Category Archives: Thriller

Review & Giveaway: Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books; 1 edition (September 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 0312368488 Source: Publisher Archie Sheridan was held captive and tortured by Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful and sexy serial killer who has haunted the citizens of Portland, OR for … Continue reading

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Review: Darling Jim by Christian Moerk

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (March 31, 2009) ISBN-10: 0805089470 Source: Purchased Three women are found dead in a home in a Dublin suburb.  They are identified as Moira Hegarty and her two nieces, Fiona and Róisín … Continue reading

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Mini-Review: The Cold Room by J.T. Ellison

Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Mira Books; Original edition (March 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 0778327140 Source: Planned Television Arts Homicide detective Taylor Jackson has seen her share of disturbing murders during her career in Nashville.  She’s met her match with … Continue reading

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Review: The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker

Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Center Street (April 13, 2010) ISBN-10: 1599951967 Source: Publisher A serial killer has struck Denver and has already taken four victims. He’s called the Bride Collector by the FBI because of the bridal veil he leaves … Continue reading

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Review: Snow Angels by James Thompson

Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult; 1 edition (January 7, 2010) ISBN: 0399156178 Source: Publisher   A Somalian immigrant is found brutally murdered in a cold, dark snow field in Finland.  The case is assigned to Kari Vaara, the lead … Continue reading

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Review & Blog Tour: The Cutting by James Hayman

  Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (June 23, 2009) ISBN-10: 031253129X Source: Publisher   Sgt. Michael McCabe, a former NYPD detective, has recently moved to Portland, ME in the hopes of finding a safer place to raise his thirteen-year-old … Continue reading

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Review & Giveaway: Thunder and Blood by Stacey Voss

Paperback: 230 pages Publisher: Donner Publishing (April 27, 2009) ISBN-10: 0981251609 Source: Author   Two sisters, Sarah and Christine, are on their way to a girl-only weekend at a luxurious spa.  Sarah walked in on her husband and her neighbor/friend … Continue reading

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Review: The Rapture by Liz Jensen

Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Doubleday (August 11, 2009) ISBN-10: 0385528213 Source: Publisher   Sixteen-year-old Bethany Krall is a patient at Oxsmith Adolescent Secure Psychiatric Hospital.  She was committed two years ago after brutally murdering her mother.  Bethany’s last psychologist was … Continue reading

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Review & Blog Tour: The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf

Calli Clark is a sweet, innocent seven year old girl.  Yet as a toddler, she suffered an unspeakable tragedy and hasn’t uttered a word in three years.  Her best friend is Petra Gregory. Petra doesn’t seem to mind that Calli … Continue reading

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