Category Archives: Mystery/Suspense

Review: A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press; First Edition edition (February 15, 2011) ISBN-10: 9780312587529 Source: Author James Allaire, President of the United States, is just about to start the State of the Union Address when a viral agent is … Continue reading →

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Review: Blood Work-A Tale of Medicine & Murder in the Scientific Revolution by Holly Tucker

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (March 21, 2011) ISBN-10: 0393070557 Source: Publisher In 1667 Jean Denis, a physician, transfused animal blood into the body of Antoine Mauroy, a mentally ill man.  Not once, but several times.  Days … Continue reading →

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Review: Horns by Joe Hill

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition (March 8, 2011) ISBN-10: 9780061147968 Source: Publisher Ig Parrish wakes up one morning with a huge hangover…and horns growing out of the top of his head. The horns also give Ig special … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Lucifer’s Tears by James Thompson

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! Be sure to include a link to your post in … Continue reading →

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Review: The Informationist by Taylor Stevens

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Crown (March 8, 2011) ISBN-10: 0307717097 Source: Third party It’s been nine years since Vanessa “Michael” Munroe escaped Cameroon at the young age of fifteen.  She now serves as an “informationist”, and individual who visits developing … Continue reading →

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Review: Satori by Don Winslow

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 512 pages Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (March 7, 2011) ISBN-10: 0446561924 Source: Publisher “Satori” is a zen Buddhist term for “sudden awakening, a realization of life as it really is.”  In Don Winslow’s Satori, a prequel to the best-selling thriller, … Continue reading →

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Review: These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Mira; Original edition (January 18, 2011) ISBN-10: 0778328791 Source: Publisher   Allison Glenn is about to be released from jail after serving time for committing a horrible crime: killing her own child moments after birth. Now … Continue reading →

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Review: Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 608 pages Publisher: Delacorte Press (January 18, 2011) ISBN-10: 0385341679 Source: Publisher *Spoiler Warning!  While I won’t reveal any major plot points, I am assuming you have read the other books in this series.* The Fever/MacKayla Lane series concludes … Continue reading →

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Review: Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher:SilverOak (January 4, 2011) ISBN-10: 1402785925 Source: Publisher Piet Hoffman, a former criminal,  is an undercover police informant who has worked hard to attain his high ranking in the Polish Mafia.  After witnessing a murder that took … Continue reading →

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Review: Delirious by Daniel Palmer

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher:Kensington; 1 edition (February 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0758246641 Source:  Author Charlie Giles seems to have it all.  The new digital-entertainment system for automobiles he invented is bought out by a large company.  He ousted his business partner for … Continue reading →

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