Every May 1st in The Anniversary, a serial killer strikes in a small Midwest town. One year he spares super popular high schooler Jules from death but not from a harrowing evening. On the same night, Quinn, a high school misfit who has somehow befriended Jules, accidentally injures someone whileContinue Reading
Imagine that your best friend was murdered by a serial killer. Three years later, the case is relegated to the cold case files by the police with no suspect in sight. But you still want justice for your friend. Would you pretend to be the killer in order to reopenContinue Reading
In How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, Jamie is a fan of both slasher movies and romantic comedies. She and her roommate/bff Laurie decide to go to a speed dating event little knowing that her knowledge of each will be needed to survive the evening. Both types ofContinue Reading
Cynthia has a secret that she hasn’t revealed to her longtime husband or their seventeen year old daughter. But it all starts to go horribly wrong when Cynthia’s daughter is taken by a villain from her past. Can Cynthia save her daughter and repair her marriage ripped apart by herContinue Reading
Hazel & Fox have marriage problems soon after the birth of their baby girl. Fox is concerned that their hobby might risk their family. But Hazel is bored without the constant thrills of murdering men “who really deserve it”. Thus starts the new thriller, A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage.Continue Reading
You Better Watch Out combines a slasher movie “why me?” atmosphere with a classic locked room mystery that will have fans of both cheering. Seriously, I loved it! Greg wakes up in a strange 1950s version of a town with no memories of how he got there. He quickly findsContinue Reading
Despite being about two serial killers’ exploits, The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco is actually a very pleasant cozy mystery. Its setting in San Francisco is used almost like another main character so it is part travelogue too. Capri owns a small business running tours featuring famous movie sitesContinue Reading
Sleep Tight is labeled as a horror thriller. However, it reads more like a psychological thriller featuring a serial killer with a bit of police procedural thrown in for spice. I liked it but was expecting a more supernatural vibe that just wasn’t there. The renowned serial killer nicknamed FatherContinue Reading
Carmen Sanchez is a Department of Homeland Security investigator whose sister Selina is attacked. She takes leave from her job to investigate. She pulls in a college professor, Jake Heron who is an expert hacker, to help her find the attacker. Jake and Carmen have a history. Carmen and SalinaContinue Reading
Kitty is a lot of things. She is young, rich and beautiful. She is an influencer with over a million followers. And she knows How to Kill Men and Get Away With It. Not just any men…only those cads that treat women like dirt or worse. You know, like herContinue Reading
Maeve Fly is the type of character that quickly divides readers into lovers and haters. Beware what is lurking behind a theme park princess’ facade! Maeve plays a Southern California theme park princess during the day. But at night she lets her freak flag fly in the clubs of LosContinue Reading
Three newborn identical triplets are found abandoned in a roadside rest stop. The girls are split up by the government and grow up in multiple foster and group homes with only occasional visits with each other. Moody, Iris and Sissy reunite at eighteen. When one’s relationship goes horribly awry, theContinue Reading
Alex North, the author of the brilliant The Whisper Man, is back with the complex, enthralling new thriller, The Angel Maker. The book has not one, not two, but three crazed killers running around! Don’t miss it! High schooler Katie decides to have an after-school tryst rather than walk homeContinue Reading
Sacred Lamb is a place where serial killer survivors are placed by witness protection. If a gang of undead serial killers is looking for a challenge, I’m thinking this town is the perfect location for their next party. I’m not sure if this graphic novel is an homage to myContinue Reading
Suzuki just began working for a criminal enterprise. He quit his middle school mathematics teaching job to try and enact revenge for his wife’s death. The son of the enterprise’s owner killed Suzuki’s wife in a hit-and-run accident. However, the son is soon murdered by a private assassin, The Pusher,Continue Reading
I audibly gasped at the first plot twist in the Last House on Needless Street. Then, there were a series of other hard turns of plot. All were completely unforeseen—at least by me. The book is definitely the work of a master craftsperson. The plot is so great, I can’tContinue Reading