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The Troop, by Nick Cutter

The Troop, by Nick Cutter

September 28, 2021

A Boy Scout trip like you’ve never imagined. They’re on an island for a weekend outing, and the troop leader has mandated they leave their cell phones at home. Hmmm,

Pretty Things, by Janelle Brown

Pretty Things, by Janelle Brown

September 28, 2021

Nina is a ballsy, high end thief. But, she’s pretty. That gives her the upper edge when she moves in for a lucrative con job on a rich heiress–Vanessa. Vanessa

Tender is the Flesh, by Augustina Bazerrica

Tender is the Flesh, by Augustina Bazerrica

September 28, 2021

This is one of the worst outcomes that humanity could potentially face in the future (I don’t count extinction, as then, there would then be no future). Mother Nature has

The Silent Wife, by Karin Slaughter

The Silent Wife, by Karin Slaughter

April 23, 2021

If I’d wanted a romance novel, I would have looked for one. I was fooled by all the positive reviews. I had none of the technical problems nor the brutality

The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides

November 8, 2020

Starts off as a murder mystery, but turns into a psychological thriller. My wife and I listened to the book on a long road trip, and it kept us guessing

Merrick, by Anne Rice

Merrick, by Anne Rice

November 8, 2020

Did not like this one at all. Rice normally writes some dull scenes here and there, but this one is one big dull scene. It starts off well enough, introducing

Tale of the Body Thief, by Anne Rice

Tale of the Body Thief, by Anne Rice

November 8, 2020

One of the better Rice vampire novels. It’s more reality based than most (did not like Merrick at all), as part of the story finds Lestat reminiscing about “the good

Morning Star, by Pierce Brown

Morning Star, by Pierce Brown

March 1, 2020

The Red Rising trilogy has given me a new appreciation of Science Fiction. It’s a blend of science, action, and mystery, in a way that reminds me of the best

Winter of the World, Book 2, by Ken Follett

Winter of the World, Book 2, by Ken Follett

December 31, 2019

The second book of this excellent WWII novel, and continues the story of the Dewar, Peshkov, Fitzherbert, and Von Ulrich families. Even though I’ve been with these characters through two

Recursion, by Blake Church

Recursion, by Blake Church

December 31, 2019

Another good one, by the author of Dark Matter, which I also liked. It’s about scientists figuring out how to transplant memories from one person to another. So, you could

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