Tammy's bookshelf: thriller en-US Sun, 17 Mar 2024 05:12:31 -0700 60 Tammy's bookshelf: thriller 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Origin (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #2)]]> 41953777 THE U.S. GOVERMENT HAS CAPTURED SATAN... AND SATAN WANTS OUT.

1906 - Something is discovered by workers digging the Panama Canal. Something dormant. Sinister. Very much alive.

2009 - Project Samhain. A secret underground government installation begun 103 years ago in New Mexico. The best minds in the world have been recruited to study the most amazing discovery in the history of mankind.

But the century of peaceful research is about to end.

BECAUSE IT JUST WOKE UP.

ORIGIN by J.A. Konrath
Hell is about to break loose...

If you are a more sensitive (or adventurous) reader, the Konrath scale rates specific categories from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) to give you some idea if this is your kind of book.

ORIGIN
Scary - 6
Violent - 7
Funny - 5
Sexy - 4
Crossovers - Includes characters from the Konrath Dark Thriller Collective, the Jack Daniels thrillers, the Codename: Chandler series, and the Timecaster series.]]> 303 J.A. Konrath Tammy 0 thriller 4.11 2009 Origin (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #2)
author: J.A. Konrath
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at: 2024/03/17
date added: 2024/03/17
shelves: thriller
review:

]]> Do Not Disturb 58778536
To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she’s done.

But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night.

Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn’t the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching.

In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel. She'll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom.

But first, she must survive the night.

Do Not Disturb is a Hitchcock-style psychological thriller that will keep you tearing through the pages until you reach the shocking conclusion!]]> 325 Freida McFadden Tammy 4 thriller 3.93 2021 Do Not Disturb
author: Freida McFadden
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2021/09/09
date added: 2021/09/15
shelves: thriller
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The List (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #1)]]> 41953711 YOU WON'T GUESS THE BIGGEST TWIST IN THRILLER FICTION...

A billionaire Senator with money to burn...
A thirty year old science experiment, about to be revealed...
Seven people, marked for death, not for what they know, but for what they are...

THE LIST by JA Konrath
History is about to repeat itself

If you are a more sensitive (or adventurous) reader, the Konrath scale rates specific categories from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) to give you some idea if this is your kind of book.

THE LIST
Scary - 6
Violent - 6
Funny - 7
Sexy - 4
Crossovers - Includes characters from the Konrath Dark Thriller Collective, the Jack Daniels thrillers, the Codename: Chandler series, and the Timecaster series.]]> 308 J.A. Konrath Tammy 0 thriller 3.99 2009 The List (The Konrath Dark Thriller Collective #1)
author: J.A. Konrath
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at: 2020/10/24
date added: 2020/10/24
shelves: thriller
review:

]]> Doll House 34016600 205 John Hunt Tammy 3 kindle-unlimited, thriller 3.99 2017 Doll House
author: John Hunt
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2017/03/16
date added: 2019/11/06
shelves: kindle-unlimited, thriller
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Into the Light (The Light, #1)]]> 28445259 Sara Adams awakes blind, unable to remember the most basic details of her life, but her darkness seems a blessing when she discovers the terrors of The Light.

Stella Montgomery reports the news from the mean streets of Detroit, where she’s noticed a disturbing trend: young women are vanishing. When her best friend disappears, Stella investigates—despite warnings from her police detective boyfriend—following a twisted trail that leads her through the city’s most dangerous and forsaken precincts. There she uncovers something more sinister than she could have imagined: a shadowy organization known as The Light, led by the enigmatic Father Gabriel.

As Sara struggles to understand her place in the strange world she’s awakened to—an oppressive cult demanding unquestioning obedience—and her feelings for Jacob, the husband she can’t recall and whose harsh and tender attentions confuse and beguile her, Stella risks all to discover the truth. But enlightenment always comes with a price�

]]> 338 Aleatha Romig Tammy 0 4.19 2016 Into the Light (The Light, #1)
author: Aleatha Romig
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2019/11/06
shelves: 1st-in-series, kindle-unlimited, thriller, to-read
review:

]]> The One That Got Away 21219083
A year later and still tortured with guilt, Zoë latches on to a police investigation where the crime eerily resembles her abduction. Along with a zealous detective, she retraces the steps of that fateful night in the desert, hoping that her memory will return and help them find justice for Holli. Her abductor—labeled the “Tally Man� by a fascinated media—lies in wait for Zoë. For him, she is not a survivor but simply the one that got away.

With an unforgettable heroine, a chillingly disturbed psychopath, and a story that moves at breakneck speed, The One That Got Away is thriller writer Simon Wood at his finest.]]> 295 Simon Wood 1611092442 Tammy 0 3.81 2015 The One That Got Away
author: Simon Wood
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2019/11/06
shelves: to-read, kindle-unlimited, thriller
review:

]]> The Hunter's Prayer 25902505
Drawn suddenly into a dark and deadly world, one that has already claimed the lives of her parents and brother, Ella is forced to face the unbearable truth of her new reality. Gone are the aspirations and dreams she once had—the expectation of a normal life. The new Ella must be ruthless and unforgiving if she is ever to survive.

With the help of Lucas, a retired hitman with his own painful past to escape, Ella goes in search of the enemy she never knew she had. Terrible crimes have been committed� but vengeance will be hers.]]> 222 Kevin Wignall 150391450X Tammy 0 3.82 2004 The Hunter's Prayer
author: Kevin Wignall
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2004
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2019/11/06
shelves: kindle-unlimited, thriller, to-read
review:

]]> What You Wish For 22588481
Her besotted boyfriend, newspaper photographer Richard Thompson, vows to find her, convinced that Marie's unusual beliefs hold the key.

But a shocking discovery makes him question if he ever really knew his girlfriend. And when people around him start to die, Richard is plunged into terrible danger.

Drawn into the world of a sinister cult and the darkest corners of the Internet, Richard finds himself increasingly out of his depth as he discovers just how far people will go to protect what they believe in...

Revised This edition of What You Wish For includes editorial revisions.]]> 271 Mark Edwards 1477875557 Tammy 0 3.54 2014 What You Wish For
author: Mark Edwards
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2019/11/06
shelves: to-read, thriller, kindle-unlimited
review:

]]> Dead Lake 27911707 Keep the door locked...
Sam is excited to spend a week at her uncle's remote lake cabin. It's a chance for her to focus on her art without distractions: no neighbours, no phone, and a small radio as her only contact with the outside world.

But there's something deeply unnatural lingering in the lake.

The radio's news reports talk about disappearances on a nearby hiking trail. The car won't start. And Sam starts to believe she's being stalked when she catches glimpses of a tall, strange man standing at the end of her dock, staring intently into the swirling waters below...

"A beautiful marriage of supernatural to a terrifying scenario... if you enjoy a suspenseful, frightening horror story, then Dead Lake is most definitely for you." -Twisted Book Junkie]]> 158 Darcy Coates Tammy 3 thriller 3.87 2015 Dead Lake
author: Darcy Coates
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2019/11/05
date added: 2019/11/05
shelves: thriller
review:

]]> Plain Jane: Brunettes Beware 5576078 360 Carolyn McCray 144044174X Tammy 4 indie-self-pubbed, thriller No one can know the mind of a killer, unless you are a genius profiler with a talent for doing just that.
Nicole knows that Kent Harbinger can help catch the killer and despite a tragic history she shares with him, she calls him to help.
Kent Harbinger seems as twisted as the killers he catches and although he is ranked as one of the top FBI profilers, his unconventional techniques have rewarded him a long-term stay at an asylum.
His presence in the investigation creates pain for Nicole and resentment in Nicole's partner and lover but despite this she knows there is no other way.
Kent is the key character in this story despite the fact that Nicole is written in as the protagonist. His method of hunting the same victims as the killer helps him to guess the next target but he seems as mad as the killer. Stealing whatever he needs, breaking into buildings and stalking women are only some of the acts Kent commits during the investigation and Nicole is left to answer for him to her captain and partner. Kent seems to have no conscious and treats Nicole with apathy to the point that the reader cannot fathom a previous romantic relationship between the two.
I hated him and wavered on whether to give this story a three of four star rating. The author pushes the envelope on what the reader will accept in a main character who is supposedly on the side of good and I struggled with this.
Then I remembered something important. The best thing an author has ever done for me as a reader was to make me feel. To create emotion, good or bad, as I immerse myself in their creation. I was immersed in Plain Jane. I wanted the characters to do MY will and when they didn't the author forced me to understand why. What does it take to get into the mind of a killer? What must you become if you want to catch what most don't understand?
Ms. McCray caught me off-guard and that doesn't happen to me often.

