I had not read a Kay Hooper novel in many years. I was not familiar with her Bishop/Special Crime Unit series. The suspense in Sleeping with Fear was written strongly and effectively, but the story wasn’t otherwise as well-rounded as I would have liked. The novel opens with a bang: Riley Crane awakes with a…
Julie Kenner continues to surprise me with each new book. Last year’s The Givenchy Code was a non-stop breathless sexy scavenger hunt through New York City. Since The Manolo Matrix features the same deadly scavenger hunt, I wondered how Kenner would keep it new and fresh. Not to worry, Kenner takes the same computer game…
Serial killers and memory loss are two of the most overused devices in suspense fiction, but Anne Frasier offers a somewhat different spin on these familiar themes in her latest thriller, Before I Wake. It has a few initial weaknesses, but once the story picks up steam, it develops into a gripping read. <!– var…
Princess Julia Sebastiani of the Mediterranean kingdom of Montebello has been threatened. In an attempt to learn more about those who mean Julia harm, the FBI plans to parade a decoy Julia on a highly-publicized tour through the U.S. FBI agent Laurie Lewis, a sweet Nebraska farm girl who happens to look just like Julia,…
When I heard that Julie Garwood was writing a contemporary romantic suspense novel, my first thought was “Oh boy,” and a sense of dread at losing one of my favorite authors to the more mainstream/suspense genre. When I finished Heartbreaker, I closed the book, placed it on the table in front of me and thought…
Suzanne Brockmann is a versatile writer. The Kissing Game is a sweet romantic comedy. Time Enough for Love is a time-travel romance and the three books in her Tall, Dark and Dangerous mini-series (Prince Joe, Forever Blue, and Frisco’s Kid) are romantic adventure stories featuring my favorite group of mucho macho Navy SEALS, the guys…
Knight Errant is the sixth and latest in Marilyn Pappano’s series Southern Knights. The books are set in New Orleans in a decaying neighborhood called Serenity Street. The characters in the Southern Knights books all have a common cause. They are fighting a crime boss named Jimmy Falcone. You don’t have to have read the…
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