#thriller Archives – scintilla.info
Book Review: Sin:Thetica, Keith Anthony Baird SciFi Mystery/Thriller: Sin:Thetica, Keith Anthony Baird Pennsylvania, my home for the past 21 years, is known for its weather-forecasting rodent. “Punxsutawney Phil” comes out of its burrow in early February to much fanfare and hordes of groundhog fans (groundhogs, also called woodchucks, are large ground squirrels, similar to […]
Book Review: Secrets of Peace, Secrets of Peace Book 1, T. A. Hernandez Thriller: Secrets of Peace, Secrets of Peace Book 1, T. A. Hernandez Blog Tour February 27, 2024 Zira is young, petite, and deadly. An assassin for the government of PEACE, which rules over the remnants of the US and Canada, she is one […]
Book Review: The Descent, Paul Hardisty Thriller: : The Descent, Paul Hardisty Blog Tour: February 14, 2024 Last February we reviewed The Forcing by Paul Hardisty. It was a chilling climate fiction about a world with out of control global warming and the desperate political steps taken to try to deal with the destruction. […]
Book Review: Hurt Runs Within, Zoltan Vincze Thriller: Hurt Runs Within, Zoltan Vincze Mackay Connolly’s life changed when the truck he was driving hit two IEDs. His two companions were killed instantly. He should have been as well. His rib cage was completely and irreparably shattered. […]
Book Review: His Favourite Graves, Paul Cleave Thriller/Mystery: His Favourite Graves, Paul Cleave Note: UK spelling of title used in review There is one thing that truly stands out to me about this book. Nobody is what they seem to be. Well, some of the minor characters might.. The rest, well, you’ll just have […]
Book Review: The Beaver Theory, The Rabbit Factor Series, Antti Tuomainen, translated by David Hackston Mystery/Thriller: The Beaver Theory, The Rabbit Factor Series, Antti Tuomainen, translated by David Hackston Blog Tour, October 11, 2023 Henri Koskinen finds himself in a very unfamiliar state of mind. He is happy. His relationship with Laura Helanto has progressed to […]
October 11, 2023By scintilla.admin Fiction #AnttiTuomainen, #BlogTour, #DavidHackston, #fiction, #mystery, #series, #TheBeaverTheory, #TheRabbitFactorSeries, #thriller, #translationOne Comment
Book Review: The Nigerian Mafia: Mumbai, Onyeka Nwelue Book Review: The Nigerian Mafia: Mumbai, Onyeka Nwelue Blog Tour September 11, 2023 This book is brilliantly conceived and executed, but it is not for everyone. It is essentially a first-person memoir of a Nigerian immigrant to India who becomes a drug dealer. The plot is […]
Book Review: The Wild Coast, Rhona MacLeod Book 17, Lin Anderson Thriller: The Wild Coast, Rhona MacLeod Book 17, Lin Anderson Blog Tour August 14, 2023 Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is on her way home to Glasgow when her trip is interrupted by the discovery of a shallow grave along the coast. A young […]
Book Review: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Mystery/Thriller: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Blog Tour August 9, 2023 Norwegian private investigator Varg Veum is approached by a woman whose sister and brother-in-law are missing. She is reluctant to contact the […]
August 9, 2023By scintilla.admin Fiction #AVargVeumNovel, #BlogTour, #DonBartlett, #fiction, #GunnarStaalesen, #MirrorImage, #mystery, #series, #thriller, #translationOne Comment
Book Review: Lamb of God, Reprobation Series Book 4, Catherine Fearns Mystery/Thriller: Lamb of God, Reprobation Series Book 4, Catherine Fearns Blog Tour July 24, 2023 The Reprobation Series boldly claims territory on land most authors avoid. We at Scintilla grew up in the church, went to religious colleges and seminaries, even spent over […]