After enjoying the first novel, Scablands, in the Carmen Carillo series by EJ Averett, I was keen to get stuck into The Yellow. In this series, Carmen is a forensic psychologist often called in as a police consultant in nasty crimes, especially those of a...

The Obituary R.I.P. is a murder mystery novel written by Bill H. Reedy. Cosgrove James was a murder mystery novelist who delighted in conjuring up unusual plots and springing totally unexpected endings on his readers, but he was in no way prepared for the unlikely...

L.J. Sellers has a new fan: me! In fact, she has lots of fans if you consider the fact that she has written 23 novels, is a 5-time Readers Favorite Award winner, and is one of the highest rated crime fiction writers on Amazon. And...

Upon reflection, when is a psychological thriller more psychological than thriller? When it’s The Water Hemlock by Casper Valentine. But before you conclude that this is a negative observation on this novel, it’s not at all. In fact, it’s a compliment. You see, what Valentine...

Zoe's own tactics had been used against her with precision execution. Captured, shamed, and manipulated into silence, it seems her only option is to accept death in order to protect those she loves. The people who thought that obviously didn't know her, or her allies,...

A delightful blend of crime, coming of age, and psychological thriller, The White Hat Ruffian by James McVan features sophisticated characters and a tightly written plot full of twists. The narrative begins with the protagonist’s backstory with dramatic childhood episodes, a parent arrested, and the...

Gabi is a very talented ballerina. She could have a lead role in any big dance company in the world, but she’s chosen a small ballet company in Florida to follow her dream. Seems rather unusual and mysterious, but then just about everything about the...

In The Girl Who Lived by Christopher Greyson, the protagonist, young Faith Winters, finds herself living in a nightmare once she is released from the mental institution to which she was committed after witnessing a real nightmare many years prior: the bloody murders of her...

The Broken-Hearted Many by AB Plum is a psychological thriller with strong characters, a book that explores the anatomy of evil from a unique perspective. Annasophia and her children are still affected by Michael Romanov’s gruesome murder, which remains unsolved. Moving to a new house...

A funny thing happened when I picked up Toxic Blonde by David Stever to check it out. I began reading the opening chapter and couldn’t put the book down! That was a problem for me, as I was in the middle of reading two other...