If you enjoyed Silence of the Lambs or the work of Jeffrey Deaver, you will enjoy Plain Jane. ]]> 3.31 2010 Plain Jane: Brunettes Beware
author: Carolyn McCray
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.31
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2012/09/24
date added: 2013/02/06
shelves: indie-self-pubbed, thriller
review:
Detective Nicole Usher is desperate. A serial killer is stalking women and has killed over a dozen. These women are special to the killer but Nicole and the rest of her department cannot determine why and have no way of stopping the killings. The killer likes brunettes. Plain, shy and unassuming brunettes are stalked then mutilated for a trophy the killer covets.
No one can know the mind of a killer, unless you are a genius profiler with a talent for doing just that.
Nicole knows that Kent Harbinger can help catch the killer and despite a tragic history she shares with him, she calls him to help.
Kent Harbinger seems as twisted as the killers he catches and although he is ranked as one of the top FBI profilers, his unconventional techniques have rewarded him a long-term stay at an asylum.
His presence in the investigation creates pain for Nicole and resentment in Nicole's partner and lover but despite this she knows there is no other way.
Kent is the key character in this story despite the fact that Nicole is written in as the protagonist. His method of hunting the same victims as the killer helps him to guess the next target but he seems as mad as the killer. Stealing whatever he needs, breaking into buildings and stalking women are only some of the acts Kent commits during the investigation and Nicole is left to answer for him to her captain and partner. Kent seems to have no conscious and treats Nicole with apathy to the point that the reader cannot fathom a previous romantic relationship between the two.
I hated him and wavered on whether to give this story a three of four star rating. The author pushes the envelope on what the reader will accept in a main character who is supposedly on the side of good and I struggled with this.
Then I remembered something important. The best thing an author has ever done for me as a reader was to make me feel. To create emotion, good or bad, as I immerse myself in their creation. I was immersed in Plain Jane. I wanted the characters to do MY will and when they didn't the author forced me to understand why. What does it take to get into the mind of a killer? What must you become if you want to catch what most don't understand?
Ms. McCray caught me off-guard and that doesn't happen to me often.

If you enjoyed Silence of the Lambs or the work of Jeffrey Deaver, you will enjoy Plain Jane.
]]> <![CDATA[Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave]]> 12337158 If you are reading this diary then I am either dead or I have managed to escape...

****

Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave is a gritty, gripping, and tear-jerking novella, inspired by real victims' accounts and research into the sex trafficking underworld. It's been listed as one of the Top 40 Books About Human Rights by Accredited Online Colleges.

It is estimated that 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year - 80% of these are women and girls. (Source: U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report: 2007)]]> 100 Sibel Hodge Tammy 3
Book Summary: My name is Elena and I used to be a human being. Now I am a sex slave.
If you are reading this diary then I am either dead or I have managed to escape�

****

Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave is a gritty, gripping, and tear-jerking novella, inspired by real victims� accounts and research into the sex trafficking underworld.


It is estimated that 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year � 80% of these are women and girls. (Source: U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report: 2007)

This is a heart wrenching story of a young girl named Elena who is kidnapped by sex slavers. It is brutal and horrifying. Elena tells her story through a diary she hides from her captors. Her hopelessness, fear and agony are very real. Although the story is very short, it packs a punch. As stated in the book summary, sex trafficking is a very real crime, a hideous business that profits from the destruction of young men and women all over the world. Sibel Hodge has done a very good job giving us facts in a story setting without sensationalism.

Like many of the injustices committed all over the world, the practice of sex trafficking is usually hidden in the underworld of crime but needs more light shed on it before it can be stopped.]]> 3.85 2011 Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave
author: Sibel Hodge
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2011/08/28
date added: 2012/12/07
shelves: thriller, review-request, indie-self-pubbed
review:
3.5 Stars!

Book Summary: My name is Elena and I used to be a human being. Now I am a sex slave.
If you are reading this diary then I am either dead or I have managed to escape�

****

Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave is a gritty, gripping, and tear-jerking novella, inspired by real victims� accounts and research into the sex trafficking underworld.


It is estimated that 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year � 80% of these are women and girls. (Source: U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report: 2007)

This is a heart wrenching story of a young girl named Elena who is kidnapped by sex slavers. It is brutal and horrifying. Elena tells her story through a diary she hides from her captors. Her hopelessness, fear and agony are very real. Although the story is very short, it packs a punch. As stated in the book summary, sex trafficking is a very real crime, a hideous business that profits from the destruction of young men and women all over the world. Sibel Hodge has done a very good job giving us facts in a story setting without sensationalism.

Like many of the injustices committed all over the world, the practice of sex trafficking is usually hidden in the underworld of crime but needs more light shed on it before it can be stopped.
]]> <![CDATA[Plain Jane: Brunettes Beware (Harbinger Mystery, #1)]]> 8430686 328 Cristyn West 1452854343 Tammy 4 indie-self-pubbed, thriller No one can know the mind of a killer, unless you are a genius profiler with a talent for doing just that.
Nicole knows that Kent Harbinger can help catch the killer and despite a tragic history she shares with him, she calls him to help.
Kent Harbinger seems as twisted as the killers he catches and although he is ranked as one of the top FBI profilers, his unconventional techniques have rewarded him a long-term stay at an asylum.
His presence in the investigation creates pain for Nicole and resentment in Nicole’s partner and lover but despite this she knows there is no other way.
Kent is the key character in this story despite the fact that Nicole is written in as the protagonist. His method of hunting the same victims as the killer helps him to guess the next target but he seems as mad as the killer. Stealing whatever he needs, breaking into buildings and stalking women are only some of the acts Kent commits during the investigation and Nicole is left to answer for him to her captain and partner. Kent seems to have no conscious and treats Nicole with apathy to the point that the reader cannot fathom a previous romantic relationship between the two.
I hated him and wavered on whether to give this story a three of four star rating. The author pushes the envelope on what the reader will accept in a main character who is supposedly on the side of good and I struggled with this.
Then I remembered something important. The best thing an author has ever done for me as a reader was to make me feel. To create emotion, good or bad, as I immerse myself in their creation. I was immersed in Plain Jane. I wanted the characters to do MY will and when they didn’t the author forced me to understand why. What does it take to get into the mind of a killer? What must you become if you want to catch what most don’t understand?
Ms. West caught me off-guard and that doesn’t happen to me often.

If you enjoyed Silence of the Lambs or the work of Jeffrey Deaver, you will enjoy Plain Jane.]]> 3.53 2010 Plain Jane: Brunettes Beware (Harbinger Mystery, #1)
author: Cristyn West
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2012/09/24
date added: 2012/10/04
shelves: indie-self-pubbed, thriller
review:
Detective Nicole Usher is desperate. A serial killer is stalking women and has killed over a dozen. These women are special to the killer but Nicole and the rest of her department cannot determine why and have no way of stopping the killings. The killer likes brunettes. Plain, shy and unassuming brunettes are stalked then mutilated for a trophy the killer covets.
No one can know the mind of a killer, unless you are a genius profiler with a talent for doing just that.
Nicole knows that Kent Harbinger can help catch the killer and despite a tragic history she shares with him, she calls him to help.
Kent Harbinger seems as twisted as the killers he catches and although he is ranked as one of the top FBI profilers, his unconventional techniques have rewarded him a long-term stay at an asylum.
His presence in the investigation creates pain for Nicole and resentment in Nicole’s partner and lover but despite this she knows there is no other way.
Kent is the key character in this story despite the fact that Nicole is written in as the protagonist. His method of hunting the same victims as the killer helps him to guess the next target but he seems as mad as the killer. Stealing whatever he needs, breaking into buildings and stalking women are only some of the acts Kent commits during the investigation and Nicole is left to answer for him to her captain and partner. Kent seems to have no conscious and treats Nicole with apathy to the point that the reader cannot fathom a previous romantic relationship between the two.
I hated him and wavered on whether to give this story a three of four star rating. The author pushes the envelope on what the reader will accept in a main character who is supposedly on the side of good and I struggled with this.
Then I remembered something important. The best thing an author has ever done for me as a reader was to make me feel. To create emotion, good or bad, as I immerse myself in their creation. I was immersed in Plain Jane. I wanted the characters to do MY will and when they didn’t the author forced me to understand why. What does it take to get into the mind of a killer? What must you become if you want to catch what most don’t understand?
Ms. West caught me off-guard and that doesn’t happen to me often.

If you enjoyed Silence of the Lambs or the work of Jeffrey Deaver, you will enjoy Plain Jane.
]]> Steez 12856435 0 Raymond Embrack Tammy 3 thriller, indie-self-pubbed Here is the book summary:Gemma Steez is the first female quarterback in pro football. Some call her the Kim Kardashian of sports. Some see a target. A walking nightmare called Red Candy has a plan to take Steez for millions then “bathe in her blood.� With her is an ex-mercenary and a psycho for hire. Add paparazzi TV, a cult of celebrity stalkers, a Mexican cartel out for payback, and a bad girl past that’s come back for her head. But Steez is no soft target. Steez is where style meets badass.

