Be Careful Who You Trust In Sean McFate’s ‘Shadow War’ [REVIEW]

Man with gun on bridge — Mercenary Tom Locke wants revenge in Sean McFate and Bret Witter’s SHADOW WAR. (Photo by stephane, Flickr)

Sean McFate’s debut novel, Shadow War (co-written with Bret Witter), begins when a mercenary deep undercover in Libya is recalled to Washington. He is Tom Locke, an elite warrior for a private military company called Apollo Outcomes. Once he returns to the nation’s capital, he receives instructions that catapult him into the most dangerous adventure of his life. Continue reading “Be Careful Who You Trust In Sean McFate’s ‘Shadow War’ [REVIEW]”

Heather FinkJune 28, 2016Leave a comment

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David Baldacci’s ‘The Last Mile’ Is One Twisty Thriller [REVIEW]

Road — Will an eleventh hour confession free a convicted killer? Find out in David Baldacci’s THE LAST MILE. (Photo by Moyan Brenn, Flickr)

In David Baldacci’s The Last Mile, the highly anticipated follow-up book to 2015’s Memory Man, a prisoner on death row is potentially exonerated right before his execution when another inmate in a different state unexpectedly confesses to the crime. Now Detective Amos Decker, who forgets absolutely nothing, and his task force must work to beat the clock and find out if the new admission of guilt is actually true or not. Continue reading “David Baldacci’s ‘The Last Mile’ Is One Twisty Thriller [REVIEW]”

Heather FinkApril 19, 20161 Comment

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Fasten Your Seat Belts Before Reading Karen Robards’ Nail-Biting Thriller ‘Darkness’ [REVIEW]

Fear — Karen Robards taps into our deepest fears in DARKNESS. (Photo by English Rose247, Flickr)

Karen Robards’ latest novel, Darkness, captivated me from the very first sentence. “It was an ordinary flight, on an ordinary day, full of ordinary people. Until it wasn’t.” Then the unthinkable happens and the plan crashes into the mountains. No one knows why. As someone who is already a nervous flier, this story line had my palms sweating right from the start. Continue reading “Fasten Your Seat Belts Before Reading Karen Robards’ Nail-Biting Thriller ‘Darkness’ [REVIEW]”

Heather FinkMarch 31, 2016June 29, 2016Leave a comment

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Lisa Gardner’s ‘Find Her’ Will Have You Looking Over Your Shoulder [REVIEW]

Lost — Kidnapped and trapped in a coffin-sized pine box, Flora Dane discovers the meaning of fear in Lisa Gardner’s FIND HER.
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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]”

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Glen Erik Hamilton’s ‘Hard Cold Winter’ Is A Twisty, Brutal Thriller [REVIEW]

Storm King Ranger Station — Discharged Army Ranger Van Shaw finds himself embroiled in a deadly mystery in the Olympic Mountains.
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Glen Erik Hamilton’s sophomore title, Hard Cold Winter, will not disappoint fans of Van Shaw, the recently discharged Army Ranger introduced in the author’s 2016 Best First Novel Edgar® Award nominated debut, Past Crimes. Continue reading “Glen Erik Hamilton’s ‘Hard Cold Winter’ Is A Twisty, Brutal Thriller [REVIEW]”

Heather FinkMarch 1, 2016March 1, 20161 Comment