Meet Damien. On the surface, he’s a quiet, clever accountant. Beneath that cover, he’s still a messed up kid trying to come to grips with a past he doesn’t want to face, and from which his only relief is setting fires. When he sets off...

L.J. Sellers has a new fan: me! In fact, she has lots of fans if you consider the fact that she has written 23 novels, is a 5-time Readers Favorite Award winner, and is one of the highest rated crime fiction writers on Amazon. And...

Upon reflection, when is a psychological thriller more psychological than thriller? When it’s The Water Hemlock by Casper Valentine. But before you conclude that this is a negative observation on this novel, it’s not at all. In fact, it’s a compliment. You see, what Valentine...

Duplicity is described as “a fast-paced thriller with a brilliant twist”. Well, you can say that again! Sibel Hodge will make your skin crawl at the beginning, and your head spin for the rest of the book as you try to figure out who murdered...

Wicked Fallout by Kelly Charron is Book 2 of the Pretty Wicked series. Ryann Wilkinson has been in prison for 12 years, convicted of the murders of six people. She has kept her nose clean, hiding her dark urges, seeking the day when she can...

Watching: The Making of Riley Paige: Book 1 is a psychological thriller written by Blake Pierce. Riley’s Thursday night plans revolved around hitting the books for her early morning psych class, but her roommate, Trudy, and their friend, Rhea, had different ideas. They were college...

The Vineyard Dregs by Anthony Carinhas is the story of Claus Berliner, a young man in 1938 Germany. After a house fire rips through too quickly to be extinguished, Claus' brother, Radulf, and a female companion who had accompanied him are killed in the inferno....

Zoe's own tactics had been used against her with precision execution. Captured, shamed, and manipulated into silence, it seems her only option is to accept death in order to protect those she loves. The people who thought that obviously didn't know her, or her allies,...

Hindsight by Owen Banner is a powerful opening in The O'Shea Trilogy, a novel with a strong appeal for fans of terrorist thrillers and novels featuring conspiracy and crime. Shirley O’Shea still suffers from the bad memories of his years in military service. He has...

A delightful blend of crime, coming of age, and psychological thriller, The White Hat Ruffian by James McVan features sophisticated characters and a tightly written plot full of twists. The narrative begins with the protagonist’s backstory with dramatic childhood episodes, a parent arrested, and the...