The character of Steez is interesting and dynamic although you don't really get a look at how she goes from a young and troubled girl to a celebrity football player. I still liked her.
The villains were the real stand outs in this story, Red Candy is a truly evil character and her ex-hitman boyfriend is a freak. Their relationship adds a lot to the stories' intensity. They hire a psycho to stalk Steez and pretty much terrorize her in the most brutal of ways but he doesn't live up to the level of messed-up that Red candy does so well. As for the rest of the secondary characters, I didn't get much of a feel for them. They felt like background noise.

What kept this from a 4 star rating was the confusing rhythm of the dialog between Steez and her assistant and boyfriend in the beginning. That and some descriptions of L.A. used when describing Steez's lifestyle were somewhat futuristic sounding and at first I started thinking this was set in the near future but this cleared up for me eventually.

All-in-all, I truly liked this story. It became a fast action romp and I couldn't put it down. I have a feeling Mr.Embrack's other books will appeal as well and I look forward to the next one.]]> 3.50 2011 Steez
author: Raymond Embrack
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2011/10/24
date added: 2012/06/14
shelves: thriller, indie-self-pubbed
review:
The action in this book is a lot of fun. Steez is the first book I've read from author Raymond Embrack and I am planning on checking out more!
Here is the book summary:Gemma Steez is the first female quarterback in pro football. Some call her the Kim Kardashian of sports. Some see a target. A walking nightmare called Red Candy has a plan to take Steez for millions then “bathe in her blood.� With her is an ex-mercenary and a psycho for hire. Add paparazzi TV, a cult of celebrity stalkers, a Mexican cartel out for payback, and a bad girl past that’s come back for her head. But Steez is no soft target. Steez is where style meets badass.

The character of Steez is interesting and dynamic although you don't really get a look at how she goes from a young and troubled girl to a celebrity football player. I still liked her.
The villains were the real stand outs in this story, Red Candy is a truly evil character and her ex-hitman boyfriend is a freak. Their relationship adds a lot to the stories' intensity. They hire a psycho to stalk Steez and pretty much terrorize her in the most brutal of ways but he doesn't live up to the level of messed-up that Red candy does so well. As for the rest of the secondary characters, I didn't get much of a feel for them. They felt like background noise.

What kept this from a 4 star rating was the confusing rhythm of the dialog between Steez and her assistant and boyfriend in the beginning. That and some descriptions of L.A. used when describing Steez's lifestyle were somewhat futuristic sounding and at first I started thinking this was set in the near future but this cleared up for me eventually.

All-in-all, I truly liked this story. It became a fast action romp and I couldn't put it down. I have a feeling Mr.Embrack's other books will appeal as well and I look forward to the next one.
]]> The Ninth District 11739078
FBI Special Agent Jack Miller, pulled into a high-profile case to mentor a new agent, finds himself in a clash with the toughest opponent of his career. The chase culminates in the bowels of the city, in the storm sewers and tunnels beneath The Ninth District Federal Reserve of Minneapolis.

The Ninth District is approximately 74,600 words (300 pages) in length.]]> 300 Douglas Dorow Tammy 4
Book Summary: The Federal Reserve has never been robbed.

FBI Special Agent Jack Miller, pulled into a high-profile case to mentor a new agent, finds himself in a clash with the toughest opponent of his career. The chase culminates in the bowels of the city, in the storm sewers and tunnels beneath The Ninth District Federal Reserve of Minneapolis.

Dorow's characters are well crafted. They are easy to believe, realistic and sympathetic. FBI Agent Jack Miller is a seasoned agent paired with Ross Fruen, a young agent looking to learn the ropes. Their first case together is a tough one. One man, nicknamed The Governor, has robbed several banks. He doesn't take much money and doesn't usually kill but the last robbery he inexplicably kills a pregnant young woman. The Governor has a plan and his plan is much bigger than simple bank robberies. Miller and Fruen know that their time is short to find him and when The Governor starts targeting them, time runs out.

Douglas Dorow gives us a fascinating crime to figure out and immerses us in the scenery as well. I was able to lose myself in the process of tracking a criminal and become acquainted with the personal life of Agent Jack Miller. His struggles with family and job were very real. Dorow doesn't create a superhero but a man with a family and a love for his job.
Some of the things I found endearing about Jack was his humility and his propensity to give everyone nicknames.

Fans of Crime Drama will be happy to welcome Douglas Dorow into the fold!
]]> 4.35 2011 The Ninth District
author: Douglas Dorow
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/08/20
date added: 2012/03/14
shelves: mystery, review-request, thriller, indie-self-pubbed
review:
Douglas Dorow debuts with a fantastic new FBI thriller!

Book Summary: The Federal Reserve has never been robbed.

FBI Special Agent Jack Miller, pulled into a high-profile case to mentor a new agent, finds himself in a clash with the toughest opponent of his career. The chase culminates in the bowels of the city, in the storm sewers and tunnels beneath The Ninth District Federal Reserve of Minneapolis.

Dorow's characters are well crafted. They are easy to believe, realistic and sympathetic. FBI Agent Jack Miller is a seasoned agent paired with Ross Fruen, a young agent looking to learn the ropes. Their first case together is a tough one. One man, nicknamed The Governor, has robbed several banks. He doesn't take much money and doesn't usually kill but the last robbery he inexplicably kills a pregnant young woman. The Governor has a plan and his plan is much bigger than simple bank robberies. Miller and Fruen know that their time is short to find him and when The Governor starts targeting them, time runs out.

Douglas Dorow gives us a fascinating crime to figure out and immerses us in the scenery as well. I was able to lose myself in the process of tracking a criminal and become acquainted with the personal life of Agent Jack Miller. His struggles with family and job were very real. Dorow doesn't create a superhero but a man with a family and a love for his job.
Some of the things I found endearing about Jack was his humility and his propensity to give everyone nicknames.

Fans of Crime Drama will be happy to welcome Douglas Dorow into the fold!

]]> 12.21.12 12368700
Archaeologist Sheppard Smyth has staked his career and the honorable memory of his wife and partner on proving his widely panned theory: Cleopatra VII, the last sovereign pharaoh of Egypt, was not a victim of suicide as history suggests, but of a well-concealed murder. When a statue of the doomed Queen is unearthed in a pre-Columbian excavation site in Mexico, Shep rushes to investigate and, hopefully, find the proof that has evaded him for so long. The statue, however, is only the first clue suggesting a mysterious connection between Mesopotamia and Mesoamerica, and possibly - beyond. Suddenly thrust into the heated rivalry between sexy and enigmatic antiquities thief Victoria Kent and the infamous Russian mafioso Dmitri Kronastia, Shep finds himself a common pawn played by forces working to see out a quest older than the pyramids and cloaked in the Mayan Doomsday prophecy of 12.21.12.]]> 266 Killian McRae Tammy 0 to-read, thriller 3.84 2010 12.21.12
author: Killian McRae
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2011/11/19
shelves: to-read, thriller
review:

]]> Wired 2684521 Mary Elizabeth and Charlie’s marriage is fading away as Charlie tries to just get along and Mary Elizabeth struggles not to disappear completely. A murdered teenager is discovered at the local teenage hangout on a bluff high above main street bringing back memories to Mary Elizabeth that she would rather forget but may hold the key to saving an entire town. But when the bodies keep popping up everyone must struggle with feelings of guilt, shame and redemption.

“Every bit as good as Mary Higgins Clark’s highly successful novels of psychological suspense. Suspenseful and entertaining� The Chattanooga Free Press

“From page one through the last chapter Carr takes the reader on a quick-paced and easy-flowing tour of murder, suspense and steamy romance. Be prepared to stay up past your bedtime with this one.� Library Journal]]> 313 Martha Carr 0963863908 Tammy 4 Fifteen years in to the future is where you will begin this story. Mary Elizabeth has a family now. A husband and beautiful son but there is something missing in her soul. Her heart doesn't seem complete and those closest to her have begun to distance themselves. Her husband Charlie knows something has been wrong with Mary Elizabeth for some time but is unable to get her to talk with him, so he avoids the problem. Her young son is obviously much more closer to Charlie.
I found the beginning of this thriller to be very dark and oppressive. I identified with Charlie but found I truly disliked Mary Elizabeth. This was at once awkward and authentic to me.
There is an unwritten rule most of us subscribe to when we read a thriller or suspense story like Wired. We will ALWAYS identify and like the main character. Most especially if she is a victim. The problem with this is it isn't always reasonable.
Given the circumstances of Wired and the role Mary Elizabeth has been given by Martha Randolph Carr, there is no way you will believe a strong, loving, sympathetic character.
I promise you this, you will understand her and you will eventually empathize with her.

