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The Price of Justice by Tasmin Turner

A high-stakes second installment of the Crime Scene Kosovo series, The Price of Justice by Tasmin Turner is a page-turning spree of international action and gripping investigative storytelling.

As an assistant international prosecutor in post-conflict Kosovo, Kit Chase is perfectly positioned to make a real difference in tackling widespread corruption, but hard lessons from her last case haunt her, and the mysterious Russian liaison officer is impossible to forget. Her new investigation is an intense distraction relating to judicial misconduct and bribery at the highest international levels. When corruption runs this deep, affecting the pockets and clout of countless power […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-18T14:33:05+02:00July 17th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Legal Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Dinner at Tony Napoli’s by Edward Izzi

Dinner at Tony Napoli's by Edward Izzi A hard-nosed Chicago mob thriller written with Edward Izzi’s signature grit, Dinner at Tony Napoli’s is the latest gripping novel from this skilled storyteller.

A legendary Italian restaurant in Chicago is set for demolition after more than five decades of serving the powerful, famous, and dangerous denizens of that underworld. Rather than die in prison, the restaurant owner, Tony Sorrentino, must break his code of silence and share the dark secrets of his place of business with his nephew – a no-nonsense CPD detective. Dennis Romanowski wants to protect the man he’s known all his life, while also being a […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-12T12:43:22+02:00July 11th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Crime Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

The Missing Diary by Tasmin Turner

Plunging readers into the gritty instability of a recovering war zone, The Missing Diary (Crime Scene Kosovo Book 1) by Tasmin Turner is a fast-paced legal drama that feels both timely and historically significant.

Lawyer Kit Chase eagerly leaps into a new position in Kosovo, unaware that the conflict there hasn’t exactly ended – just shifted battlefields into urban, cultural, criminal, and political realms. Learning to survive on the fly, while navigating the swirl of flirtation, insinuation, and intimidation all around her, Kit must nab a merciless mob boss who will stop at nothing to protect his ill-gotten empire.

Examining […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-07-18T14:32:27+02:00July 4th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Legal Thriller Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Echo from a Bayou by J. Luke Bennecke

Echo from a Bayou by J. Luke Bennecke A riveting supernatural read, Echo from a Bayou by J. Luke Bennecke is a fast-paced thriller following a man driven by horrific visions and a desperate quest for justice.

Divorced and spiraling into a bottle, John Bastian survives a horrific ski accident just hours after watching another man mysteriously plummet to his death. After waking up otherwise unhurt from a 3-day coma, his head feels crowded with the muddled memories of a murdered man. Knowing that the vision is more than a morphine-induced hallucination, John is compelled to find out what happened in his past life as Jack Bachman, but […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-06-30T14:27:12+02:00June 30th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

The Perfect Revenge: The Dragonfly Rises by WilD

The Perfect Revenge: The Dragonfly Rises by WilD Eloquently portraying the many shades of grief and loss, but also of healing and renewal, The Perfect Revenge: The Dragonfly Rises by WilD is a brilliant, emotive novel with a tough inner core.

Zoey lives happily with her loving parents until one day tragedy strikes – 0n the way to a long-waited-for football match, she is involved in a car accident in which she loses her father, while her mother is severely injured and bedridden. At merely eight, Zoey’s misfortunes have only begun; moving in with her bitter aunt Agnes and narcissistic uncle Max to escape poverty, Zoey finds herself […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-06-09T22:22:44+02:00June 6th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: The Cathedral Murders by J.E. Morales

The Cathedral Murders by J.E. Morales

Set in Peru during the activity of the communist terrorist group Shining Path in the late 80s and early 90s, The Cathedral Murders by J.E. Morales is a remarkable historical thriller with a noir core and a searing snapshot of Peruvian society, from the poorest layers of society to the highest, giving voice to people who lived through a time of deep unrest.

In Ayacucho they call the Santa Maria Hospital “the cathedral of medicine” – the best possible place to hone your skills as a doctor or nurse outside Peru’s capital. When one of the interns Isabella finds an […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-08-14T18:42:38+02:00June 2nd, 2023|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Under the Golden Dome by Ray Keating

Under the Golden Dome by Ray Keating Perennially skilled in his storytelling, author Ray Keating once again threads the needle between philosophy, adventure, religion, and mystery in his latest Pastor Stephen Grant novel, Under the Golden Dome.

Twenty-five years after witnessing the violent clash of religion and politics firsthand, Pastor Grant must once again unravel the deadly relationships of power – both divine and diplomatic. As is often the case, the theological and the political become tightly knotted in this fast-moving novel, specifically socialist philosophy and Christian dogma. The book also neatly explores the shadowy history of CIA interests, theological autocracies of the past and present, […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-04-27T11:00:54+02:00April 26th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Religious Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: Jetsam by Tracy Grogan

Jetsam by Tracy Grogan

Death-defying drama and an intimate character portrait make Jetsam by Tracy Grogan an addictive thrill for fans of the Divemaster Ricky series.

Leaving behind trauma and a shocking loss in North Africa, Ricky is eager to start a new job thousands of miles away, and turn a page in her unpredictable life. A three-month break on a luxury yacht seems like a dream job – an impressive salary and a string of cushy dives should be the perfect salve for her aching soul, but peace is not on the ship’s manifest.

As the scope and true expectations of her employment […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-05-12T13:51:31+02:00April 5th, 2023|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|