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A Globe-Trotting Sci-Fi Thriller Worth Your Time – No Matter How You Measure It

"Jam-packed with action, adventure and magic! It takes you on a fantastical journey filled with descriptive imagery from start to finish. ... A page-turner for sure!" —Hina Khan, reviewer —∞— You’ve probably seen the lithographs of the artist M.C. Escher, whose mind-bending optical illusions make you question the nature of…

Dennis HetzelMarch 22, 2022

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Thriller Set in Contras Era Asks, “How Much Should a Man Sacrifice for His Country?”

It was during the pandemic that friends encouraged Tony Roth, entrepreneur and founder of a major eldercare business, to write the story he was destined to bring to life. And he did. 90 days later, and with more than 110,000 words and a number of fascinating characters, Trigger Point (Full…

BookTribMarch 1, 2022

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Clearly We “Don’t Know Tough”, Because “Friday Night Lights” Was Never Like This

In Eli Cranor’s searing Southern Gothic Don’t Know Tough (Soho Crime), three people at the ends of their ropes form an uneasy alliance – until it all blows up. Trent Powers is the new coach of the high school football team in Denton, Arkansas, “a small town nestled in the…

Neil NyrenFebruary 25, 2022

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Jon Land Aces Margaret Truman’s Capital Crimes Series Yet Again With “Murder at the CDC”

Brimming with action and terrifying suspense, Murder at the CDC (Forge Books) takes a hard look at a divided nation and examines the consequences when rhetoric and lies spiral out of control. This 32nd installment of Margaret Truman’s Capital Crimes series is the second penned by veteran thriller author Jon…

James R. HannibalFebruary 15, 2022

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Dulcie Chambers’ Next Cozy Case: Murder Takes Flight

The Hand That Feeds You (Edmund+Octavia) is the sixth book of the Dulcie Chambers Mystery series by Kerry J Charles, and it delivers another warm cup of sleuthing. A HIGH-FLYING HUNT Dr. Dulcinea Chambers, chief curator of the Maine Museum of Art, is in her office when the museum’s new…

Joanna PoncavageFebruary 8, 2022

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Legalization of Sports Betting Increases Odds of Crime in Exhilarating Mystery-Thriller

As soon as I finished Tom Farrell’s intelligent, exhilarating sports betting mystery-thriller WagerEasy, I checked the author’s background to see why his writing conveyed such a thorough understanding of detective work and detective language. A retired lawyer? Nope. A chemist? No. Golf course starter? Don’t think so. City Hall clerk?…

Jim AlkonFebruary 7, 2022

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The Catchiest, Jazziest Murder Mystery You Ever Will Read

Very touchy people, those struggling jazz musicians: just looking to get gigs, ply their craft and gain a little respect for their art and creativity. Very sensitive indeed. But so much so that you have to commit murder? Author Durden Kell would have you believe that in her jazz crime…

Jim AlkonFebruary 3, 2022

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This Suspenseful Novella Asks What Really Inspires Our Fear of the Dark

“An exceptional suspense that shines in its prose and stylistic elements, a story that will keep the reader guessing at every twist and turn.” — Jane Riley for The Book Commentary People go to extraordinary lengths to avoid prolonged periods of physical darkness. We brighten the gloom with the highest…

Monique SnymanJanuary 28, 2022

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In Glittering Berlin, Thrilling Obsessions Make Fiction and Reality Collide

The young woman speaking in Calla Henkel’s Other People’s Clothes (Doubleday) is Zoe Beech, an American art student who has fled to Berlin in 2008 for any number of reasons. She doesn’t know who she is and she hates the school she’s in now, which revolves around toxic masculinity: “In…

Neil NyrenJanuary 28, 2022

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ITW Spotlight: Missing Persons Case Takes “One Step Too Far” Into the Wyoming Wilderness

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner is back with another gripping thriller featuring her newest amateur detective, Frankie Elkin. Greeted by starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist before its release, One Step Too Far (Random House) is the enthralling follow-up to last year’s Before She Disappeared (BookTrib's coverage). This time, Frankie is investigating the…

