Paranoia by James Patterson & James O. Born

March 28, 2025

I had never read one of the Michael Bennett thrillers, but, of course when my cousin told me I was a character in Paranoia, I had to pick up the book. James O. Born, James Patterson’s co-author, asked me quite a while ago if he could make me a cat-loving...

Lethal Prey by John Sandford

March 26, 2025

While I read the Lucas and Letty Davenport novels, the Prey novels featuring Davenport and Virgil Flowers are my favorites. Lethal Prey has a smart killer, and all the witticisms you expect from the two protagonists. And, it’s a cold case, which I love. In 2003,...

Chain Reaction by James Byrne

January 28, 2025

How often do you read a book and say, “I wonder how they came up with that title?” I love it that I read this third Dez Limerick thriller by James Byrne, and understood how the title Chain Reaction was used. If Dez Limerick hadn’t received a text...

The Mailman by Andrew Welsh-Huggins

January 27, 2025

I hope Andrew Welsh-Huggins’ thriller, The Mailman, finds its audience, and kicks off a series. The book is that good. And, Mercury Carter is an unexpected hero. Attorney Rachel Stanfield and her husband, Glenn, are arguing in the kitchen when four men break in...

Deadlock by James Byrne

August 31, 2024

In the last couple weeks, I tore through James Byrne’s Dez Limerick thriller series. I started with the third. Chain Reaction comes out at the end of January. I certainly don’t encourage anyone to start at the end. When I read Deadlock, the second book,...