Remote Access: An International Political Thriller by Barry Finlay is a great thriller with powerful elements of intrigue and espionage, a novel with interesting characters. When the President of the United States decides to impose huge taxes on China, he barely contemplates the hit back....

Racino by Peter P. Sellers is the third book in The Michael Butler Saga, following its predecessors, Vernon Fix and Saratoga Called. In this installment, we pick up in the world of harness racing with Michael Butler, who is pulled from a relative calm within...

I finished Redemption Lake by Susan Clayton-Goldner in just two days. I would have finished it in one, but I needed to sleep. The story is about eighteen-year-old Matt Garrison. Matt has been living with guilt over the death of his cousin that occurred years...

A dog with a unique way of communicating uses his gifts to help his private detective companion search for the missing proprietor of a rescue dog shelter in the brilliant sleuth mystery novel, Requiem for a Rescue Dog Queen (The Talking Dog Detective Agency Book...

Restless Earth by John Dolan brings together four men who, it seems, have little or nothing in common, but somehow they are all inextricably linked. An embittered, sick old man, Jedediah Reichenbach is just looking for revenge against his nemesis, the amoral and evil businessman...

Reported Missing by Sarah Wray is a good read. When Rebecca’s husband goes missing the same day as a 14-year-old girl, he is presumed guilty until proven innocent. Rebecca, however, chooses to believe that her husband is innocent. With the help of too much alcohol,...

Imagine yourself sitting at a table in the best restaurant in town, with a woman in front of you, her gun pointed at your crotch under the table, determined to make you a eunuch. That is how Red River by Bob Guess begins, and it...

“Everything that has happened, is happening, will happen again.” With this single sentence, authors Isu Yin and Fae Yang have summarized the story, delivered bait guaranteed to lure the reader in, and before the end of the first chapter, they’ve set the hook. This is...

A story that starts with a cat, and in a narrative that is laced with symbolism, Red Stick Two: A Novel by Kenneth Kirkeby is a thriller that will, undoubtedly, keep readers on the edge of their seats, the second book in a series that...

I love books with characters that are real, flawed and relatable, and a setting that is, of course, colorful. Roses, Wine & Murder: In the City of Steeples by Rose Young didn’t disappoint me. I must say that I found more than what I bargained...