The focus of my blog is to review book series and not individual novels. But writers are going to continue writing novels within a series even after I have done my review, so I plan on reviewing the individual novels as they come into circulation. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child will soon be releasing book […]
When I was a little girl, I loved the TV show Flipper. I would go around singing “They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning/No one you see, is faster than he” and swim around in our little plastic wading pool pretending to be a dolphin. Read More
The focus of my blog is to review book series and not individual novels. But writers are going to continue writing novels within a series even after I have done my review, so I plan on reviewing the individual novels as they come into circulation. Wesley Chu has just recently added book #4, The Rise […]
When I first looked into reading the Harvest series, I was thinking this could be a really cool ecothriller series that focuses on the adverse effects of agricultural GMOs. Well, it is definitely a thriller, but an ecothriller? I don’t think so. Read More
Matthew Mather, author of the best-selling techno-thriller Cyberstorm, has recently released the Nomad series with the first book of the series, Nomad, released last summer and the newest addition, Sanctuary, released back in February. Read More
Corporate conspiracy, state-of-the-art technology, government spying, nuclear explosion, and Armageddon pretty much sums up Jeff Kirk’s latest novel, The Prometheus Option. Read More
The focus of my blog is to review book series and not individual novels. But writers are going to continue writing novels within a series even after I have done my review, so I plan on reviewing the individual novels as they come into circulation. Erec Stebbins has just recently added book #4, The Nash […]
Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta series was the first series that I reviewed, and over the last few years I have found that a lot of the fans of the series have become quite disenchanted with how the series has been going. I personally think it is time for a dramatic change in the series which […]
The focus of my blog is to review book series and not individual novels. But writers are going to continue writing novels within a series even after I have done my review, so I plan on reviewing the individual novels as they come into circulation. Iris Johansen has just recently added book #20, Night and […]
When choosing an evil antagonist, thriller writers can select from a vast array of institutions that have the ability to create cataclysmic, mind-shattering, and horrific events on a global scale. Read More
Christopher Kerns has recently released his first book, Crash Alive, from his Haylie Black series and I have to say it is one of the best thrillers that I have read in a while, and being a reviewer of thrillers that says a lot. Read More
The focus of my blog is to review book series and not individual novels, but writers are going to continue writing novels within a series even after I have done my review, so I plan on reviewing the individual novels as they come into circulation. Wesley Chu has just recently added book #3.5, a novella, […]
Jon McGoran’s Doyle Carrick thriller series focuses on the dire effects of genetically modified organisms or better known as GMOs. As a scientist, I have mixed feelings about GMOs as they can have great potential to do wonderful things, but on the other hand could result in serious negative consequences if not properly monitored. Read […]
Indie author Denison Hatch is about to release his first novel, Flash Crash, and the beginning of a series known as the Jake Rivett series. Flash Crash is an algorithm written by David Belov, a computer programmer that works for mega-bank Montgomery Noyes. Read More
Just to give you an update on the release dates for the newest additions to the series that I have reviewed. Soon to be Released Bette Golden Lamb and J. J. Lamb’s Bone Crack Expected Release Date 4/22/16 A Gina Mazzio Novel Gina Mazzio, RN, is on the brink of getting married when a childhood friend relocates from […]
Author and fellow blogger, Carol Kean, suggested to me awhile back to read E.E. Giorgi’s novel, Chimera, since it is a thriller written by a fellow scientist. I finally got a chance to read it along with the second novel in what is now entitled the Track Presius series. Read More
For a reviewer of techno-thrillers, I knew eventually I was going to have to review a military techno-thriller series especially since the military thriller, starting with Tom Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October, gave birth to this genre. Read More
I think Daniel H. Wilson’s title of his series ‘Robopocalypse’ really says it all, as this is a series about when robots go very, very bad. Read More
Homo sapiens’ evolutionary “Great Leap Forward”, which occurred about 80,000 years ago, was a time period in which a rapid advancement in human behavior and tool production occurred. There are a number of theories on why this took place including the possibilities in changes to the human genome. Read More
I LOVE quirky characters, and Rebecca Cantrell’s Joe Tesla is undoubtedly a quirky character. A millionaire software genius, Tesla is afflicted with agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder that results in panic attacks when confronted with certain situations, and in Tesla’s case being out-of-doors. Read More
Now that the next presidential campaign is in full swing and the debate shenanigans are at their best, haven’t you ever wondered if maybe our political leaders are possessed by aliens? Well according to Wesley Chu’s the world of Tao series, that maybe possible. Read More
Awhile back I wrote a review on Nik Krasno’s Oligarch series which is a conspiracy thriller series about a Ukrainian oligarch. I found that the oligarchs make for great evil characters in thrillers and so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to review G.W. Eccles’ Alex Leskin series which centers on the oligarchs of […]
When I started my job at Cornell University, I was given the opportunity to meet with a financial consultant to help me plan out my 403 (b), so I took advantage of the situation and set up an appointment. The moment the consultant starting talking about annuities and mutual funds, my eyes glazed over.. Read More
Rachel Amphlett’s Dan Taylor series is my first eco-thriller series that I am reviewing. Even though her series is considered an eco-thriller, it could easily fall into the techno-thriller category, as there are plenty of weapons of mass destruction involved. Read More
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