Showing posts with label thriller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thriller. Show all posts
Friday, May 30, 2025

Promise me by Harlan Coben (2014)

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I thoroughly enjoyed Promise Me, a gripping thriller in Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar series, despite its somewhat formulaic plot. The ch...
Sunday, April 6, 2025

Live Wire by Harlan Coben (2009)

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The character arcs and continuing adventures are well-written and gripping. Tight story & deep mystery.  This one is a little too melodr...
Sunday, January 5, 2025

The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben (2020)

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Fun, tight mystery with colorful characters, 4/5 Stars.
Saturday, December 14, 2024

One False Move by Harlan Coben (2014)

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I like the Myron Bolitar stories. This one is somewhat grittier and more brutish than my preference. 4/5 Stars.
Friday, December 22, 2023

Tell No One by Harlan Coben (2001)

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Another Harlan Coben thriller with identical plot elements to all the others: the reluctant hero with true grit who overcomes overwhelming o...
Sunday, November 12, 2023

Play Dead by Harlan Coben (1/1/2010)

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Harlan Coben wrote this book when he was 19 and 20 years old, as an undergrad in college.  The values, perspectives, hormones, and perspecti...
Saturday, October 28, 2023

Yesterday's Spy by Tom Bradby (2022)

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An "impulse borrow" from the library the last time I was there, this book reads like a James Bond film script set in 1953.  The au...
Saturday, October 21, 2023

14 by Peter Clines (2012)

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This odd horror / mystery story is well-crafted and fun.  Clines' use of the H.P. Lovecraft's magic system is consistent and extreme...

Going Dark by Linda Nagata (2015)

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I enjoyed the ending of this trilogy, despite all of the ambiguity and continued mystery of "The Red." It is a good story.  I hope...
Sunday, October 8, 2023

The Killing Star by by Charles Pellegrino & George Zebrowski (1995)

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Amazing story, great subplots and themes. Odd, distracting theology and mysticism. 5/5 Stars.  Fantastic!
Thursday, October 5, 2023

The Final Detail by Harlan Coben (2023)

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Great mystery; tightly-woven.  Big hearted characters.  Fun, gritty action. 5/5 Stars.

The Trials by Linda Nagata (2015)

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The ongoing story has some more interesting twists, as more clues emerge about the mysterious awe-and-wonder AI ("The Red").  Melo...
Saturday, September 30, 2023

I will find you by Harlan Coben (2023)

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Gritty, violent thriller with fun big hearted bad guy characters.  The story is a little bit too melodramatic but the ending makes it worthw...
Friday, September 1, 2023

Back Spin by Harlan Coben

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Fun! 4/5 Stars.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (2023)

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Although I don't particularly appreciate his writing style or the character affectations, the plot is a fun, pulp escapist story.  The c...
Saturday, August 19, 2023

The Red by Linda Nagata (2015)

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The plot and mystery are well-executed.  And the characters are wonderful.  The characterization of political power, relative military capab...
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Birds of Prey by various authors (2022)

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This collection is very disappointing. Don't waste an audible token. 2/5 Stars.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Never by Ken Follett (2021)

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Another "impulse borrow" from the library.  Thrilling and chilling. I liked all the characters. 4/5 Stars.
Sunday, July 9, 2023

Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben (2012)

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I occasionally dip into Harlan Coben thrillers and I was curious about the origins of his Myron Bolitar character so I picked this one off t...
Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Death and Faxes (Audio) by Brandon Sanderson

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Not good, 2/5 Stars.