Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Category
Book Review: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by
Posted on June 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay I picked up this book because I love the series. The premise of a serial killer killing other serial killers was just too interesting to pass up. You actually root for Dex, even though you know that he’s the bad guy as well. The beginning of this book was […]
Book~Film Comparison: Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Posted on May 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko This book, along with the movie, was chosen for February 2012’s book club read based on the praise of some members who really loved the film. The premise involves the existence of supernatural beings, “Others,” who choose to ally themselves with the Light or the Dark. Both sides, through the […]
Comic Review: Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan
Posted on May 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
It’s the year 2076. After all the information we’ve ever uploaded online is suddenly released for everyone to see, privacy has become a sacred right valued by everyone. Well, almost everyone. Where there are secrets, there will always be paparazzi. In this case, the paparazzi become private detectives, hunting the secrets behind the secret identities […]
Book Review: Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
Posted on August 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
Christine Lucas, the protagonist of this psychological thriller, has a problem. Years ago, an accident robbed her of her ability to retain day-to-day memories. Each night, her mind erases everything when she goes to sleep, and most days when she wakes, she is unable to remember anything past her young adult years. Her husband Ben […]
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