“Never let someone’s anger become your anger. Never let someone’s hate become your hate. Never let someone’s sin become your sin.” Sound words for every earthling, but not a lesson often carried through. When criminal attorney Danny Burke investigates the disappearance of the wealthy Mrs....

This concept is frightening. Terrorists seeking ways to use technology to create and multiply the effects of natural disasters. It made me afraid for the world my children will live in...and it was great reading. Final Extinction revolves around a terrorist attempt to use a...

When building inspector Max Spalding dies in a terrible car accident, something just doesn’t seem right. Detectives Graisco and Wickland, assigned to the case by the local Myrtle Beach police department, quickly realize that his death was no accident. And when they start to look...

Sigh. That was my reaction when I finished David C. Edmonds’ new work, Lily of Peru. You know, the type of sigh you emit after you’ve finished a book that has left you with a deeply satisfying feeling of having read a really, really great...

Torture Man by Warren Adler begins with a chance encounter that Sarah Raab has with Carl Helman, associated with the CIA, which leaves her with a yet to be repaid debt. When Sarah is confronted with the kidnapping of her daughter, Rachel, she seeks help...

Gravity Games by John Matsui is an outstanding thriller. The nose knows, but in the case of Nathan Sherlock, his nose knows more than anyone on the planet. “Nate the Nose” has an extraordinary power of smell, he can detect every aroma-bearing molecule. What he...

In C. Edgar North’s second book of the Nighthawk series, Nighthawk: African Ice picks up the saga of the criminal dealings of Russian arms dealer Igor Romanoff and the ex-Navy Seal gone bad, Chief Joseph Branson of the Midlake Canadian Indian Tribe. These partners in...

In The Deception by Doug Dorsey, Chris Washington is trying to overcome his doubts and inexperience to prove his worth to the department. Working in the Secret Service is not easy, especially if you seem like a rookie. He is given the helm of a...