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Run

So Much Action It's Samey Author: Blake Crouch The day before, people were normal. The day after, most of the population is driven by inexplicable blood lust and mania. Society fell before the authorities and scientists even fully realized there was a problem. Now, the unaffected people are running for their lives. Jack Colclough is one such man. A former professor, he is now on the run with his wife Dee and their two children, Cole and Naomi. A broadcast went out on the local station, and his name was among the names of those to be tracked and killed. He [...]

Frances Carden2025-03-19T07:07:13-07:00March 19th, 2025|Tags: book review, read, reading, thriller|

Stranger Upstairs, The

"Endings are Loud" Author: Lisa M. Matlin Waning social media star and self-help book blitz Sarah Slade is looking to revitalize her fading fame and marriage with a little fixer-up project. She’s bought and plans to renovate an infamous murder/suicide house (Black Wood House) with the help of her hubby and inflexibly angry cat (Reaper), all while keeping up her façade as a good therapist. Of course, Sarah is doing more than trying to keep her perfect career going. She’s keeping her careful façade in place. Sarah has a past. Sarah has a lot of things to hide. And what better [...]

Frances Carden2025-01-06T15:40:20-07:00January 6th, 2025|Tags: book review, botm, horror, read, reading, thriller|

Still Life With Crows

"Truth is the safest lie." Authors: Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Agent Pendergast is supposedly on vacation, recovering from his discovery of a vicious killer whose diabolical history intertwines with his only family past and heritage. But Pendergast does nothing for the sake of ease, and this strange vacation to a sweltering corn field in Kansas is no lark, but another journey into darkness. This time, he is following a different killer. It could be a person. It could be a monster. Whoever or whatever it is, stalks the residents and leaves increasingly distressing tableaus of carnage amongst the corn. This [...]

Frances Carden2024-12-28T15:22:32-07:00December 28th, 2024|Tags: Agent Pendergast, book review, horror, Pendergast, read, reading, thriller|