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Book Buzz book review: PACIFIC BURN by Barry Lancet

ScienceThrillers.com book review of Pacific Burnby Barry Lancet. Tech rating (out of 5): N/A Publication date:February 9, 2016 Category:international action thriller/mystery Summary (from the publisher): Japanese antiques dealer and PI Jim Brodie goes up against the CIA, FBI, Department of … Continue reading →

New release book review: THE ORION PLAN by Mark Alpert

ScienceThrillers.com book review of The Orion Planby Mark Alpert. (excellent; top 30% of SciThri) Tech rating (out of 5): Publication date:February 16, 2016 Category:Hard science fiction thriller Summary (from the publisher): Scientists thought that Earth was safe from invasion. The … Continue reading →

Book review: SKELETON SEA by Toni Dwiggins

ScienceThrillers.com book review of Skeleton Seaby Toni Dwiggins. (very good; top 50% of SciThri) Tech rating (out of 5): Publication date:August 26, 2015 Category:science-themed mystery/science thriller Summary (from the book): A mystery at sea plunges forensic geologists Cassie Oldfield and … Continue reading →

Book review: OPEN SOURCE by Anna Davis

ScienceThrillers.com book review of Open Sourceby Anna Davis. (very good; top 50% of SciThri) Tech rating (out of 5): Publication date:January 12, 2016 Category:speculative fiction (SF) thriller Summary (from the book): A source found dead—his skull sawed open by NeuroChip … Continue reading →

New books on human microbiome reviewed in NYT

I have a special fascination with the human microbiome. I believe that understanding it will ultimately be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, medical achievement of the 21st century. But it will take the better part of this … Continue reading →

SciThri new releases: December 2015

Here’s the ScienceThrillers.com monthlyroundup of newly released, or new to me, indie science & medical thrillers. These books are among the many I don’t have time to read and review, but genre fans might enjoy. If you are an author … Continue reading →

The Invention of Science: new science history / intellectual history book

A new intellectual history of the “scientific revolution” of the 16th-18th centuries, The Invention of Science by David Wootton, goes on saleDecember 8. I have not read it but when I got this press release, I thought I should share … Continue reading →

SciThri new releases: November 2015

Here’s the ScienceThrillers.com monthlyroundup of newly released, or new to me, indie science & medical thrillers. These books are among the many I don’t have time to read and review, but genre fans might enjoy. If you are an author … Continue reading →

Guest post: THE SIDE EFFECT by John DeBoer

ScienceThrillers welcomes John DeBoer, author ofThe Side Effect, a medical thriller based on pharmacology and genetics. Rain forest provides miracle drug with adark side Guest post byJohn DeBoer The disappearance of the world’s rain forests, especially in South America’s Amazon … Continue reading →

Guest post: Roger & Suzanne Mystery Series by Jerold Last

ScienceThrillers welcomes Jerold Last, author of a series of mysteries starring a husband/wife team of a private investigator and a biochemist. What’s not to love about that? Do You Like Your Murders Mixed With Science? Guest post by Jerold Last … Continue reading →