Book reviews for the thriller, horror, mystery and true crime lover
A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than she bargained for behind the peeling wallpaper in this gothic psychological debut. Sarah Slade is starting over. As the new owner of the infamous Black Wood House—the scene of a grisly murder-suicide—she’s determined that the fixer-upper will … Continue reading Book Review – The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin
A famous artist, Alicia Berenson, is serving time at a psychiatric unit for allegedly shooting her husband five times. Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist, gets wind of Alicia's case and leaves his current position to pursue and treat Alicia, who has remained silent since the murder. Will Theo get Alicia to talk? What will she … Continue reading Book Review – The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Millie is back in the third installment of The Housemaid series by Freida McFadden titled "The Housemaid is Watching", but the only house she will be cleaning is her own. As Millie and her little family try to integrate themselves into their new neighborhood, one thing is certain: don't trust the neighbors. After having read … Continue reading New Release Book Review – The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
What if the childhood you remember isn’t really what happened at all? From the acclaimed author of An Unthinkable Thing and Hideaway, a breath-stopping novel of suspense about a woman tormented by memories of the past and threatened by long-held secrets in the present. Molly Wynters has moved back to her small hometown to care … Continue reading Audiobook Review – A Man Downstairs by Nicole Lundrigan
A suicide prevention hotline volunteer answers a call that turns her world upside down in this edge-of-your-seat audio original thriller by the bestselling author of The Perfect Child and The Best of Friends, performed by A.J. Cook (Criminal Minds) and Tessa Albertson (Younger). Felicia, a single mother and lawyer by day, volunteers at a local … Continue reading Audiobook Review – One Our Own by Lucinda Berry
Never question a mother’s intuition. My water isn’t supposed to break while there’s a storm raging, when my husband isn’t on the island, and as the power flickers out. Darkness covers the cabin as I cling to my belly. I never imagined it happening like this. Trained as a midwife, I know I can deliver … Continue reading Audiobook Review – Not My Baby by Anya Mora
A DARK PAST Dr Olivia Winter is a forensic psychologist whose job is to understand the minds of serial killers. There’s only one monster she can’t understand, her father. A NEW IDENTITY Notorious and brutal, he held a reign of terror until he was caught. His nine-year-old daughter was supposed to be his last victim, … Continue reading Book Review – The Mind of a Murderer by Michael Wood
A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel. July 1995. April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They’re looking for the small resort town where they plan to spend their honeymoon. When they spot what appears to be a … Continue reading Book Review – “Murder Road” by Simone St. James
Beauregard "Bug" Montage: husband, father, honest car mechanic. But he was once known - from North Carolina to the beaches of Florida - as the best getaway driver on the East Coast. Just like his father, who disappeared many years ago.After a series of financial calamities (worsened by the racial prejudices of the small town … Continue reading Book Review – “Blacktop Wasteland” by S.A. Cosby
Danni Morgan thought she knew fear, but she is about to find out what it is to be truly afraid.Years ago a young girl ran away from her childhood home and vowed never to go back. It was a place of fear, pain and misery at the hands of an abusive father. But now her … Continue reading Book Review – “The Demonic” by Lee Mountford
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