What are you currently reading?

[★ Liane ★]

I want to read a hardcore horror! Any suggestions?

[Kasia]

Liane wrote: "I want to read a hardcore horror! Any suggestions?"

The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas!

[Kasia]

Liane wrote: "Summer Of Night! My favorite! Read it 10 years ago... and I'll be reading it again!"

I loved it also, made my cry too!

[Holly]

I'm currently reading Shadowfires by Dean Koontz.

[Raymond]

American Crow by Jack Lacey – Book Review
Reviewed by Susan McMichael
5 out of 5 stars

Move over Rebus, here comes Blake…
Detective fiction is a little like drinking wine: there is a lot around and everyone has their favourite. When something new comes on the market, the drinker or the reader, looks longingly to their favourite brand or book and says, "I hope the new one is like the old one..." It's not an exact science of course: there is a chemistry to it. The reader can like a new detective story, and then the reader can love a new detective story.

I am a fan of detective stories. I began with Agatha Christie back when I was eleven. I read Sherlock Holmes and moved onto the feminist detectives in the early eighties. It's a little hard to define what I like: sometimes I think that reading anything is really a love story and so is undefinable, but....

I picked up American Crow by Jack Lacey and was hooked. I love American Crow. The character of Sibelius Blake is strongly written and interesting. Blake’s back story comes out through the novel. The plot ending ties beautifully with the beginning: it is very well structured.



http://goo.gl/mdsvFa American Crow (Kindle ed.)



For the full review please click:

http://raymondmathiesenbookreviews.bl...

[Raymond]

Pest On The Run by Gerry Burke – Book Review
Reviewed by Raymond Mathiesen
4.5 out of 5 stars


Big trouble and light hearted investigations…

A beautiful stage show star, come whore house madam, is suddenly foully murdered, despite her apparent gangster protection. A disgruntled Japanese business tycoon hires a hit man to assassinate Australia’s Prime Minister. An unbeatable game show contestant takes a recreational bungee-jump, only to have her rope break in what her friend thinks is dubious circumstances. Enter the low-life world of Paddy Pest, sometimes Private Investigator and sometimes secret agent for Australia’s spy bureau ASIO. Pest is based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, though is very frequently an international traveler. He is a master of dubious disguises, and often manages to solve the case despite his shortcomings. Here is a world where virtually everybody has a rancorous underbelly, and where murder is a common life event, but where good will eventually win out (even if by fluke). These humorous short stories will beguile you, entertain you and make you chuckle. Gerry Burke’s Pest On The Run: More Humorous Short Stories From The Paddy Pest Chronicles (iUniverse, c2012) is ideal for the lover of crime and murder mystery tales, but will also suit busy people looking for a witty amusement to fill a free hour or two.

http://goo.gl/pfzodA Pest On The Run (Book ed.)
http://goo.gl/PJDHzw Pest On The Run (Kindle ed.)
http://goo.gl/rxzUnD Gerry Burke’s Facebook Author Page
http://goo.gl/QisYTm Gerry Burke’s Web Site

For the full review please click:
http://raymondmathiesenbookreviews.bl...

[Miriam]

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

[Shubham]

I am reading "The Funhouse" by Koontz...so far its quite chilling

[Sasha]

I had never read Psycho by Robert Bloch, I finished it today and really enjoyed it, the adaptation brought out those critical moments in the book...definitely worthwhile read.

[Raymond]

Finding Devo: A Novel Adventure by Seve Verdad – Book Review
Reviewed by Raymond Mathiesen
4 out of 5 stars



Escape from the system?

