Author Archives: John

About John

Bram Stoker Award-Winning author of Wither (co-authored), Wither's Rain, Wither's Legacy, Return to Silent Hill: The Official Movie Novelization, Halloween: The Official Movie Novelization, Shimmer, Kindred Spirit, Exit Strategy & Others and many original media tie-in novels including Supernatural: Joyride, Grimm: The Chopping Block, etc.

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton (Review)

Posted on June 3, 2024 by John

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton Pub Date: May 21, 2024 SOURCEBOOKS Landmark | Sourcebooks Landmark General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers | Sci Fi & Fantasy DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: From the bestselling author of … Continue reading →

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Extinction by Douglas Preston – Review

Posted on April 22, 2024 by John

Extinction by Douglas Preston Pub Date: April 23, 2024 Tor Publishing Group | Forge Books General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: With Extinction, #1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston has written a page-turning thriller in the … Continue reading →

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The Resort by Sara Ochs – Review

Posted on March 14, 2024 by John

The Resort: A Novel by Sara Ochs Sourcebooks Landmark Mystery & Thrillers General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 06 Feb 2024 DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: For readers of Rachel Hawkins and We Were Never Here comes a searing vacation thriller … Continue reading →

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City in Ruins by Don Winslow – Review

Posted on January 25, 2024 by John

City in Ruins by Don Winslow William Morrow General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 02 Apr 2024 DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: Following City on Fire and City of Dreams, City in Ruins is the explosive, impossible to put down conclusion … Continue reading →

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The Night House by Joe Nesbo – Review

Posted on October 17, 2023 by John

The Night House A Novel by Jo Nesbo Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor, Knopf General Fiction (Adult) | Horror Pub Date: October 3, 2023 DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: From the internationally best-selling author, a chilling fresh spin on the classic horror novel • … Continue reading →

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System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, 7) by Martha Wells – Review

Posted on September 19, 2023 by John

System Collapse by Martha Wells Tor Publishing Group Sci Fi & Fantasy Pub Date: 14 Nov 2023 DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: Everyone’s favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells’s New York Times bestselling Murderbot Diaries series. Am I … Continue reading →

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The Quiet Tenant (Clémence Michallon) – Review

Posted on August 6, 2023 by John

The Quiet Tenant Clémence Michallon Knopf Mystery/Thriller Pub Date: 20 Jun 2023 DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: A PULSE-POUNDING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER NARRATED BY THOSE CLOSEST TO HIM: HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, HIS GIRLFRIEND—AND THE ONE VICTIM HE HAS SPARED Aidan Thomas … Continue reading →

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Quick Reviews – Recently Read Book Recommendations

Posted on July 2, 2023 by John

DROWNING: The Rescue of Flight 1421 (T.J. NEWMAN): This book is a lean, mean, rescue/race-against-the-clock thriller with a lot of heart and a gut-punch or two. I previously—and favorably—reviewed Newman’s debut novel FALLING. DROWNING tops it. I basically read this … Continue reading →

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The Edge of Sleep (Jake Emanuel, Willie Block) – Review

Posted on July 2, 2023 by John

The Edge of Sleep Jake Emanuel, Willie Block St. Martin’s Press SF/Horror Pages: 304 Pub Date: June 20, 2023 DESCRIPTION/SYNOPSIS: What if the whole world fell asleep…and didn’t wake up again? Dave Torres, a night watchman in a placid coastal … Continue reading →

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Sing Her Down (Ivy Pochoda) – Review

Posted on June 7, 2023 by John

Sing Her Down Ivy Pochoda Farrar, Straus and Giroux, MCD Mystery & Thrillers Pages: 288 Pub Date: May 23, 2023 DESCRIPTION: No Country for Old Men meets Killing Eve in this gritty, feminist Western thriller from the award-winning author of … Continue reading →

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