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Belief as a Battlefield: Exploring Loyalty, Power, and Propaganda

Inspired by real-world vulnerabilities and shaped by the authors' extensive military and aviation experience, the novel explores how belief, whether in God, country, or ideology, can be both a source of strength and a weapon of manipulation. In this Q&A, co-authors Richard Hess and Alan Cockrell discuss the creation of…

BookTribJuly 29, 2025

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Mental Patient? Time Traveler? She Better Find Out Fast

“Death is louder than I thought it would be. I could have predicted the blinding white light … But the roar. No one mentioned the roar.” When the narrator of Melissa Pace’s The Once and Future Me opens her eyes after what she assumes is her death, she finds she…

Neil NyrenJuly 25, 2025

Thrillers

Holly Jackson Delivers Fierce Countdown in Woman’s Quest to Solve Her Own Murder

What would you do if you found out you only have seven days to live? In this page-turning mystery thriller, Jet Mason chooses to spend her final week on earth solving her own murder. Not Quite Dead Yet is the latest novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of…

Natalia KavaleJuly 24, 2025

Thrillers

Between Myth and Memory: The Beautiful Brutality of “Salt Bones”

Inspired by the myth of Persephone and Demeter, Salt Bones by award-winning poet and author Jennifer Givhan is a mystery thriller set in the fictional border town of El Valle. The novel follows Malamar “Mal” Veracruz and her two daughters as they navigate a community haunted by Mexican folklore and…

Natalia KavaleJuly 22, 2025

Listicles

8 Books that Prove History Is Never Neutral

Some scars don’t fade and some threats don’t disappear. They evolve, adapt and burrow into the cracks of modern life, waiting … These thrillers don’t just tell stories, but rather dig up what we thought was buried — ideologies dressed in new skin, Cold War ghosts whispering through modern politics,…

Monique SnymanJuly 22, 2025

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Courageous Mapmaker Charts a Course to Victory in WWII Thriller

Tom Young’s WWII thriller The Mapmaker follows a brave Resistance mapmaker and a daring pilot racing across Nazi-occupied France on a high-stakes mission. It’s a story that proves even small acts of courage can help turn the tide of war.

BookTribJuly 22, 2025

Review of Everyone Is Lying to You by Jo Piazza

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Piazza’s #Tradwife Murder Mystery Gives New Meaning to “Domestic” Thriller

Jo Piazza’s Everyone Is Lying to You may be labeled a mystery, but at its core, it’s a piercing piece of women’s fiction. It explores womanhood in its many raw, relatable layers — friendship, motherhood, ambition, grief, betrayal — with a clarity that feels deeply personal. The main characters, best…

Pejuola RansomeJuly 16, 2025

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Gripping Domestic Thriller from Author of “The Couple Next Door”

I had never read a book by Shari Lapena, so I didn’t know she was a “master” of domestic thrillers. While I read She Didn’t See It Coming, that’s exactly what I was in the middle of: a masterfully written domestic thriller. By page 22, I was taut with stress.…

Deirdre PippinsJuly 15, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Former Military Pilots Coauthor Nail-Biting Ride Through International Terrorism

Night of the Bear by Alan Cockrell and Richard Hess is a suspenseful tale of revenge and military aggression, reminiscent of Tom Clancy’s earliest Cold War thrillers. A covert meeting off the coast of Long Island between Russian Intelligence and a highly placed asset, with links to the highest levels…

Philip ZozzaroJuly 15, 2025

Listicles

The Chill Quill: Summer Reads That Will Chill You to the Bone

Summer’s thermostat may be soaring, but July’s new releases are here to bring the spine-tingling chill back to your beach chair. Whether you’re sneaking away for late-night reads or treating yourself to a poolside gasp, from dark academia to folk horror and multigenerational sagas, first-time collector’s editions to murderous and…

Lindy RyanJuly 14, 2025

Listicles

6 Books That Will Ruin Your Summer

Ah, summertime. When the living is easy. Kids out of school, family vacations in full swing, honeymoons and girl trips galore. Perhaps you are reading this as you dig your toes into white sand, or you’re currently curled up by the campfire after a long day of hiking and barbecues.…

Natalie GarrisonJuly 11, 2025

Thrillers

Jo Piazza Talks Womanhood and Influencer Culture in New Thriller, “Everyone Is Lying to You”

There is something about an ideal summer read that justifies bingeing. If you are in search of such a book — the one you can’t put down and can’t get out of your head — Everyone Is Lying to You, the latest thriller by Jo Piazza (The Sicilian Inheritance, We…

Susan Shapiro BarashJuly 9, 2025

Thrillers

Rickstad’s Latest Psych Thriller Follows Paranormal Hunt for Lab-Grown Madman

Remote: The Five is a pulse-pounding thriller (and second instalment in the Remote series) by New York Times bestselling author Eric Rickstad. This story pits an FBI agent and his team against a formidable serial killer whose unique abilities allow him to see and outwit their every move. FBI special…

Natalia KavaleJuly 9, 2025

Thrillers

From Luxury to Terror: Ruth Ware Returns With a Riveting Sequel

Bestselling author Ruth Ware returns in the thrilling sequel to The Woman in Cabin 10 in The Woman in Suite 11. Laura “Lo” Blacklock is itching to return to work as a reporter. Her youngest child is three, and it’s time to start writing again. But she has no prospects…

Jodé MillmanJuly 8, 2025

Falling Angels by John H. Thomas

Monique SnymanJuly 2, 2025

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Latest Maxx King Thriller Is a Gripping Mix of the Geopolitical and Extraterrestrial

In Falling Angels, the third book in the Maxx King Thriller series, John H. Thomas pushes his high-octane storytelling to its most ambitious scale yet. The action opens in the chaos of Operation Anaconda, where elite operative Maxx King is betrayed, wounded and left for dead in the mountains of…

BookTribJuly 1, 2025

Belief as a Battlefield: Exploring Loyalty, Power, and Propaganda

8 Books that Prove History Is Never Neutral

Courageous Mapmaker Charts a Course to Victory in WWII Thriller

Former Military Pilots Coauthor Nail-Biting Ride Through International Terrorism

The Chill Quill: Summer Reads That Will Chill You to the Bone

6 Books That Will Ruin Your Summer

Jo Piazza Talks Womanhood and Influencer Culture in New Thriller, “Everyone Is Lying to You”

Falling Angels by John H. Thomas

Latest Maxx King Thriller Is a Gripping Mix of the Geopolitical and Extraterrestrial

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