Category Archives: Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
The Safe Game – Wes Verde
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned The Safe Game by Wes Verde is undoubtedly one of the best books I have ever read. Set in the late 1920’s America, it follows the story of three con artists trying to pull … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Our Best
Tagged crime fiction, grift, Historical fiction
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The Weasel Cay Chronicles – Chadd Allan Wheat
(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned Two brothers live in a remote area of paradise, Weasel Cay, a fictitious island in the Caribbean. Charlie Spinnaker is a former Navy pilot who runs the local helicopter service from the island to Key … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged Caribbean Islands, CIA, drugs, murder
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Comeuppance – Frank Honorof
(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned It’s the end of World War II and American military attorney, Philip Almeister, is sent on a liaison mission to Austria to help restore assets stolen by the Nazis. While working there he uncovers a … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Historical Fiction
Tagged intrigue, thriller, WWII
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The Woman in the Library – Sulari Gentill
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Four strangers sit in a reading room at the Boston Public Library when they hear a bloodcurdling scream. It appears that a murder has taken place and the four are forced to remain there until … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Literature, Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged Australian fiction, Boston, library, murder
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Beach Detective: Exploding Surfboard-Fred Fuld III
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned This is one of those delightful, easy reads perfect for the summer season. Harry Lido, a PI in the laid-back town of Redondo Beach, California has a mystery to solve: who is trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged mystery, Southern California, summer
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Exit Strategy – Linda L. Richards
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…the sum of my life left me in a black hole. I was desperate, but I was also empty. Then life suddenly showed me the way to make sense of it. A certain kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, murder, Silicon Valley, technology
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The Krubera Conspiracy – Jeff Buick
(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned The country of Georgia is home to the Krubera Cave, the world’s deepest cave at 7,308 feet beneath the earth. Here is the setting for this spy thriller as the brother team of Damon and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Our Best
Tagged CIA, corruption, espionage, Georgia, Krubera Cave, Russia
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Accusation (A Raquel Rematti Legal Thriller Book 3) – Paul Batista
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned A-list celebrity Aaron Julian has recently been accused of sexual harassment and assault by multiple starlets. According to his accusers, he made sure that their careers would tank if they didn’t comply with his wishes. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged #METOO, celebrity, corruption, criminal justice, Sexual abuse, sexual harassment and assault, trust
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Tard – Del Staecker
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Thou shalt not be a victim, and thou shalt not be a perpetrator. But above all else—thou shalt not be a bystander.” That’s one lesson Richard Bettis learned from Matt. One referred to Matt Mueller … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Our Best, Philosophical reads, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged corruption, down-syndrome, family dysfunction, fantasy, philosophy, redemption, Religion, sociopaths
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