Mindy CarlsonJanuary 18, 2022

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Russians Seek Revenge on Defectors in Terrific Debut Thriller

“I felt my body heat increase as he recounted the tale of the Sempworth, aka Karchenko, case. Lots of loose threads, but all the same color.” Those memorable words come from Decktora Raines, the hero of The Poison Factory, as she seeks to weave enough of those threads together to…

Dennis HetzelJanuary 10, 2022

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Boon Companions Laura Lippman and Baltimore Electrify Readers in “Seasonal Work”

Happy Silver Anniversary to Laura Lippman who made her debut as a fiction writer in 1997 during her 15-year tenure as a Baltimore Sun reporter. Her celebratory gift to avid fans and new readers alike is Seasonal Work (William Morrow), an electrifying collection of short stories, which includes a compelling…

Linda HitchcockJanuary 4, 2022

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Father’s Murderous Mementos Haunt Psychologist as Suspected Copycat Emerges

I thought I knew what monsters were. monsters didn’t hide in the woods; they weren’t shadows in the trees or invisible things lurking in darkened corners. No, the real monsters moved in plain sight. The speaker in Stacy Willingham’s A Flicker in the Dark (Minotaur Books) is Chloe Davis. She…

Neil NyrenDecember 31, 2021

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In This Booker Prize Finalist, a Somali Immigrant Endures the Biased Justice System of 1950s Cardiff

Author Nadifa Mohamed explores the topic of wrongful incarceration and a corrupt justice system in her new release, The Fortune Men (Knopf). The immersive detail and timeliness of this narrative are among the reasons that the book was selected as a finalist for this year’s prestigious Booker Prize. The Fortune…

Michael FerryDecember 23, 2021

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“Havana Brown” Offers a Rule-Breaking, Literal Cat-and-Mouse Mystery

Turns out they’re a rare breed with unusual chocolate-brown fur. It also turns out that the clues left by a certain feline owned by a serial killer whose methods are unusually sick — even by serial killer standards — can form the basis of an excellent procedural thriller. Havana Brown…

Dennis HetzelDecember 3, 2021

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Ayahuasca-Fueled Odyssey Transforms Into a Narrative of Spiritual Healing

Dozens of books have been published in the last 20 years on the subject of ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew made in part from DMT-containing plants indigenous to the Amazon. Most look from the “outside-in” at the chemistry and ethnobiology of its ingredients or the psychology and anthropology of its use.…

David ToddNovember 30, 2021

A Globe-Trotting Sci-Fi Thriller Worth Your Time – No Matter How You Measure It

Thriller Set in Contras Era Asks, “How Much Should a Man Sacrifice for His Country?”

Clearly We “Don’t Know Tough”, Because “Friday Night Lights” Was Never Like This

Jon Land Aces Margaret Truman’s Capital Crimes Series Yet Again With “Murder at the CDC”

Dulcie Chambers’ Next Cozy Case: Murder Takes Flight

Legalization of Sports Betting Increases Odds of Crime in Exhilarating Mystery-Thriller

The Catchiest, Jazziest Murder Mystery You Ever Will Read

This Suspenseful Novella Asks What Really Inspires Our Fear of the Dark

In Glittering Berlin, Thrilling Obsessions Make Fiction and Reality Collide

ITW Spotlight: Missing Persons Case Takes “One Step Too Far” Into the Wyoming Wilderness

Russians Seek Revenge on Defectors in Terrific Debut Thriller

Boon Companions Laura Lippman and Baltimore Electrify Readers in “Seasonal Work”

Father’s Murderous Mementos Haunt Psychologist as Suspected Copycat Emerges

In This Booker Prize Finalist, a Somali Immigrant Endures the Biased Justice System of 1950s Cardiff

“Havana Brown” Offers a Rule-Breaking, Literal Cat-and-Mouse Mystery

Ayahuasca-Fueled Odyssey Transforms Into a Narrative of Spiritual Healing

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