Category Archives: Suspense
By The Time You Read This by Giles Blunt
Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in mass market), 308 pages, 2006 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: I read and loved two of Blunt’s previous novels, Forty Words for Sorrow and The Delicate Storm. Synopsis: When Detective John Cardinal loses someone close to him, he refuses to believe it was suicide. The nasty, taunting notes he […]
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover, 784 pages, 2010 Rating: 10/10 Reason for Reading: The Passage seems to be the it book for summer 2010. Synopsis: Somewhere in the very near future, a virus is discovered that changes people – it ramps up their immune system and makes them stronger, and the United States Army sees an […]
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover, 425 pages, 200 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: Connelly is the man for busting out of reading slumps. Always good. Synopsis: Mickey Haller (who we first met in The Lincoln Lawyer) is a criminal defence lawyer who defends the lowest of the low – as long as they can pay. When […]
Sail by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover, 388 pages, 2008 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: I’ve read a few of Patterson’s books a number of years back but took a break when they seemed to be getting a little too fluffy for my tastes…but enough time has passed to try again. Synopsis: Katherine Dunne is disappointed to leave […]
The Overlook by Michael Connelly
Reviewed by L.D.Y. Mass market, 277 pages, 2008 Rating: 8/10 Reason for Reading: New book in the Harry Bosch series! New book in the Harry Bosch series! Synopsis: It’s the middle of the night when LAPD detective Harry Bosch receives a call about a murder – a doctor with access to radioactive substances was found […]
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
Reviewed by L.D.Y. Mass market, 482 pages, 1992 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: After having read Connelly’s Harry Bosch series for years I finally decided to start at the beginning of the series. Synopsis: When Detective Harry Bosch is called to the scene of an apparent overdose, things just aren’t adding up for him. Sure, […]
The Hidden Assassins by Robert Wilson
Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover, 453 pages, 2006 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: I like a good thriller, and the fact that it was set somewhere that I don’t often read about (Spain) was also a motivator. Synopsis: Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón is investigating an unusual murder, in which the body has been stripped of all […]
The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer
Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in mass market May 2007), 510 pages, 2006 Rating: 10/10 Reason for Reading: I own The Zero Game but haven’t read it yet, so on to my usual bad habit of reading newer books first. Synopsis: Wes Holloway was a presidential aide ready to take over the world until a […]
Secondhand Smoke by Karen E. Olson
Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover, 259 pages, 2006 Rating: 7/10 Reason for Reading: I read the first few paragraphs and decided it was enough to make me want to read the whole book. Synopsis: Annie Seymour is a journalist who’s about to discover the hard lessons of covering a story that’s too close to home. When […]