Here is the book summary:Will the truth set you free or get you killed?
Mary Elizabeth and Charlie’s marriage is fading away as Charlie tries to just get along and Mary Elizabeth struggles not to disappear completely. A murdered teenager is discovered at the local teenage hangout on a bluff high above main street bringing back memories to Mary Elizabeth that she would rather forget but may hold the key to saving an entire town. But when the bodies keep popping up everyone must struggle with feelings of guilt, shame and redemption.

Martha Randolph Carr does and exceptional job in the creation of Mary. The building of tension is felt by all characters and I felt it as well. As most people who have read my reviews know, I put great stock in characters. I just have to believe them in most cases. There is always the exception but if you feel as I do, pick up this fantastic read!
]]> 3.85 1993 Wired
author: Martha Carr
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1993
rating: 4
read at: 2011/09/23
date added: 2011/09/27
shelves: mystery, thriller, indie-self-pubbed
review:
Imagine surviving a brutal attack. One where the obvious conclusion is murder but somehow you get away. Now imagine you are only 15yrs old, terrified to get help from the police and unable to confide in your mother.
Fifteen years in to the future is where you will begin this story. Mary Elizabeth has a family now. A husband and beautiful son but there is something missing in her soul. Her heart doesn't seem complete and those closest to her have begun to distance themselves. Her husband Charlie knows something has been wrong with Mary Elizabeth for some time but is unable to get her to talk with him, so he avoids the problem. Her young son is obviously much more closer to Charlie.
I found the beginning of this thriller to be very dark and oppressive. I identified with Charlie but found I truly disliked Mary Elizabeth. This was at once awkward and authentic to me.
There is an unwritten rule most of us subscribe to when we read a thriller or suspense story like Wired. We will ALWAYS identify and like the main character. Most especially if she is a victim. The problem with this is it isn't always reasonable.
Given the circumstances of Wired and the role Mary Elizabeth has been given by Martha Randolph Carr, there is no way you will believe a strong, loving, sympathetic character.
I promise you this, you will understand her and you will eventually empathize with her.

Here is the book summary:Will the truth set you free or get you killed?
Mary Elizabeth and Charlie’s marriage is fading away as Charlie tries to just get along and Mary Elizabeth struggles not to disappear completely. A murdered teenager is discovered at the local teenage hangout on a bluff high above main street bringing back memories to Mary Elizabeth that she would rather forget but may hold the key to saving an entire town. But when the bodies keep popping up everyone must struggle with feelings of guilt, shame and redemption.

Martha Randolph Carr does and exceptional job in the creation of Mary. The building of tension is felt by all characters and I felt it as well. As most people who have read my reviews know, I put great stock in characters. I just have to believe them in most cases. There is always the exception but if you feel as I do, pick up this fantastic read!

]]> The Lovely Bones 12232938
So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.]]> 372 Alice Sebold 0316166685 Tammy 4 thriller 3.87 2002 The Lovely Bones
author: Alice Sebold
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2011/08/09
shelves: thriller
review:

]]> Reunion 10467702
Once they're inside the school, they discover that a dark entity has joined them. It has come to collect a debt long overdue and someone has to pay. Will Tanner and his classmates overcome their fears, putting the pieces of their lives back together, or will they be consumed by their worst nightmare? Find out in this suspenseful thrill ride that will keep you guessing and engaged with a lovable cast of characters.

]]> 336 Jeff Bennington 0615450865 Tammy 4 Twenty years after surviving a school shooting Tanner Khan and his fellow classmates reluctantly agree to hold a reunion. Although they suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, they come back to their hometown and reunite in the defunct school building. Old flames are rekindled, fears are ignited, and their lives are about to explode in a whirlwind of memories, haunted by the spirit of David Ray, the troubled teen who killed many of the students.

Once they're inside the school, they discover that a dark entity has joined them. It has come to collect a debt long overdue and someone has to pay. Will Tanner and his classmates overcome their fears, putting the pieces of their lives back together, or will they be consumed by their worst nightmare? Find out in this suspenseful thrill ride that will keep you guessing and engaged with a lovable cast of characters.

This story pulled me in and didn't let go. It started off on the day of the school shooting. An ordinary day for these kids and the expectancy I felt as the author took me through this day was stomach clenching. I was introduced to the main characters, one by one, as they arrived at school, greeted their friends and went to class. I was also introduced to David Ray, the troubled kid who will be the cause of so much death and trauma as the day progresses.
Jeff Bennington writes of this horrid event with amazing insight. He makes sure we are aware of the underlying psychology of a teenager who has been abused and scorned. He also hints at something deeper, something paranormal in the events to come. I felt as if I was reading about any one of the real life school massacres that have happened over the years. You can't help but think of those horrendous events as you read this.
This story eventually brings us forward, twenty years to the present and how our main characters have dealt with the trauma of that day. The authors depiction of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is spot on. Some of the victims have done positive things with their lives and some have remained stuck in that day but all are still affected and all need closure.
Deciding to arrange a Twenty Year Reunion in order to face the past and heal, one student brings them all back to the school were their lives were shattered.

Now, up until this point, this story seems written as a drama about surviving the worst that can happen but Jeff Bennington doesn't let you off the hook with a heartfelt and healing reunion. Hell no! Instead you are plunged into horror. The menacing ghost of David Ray has his own kind of closure in mind and it ain't healing. It scared the crap outta me and I loved it.

The plot of this story is fresh and I was compelled to finish it as fast as I could. A truly great read!]]> 3.45 2011 Reunion
author: Jeff Bennington
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/07/02
date added: 2011/07/03
shelves: fantasy-horror-suspense, ghosts, thriller, indie-self-pubbed
review:
Summary: Twenty years after surviving a school shooting Tanner Khan and his fellow classmates reluctantly agree to hold a reunion. Although they suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, they come back to their hometown and reunite in the defunct school building. Old flames are rekindled, fears are ignited, and their lives are about to explode in a whirlwind of memories, haunted by the spirit of David Ray, the troubled teen who killed many of the students.

Once they're inside the school, they discover that a dark entity has joined them. It has come to collect a debt long overdue and someone has to pay. Will Tanner and his classmates overcome their fears, putting the pieces of their lives back together, or will they be consumed by their worst nightmare? Find out in this suspenseful thrill ride that will keep you guessing and engaged with a lovable cast of characters.

This story pulled me in and didn't let go. It started off on the day of the school shooting. An ordinary day for these kids and the expectancy I felt as the author took me through this day was stomach clenching. I was introduced to the main characters, one by one, as they arrived at school, greeted their friends and went to class. I was also introduced to David Ray, the troubled kid who will be the cause of so much death and trauma as the day progresses.
Jeff Bennington writes of this horrid event with amazing insight. He makes sure we are aware of the underlying psychology of a teenager who has been abused and scorned. He also hints at something deeper, something paranormal in the events to come. I felt as if I was reading about any one of the real life school massacres that have happened over the years. You can't help but think of those horrendous events as you read this.
This story eventually brings us forward, twenty years to the present and how our main characters have dealt with the trauma of that day. The authors depiction of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is spot on. Some of the victims have done positive things with their lives and some have remained stuck in that day but all are still affected and all need closure.
Deciding to arrange a Twenty Year Reunion in order to face the past and heal, one student brings them all back to the school were their lives were shattered.

Now, up until this point, this story seems written as a drama about surviving the worst that can happen but Jeff Bennington doesn't let you off the hook with a heartfelt and healing reunion. Hell no! Instead you are plunged into horror. The menacing ghost of David Ray has his own kind of closure in mind and it ain't healing. It scared the crap outta me and I loved it.

The plot of this story is fresh and I was compelled to finish it as fast as I could. A truly great read!
]]> <![CDATA[Season Of The Harvest (Harvest Trilogy, #1)]]> 10448215
FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson investigates the gruesome murder of his best friend and fellow agent who had been pursuing a group of eco-terrorists. The group’s leader, Naomi Perrault, is a beautiful geneticist who Jack believes conspired to kill his friend, and is claiming that a major international conglomerate developing genetically engineered crops is plotting a sinister transformation of our world that will lead humanity to extinction. As Jack is drawn into a quietly raging war that suddenly explodes onto the front pages of the news, he discovers that her claims may not be so outrageous after all. Together, the two of them must battle a horror Jack could never have imagined, with the fate of all life on Earth hanging in the balance…]]> 388 Michael R. Hicks 0984492763 Tammy 4 I happened to catch a tweet from this author and was intrigued, Checking out his site I saw this gem of a book. I am a sucker for disaster in the making from plagues to quakes and conspiracy to monsters, whatever. I DL'd Season Of The Harvest and am happy to report that I loved it.