Sports journalist Russell Martell is on holiday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico . His wife Rosalita has recently died and Russell feels lost and hurt, drifting through life. Then his journalistic senses begin to come alive as he starts to get the hints of stories: not sports stories, but crime and current events, with a hint of politics. What is the real story behind a body found in strange circumstances near the beach front? Is the rumor of a police raid on a suburban house really connected to drug cartels? Who is the colorful character Devon (Devo) that appears to be making a splash in town, at least according to the bar scuttlebutt? All these questions seem to draw together, but only more questions emerge. Soon Russell and his friend, Johnny Miles, will become caught up in an adventure where mystery and uncertainty abounds. How will ordinary citizens survive, let alone take action in a world of gangs, police and government? Seve Verdad’s Finding Devo: A Novel Adventure is a story of mystery and action which will intrigue and excite the reader as they follow Russell and Johnny in their desperate attempt to escape disaster.


http://goo.gl/LWIZdd Finding Devo (Book ed.)

http://goo.gl/S9h4QJ Finding Devo (Kindle ed.)

http://goo.gl/WlAAv1 Seve Verdad’s Facebook Page

http://goo.gl/i2Fgl9 Seve Verdad’s Web Site


For the full review please click:
http://raymondmathiesenbookreviews.bl...

[[deleted user]]

Control
He is one of my favorite authors!!

[[deleted user]]

Hillary: Tail of the Dog

Have any of you tried any in this series??? Definitely some of the best horror I've read!

[Pat]

I'm reading Gone Bitch: A Parody of Gone Girl
after reading Gone Girl

[James]

Just finished a thriller that wasn't that much of a thriller after all so am in need of a good scare and with hallowe'en around the corner I decided to read john saul perfect nightmare so here we go ,

[Evelyn]

I'm reading Sleep Doctor by Stephen King. He's one of my favourite Writer, I'm really excited about how's the book going to turn out.

[Maya]

I am currently reading and

[Raymond]

Killebrity by James Nowlan

High rollers and fast exits…

Mike Johnson, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, has returned home to Los Angeles. Suffering from a severe case of PTSD he is unable to find work in law enforcement, so he has to settle for a job with a security agency that protects the rich and famous. He feigns an interest in developing contacts in the movie industry and becoming an actor to deflect questions regarding his psychological state.

Unfortunately for Mike, just as he begins his duties as guardian of the stars a mysterious cannibalistic cult of celebrity stalkers embarks on a campaign of terror against them. Our protagonist finds himself powerless to protect his charges from the slaughter inflicted by a foe even more relentless and resourceful than those he faced overseas. As their brutal tactics erode what little is left of his damaged psyche, contempt for his decadent masters grows within him.

About James Nowlan:
James Nowlan was born in Chicago but raised by backwoods hillbillies. Somehow he ended up living in Europe (he thinks that maybe someone hit him over the head and took him there in a sack). The only job he could find was a post as a security guard in the housing projects around Paris (a job they'd give to anyone because at the time ruthless, well organized bands of robbers were attacking armored cars with RPGs, AK 47s, and plastic explosives). These experiences served as inspiration for an autobiographical novella entitled Security. He's also written and directed Killavision, a feature length, trash gore satire of reality TV. Killebrity is his first novel.

http://goo.gl/ab5ePZ Killebrity (Kindle ed.)
http://goo.gl/ODTJMB Killebrity (Book ed.)
https://goo.gl/NwdH2x KILLEBRITY Facebook Group
https://goo.gl/1gqCpc James Nowlan's Facebook Page

[Nathan]

Finished Hell House by Matheson last week and now on Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King. Really enjoying it so far.

[Justin]

Sanity is very over rated. I just feel like we should all be able to express ourselves, no matter how crazy we get. Join with me and we shall discuss topics that society deems very taboo.
www.averagerambling.com/blog also, join the forum and voice your opinion

[Jared]

I am currently reading Running With the Demon by Terry Brooks it's pretty good so far!

[Nesrine]

Death is Hard Work.

[Jennifer]

I am currently rereading The Once and Future King after 30 years. It hasn't changed a bit in its power to delight. I am just as enthralled as I was 30 years ago. my copy has 677 pages which is daunting but totally doable.