

Trust No One by James Rollins
This standalone novel starts with an eighteenth-century mystic and occultist, the Comte de Saint-Germain, surrendering his journal to Marie Antoinette’s lady-in-waiting for safekeeping. Centuries later, the guardian of the book is brutally murdered but not before shipping the book off to the next guardian. Terrified that the killers know the identity and location of the new guardian, a British professor entrusts the book to one of his star pupils, Sharyn Karr. From that momen
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7 days ago


Extreme Justice Axel Strike Book 1 by Jack Mars
Homeland Security is called in to infiltrate a cult facility in the high Rockies. The information they have is that there is a suicide pact involved and a lot of explosives. The only way in is with a HELO parachute jump, and only Axel Strike, whose airborne training gives him the best chance to succeed. But getting there is only half the issue. This is my first intro to Axel Strike and I have to admit; the pages were flying as the action is tight and non-stop. I managed to ge
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7 days ago


The Natchez Burning Trilogy: A Penn Cage Collection Featuring: Natchez Burning, The Bone Tree, and Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles
I have been interested in reading Greg Iles for a while now. I had bought one of his books only to find that it was part of a continued series, and the book I had purchased was right in the middle of the trilogy. When the audio version of the entire trilogy came on sale, I grabbed the chance and dove in. Better late than never. It was worth the wait. The story is brutal yet realistic and has more twists and turns than a rollercoaster. The atmosphere of the South rings true as
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Feb 28


American Operator by Brian Andrews and Jeffery Wilson Tier One #4
Dempsey and the Tier One crew are up to their ears in international threats. Assassins kill an ambassador in Turkey and kidnap his assistant, prompting Tier One’s involvement in rescuing the young CIA agent. But the mastermind behind the plot is not who everyone, including his own terrorists’ allies, believes he is. The team is always one step behind but needs to get in front of this or America could very well lose a major ally to the Russians. Saddle yourself in for this non
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Feb 22


The Fifth Profession by David Morrell
Savage, a former Navy Seal, and Akira, a modern-day Samurai, are now both protectors, high-quality bodyguards. But both of them have to deal with a memory of seeing the other die when someone killed their client. In a world where nothing is as it seems and hired killers stalk their every move, you can’t trust yourself, let alone anyone else. As expected with a Morrell story, this is action-packed with twists that you never see coming. Hang on to your seat!
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Jan 20


Spirit Crossing by William Kent Krueger (Cork O’Connor #19)
While blueberry picking, Cork’s grandson stumbles over a shallow grave of a missing native girl. The police aren’t interested because they are searching for a rich white girl. Cork and his son-in-law Daniel, a newly appointed Tribal police officer, refuse to ignore that another First Nations girl has disappeared and then been murdered. But as the search continues, it becomes clear that the killer is trying to silence Cork’s grandson. The story looks hard at the murdered and m
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Jan 16


Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke
This is the first in a series. In 1934, sixteen-year-old Weldon Avery Holland takes a shot at Bonnie and Clyde after a showdown on the family farm. He later ends up fighting for his life during the Second World War. Both events shape him to be a man of courage and morality. Returning to the States, he and his soldier friend enter the oil business and find success. But there are those who are jealous of their success. The ultra-rich think it's their right to take what they wan
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Jan 15


Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
I have to admit that I was a little apprehensive going into this story knowing how long it has been that Crichton passed away. But I needn’t have worried. The story is reminiscent of his other thrillers, which are based on solid scientific research. From the author’s wife’s afterword, we find out that this project was years in the making and most of it had been completed at the time of his passing. She waited until the right writer showed up to help finish it, and Patterson w
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Dec 31, 2025


Tides of Fire by James Rollins Sigma Force #17
Sigma Force is back with one of its wildest missions ever. Earthquakes and erupting volcanoes are causing havoc across the Southeast China seas, and nothing about this is natural. While Chinese warships search for a sunken nuclear submarine, Gray and company must find clues to a similar event that happened during the eighteen hundreds. Rollins gives another rollercoaster ride, this time six miles beneath the ocean where the unbelievable is happening. As always, fact and fict
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Dec 21, 2025


The Quiet War Canadian Front 1 by Michael J. Lalonde
This debut novel is the first in a series written by a Canadian veteran who has lived through similar situations described in the novel. You can’t be more authentic than that. This segment deals with the first salvo in a conspiracy to hurt Canada. When a former intelligence officer and a British spy are taken after a fierce gunfight in Belize, Canada’s JTF2's Alpha Team is called in to free the hostages and capture the head terrorist. This story with high-level suspense and
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Dec 21, 2025













