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?

Threats: A Man’s Struggle With the Death of His Wife by Amelia Gray

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

In THREATS, Amelia Gray builds a world that is bizarre yet familiar, violent yet tender. It is an electrifying story of love and loss that grabs you on the first page and never loosens its grip.

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.

Heresy: A Catherine LeVendeur Mystery by Sharan Newman

Sharan Newman has used extensive research to give us a fascinating panorama of twelfth-century France that is rich in historical detail, and she puts flesh to bone by creating portraits of people who are not so different from ourselves. Filled with fascinating details of medieval life and the intricate interplay between the Christian and Jewish cultures of the time, Heresy is a compelling mystery and a riveting historical rolled into one.

Pursuit of Darkness – A Presidential Vampire Thriller by Jeff Gillenkirk

At a time when politicians appear to be devising endless devious means to drain the lifeblood from the body politic, Jeff Gillenkirk’s cleverly constructed vampires-in-Washington thriller is timely, enticing and, above all, a most enjoyable read,” says Deborah Hayden, author of Pox: Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Syphilis.