Debut Novelist Fiona Barton Shocks Readers in ‘The Widow’ [REVIEW]

Four lives are irrevocably intertwined when a husband is accused of abducting a young child in Fiona Barton’s The Widow. As the story unfolds everywhere in the news, two significant questions dance on everyone’s lips: “How could the wife not know what her husband was doing? And how much does she really know that she isn’t saying?” Continue reading “Debut Novelist Fiona Barton Shocks Readers in ‘The Widow’ [REVIEW]”
Jeffery Deaver’s ‘The Steel Kiss’ Makes Us Think Twice About Riding Escalators [REVIEW]

In The Steel Kiss, New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver introduces readers to a menacing new threat that is much too real, and which touches all our lives: smart appliances that can be remotely controlled to kill anyone at all… even you. Continue reading “Jeffery Deaver’s ‘The Steel Kiss’ Makes Us Think Twice About Riding Escalators [REVIEW]”
Lisa Gardner’s ‘Find Her’ Will Have You Looking Over Your Shoulder [REVIEW]

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Flora Dane’s worst fears are realized when she is kidnapped and thrust into a pine box specifically built for her. Trapped in total darkness, she claws her way toward survival, never giving up hope that she’ll be saved. Thus begins Lisa Gardner’s latest novel, Find Her, as it blasts out of the gate at breakneck speed, deftly putting us inside Dane’s personal terror and craftily holding readers hostage until the very last page. Continue reading “Lisa Gardner’s ‘Find Her’ Will Have You Looking Over Your Shoulder [REVIEW]”
Danielle Steel’s ‘Blue’ Is Uplifting and Inspiring [REVIEW]

In Danielle Steel’s latest bestselling novel, Blue, former journalist Ginny Carter works in the trenches of some of the most dangerous hot spots on the planet, helping others as a human rights activist. She pays no heed to the danger she faces every moment of the day, much to the chagrin of her sister.
Yet having suffered from so much personal loss herself, Ginny feels she has nothing left to lose, at least until the fateful night a 13-year-old homeless boy named Blue enters her life. As the two become friends, old wounds open and suddenly Ginny finds herself on a new crusade, one that could bring the entire world down on both of them and ultimately change both their lives forever. Continue reading “Danielle Steel’s ‘Blue’ Is Uplifting and Inspiring [REVIEW]”
Scott Frank’s ‘Shaker’ Is A Study In Good And Evil [REVIEW]

Scott Frank’s debut novel, Shaker, delivers an insightful, unflinching look at violence in America and its effects on our youth. Continue reading “Scott Frank’s ‘Shaker’ Is A Study In Good And Evil [REVIEW]”