Here is the book summary: What if the genetically modified crops that we're being forced to depend on for food weren't really created by man? What if they had a far more sinister purpose?

FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson investigates the gruesome murder of his best friend and fellow agent who had been pursuing a group of eco-terrorists. The group's leader, Naomi Perrault, is a beautiful geneticist who Jack believes conspired to kill his friend, and is claiming that a major international conglomerate developing genetically engineered crops is plotting a sinister transformation of our world that will lead humanity to extinction. As Jack is drawn into a quietly raging war that suddenly explodes onto the front pages of the news, he discovers that her claims may not be so outrageous after all. Together, the two of them must battle a horror Jack could never have imagined, with the fate of all life on Earth hanging in the balance..

From the suspenseful opening of the story, you realize you are not dealing with a human conspiracy. At least, not completely human. Don't let that fool you into thinking this is just another alien invasion-type story, because it is definitely not just that. A conspiracy ranging decades with the science of genetics and human imposters holding powerful positions at it's core, humans have found an all too willing place in the upcoming disaster. The use of genetically modified grain is commonplace. These modifications create pesticide and pest resistant crops as well as a bigger harvest. This is real life, not fiction and Michael R. Hicks makes sure you understand it well. This adds to the story as you follow Agent Dawson on his quest to find a killer. Unfortunately for him, it's not that simple. An organization that was founded to stop grain that has been genetically modified with a retrovirus of unknown purpose is blamed for bomb attacks used to assassinate key people. They are Dawson's only source of answers but are they crazy eco-terrorists or our only hope?
I am always unwilling to give plot away in my reviews so I will say only that this is an action filled story with creepy undertones and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I will end this with a direct quote from Mr. Hicks; "You are what you eat".]]> 3.65 2011 Season Of The Harvest (Harvest Trilogy, #1)
author: Michael R. Hicks
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/06/25
date added: 2011/06/26
shelves: action-adventure, thriller, indie-self-pubbed
review:
I have to say that I am finding some of the best writing talent on Twitter! I will only mention Mr. Hicks here, of course, but I wished I had used social media sooner.
I happened to catch a tweet from this author and was intrigued, Checking out his site I saw this gem of a book. I am a sucker for disaster in the making from plagues to quakes and conspiracy to monsters, whatever. I DL'd Season Of The Harvest and am happy to report that I loved it.

Here is the book summary: What if the genetically modified crops that we're being forced to depend on for food weren't really created by man? What if they had a far more sinister purpose?

FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson investigates the gruesome murder of his best friend and fellow agent who had been pursuing a group of eco-terrorists. The group's leader, Naomi Perrault, is a beautiful geneticist who Jack believes conspired to kill his friend, and is claiming that a major international conglomerate developing genetically engineered crops is plotting a sinister transformation of our world that will lead humanity to extinction. As Jack is drawn into a quietly raging war that suddenly explodes onto the front pages of the news, he discovers that her claims may not be so outrageous after all. Together, the two of them must battle a horror Jack could never have imagined, with the fate of all life on Earth hanging in the balance..

From the suspenseful opening of the story, you realize you are not dealing with a human conspiracy. At least, not completely human. Don't let that fool you into thinking this is just another alien invasion-type story, because it is definitely not just that. A conspiracy ranging decades with the science of genetics and human imposters holding powerful positions at it's core, humans have found an all too willing place in the upcoming disaster. The use of genetically modified grain is commonplace. These modifications create pesticide and pest resistant crops as well as a bigger harvest. This is real life, not fiction and Michael R. Hicks makes sure you understand it well. This adds to the story as you follow Agent Dawson on his quest to find a killer. Unfortunately for him, it's not that simple. An organization that was founded to stop grain that has been genetically modified with a retrovirus of unknown purpose is blamed for bomb attacks used to assassinate key people. They are Dawson's only source of answers but are they crazy eco-terrorists or our only hope?
I am always unwilling to give plot away in my reviews so I will say only that this is an action filled story with creepy undertones and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I will end this with a direct quote from Mr. Hicks; "You are what you eat".
]]> Children of the Fog 10922889 YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO MAKE A DECISION: Let A Kidnapper Take Your Child, Or Watch Your Son Die. Choose!

Sadie O'Connell is a bestselling author and a proud mother. But her life is about to spiral out of control. After her six-year-old son Sam is kidnapped by a serial abductor, she nearly goes insane. But it isn't just the fear and grief that is ripping her apart. It's the guilt. Sadie is the only person who knows what the kidnapper looks like. And she can't tell a soul. For if she does, her son will be sent back to her in “little bloody pieces.�

When Sadie's unfaithful husband stumbles across her drawing of the kidnapper, he sets into play a series of horrific events that sends her hurtling over the edge. Sadie's descent into alcoholism leads to strange apparitions and a face-to-face encounter with the monster who abducted her son--a man known only as...The Fog.]]> 279 Cheryl Kaye Tardif 0986631078 Tammy 4
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO MAKE A DECISION:
Let A Kidnapper Take Your Child, Or Watch Your Son Die.
Choose!

Sadie O'Connell is a bestselling author and a proud mother. But her life is about to spiral out of control. After her six-year-old son Sam is kidnapped by a serial abductor, she nearly goes insane. But it isn't just the fear and grief that is ripping her apart. It's the guilt. Sadie is the only person who knows what the kidnapper looks like. And she can't tell a soul. For if she does, her son will be sent back to her in "little bloody pieces".

When Sadie's unfaithful husband stumbles across her drawing of the kidnapper, he sets into play a series of horrific events that sends her hurtling over the edge. Sadie's descent into alcoholism leads to strange apparitions and a face-to-face encounter with the monster who abducted her son--a man known only as...The Fog.

There are so many great things about this story. When Sadie had to make a decision to let this man take her son away I read in agony. A monster is holding her precious boy in his arms, a gun to his head. Sadie has already tried to fight him, over-power him and take Sam back but she isn't physically strong enough. She can't take the gun aimed at her son out of the picture either. What a terrible choice to make even though it's not much of one anyway.
Since she has seen his face, she is threatened by the kidnapper. If he sees a description of him anywhere, he will send pieces of Sam back to her.

Sadie is a sober alcoholic. Sober almost seven years but her jerk of a husband accuses her of causing the kidnapping through neglect while drunk. She can't tell anyone what really happened because she would be compelled to describe the kidnapper. She is guilt-ridden by her choices and desperate to get Sam back. Enter cheating spouse who finds a drawing she did of him and suddenly she is the bad guy.
Maligned in the press for withholding crucial information, taunted by her husband and falling apart she finds understanding with the lead detective on the case. This is not a budding romance kinda thing that you see in most suspense where the heroine falls for the hero. I liked it that way, there was just too much pain and fear in this story to include a budding romance.

There is enough info in the summary for you to guess how things progress but you wont guess what happens. This wasn't predictable and I ate it up. ]]> 3.76 2011 Children of the Fog
author: Cheryl Kaye Tardif
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/06/19
date added: 2011/06/20
shelves: horror-suspense, thriller, author-recommend, indie-self-pubbed
review:
Let's start with the summary:

YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO MAKE A DECISION:
Let A Kidnapper Take Your Child, Or Watch Your Son Die.
Choose!

Sadie O'Connell is a bestselling author and a proud mother. But her life is about to spiral out of control. After her six-year-old son Sam is kidnapped by a serial abductor, she nearly goes insane. But it isn't just the fear and grief that is ripping her apart. It's the guilt. Sadie is the only person who knows what the kidnapper looks like. And she can't tell a soul. For if she does, her son will be sent back to her in "little bloody pieces".

When Sadie's unfaithful husband stumbles across her drawing of the kidnapper, he sets into play a series of horrific events that sends her hurtling over the edge. Sadie's descent into alcoholism leads to strange apparitions and a face-to-face encounter with the monster who abducted her son--a man known only as...The Fog.

There are so many great things about this story. When Sadie had to make a decision to let this man take her son away I read in agony. A monster is holding her precious boy in his arms, a gun to his head. Sadie has already tried to fight him, over-power him and take Sam back but she isn't physically strong enough. She can't take the gun aimed at her son out of the picture either. What a terrible choice to make even though it's not much of one anyway.
Since she has seen his face, she is threatened by the kidnapper. If he sees a description of him anywhere, he will send pieces of Sam back to her.

