thriller Archives

Golden Couple, The

Deadly Secrets Authors: Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen Marissa and Matthew Bishop have an outwardly perfect life; after all, they’re both attractive and wealthy, the seeming golden couple with nothing but good luck and luxury in their future. Underneath that polished surface, however, there are issues. It began as a drifting and ended in an unexpected betrayal. Marissa, more than anyone, knows that drastic measures are needed to save this marriage, and so she seeks out the unorthodox, blockbuster therapist, known for losing her license because of her extreme methods. This therapist, Avery Chambers, is also known for her success, and [...]

Frances Carden2024-07-22T16:08:37-07:00July 22nd, 2024|Tags: book review, botm, read, reading, thriller|

Girls, The

A Fictionalized Version of the Manson Cult Author: Emma Cline In The Girls author Emma Cline utilizes a fictionalized account to try and answer the long-time mystery: what made the Mason cult murder? How did Charles Manson, the pseudo-religious group leader, talk the others into such atrocities? How did normal girls become killers? In this story, we see a similar commune through the eyes of 14-year-old Evie, who has become charmed by the seeming freedom of the older girls and is running away from her rich, yet ultimately isolated life. Evie is most fascinated by the figure of Suzanne, and [...]

Frances Carden2024-07-05T17:28:04-07:00July 5th, 2024|Tags: book review, cult, mystery, reviews, thriller|

Underhanded, The

A Cartoonish Thriller Author: Adam Sikes Professor William Dresden has never fit in, not with his family, and not with the academic world, which has just terminated his promising career over his recent research publication. He thinks he has nothing left to lose when he agrees to meet with a mysterious stranger at a Parisian café to talk about his failed studies. Instead, he discovers that his research has led MI6 to some critical findings about an international neo-fascist organization (the Strasbourg Executive). The complication? MI6 is compromised, the Executive has already deployed several assassins, and Professor Dresden’s family are deeply [...]

Frances Carden2024-07-02T08:48:18-07:00July 2nd, 2024|Tags: book revew, political, read, reading, thriller|