A Good Thriller discussion
Books
>
What Are You Currently Reading 2023 to 2025
The Woman in the Garden by Jill Johnson, previously published as Devil’s Breath, is a cozy mystery featuring a neurodiverse professor of Botanical Toxicology who has a secret collection of poisonous plants. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ashes Never Lie
4 stars
Releases September 24, 2024
Read as an ARC. NetGalley
Arson. Homicide. Murder. Perfect for a movie.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Briar Club
isn’t a typical mystery until its fabulous ending. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.13 rounded to 4 stars review of The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Novel / Police Procedural
Engaging with a twisty plot and compelling characters
Here One Moment
is an interesting take on a mystery. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting SHANGHAI by Joseph Kanon, his latest hardcover mystery/thriller novel set in 1939 as World War II is looming on the horizon.
Eruption
4 stars
Disaster novel. Crichton's unpublished manuscripts completed by James Patterson.
Possibly one of the biggest collaborations of the year.
2024 release
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting FULL MEASURE by T. Jefferson Parker, a stand-alone thriller novel published back in 2014.It's been a while since I last sampled the author's work, so I am checking out some of his older stuff before I start reading his newest hardcover release.
I read The President's Lawyer by Lawrence S. Robbins It is a US legal mystery with a surprise ending. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Absolute Power
David Baldacci
Debut novel. Political thriller. 1996 release.
Made as a movie.
Power corrupts and Absolute Power corrupts absolutely.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting SUGAR ON THE BONES by Joe R. Lansdale, the latest hardcover release (#13) in his ongoing mystery/thriller series featuring the humorous duo of Hap Collins and Leonard Pine.
To Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee
4 stars
for this classic tale.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read First Frost by Craig Johnson It is book 20 in the Longmire series, which both my wife and I recommend. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Gage
4 STARS
A good political thriller in the sci-fi space. The story is closer to 3.5 stars for me.
Read as a NetGalley review copy.
Released March 2024
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting DESPERATION REEF by T. Jefferson Parker, his latest stand alone thriller novel set in the world of professional surfing on the California coast.
Deep Cover
4 stars
Read as a review copy. Netgalley.
2nd reading.
Action thriller.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Bad Boy Brawly Brown by Walter Mosley It is book 7 in the Easy Rawlins series. Easy is an unofficial PI in the LA black community. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Books mentioned in this topic
Night Soldiers (other topics)The Baby Gift: An Anthology (other topics)
Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations (other topics)
Like Mother, Like Daughter (other topics)
The Pumpkin Spice Café (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Alan Furst (other topics)Janice Kay Johnson (other topics)
Debbie Mason (other topics)
Martin Walker (other topics)
Debbie Mason (other topics)
More...











3.5 stars
Read as an ARC. Booksirens. Female author.
Intriguing story
science fiction, horror and suspense
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...