Waiting for Sunrise: An Adventure Story of Wartime Counter-Espionage by William Boyd

Moving from Vienna to London’s West End, from the battlefields of France to hotel rooms in Geneva, Waiting for Sunrise is a mesmerizing journey into the human psyche, a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe, a plot-twisting thriller, and a literary tour de force.

Cloudland – A Literary Thriller Set in Rural Vermont by Joseph Olshan

On April 17, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

A stunning literary thriller set in rural Vermont from the much praised author of Nightswimmer and Clara’s Heart. Elegant, haunting and profoundly gripping, Cloudland is an ingenious psychological trap baited with murder, deception and the intricacies of desire.

Prague Fatale – The Latest Novel Featuring Nazi-Hater Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr

A perfect locked-room mystery. But because Philip Kerr is a master of the sleight of hand, Prague Fatale is also a tense political thriller: a complex tale of spies, partisan terrorists, vicious infighting, and a turncoat traitor situated in the upper reaches of the Third Reich.

Immobility – A Novel About an Apocalyptic Future by Brian Evenson

When you open your eyes things already seem to be happening without you. You don’t know who you are and you don’t remember where you’ve been. You know the world has changed, that a catastrophe has destroyed what used to exist before, but you can’t remember exactly what did exist before. And you’re paralyzed from the waist down apparently, but you don’t remember that either.

Come Home – There is No Such Thing as an Ex-Mother by Lisa Scottoline

On April 11, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

Come Home reads with the breakneck pacing of a thriller while also exploring the definition of motherhood, asking the questions: Do you ever stop being a mother? Can you ever have an ex-child? What are the limits to love of family?

Guilt: Stories – Unusual Criminal Case Histories by Ferdinand von Schirach

On April 7, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

Compassionate and seen with the same cool, controlled eye that propelled Ferdinand von Schirach’s debut collection, Crime, onto best-seller lists, Guilt is a stunning follow-up from one of Germany’s finest new writers.

House of the Hunted: A Solid Literary Thriller by Mark Mills

Mark Mills, bestselling author of Amagansett, The Savage Garden, and The Information Officer, is renowned for blending riveting history, rich atmosphere, and thrilling suspense. Now, in House of the Hunted, Mills deftly unfolds a story of betrayal, love, and the inescapable pull of the past as an ex-spy finds himself drawn back into his treacherous former life.

Sailor – A Mob Wife Fleeing her Past by Tom Epperson

On April 5, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

Acclaimed novelist of The Kind One and screenwriter of such films as One False Move and The Gift, Tom Epperson brings the violence-soaked world of Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men and the heroism of Jack Schaefer’s Shane together to create an iconic action thriller for the twenty-first century.

I Hunt Killers – Life is Not Quite Normal When Your Father is a Serial Killer by Barry Lyga

In an effort to clear his name, Jazz joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret–could he be more like his father than anyone knows?

The Inquisitor: A Novel About a Genius at Torture by Mark Allen Smith

On April 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

A spectacularly original thriller about a professional torturer who has a strict code, a mysterious past, and a dangerous conviction that he can save the life of an innocent child. Mesmerizing and heart-in-your-throat compelling, The Inquisitor is a completely unique thriller that introduces both an unforgettable protagonist and a major new talent in Mark Allen Smith.