Thriller Book Reviews

Secrets of the Tree House by Leinad Platz is an absorbing thriller where a small Wisconsin community is brought to face deep and disturbing truths. An entertaining, fast-paced mystery with dark undertones and streaks of spirituality, the novel is both chilling and emotionally gripping.

The story walks the line between adult fiction and YA, masterfully weaving Dustin’s teen perspective with the hard facts of crime investigation, but also with the presence of older characters who help Dustin find his way through a series of traumatic events. In this sense, the book is also a coming-of-age novel, subtly describing the shift […]

Dark, mysterious, and emotionally charged, Kate’s Whisper by Carrie Wiegman is a page-turner and a fascinating insight into the lives of those who fight crime.

Set in Seattle, this detective novel follows the investigations of young FBI agent Kate, well-known in the forces for her steady mind and invaluable hunches. Determined, clever, and armed with infallible intuition, Kate is no ordinary agent, and no ordinary person either – since she was little she knew her talents were special, almost surreal.

After her mother’s sudden death and her father’s descent into alcoholism, Kate’s life changed forever. In one sweep, she lost […]