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Pariah Book Review

Title: PARIAH Author: David Jackson ISBN: 9780330520263  Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 321 Source: Private Copy Imagine the pain of not being able to see your spouse and your children. You have to live apart from them. You can’t go into work. Your environment becomes a claustrophobic hotel room, with seemingly no escape. You cannot risk […]

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The Broken Souls Book Review

Title: THE BROKEN SOULS (A GARDEN OF VIPERS) – Carson Ryder #03 Author: Jack Kerley ISBN: 9780007214341 Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 533 Source: Library Book A brilliant new psychological serial killer thriller featuring homicide detective Carson Ryder, hero of the bestselling ‘The Hundredth Man’ and ‘Her Last Scream.’ Blood was everywhere, like the interior had

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Zero Days Book Review

Title: ZERO DAYS Author: Ruth Ware ISBN: 9781398508408 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 339 Source: A gift from Alicia Hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are the best penetration specialists in the business. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to

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Thirteen Book Review

Title: THIRTEEN Author: Steve Cavanagh ISBN: 9781250297624 Publisher: Orion Books Pages: 481 Source: Private Copy THE SERIAL KILLER ISN’T ON TRIAL.HE’S ON THE JURY …‘To your knowledge, is there anything that would preclude you from serving on this jury?’Murder wasn’t the hard part. It was just the start of the game.Joshua Kane has been preparing

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June in a Nutshell

That’s a Wrap! Am I the only one surprised that June has come and gone already? How are we halfway through the year? The first six months have flown by, mostly thanks to a busy schedule at work. While I love my day job, I have to admit—it tends to steal precious reading time. Like

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The Tenant Book Review

Title: THE TENANT Author: Freida McFadden ISBN: 9781464227318  Publisher: Poison Pen Press Pages: 368 Source: Private Copy There’s no place like home…Blake Porter is riding high until he’s not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make the mortgage payments on the new brownstone that he shares with his

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The Hundredth Man Book Review

Title: THE HUNDREDTH MAN – Carson Ryder #01 Author: Jack Kerley ISBN: 9780007181582  Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 518 Source: Library Book A body is found in the sweating heat of an Alabama night; headless, words inked on the skin. Detective Carson Ryder is good at this sort of thing – crazies and freaks. To his

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