Title: Deadline Author: Mira Grant Genre: Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia, Horror, Thriller, Zombies, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: June 2011 Paperback: 581 Pages Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his…
Title: The Hangman’s Daughter Author: Oliver Pötzsch, Translated by Lee Chadeayne Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Publisher: Amazon Crossing/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: December 2010 (Amazon)/August 2011 (HMH) Hardcover: 448 pages (HMH) Magdalena, the clever and headstrong daughter of…
Title: I Don’t Want to Kill You Author: Dan Wells Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Thriller/Crime Publisher: Tor (US)/Headline (UK) Publication Date: March 2011 (US)/June 2011 (UK) Paperback: 320 Pages Dan Wells introduced us to John Wayne Cleaver in the…
Last year, I read and truly enjoyed Numbers by Rachel Ward. This year, Numbers: The Chaos is out, and it’s the second book in the series by a talented author. In order to celebrate the release of the novel,…
Title: Mr. Monster Author: Dan Wells Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Crime, Thriller Publisher: Headline (UK) / Tor (US) Publication Date: March 2010 (UK) / September 2010 (US) Hardcover: 288 pages (US) I killed a demon. I don’t know if…
Title:Gentlemen Author: Michael Northrop Genre: Horror/Thriller YA Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: April 2009 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Micheal, Tommy, Mixer, and Bones aren’t just from the wrong side of the tracks–they’re from the…
Title: I Am Not A Serial Killer Author: Dan Wells Genre: Thriller/Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor (US) / Headline (UK) Publication Date: March 2010 (US) / March 2009 (UK) Paperback: 272 Pages John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous, and he…
Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous…
Title: Feed Author: Mira Grant Genre: Horror, Thriller, Zombies Publisher: Orbit (US & UK) Publication Date: April 2010 (US) / May 2010 (UK) Paperback: 608 pages EVERYONE HAS SOMEONE ON THE WALL Shaun and Georgia are orphans of the…
Title: Impact Author: Douglas Preston Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller Publisher: Forge Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 368 pages Wyman Ford is tapped for a secret expedition to Cambodia… to locate the source of strangely beautiful gemstones that do not…
Title: Witch & Wizard Author: James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown (US) Publication Date: December 2009 Hardcover: 320 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in an ongoing series How did I…
Title: Perfume (Das Parfum) Author: Patrick Suskind, Translated by John E. Woods Genre: Fiction, Historical, Thriller Publisher: Diogenes-Verlag (Germany) / Alfred A. Knopf (US) Publication Date: 1985 (Germany) / February 2001 (US) Paperback: 272 pages Stand alone or series:…
Title: Liar Author: Justine Larbalestier Genre: YA/Thriller Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books Publishing Date: September 29, 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Summary: Micah will freely admit that she’s a compulsive liar, but that may…
Title: The Infinite Instant Author: Danielle L. Parker Genre: Sci Fi/ Thriller Publisher: Lachesis Publishing Publishing Date: September 2, 2008 Paperback: 290 pages Stand Alone or series: Can be read as stand alone but there is a sequel in…
Title: Apocalypse 2012 Author: Gary Jennings, Robert Gleason & Julius Podrug Genre: Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Historical-Fantasy Publisher: Tor/Forge Publication Date: June 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the Aztec series, but can theoretically be…
Title: Echoes from the Dead Author: Johan Theorin Genre: Crime Publisher: Transworld (Black Swan) Publishing Date: 3 July 2009 (UK) Paperback: 480 pages Stand Alone or series: Stand Alone Why did I read the book: I was offered a…
Title: Don’t Look Twice Author: Andrew Gross Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: March 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 following the main character, Lieutenant Ty Hauck; but can be read as…
Title: Drood Author: Dan Simmons Genre: Literature, Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (Hachette Group) Publication Date: February 2009 Hardcover: 784 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel, although draws from the works and lives of Charles…