Category Archives: thriller

Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Rudi is a cook in a Kraków restaurant, but when his boss asks Rudi to help a cousin escape from the country country he’s trapped in, a new career – part spy, part people-smuggler – begins. Following multiple … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of Shadows (Night Soldiers 06) by Alan Furst

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

Product info: Nicolas Morath is an ex-pat from Hungary residing in Paris right before WWII. He is enjoying an easy life, working as an ad executive and seeing an attractive Argentine heiress called Cara. As the big conflict approaches his … Continue reading →

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The Black Widow (Gabriel Allon 16) by Daniel Silva

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

Product info: A network of terror. A web of deceit. A deadly game of vengeance. Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon is poised to become the chief of Israel’s secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, … Continue reading →

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Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

Product info (from Goodreads): Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace: he has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You’d like to get to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are … Continue reading →

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The Burgas Affair by Ellis Shuman

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

I got a complimentary copy of this one from the author in exchange for an honest review. Product info: It is a story which contains some reality: the terrorist attack at Burgas Airport in 2012, during which five Israeli tourists … Continue reading →

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The Root of His Evil by James M. Cain

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): While slinging hash in a diner, a would-be Cinderella meets her Prince Charming. Carrie Selden is not at all like the woman you’ve read about in the papers. Though she was raised in an orphanage, she isn’t … Continue reading →

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Zero by Marc Elsberg

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

Synopsis: A new social newtork company, Freeme, is unique. Not only it allows you to earn quite a lot by selling your personal data, gathered in their database, but also it helps you advising how to become , happier, cooler, … Continue reading →

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Six of Crows (Six of Crows 01) by Leigh Bardugo

Posted on March 21, 2017 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker has been offered wealth beyond his wildest dreams. But to claim it, he’ll have to pull off a seemingly impossible heist: Break into the notorious Ice Court (a military stronghold that has never … Continue reading →

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Zero God by Tommy Birk

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

I got a complimentary copy of this one from the author in exchange for an honest review – thank you very much! Synopsis (from Goodreads): A secretive and influential foundation based in Washington D.C., led by a charismatic charlatan, seeks … Continue reading →

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Darwin’s Blade by Dan Simmons

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): A series of high-speed fatal car wrecks — accidents that seem as if they may have been staged — is leading Darwin Minor down a dangerous road. A reluctant expert on violent ways to die, he sifts … Continue reading →

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