Sadie is a sober alcoholic. Sober almost seven years but her jerk of a husband accuses her of causing the kidnapping through neglect while drunk. She can't tell anyone what really happened because she would be compelled to describe the kidnapper. She is guilt-ridden by her choices and desperate to get Sam back. Enter cheating spouse who finds a drawing she did of him and suddenly she is the bad guy.
Maligned in the press for withholding crucial information, taunted by her husband and falling apart she finds understanding with the lead detective on the case. This is not a budding romance kinda thing that you see in most suspense where the heroine falls for the hero. I liked it that way, there was just too much pain and fear in this story to include a budding romance.

There is enough info in the summary for you to guess how things progress but you wont guess what happens. This wasn't predictable and I ate it up.
]]> The First Victim 11374446
Fifteen years ago, Emily Wright barely escaped from a serial killer dubbed the Baby Doll Strangler. She wants nothing to do with the small town where she was abducted, but when her father is hospitalized she reluctantly returns home to care for her teenage sister.

When her sister's friend is killed and left in front of Emily's house, Emily begins to relive the nightmare she endured long ago. Soon she realizes that her sister, too, is in danger from the killer--and the only person who can help is the man Emily left Deputy Bailey O'Neil. Together, Emily and Bailey must discover the killer's identity before he claims his next victim...

72,000 words]]> 225 J.B. Lynn 1426891741 Tammy 3 Summary: Fifteen years ago, Emily Wright barely escaped from a serial killer dubbed the Baby Doll Strangler. She wants nothing to do with the small town where she was abducted, but when her father is hospitalized she reluctantly returns home to care for her teenage sister.

When her sister's friend is killed and left in front of Emily's house, Emily begins to relive the nightmare she endured long ago. Soon she realizes that her sister, too, is in danger from the killer—and the only person who can help is the man Emily left behind: Deputy Bailey O'Neil. Together, Emily and Bailey must discover the killer's identity before he claims his next victim...

A fantastic debut novel for J.B. Lynn. This story has all the right elements: suspense, fear, plot twists and love. I am so pleased to have discovered a new author in the same category as Sandra Brown and Lisa Gardner. I will be looking for her next book!

]]> 3.94 2011 The First Victim
author: J.B. Lynn
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2011/06/06
date added: 2011/06/16
shelves: arc, thriller, indie-self-pubbed
review:
3.5 Stars! Fantastic!
Summary: Fifteen years ago, Emily Wright barely escaped from a serial killer dubbed the Baby Doll Strangler. She wants nothing to do with the small town where she was abducted, but when her father is hospitalized she reluctantly returns home to care for her teenage sister.

When her sister's friend is killed and left in front of Emily's house, Emily begins to relive the nightmare she endured long ago. Soon she realizes that her sister, too, is in danger from the killer—and the only person who can help is the man Emily left behind: Deputy Bailey O'Neil. Together, Emily and Bailey must discover the killer's identity before he claims his next victim...

A fantastic debut novel for J.B. Lynn. This story has all the right elements: suspense, fear, plot twists and love. I am so pleased to have discovered a new author in the same category as Sandra Brown and Lisa Gardner. I will be looking for her next book!


]]> Flee (Codename: Chandler #1) 11104304 SO MANY ASSASSINS. BUT CHANDLER IS THE BEST.

She's an elite spy, working for an agency so secret only three people know it exists. Trained by the best of the best, she has honed her body, her instincts, and her intellect to become the perfect weapon.

Then her cover is explosively blown, and she becomes a walking bulls-eye, stalked by assassins who want the secrets she holds, and those who'd prefer she die before talking.

Chandler now has twenty-four hours to thwart a kidnapping, stop a murderous psychopath, uncover the mystery of her past, retire five highly-trained contract killers, and save the world from nuclear annihilation, all while dodging 10,000 bullets and a tenacious cop named Jack Daniels.

FLEE by Peterson and Konrath
Buckle up. It's going to be one helluva ride...

If you are a more sensitive (or adventurous) reader, this handy scale rates specific categories from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) to give you some idea if this is your kind of book.

Bad Language - 6
Scary - 4
Violent - 8
Funny - 4
Sexy - 7
Crossovers - The Codename: Chandler series features characters from Peterson's Val Ryker series, and Konrath's Jack Daniels series.]]> 256 J.A. Konrath Tammy 4 thriller 3.71 2011 Flee (Codename: Chandler #1)
author: J.A. Konrath
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2011/04/30
shelves: thriller
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Elisha's Bones (Jack Hawthorne Adventure #1)]]> 5103695 336 Don Hoesel 0764205609 Tammy 0 to-read, thriller 3.49 2009 Elisha's Bones (Jack Hawthorne Adventure #1)
author: Don Hoesel
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2011/04/23
shelves: to-read, thriller
review:

]]> Room 7937843
Told in the inventive, funny, and poignant voice of Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience—and a powerful story of a mother and son whose love lets them survive the impossible.

To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.

Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough ... not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.

Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.]]> 321 Emma Donoghue Tammy 0 to-read, thriller 4.04 2010 Room
author: Emma Donoghue
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2011/04/13
shelves: to-read, thriller
review:

]]> The Device 10586450 281 Patrick Skelton 1453859136 Tammy 0 to-read, thriller 3.25 2010 The Device
author: Patrick Skelton
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2011/03/23
shelves: to-read, thriller
review:

]]> The Raising 10137699 480 Laura Kasischke 0857891545 Tammy 0 to-read, thriller 2.74 2011 The Raising
author: Laura Kasischke
name: Tammy
average rating: 2.74
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2011/03/16
shelves: to-read, thriller
review:

]]> Protector 1236498 384 Laurel Dewey 1884820859 Tammy 0 3.69 2007 Protector
author: Laurel Dewey
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2007
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2011/03/06
shelves: to-read, thriller, 1st-in-series
review:

]]> Dark Origins (Level 26, #1) 6507760
What almost no one knows, except for the elite unnamed investigations group assigned to hunt down the world's most dangerous killers, a group of men and women accounted for in no official ledger, headed by the brilliant but reluctant operative Steve Dark, is that a new category of killer is in the process of being defined.

Only one man belongs to this group.

His targets:
Anyone.

His methods:
Unlimited.

His alias:
Sqweegel.

His classification:
Level 26.]]> 406 Anthony E. Zuiker 0525951253 Tammy 0 to-read, thriller 3.76 2010 Dark Origins (Level 26, #1)
author: Anthony E. Zuiker
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2011/02/15
shelves: to-read, thriller
review:

]]> Watchlist 6460334 Watchlist is a unique collaboration by twenty-one of the world’s greatest thriller writers including Lee Child, Joseph Finder, David Hewson, S.J. Rozan, Lisa Scottoline, and Jeffery Deaver, who conceived the characters and set the plot in motion. In turn, the other authors each wrote a chapter and Deaver then completed what he started, bringing each novel to its startling conclusion.
The Chopin Manuscript Former war crimes investigator Harold Middleton possesses a previously unknown score by Frédéric Chopin. But he is unaware that, locked within its handwritten notes, lies a secret that now threatens the lives of thousands of Americans.
The Copper Bracelet Harold Middleton returns in this explosive sequel to The Chopin Manuscript as he’s drawn into an international terror plot that threatens to send India and Pakistan into full-scale nuclear war.

Note: Print edition of the two original audio serialized novels,
The Chopin Manuscript and The Copper Bracelet.]]> 404 Jeffery Deaver 159315559X Tammy 3 thriller What entailed, for me, was an average thriller. I have a feeling it would have been more engrossing had I not been distracted by the undertone of competition, (or maybe it was nervousness), by the authors.
They each tried to keep the flow of the story going and not accentuate their respective writing styles but I felt that each was trying too hard. Perhaps trying not to be judged by their peers. I'm not sure where the awkwardness came from but I felt it and could not fully enjoy the story.]]> 3.35 2009 Watchlist
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.35
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2010/12/25
shelves: thriller
review:
Jeffery Deaver is one of my favorite authors. I am half in love with Lincoln Rhyme and I really like his Catherine Dance series. Having said that, I know I was taking a chance an a novel written by several authors. No matter how great. Deaver put together a group of top-selling novelists to collaborate on Watchlist. Deaver wrote the first two chapters and last one while each writer took one chapter in between to expand the story.
What entailed, for me, was an average thriller. I have a feeling it would have been more engrossing had I not been distracted by the undertone of competition, (or maybe it was nervousness), by the authors.
They each tried to keep the flow of the story going and not accentuate their respective writing styles but I felt that each was trying too hard. Perhaps trying not to be judged by their peers. I'm not sure where the awkwardness came from but I felt it and could not fully enjoy the story.
]]> <![CDATA[The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)]]> 2429135
An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel.]]> 480 Stieg Larsson 0670069019 Tammy 2 thriller bored me 4.17 2005 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
author: Stieg Larsson
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2005
rating: 2
read at:
date added: 2010/11/22
shelves: thriller
review:
bored me
]]> Season of the Machete 13138
From the bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author James Patterson comes a classic thriller.
Cool and glamorous, they could be a successful couple on a holiday. But Damian and Carrie Rose are psychopathic murderers for hire. Their new venue is a picture-perfect vacation island. Their adversary will be Peter Macdonald, the dashing young American who forsakes a life of leisure for a confrontation with cold-blooded terror. And risks everything only to discover that he alone suspects the hideous truth about the...Season of the Machete.]]> 341 James Patterson 0446600474 Tammy 4 thriller, action-adventure 3.22 1977 Season of the Machete
author: James Patterson
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.22
book published: 1977
rating: 4
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]]> Open Season 420734 Be careful what you wish for....

