The blood of an Aztec blood ritual that took place in ancient times threatens the lives of a doctor in Maine in the spectacular paranormal thriller, The Blood of the Viper (A Kate Pomeroy Mystery) by Linda Watkins. Ready to settle down and start their...

Paul Shadinger's 347 Million: A Matt Preston Novel is an intriguing thriller that puts readers on the edge of their seats as they follow a well-rounded protagonist on a dangerous ride after a stolen fortune. When John calls Matt, asking for a favor, Matt...

When renowned Liverpool-based Japanese Professor Nakamura died, COVID-19 was fingered as the cause. His distant cousin, Haruto, a cyber-surveillance expert, stepped in to clean up. He discovered some inconsistencies about his uncle, from sexual assaults to the alleged creation of bio-weapons and espionage. Nakamura was...

The Lost Theory by Michael Kelley is a compelling thriller with a strong plot, a story that will appeal to readers who enjoy the puzzling kind of plotting they find in Dan Brown's work. Sean McQueen is an NYU literature professor who is surprised when...

Ethic by Megan Stockton is a gripping action-packed thriller set in a futuristic dystopia where being homeless is illegal, and estate developers run Sponsorship Programs to provide shelter to people without homes in exchange for labor. Keegan Smith is a middle-aged man who has recently...

How appropriate that just the day after I finished reading Fatal Depth by Timothy S. Johnston, CNN reported that because of rapid glacial melt, “It’s becoming increasingly clear that sea-level rise is going to be a bigger and bigger problem as we move through the...

To say that Pride of Ashna is an exciting read would be an understatement. In fact, it is an exhilarating, dizzying ride exploding with action. The second book in Emmanuel M. Arriaga’s Foundra series, it transports readers into a well-imagined and cleverly constructed world with...

In Michael Santino’s original and witty crime novella, The Frontline: Season 1 Episode 1, a small-town restaurant blows up, bringing together two very different investigators to investigate the bombing. Christopher Odacio, a special agent with the FBI, is paired with Brett Bonner, a senior police...

The Arbonox Syndrome by Michael Spitzkoff centers on the SIMS pandemic that is killing millions of people with no end in sight. Lain is an investigative journalist who is trying to discover the cause of this new pandemic spreading throughout the world. Detectives Roland and...

In Plucked by Blaine C. Readler, the last thing Rommy remembers is driving out of the city and hearing a deafening sound similar to a jet engine. He wakes up on an isolated ranch in the Sierra Nevada foothills, along with three other strangers. They...