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.

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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The Cabinet of Dr. Leng: A Pendergast Novel (Preston & Child) – Review

Posted on January 2, 2023 by John

The Cabinet of Dr. Leng (A Pendergast Novel) Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Grand Central Publishing (January 17, 2023) SYNOPSIS: The tremendous new thriller in Preston & Child’s #1 bestselling series features FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene in … Continue reading →

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The Cabinet of Dr. Leng: A Pendergast Novel (Preston & Child) – eARC Received

Posted on October 27, 2022 by John

I couldn’t be more thrilled to receive an eGalley of The Cabinet of Dr. Leng (the 21st Agent Pendergast novel) for review, considering it’s a sequel to Bloodless, which ended in a cliffhanger I loved and hearkens back to my … Continue reading →

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Hidden Pieces: A Misty Pines Mystery (Mary Keliikoa) – eARC Received

Posted on October 27, 2022 by John

Hidden Pieces (A Misty Pines Mystery) Mary Keliikoa Pub Date 25 Oct 2022 Level Best Books, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members’ Genre: Mystery & Thrillers SYNOPSIS: Sheriff Jax Turner is staring down the barrel of his broken past. On … Continue reading →

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Breathless (Amy McCulloch) – Review

Posted on May 22, 2022 by John

Breathless Amy McCulloch Anchor SYNOPSIS: Journalist Cecily Wong is in over her head. She’s come to Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak in the world, to interview internationally famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a record-breaking series of summits. … Continue reading →

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My Heart is a Chainsaw (Stephen Graham Jones) – Review

Posted on May 22, 2022 by John

My Heart Is a Chainsaw Stephen Graham Jones Gallery / Saga Press SYNOPSIS: “Some girls just don’t know how to die…” Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that … Continue reading →

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Holly and the Nobodies (Ben Pienaar) – Review

Posted on September 6, 2021 by John

Holly and the Nobodies Ben Pienaar HellBound Books SYNOPSIS: Holly Anderson is a lonely girl, born with the power to materialize living beings from thin air. When she decides to kidnap a ‘real’ person to be her friend, schoolgirl Alex … Continue reading →

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