On her thirty-fourth birthday, Daisy Minor decides to make over her entire life. The small-town librarian has had it with her boring clothes, her ordinary looks, and nearly a decade without so much as a date. It's time to get a life—and a sex life. The perennial good girl, Daisy transforms herself into a party girl extraordinaire—dancing the night away at clubs, laughing and flirting with abandon—and she's declared open season for manhunting. But her free-spirited fun turns to shattering danger when she witnesses something she shouldn't—and becomes the target of a killer. Now, before she can meet the one man who can share her life, first she may need him to save it.

Seamlessly blending heart-pounding romance and breathless intrigue, Linda Howard delivers a stylish and provocative novel that absolutely defies readers to put it down.

]]> 337 Linda Howard 0671027581 Tammy 4 thriller 4.00 2001 Open Season
author: Linda Howard
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> Prey 83763
It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour.

Every attempt to destroy it has failed.

And we are the prey.]]> 507 Michael Crichton 0061015725 Tammy 3 thriller 3.78 2002 Prey
author: Michael Crichton
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> Coma 185877 381 Robin Cook 0451207394 Tammy 3 thriller 3.54 1977 Coma
author: Robin Cook
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.54
book published: 1977
rating: 3
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]]> The Beach 607639
The Khao San Road, Bangkok -- first stop for the hordes of rootless young Westerners traveling in Southeast Asia. On Richard's first night there, in a low-budget guest house, a fellow traveller slashes his wrists, bequeathing to Richard a meticulously drawn map to "the Beach."

The Beach, as Richard has come to learn, is the subject of a legend among young travellers in Asia: a lagoon hidden from the sea, with white sand and coral gardens, freshwater falls surrounded by jungle, plants untouched for a thousand years. There, it is rumoured, a carefully selected international few have settled in a communal Eden.

Haunted by the figure of Mr. Duck -- the name by which the Thai police have identified the dead man -- and his own obsession with Vietnam movies, Richard sets off with a young French couple to an island hidden away in an archipelago forbidden to tourists. They discover the Beach, and it is as beautiful and idyllic as it is reputed to be. Yet over time it becomes clear that Beach culture, as Richard calls it, has troubling, even deadly, undercurrents.

Spellbinding and hallucinogenic, The Beach by Alex Garland -- both a national bestseller and his debut -- is a highly accomplished and suspenseful novel that fixates on a generation in their twenties, who, burdened with the legacy of the preceding generation and saturated by popular culture, long for an unruined landscape, but find it difficult to experience the world first hand.]]> 436 Alex Garland 1573226521 Tammy 3 thriller 3.98 1996 The Beach
author: Alex Garland
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1996
rating: 3
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]]> The Taking (Large Print) 268589 0 Dean Koontz 0739443526 Tammy 3 thriller 3.55 2004 The Taking (Large Print)
author: Dean Koontz
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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]]> The Bodies Left Behind 3991890

Le livre : Un coup de téléphone brusquement interrompu, provenant d’une maison de campagne du Wisconsin, alerte la police. L’inspecteur McKenzie est chargée de l’enquête. Laissant son fils et son ami, elle découvre une scène d’horreur : deux personnes abattues d’une balle dans la tête. Les meurtriers sont toujours sur les lieux et ils attaquent McKenzie qui se retrouve privée de son arme, de son téléphone et de sa voiture. McKenzie fuit dans la forêt, emmenant avec elle une survivante du carnage qu’elle ne peut abandonner. Traquées comme des bêtes, épuisées, les deux femmes vivent une épreuve terrifiante. En danger de mort, l’inspecteur McKenzie sait qu’elle ne peut se fier qu’� une chose : son instinct de survie.
L’auteur : Jeffery Deaver, ancien journaliste, chanteur folk et avocat, est publié dans plus de cent-vingt pays et traduit dans vingt-cinq langues. Ses romans, qui figurent régulièrement sur les listes des best-sellers, ont été récompensés par les prix les plus prestigieux de la littérature policière, tel le prix Steel Dagger pour Le Rectificateur. Le Désosseur a été adapté au cinéma par Universal, avec Denzel Washington et Angelina Jolie dans les rôles principaux. La critique salue son talent pour le climat de terreur si particulier qu’il sait installer et ses intrigues riches en rebondissements. Lors de sa parution aux États-Unis, Instinct de survie a reçu le prix du meilleur thriller de l’année décerné par l’Association internationale des auteurs de thrillers.


Traduit de l'anglais (Ă©tats-Unis) par Jean Esch ]]> 368 Jeffery Deaver 1416595619 Tammy 5 thriller 3.80 The Bodies Left Behind
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.80
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rating: 5
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Great read! The MC was believable and the tension between her and the killer she is trying to elude makes the chase even more tense.
]]> Thunderhead (Nora Kelly, #0A) 136636 531 Douglas Preston 0446608378 Tammy 4 4.11 1999 Thunderhead (Nora Kelly, #0A)
author: Douglas Preston
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Broken Window (Lincoln Rhyme, #8)]]> 2230284
When Lincoln's estranged cousin Arthur Rhyme is arrested on murder charges, the case is perfect - too perfect. Forensic evidence from Arthur's home is found all over the scene of the crime, and it looks like the fate of Lincoln's relative is sealed.

At the behest of Arthur's wife, Judy, Lincoln grudgingly agrees to investigate the case. Soon Lincoln and Amelia uncover a string of similar murders and rapes with perpetrators claiming innocence and ignorance - despite ironclad evidence at the scenes of the crimes. Rhyme's team realizes this "perfect" evidence may actually be the result of masterful identity theft and manipulation.

An information service company - the huge data miner Strategic Systems Datacorp - seems to have all the answers but is reluctant to help the police. Still, Rhyme and Sachs, along with their assembled team begin uncovering a chilling pattern of vicious crimes and coverups, leading their investigation to point at one master criminal, whom they dub "522".

When "522" learns the identities of the crime-fighting team, the hunters become the hunted. Full of Deaver's trademark plot twists, 'The Broken Window' will put the partnership of Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs to the ultimate test.

Running Time:
14:08:10

©2008 Jeffrey Deaver (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.]]> 414 Jeffery Deaver 1416549978 Tammy 4 thriller 4.07 2008 The Broken Window (Lincoln Rhyme, #8)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cold Moon (Lincoln Rhyme, #7)]]> 93808
Rhyme, a quadriplegic long confined to his wheelchair, immediately taps his trusted partner and longtime love, Amelia Sachs, to walk the grid and be his eyes and ears on the street. But Sachs has other commitments now -- namely, her first assignment as lead detective on a homicide of her own. As she struggles to balance her pursuit of the infuriatingly elusive Watchmaker with her own case, Sachs unearths shocking revelations about the police force that threaten to undermine her career, her sense of self and her relationship with Rhyme. As the Rhyme-Sachs team shows evidence of fissures, the Watchmaker is methodically stalking his victims and planning a diabolical criminal masterwork.... Indeed, the Watchmaker may be the most cunning and mesmerizing villain Rhyme and Sachs have ever encountered.]]> 416 Jeffery Deaver 0743296788 Tammy 4 thriller 4.06 2006 The Cold Moon (Lincoln Rhyme, #7)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Stone Monkey (Lincoln Rhyme, #4)]]> 142545 657 Jeffery Deaver 1410400964 Tammy 3 thriller 3.96 2002 The Stone Monkey (Lincoln Rhyme, #4)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> Under the Skin 123063 Under the Skin takes us on a heart-thumping ride through dangerous territory—our own moral instincts and the boundaries of compassion.]]> 296 Michel Faber 1841954802 Tammy 5 thriller, favorites 3.76 2000 Under the Skin
author: Michel Faber
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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Wow, read this years ago and remembered being intrigued, creeped out and challenged to understand and accept the main character. I was uncomfortable but so impressed even that couldnt make me put this story down.
]]> Mount Dragon 39032 Mount Dragon: an enigmatic research complex hidden in the vast desert of New Mexico. Guy Carson and Susana Cabeza de Vaca have come to Mount Dragon to work shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest scientific minds on the planet. Led by visionary genius Brent Scopes, their secret goal is a medical breakthrough that promises to bring incalculable benefits to the human race. But while Scopes believes he is leading the way to a new world order, he may in fact be opening the door to mass human extinction. And when Guy and Susana attempt to stop him they find themselves locked in a frightening battle with Scopes, his henchmen, and the apocalyptic nightmare that science has unleashed .



