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Salem Ropes: A Novel Inspired by the True Story of the Haunted Ropes Mansion by Joseph C. Gioconda

Vivid, chilling, propulsive… Absolutely un-put-downable. In his exhilarating latest, Gioconda traces the history of Ropes House in Salem, taking readers into the intriguing world of dark magic, witchcraft, sinister conspiracies, and deadly betrayals. George Lawson, a recovering alcoholic and a…
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Blind Vision by Nina Blakeman

Compelling and superbly executed… Compulsively readable. Blakeman’s latest is a tense and enthralling page-turner that offers plenty of intrigue, mystery, and murder. Dr. Callie Wallace, a young promising neurologist, is back in her hometown of Sperling, Texas, to set up…
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Myface by Kevin Landt

Wholly original and truly addictive… A razor-sharp, thrilling ride. Landt’s excellent latest blends nail-biting action with a highly imaginative premise. Struggling to get a job, L.A. hotshot Sebastian Shafer lies to his future employer about his association with “Hollywood socialite”…
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Wanting Aidan by Alyssa Hall

Addictive, thoroughly gripping… Hall’s solid latest sees the private investigator Joe Parrott on the trail of a young woman’s killer. Joe finds himself entangled into a murder investigation after the body of a young woman is found near his home.…
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Of Bread And Wine by Edward Izzi

Bristling with tension, gripping from the first page, this is conspiracy thriller done right. An intricately constructed plot and high action lift Izzi’s excellent latest action thriller, featuring Chicago-based criminal attorney Michael Prescott. Michael is in Rome, visiting his best…
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Book blurb: Lendercide by Allen Madding

Whose turn will it be next? In her work as a loan processor at Sunshine City Bank in Saint Petersburg, Colleen Smithwick has always found it hard to cope with the increasing pressures of work–suffering myopic and tyrannical loan officers…
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Crucible of Fear: A Thriller by D.W. Whitlock

A well-crafted novel that offers first-rate thrills and chills… Whitlock makes his foray in fiction with this impressive, nail-biting entry, a chilling tale of deadly secrets, revenge, and computer hacking. A series of shocking incidents are wreaking havoc in the…
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Falling Stars Over Belgrade by Jeffrey Kwitny

An addictive thriller full of suspense, secrets, and surprises… Set in 1989 in Yugoslavia, Kwitny’s engrossing thriller finds a struggling Hollywood director entangled in a sinister conspiracy. Struggling with a dwindling career and a deteriorating relationship, Stephen Krawczyk accepts a…
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Money Bags by Michael G. Browne

Full of madcap fun and nonstop action, this is a noir thriller done right… Set against the backdrop of sparkling Sydney Harbour, Browne’s wickedly good noir thriller is marked with crisp prose, witty dialogue, and expert plotting. The law has…
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Boulder Girl, Remember Me When the Moon Hangs Low by Cynthia L. Clark

A riveting tale of love and obsession… Unhinged obsession of a sinister psychopath takes center stage in Clark’s thoroughly gripping suspense thriller. After dissolution of her unhappy decade-long marriage, thirty-year-old Lana Ross, a magazine editor for Boulder Essence, is set…
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Homicide: Party of Twelve by Michael Bronte

An entertaining, tightly plotted tale that will keep readers eagerly turning the pages… Set in Jersey City, Bront’s engrossing thriller-cum-caper finds a New Jersey State Police Detective on the trail of dangerous criminals. Detective Matt Klimecki is called in to…
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The Trapped Daughter (A Dark and Twisted Psychological Thriller) by Jay Kerk

A page-turner… Almost nothing is as it initially seems in Kerk’s latest psychological thriller, a twisting tale of love and madness. Belle is a prisoner in her father’s house, forcefully drugged and kept on high doses of psychiatric medication, and…
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Ashes of the Living by John Cox

A roller-coaster ride… The twin specters of revenge and redemption drive this stunning debut by Cox which features Chicago PD Detective Tyler Morgan and his newly-appointed partner Annabelle Herrera. While Detective Tyler Morgan is on duty, his wife and young…
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Demented by Joe Clark

Intense, dark, and an absolute page-turner… As much social commentary as crime drama, Clark’s solid latest finds a rape victim trying to deal with her past trauma. Cindy Foster was gang raped fifteen years ago after her then-boyfriend, the handsome…
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Cry from an Unknown Grave by Joseph LeValley

A nuanced, gritty mystery… LeValley’s enthralling second Tony Harrington mystery featuring the Pulitzer Prize journalist takes Tony throughout the Midwest, from Iowa to Chicago, to Kansas City as he gets entangled in a human trafficking investigation. Still trying to come…
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Dick Hartmann Series by Richard V Rupp

  A sophisticated and strikingly fresh crime thriller series… The excellent first two installments in Rupp’s crime series featuring the seasoned FBI agent Dick Hartmann, who heads up San Francisco’s Violent Crime Squad, finds him dealing with cunning killers who…
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Sinai Unhinged by Joanna Evans

A clever, intelligent nail-bitter that crackles with tension… A particle physics experiment goes awry, driving the researchers insane and plunging a young therapist into the frightening search for the truth in Evans’s seamlessly plotted debut thriller. After her physicist father’s…
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Heirs Apparent by Thomas J Thorson

  Clever, suspenseful, and full of intrigue… A tense cat and mouse game. Set in Chicago, Thorson’s ingeniously plotted latest featuring Malcom Winters finds the latter on the trail of a notorious killer after a cryptic message written in blood…
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The Detective Next Door by W C Gordon

  Darkly fascinating and original… An accidental murder, a dismembered corpse, and a web of lies haunts this gripping debut from Gordon. The protagonist is a regular cop who likes to do his duty with as much diligence as possible…
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Transfer: A Supernatural Horror Novel by Sean Oliver

  An excellent supernatural thriller marked with shrewd plotting, realistic characters, and a gritty setting… Oliver’s masterful latest effectively combines the excellent elements of traditional mystery with the grit of supernatural horror, spinning a spellbinding tale of an ominous secret…