Scott Bryant is a regular guy out with a few buddies in L.A. They come upon a gang beating up an elderly couple. Scott and his friends decide to become involved and when the man sees Scott he announces … more
Gregg Hurwitz has created a novel with excellent suspense and characterization. The premise is enough to draw a reader to find the answers. Mike Wingate is abandoned at a park … more
This was an excellent thriller/mystery until about the last 75 pages then it morphed into something that could have been the plot of Desperate Housewives. The story opens with two women looking for "knock-off" … more
Mickey Haller is having a tough time finding paying clients so he's advertising for people having difficulty with foreclosures. He longs for being back in court where he's at his best. … more
Name checking Steve Blass disease wins Harbach points in my book, in a book about baseball that really isn't about baseball. If you don't recognize the term, google it, but you might … more
The stock market has a total crash creating skyrocketing inflation, paper money becomes no good, gas stations run dry and nothing is as it was. This is the scenario of "Survivors" … more
This story sucks the reader in from the start and grips you most of the way. Mike Wingate was abandoned by his father and left in a schoolyard when he was four. Mike was in such shock of being left there … more
Vanessa Michael Munroe is an assassin who has nightmares about her past. She understands her killing capability and when her best friend, Logan, asks for her help, she can't refuse. … more
Pat Nolan is summoned to Paris told that his daughter, Megan, had been terminally ill and committed suicide. When Paris detective, Catherine Laurence, shows Pat his daughter's … more
The usually dependable Grippando goes off course with this one and tries to cram too many ideas into one story (Maddoff, witness protection, government plots, corporate intrigue, computer hackers, terrorists, … more
Need You Now Author James Grippando Reviewed By Fran Lewis One man decided to take matters into his own hands and end his life. This same man pulled … more
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February 03, 2012
Jane Whitefield makes her living helping people disappear. In this story, James Shelby was framed for his wife's murder and now the people who framed him, want him dead. … more
As the novel begins, the prior district attorney, Andy Barber, is facing the grand jury and we know that something terrible has happened. Neal Longiudice is questioning Andy about … more
When stressed out Dr. John Meanham goes on a shooting spree and kills a number of patients and fellow employees, Dr. Lou Welcome is blamed. Lou had been overseeing his friend, … more
James LePore is one of the few authors who have the reader interested in their story from the first page. Matt DeMarcois a prosecutor for the Manhattan District Attorney's … more
Nate Romanowski had been in a Special Forces unit and observed something he'd rather forget. Now the person who ran that unit wants to make sure that no one can reveal what occurred and Nate is a … more
"Last Will" has investigative reporter Annika Bengtzon attending the ball following the Nobel Prizes being awarded. She becomes a witness to the murder of a woman who … more
Dewey Andreas former DEAL and Delta is asked by Kohl Meir, an Israeli friend to meet him in New York. Mier and his group of Israeli commandos had rescued Dewey in a former … more
In Aberdeen, Scotland, Det. Sgt. Logan MacRae is assigned to the "Screw-up Squad" when one of the men under him is critically wounded during a botched raid on a factory that was supposed to … more
This gentle story is partially a coming-of-age and partly about interpersonal relationships. Elaine is an artist who returns to Toronto for a retrospective of her work. Her art … more
"Empire of the Sun," is a semi-autobiographical novel of when J. G. Ballard was at the Lunghua Interment Camp, as a boy, during WWII. The story opens when the protagonist, … more
In a dark novel, Finnish Inspector Vaara is called by Sgt. Valtteri, informing him that black actress Suffia Elim's body has been found. She has been murdered and it looks like a hate crime. … more
Maggie Mahoney is a partner at a top Wall Street law firm. She's an advocate for women's rights and after her husband was killed, there was a void at the law office and … more
In a fast moving, noir, crime novel, the action begins when an exotic dancer has a romantic liaison with a wealthy, high ranking politician. She agrees to his sexual fantasy and her boyfriend … more