Anthem Mysterious Book Report No. 471 by John Dwaine McKenna Anthem, (Grand Central Publishing, $29.00, 448 pages, ISBN 978-1-5387-1151-4), by award-winning writer and TV producer Noah Hawley, is going to be one of the most talked about books of the new year. The novel is thought-provoking, controversial, compelling and dystopian, beginning with its opening sentence: “The summer our children began to kill themselves was the hottest on record.” And that’s
Just in case you’re wondering, we’ll be re-running some of our best and most popular book reviews every other week from now on. They will be described as our Legacy Mysterious Book Reports. Send us a quick request if you have a favorite that you’d like to see again and we’ll do our best to re-publish it. Legacy Mysterious Book Report No. 16 Published February 10, 2020 Hudson’s Kill
We Are All The Same In The Dark Mysterious Book Report No. 414 by John Dwaine McKenna In one of the most highly anticipated novels of the 2020 summer reading season, international best-selling thriller writer Julia Heaberlin grabs the reader’s attention in her first sentence; “It takes about eight to ten hours to hand-dig a grave, more if you was doing it in the dark.”, and never lets go.
The Stolen Hours Mysterious Book Report No. 470 by John Dwaine McKenna The Stolen Hours, (Mulholland Books, $28.00, 311 pages, ISBN 978-0-316-70349-9), by Allen Eskens, is a riveting and twisted law and order thriller featuring three determined, strong women that’s a tour de force of psychology—as well as an intense look into the mind of a cunning rapist and stone cold serial killer. His name is Gavin Spencer, and
Ice Angel Mysterious Book Report No. 469 by John Dwaine McKenna Despite it’s dumb-assed title, Ice Angel, (Pegasus Crime, $25.95, 272 pages, ISBN 970-1-64313-811-4) by Matthew Hart, is a cool piece of crime fiction that has an exciting premise, a dynamic, fast-moving plot and an interesting cast of characters—all of whom are trying to rob, swindle, outwit and kill each other somewhere north of the Arctic circle in
At First Light Mysterious Book Report No. 468 by John Dwaine McKenna Award-winning and best-selling author—as well as personal friend—Barbara Nickless, has just launched her latest book featuring a pair of all new characters in a high intensity thriller that will take your breath away. At First Light, (Thomas & Mercer, $15.95, PB, 400 pages, ISBN 970-1-5420-26-41-3), by Barbara Nickless, introduces a female character named Addie Bisset, who’s a
The Bone Hunger Mysterious Book Report No. 415 by John Dwaine McKenna All novelists are bright. That’s because writing is a craft that demands much, and promises nothing more than thousands of hours of solitary and challenging work, putting together what we hope will be a story with an engaging plot, interesting characters and a few surprises along the way that will entertain and involve our readers, maybe even
Assassin’s Strike Mysterious Book Report No. 413 by John Dwaine McKenna If you recognize the names Gabriel Allon, Bob Swagger, or Jason Bourne, you’re gonna love David Slayton. He’s the protagonist and off-the-books secret agent good guy in Ward Larsen’s award-winning series featuring the lone wolf operator and notorious assassin. Assassin’s Strike, (Forge, $27.99, 336 pages, ISBN 978-0-76539156-8) by Ward Larsen, is the seventh and latest in the electrifying,
Clean Hands Mysterious Book Report No. 411 by John Dwaine McKenna High finance, billion dollar banks and a Wall Street law firm on the brink of disaster . . . combined with a talented fixer, a determined, urbane and experienced warrior woman known for her smooth style, velvet touch and iron fist . . . and you’ll have just a few of the elements of a recent thriller entitled:
A Private Cathedral Mysterious Book Report No. 412 by John Dwaine McKenna Whenever CWA Grand Master and Guggenheim Fellowship recipient James Lee Burke brings forth a new work of fiction, the world of mystery, thriller and crime readers and writers sits up and takes notice. We know it will be lyrically written and thought provoking . . . as well as exciting, violent and philosophical . . . all