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.

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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Paradise-1 (Red Space Book 1) – David Wellington – Review

Posted on April 6, 2023 by John

Paradise-1 (Red Space Book 1) David Wellington Orbit Books (April 4, 2023) DESCRIPTION: An electric blend of sci-if and horror, Paradise-1 begins a terrifying new trilogy of exploration and survival in deep space from Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated author David Wellington. … Continue reading →

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