Jane Hawk’s series or at least that’s what we know for now. The novel is a gripping thriller of conspiracy and vengeance, I can’t wait to read. A long time Koontz fan, I was extraordinarily excited to receive an early release electronic version of the book by Random House Publishing Group – Ballentine.

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    Four Thrillers To Get Excited For in 2019

    January 18, 2019

    I wanted to share with you my reading list of four thrillers I can’t wait to read in 2019. The books range from authors I have read, but would love to discover and several old-time favorites whose work I admire.

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    Daniel Silva Serves Up Action And Betrayal In The Other Woman

    January 10, 2019

    2019 is off to a good start, especially since I picked a copy of Daniel Silva‘s latest bestseller, The Other Woman. He served up a scandalous, delicious and hard-to-put-down thrilling plot to his readers. 

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    Reexamining John Le Carre’s Legacy. Two Books One Weekend Long Reading Marathon. Which Book is Worth Your Time?

    December 20, 2018

    This particular holiday season, I revisited an author, whom I consider, the father of the spy thriller genre – none other than John Le Carre. The Christmas holiday must be my favorite. Right after Thanksgiving, I begin to get nostalgic about books I’ve read. I want to hold them again in my hands, snuggled on my couch with a cup of coffee reading the hours away. The good ol’ George Smiley, Alec Leamas and the gang, kept me company for a savory weekend of going undercover behind the lines of East Germany. No one does it better than Le Carre when it comes smoke and mirrors. He spins a sinister…

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    Sweet Little Lies vs Ghosted Poll Results

    August 8, 2018

    Yesterday on Twitter I asked in a poll which book you’d like me to read and review next. Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear or Ghosted by Rosie Walsh, both hot items on the book market, both highly anticipated by book lovers. Sweet Little Lies will be released on August 14, 2018, but already is gaining momentum on Amazon among readers giving it over four stars out of five. It tells the story of a young London policewoman working on a murder case. The deeper she gets into the investigation the more she believes her estrange father has something to do with it. The book is being marketed as a journey into the protagonist’s dark childhood past that she can’t…

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    Darktown – Must Have Must Read

    May 5, 2018

    When I go to my local bookstore I like to fill my bag with lots of books, some I know I’m going to read right when I get home, others I’ll safe for one of those times when I’m in between books or waiting for a favorite to come out. You can call it a very organized reading list in my head that I keep tally of what I want to read and what books can wait.

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    Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell – April New Mystery Book

    April 23, 2018

    The newly released mystery by Lisa Jewell, ‘Then She Was Gone’ is already making waves in the literary world – but is it worth the big bucks or should you wait till the book comes out in paperback?

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    Then She Was Gone Episode Book Review

    April 23, 2018

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