]]> 512 Douglas Preston 0765354934 Tammy 3 thriller 3.95 1996 Mount Dragon
author: Douglas Preston
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1996
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Roadside Crosses (Kathryn Dance, #2)]]> 5568007 someone, armed with information gleaned from careless and all-too-personal blog postings, intends to carry out those killings. Kathryn Dance and her C.B.I. team know when the attacks will take place, but who will be the victims? Her body language expertise leads her to a recent fatal car crash, and to the driver, Travis Brigham, a gaming-obsessed teen who's become the target of vicious cyberbullies. And when Travis disappears, Kathryn must lead a furious manhunt in the elusive world of bloggers and social networking, where nothing is as it seems...]]> 397 Jeffery Deaver 1416549994 Tammy 5 thriller 3.82 2009 Roadside Crosses (Kathryn Dance, #2)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Twelfth Card (Lincoln Rhyme, #6)]]> 106312
Assisted by Fred Dellray, Mel Cooper and Lon Sellitto (suffering from a severe case of shattered nerves due to a near miss by the killer), Rhyme and partner Amelia Sachs work frantically to learn who the hit man and his partner are and when they will strike next, all the while trying to crack a very “cold� case: Rhyme believes that Geneva may have been targeted because of a paper she’s writing about her ancestor, Charles Singleton, a former slave who was instrumental in the civil rights movement in the 1860s, but who was arrested for theft and disgraced.

In his correspondence Charles wrote about a “secret,� that could have tragic consequences if revealed. This secret, which Rhyme is convinced will provide the key to why Geneva is in danger, revolves around some mysterious doings in the area known as Gallows Heights, a neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan that in the 1860s was a tense mix of wealthy financiers, civil rights leaders, political crooks like Boss Tweed, and working-class laborers and thugs. What was the truth behind the crime Charles was accused of? And what was his secret? Does it have to do with stolen gold? Or does it have a far broader implications?]]> 816 Jeffery Deaver 0739455834 Tammy 4 thriller 3.99 2005 The Twelfth Card (Lincoln Rhyme, #6)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sleeping Doll (Kathryn Dance, #1)]]> 1050383
But the girl never spoke about that night, nor did the crime's mastermind. Indeed, Pell has long been both reticent and unrepentant about the crime. And so with the murderer transported from the Capitola superprison to an interrogation room in the Monterey County Courthouse, Dance sees an opportunity to pry a confession from him for the recent murder -- and to learn more about the depraved mind of this career criminal who considers himself a master of control, a dark Svengali, forcing people to do what they otherwise would never conceive of doing. In an electrifying psychological jousting match, Dance calls up all her skills as an interrogator and kinesics -- body language -- expert to get to the truth behind Daniel Pell.

But when Dance's plan goes terribly wrong and Pell escapes, leaving behind a trail of dead and injured, she finds herself in charge of her first-ever manhunt. But far from simply fleeing, Pell turns on his pursuers --and other innocents -- for reasons Dance and her colleagues can't discern. As the idyllic Monterey Peninsula is paralyzed by the elusive killer, Dance turns to the past to find the truth about what Daniel Pell is really up to. She tracks down the now teenage Sleeping Doll to learn what really happened that night, and she arranges a reunion of three women who were in his cult at the time of the killings. The lies of the past and the evasions of the present boil up under the relentless probing of Kathryn Dance, but will the truth about Daniel Pell emerge in time to stop him from killing again?]]> 448 Jeffery Deaver 034083384X Tammy 5 thriller 3.94 2007 The Sleeping Doll (Kathryn Dance, #1)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Empty Chair (Lincoln Rhyme, #3)]]> 142540
A quadriplegic since a beam crushed his spinal cord years ago, Rhyme is desperate to improve his condition and goes to the University of North Carolina Medical Center for high-risk experimental surgery. But he and Sachs have hardly settled in when the local authorities come calling. In a twenty-four-hour period, the sleepy Southern outpost of Tanner's Corner has seen a local teen murdered and two young women abducted. And Rhyme and Sachs are the best chance to find the girls alive.

The prime suspect is a strange teenaged truant known as the Insect Boy, so nicknamed for his disturbing obsession with bugs. Rhyme agrees to find the boy while awaiting his operation. Rhyme's unsurpassed analytical skills and stellar forensic experience, combined with Sachs's exceptional detective legwork, soon snare the perp. But even Rhyme can't anticipate that Sachs will disagree with his crime analysis and that her vehemence will put her in the swampland, harboring the very suspect whom Rhyme considers a ruthless killer. So ensues Rhyme's greatest challenge -- facing the criminalist whom he has taught everything he knows in a battle of wits, forensics, and intuition. And in this adversary, Rhyme also faces his best friend and soul mate.]]> 416 Jeffery Deaver 0684855631 Tammy 4 thriller 4.07 2000 The Empty Chair (Lincoln Rhyme, #3)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Vanished Man (Lincoln Rhyme, #5)]]> 28568
Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to help with the high-profile investigation and to ferret out a master illusionist they've dubbed "the conjurer." As the fatalities rise and the minutes tick down, Rhyme and Sachs must move beyond the smoke and mirrors to prevent a terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all.]]> 560 Jeffery Deaver 0743437810 Tammy 4 thriller 4.09 2003 The Vanished Man (Lincoln Rhyme, #5)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Coffin Dancer (Lincoln Rhyme, #2)]]> 227729 532 Jeffery Deaver Tammy 4 thriller 4.16 1998 The Coffin Dancer (Lincoln Rhyme, #2)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Twisted: The Collected Short Stories]]> 28567 New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver has long thrilled fans with tales of masterful villains and their nefarious ways, and the brilliant minds who bring them to justice. Now the author of the Lincoln Rhyme series has collected for the first time his award-winning, spine-tingling stories of suspense -- stories that will widen your eyes and stretch your imagination.
A beautiful woman goes to extremes to rid herself of her stalker; a daughter begs her father not to go fishing in an area where there have been a series of brutal killings; a contemporary of the playwright William Shakespeare vows to avenge his family's ruin; and Jeffery Deaver's most beloved character, criminalist Lincoln Rhyme, is back to solve a chilling Christmastime disappearance.
Diverse, provocative, eerie and inspired, this collection of Jeffery Deaver's best stories exhibits the amazing range and signature plot twists that have earned him the title "master of ticking-bomb suspense" (People). With nods to O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe, these beautifully crafted pieces, never before compiled in one volume, pulse with subtle intrigue and Deaver's incomparable imagination.]]> 480 Jeffery Deaver 0743491599 Tammy 3 thriller 3.92 2003 Twisted: The Collected Short Stories
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)]]> 2373 528 Jeffery Deaver 0451188454 Tammy 5 thriller, favorites 4.20 1997 The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1)
author: Jeffery Deaver
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> In Cold Blood 168642
As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.]]> 343 Truman Capote 0679745580 Tammy 5 thriller, favorites 4.08 1966 In Cold Blood
author: Truman Capote
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1966
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)]]> 13148
In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed.

In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears.

And in Washington D.C., Cross needs to find the solution to the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, cooperating, competing - and they are working coast to coast. Is Alex Cross up to the challenge?]]> 481 James Patterson 0446677388 Tammy 5 thriller, favorites 3.99 1995 Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)
author: James Patterson
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1995
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)]]> 7869 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Who is Jason Bourne? Is he an assassin, a terrorist, a thief? Why has he got four million dollars in a Swiss bank account? Why has someone tried to murder him?...

Jason Bourne does not know the answer to any of these questions. Suffering from amnesia, he does not even know that he is Jason Bourne. What manner of man is he? What are his secrets? Who has he killed?]]> 566 Robert Ludlum 0752864327 Tammy 3 political-thriller, thriller 4.06 1980 The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
author: Robert Ludlum
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1980
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)]]> 32542 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780385338608

Before The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence, as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in a small southern town, Clanton, Mississippi.

The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. That is, until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes matters into his hands.

For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life, and then his own.]]> 738 John Grisham Tammy 3 thriller 4.11 1989 A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
author: John Grisham
name: Tammy
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1989
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)]]> 968 The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, and The da Vinci Code

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.

The Da Vinci Code heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.]]> 489 Dan Brown Tammy 3 thriller 3.92 2003 The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
author: Dan Brown
name: Tammy
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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