The Whisper by Chelsea Iversen ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A sweeping, atmospheric thriller following a group of friends and the power given to them by the trees.

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The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A society matchmaker realizes she’s in danger when her clients' weddings are sabotaged in increasingly disturbing ways.

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In Case I Go Missing by R.N. Swan: A Gritty YA Thriller Review

by Donna Huber

Seventeen-year-old Fenny Allen has been Sarah Vincenty's sidekick for as long as she can remember. Over the years, Sarah has built a reputation in their small town as an amateur detective and a vigilante who has dispensed her own form of justice.

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This Changes Everything Review: Lisa Scottoline’s Paranormal Thriller Sequel

by Donna Huber

Julia Pritzker loves her new life as a wife and mother in beautiful Tuscany – except that she misses her best friend Courtney, back in the States. One night, Julia calls Courtney and reaches her as she’s arriving at her grandmother’s farm in Pennsylvania.

Then the unthinkable happens.

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The Makoto Murders by Richard Jerram ~ a Review

by MK French

Ken Kato is half British, half Japanese, and works as a photojournalist. He grew famous after publishing a photo of a drowning boy in the 2011 tsunami, and hasn't repeated that success since. His option to return to fame is to generate attention-grabbing bodies to photograph, increasing sales for the magazine he works for. Hoping to impress a colleague's estranged wife Makoto that he's obsessed with, he seeks out to murder people named Makoto. Though suspicion rises, he sees no reason to stop when sales are booming.

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Three Hitmen and a Baby by Rob Hart ~ a Review

by MK French

Valencia's brother goes missing, and she can't bring her toddler with her to investigate. The other members of Assassins Anonymous offer to watch over the girl. Mark, Astrid, and Booker figure they can keep the girl safe, but of course, everything goes wrong. Mark is summoned to the Russian mob boss Zmeya's lair and is tasked with killing his protege, Astrid. If he doesn't, Zmeya will kill Mark's ex-girlfriend and son. In the meantime, Booker and Astrid have to take the toddler to urgent care when he gets a fever, and their lack of names inspires the medical staff to call the NYPD. On the run from everyone, how will they keep safe and refrain from killing anyone?

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7 Thrillers for Your Mountain Adventures

by Donna Huber

Book blogs are full of summer beach reads (we've featured a few of them) right now, but not everyone is heading to the water. Some people, like me, would rather spend their summer vacation on a trail in the mountains or by a campfire in the woods. I think the perfect pairing for a mountain adventure is a good survival thriller. Here are a few with characters on their own deep woods adventure. 

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Tom Clancy Rules of Engagement by Ward Larsen ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

The White House is stunned when the Secretary of Commerce is killed in a plane crash in Turkey. President Jack Ryan isn't ready to write this off as a simple accident. Not only has he lost a good friend, but the Secretary was on an important on the surface, he was making an appearance at an economic conference, but the CIA was also using the flight as cover to extract an important asset from the Middle East.

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The Tuxedo Society by Paul Rudnick ~ a Review

by MK French

Andrew Birnbaum is a struggling actor working in a candle shop when he's invited to dinner with the exclusive Tuxedo Society. The wealthy socialites are actually involved in espionage, and Andrew is invited to join a covert mission to protect national security. Working with Navy SEAL Reggie O’Malley, Andrew gets amazing gear and gadgets to track spies, thwart assassinations, and address threats. It becomes even more dangerous when Andrew and his comrades are sent on a mission to uncover the truth about an ancient artifact. 

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17 Must Read Mysteries from the Past Decade

by Donna Huber

I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers. Even before I started attending a local mystery book club, it was one of my go-to genres. Susan also reads a lot of mysteries and thrillers. Goodreads recently published 136 Reader-Approved Mysteries & Thrillers of the Past Decade, and I thought it would be fun to see how many we had read - 17 books! (I included books I read but didn't review on the site for myself, but Susan's recommendations are based on those she has reviewed on this site.)

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Terminal Velocity by M.P. Woodward ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Jack Ryan Jr battles terrorists in the disputed mountains of Kashmir to save a comrade.

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No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

In one Halloween-obsessed Midwestern town, everyone’s on red alert after a local politician goes missing. Little do they know it’s only the beginning.

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A Couple of Thrillers You Won't Want to Put Down

by MK French

Are you ready to get your blood pumping? I don't mean the new exercise routine you've resolved to start. I'm talking about a couple of thrillers that you won't want to put down.

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Looking for a thrill ride? Read these thrillers!

by MK French

I have one more Halloween reading recommendation - a supernatural thriller. The second thriller is one of the choices on Amazon's November First Reads list. If you are a Prime member, you can read it for FREE now.

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Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

After more than a year of laying low, Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie are called back into action. They have enjoyed their time off, but the lack of excitement is starting to chafe: a professional killer can only take so many watercolor classes and yoga sessions without itching to strangle someone...literally. When they receive a summons from the head of the elite assassin organization known as the Museum, they are ready to tackle the greatest challenge of their careers.

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Friday Freebies! Stuff Your Kindle

by Donna Huber

It's Friday! In the U.S., it is Labor Day Weekend, which is considered the last weekend of summer (even though school has already started and Autumn doesn't start for a few more weeks). Do you have a long weekend for the holiday? If so, here are some free Kindle reads to enjoy this weekend.

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What the Dead Can Do by Peter Rosch ~ a Review

by MK French

All of the people aboard a crashed flight die except for two-year-old Ethan, who is then entrusted to family friends Matthew and Nicole, according to his late parents' wishes. Tag and Amanda are in the afterlife, looking on them and watching their friends go through hardships, while the public intrudes on Ethan's welfare. Amanda's grief changes, and she is determined that no one else can raise Ethan. This means she must bring Ethan to the afterlife by any means possible, and only Tag stands in her way.

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Go on a Thrill Ride with These 2 Thrillers

by Donna Huber

If you are looking for a thrilling read that you can lose yourself in, then you need to pick up these two books. They are both parts of series, but you can read them as standalones. If you enjoy them as much as I did, then you will have several other books to pick up immediately.

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The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A controversial wild horse round-up in the high desert of Nevada results in two murders and too many suspects for Sheriff Porter Beck to deal with.

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You Belong Here by Megan Miranda~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Beckett Bowery never thought she’d return to Wyatt Valley, a picturesque college town in the Virginia mountains steeped in tradition. Her roots there were Beckett’s parents taught at the college, and she never even imagined studying anywhere else—until a tragedy her senior year ended with two local men dead, and her roommate on the run, never to be seen again…

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