Blackmail by Rick Campbell follows a bold military and political strike by the Russian government that leaves the U.S. reeling, crippled, and vulnerable, with only a desperate long-shot chance to avoid a devastating world war. The U.S. aircraft carrier patrolling the Western Pacific Ocean is severely damaged by a surprise salvo of cruise missiles. While…
Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo is the ninth Kate Burkholder novel, where a convicted murderer is on the run and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must catch him before he strikes again. Take a visual tour of Down a Dark Road with GIFnotes! Eight years ago Joseph King was convicted of murdering his…
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich's The Fact of a Body audiobook is an intellectual and emotional thriller that offers listeners a different kind of murder mystery. Drawing on parallels between Marzano-Lesnevich's long-buried family secrets and the story of a man accused of murder, this author-narrated audiobook tackles questions about the nature of forgiveness and if a single narrative can ever…
Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber, and the Invention of Criminal Profiling by Michael Cannell details the search for a serial bomber who stalked the streets of 1950s New York. The race to catch him would give birth to a new science called criminal profiling. Grand Central, Penn Station, Radio City Music Hall—for almost two…
Marshall's Law by Ben Sanders is the 2nd book in the Marshall Grade series. Ben Sanders’s 2nd book featuring Marshall Grade has all the elements of intrigue, action, and purpose found in his 1st book, American Blood. I listened to the audiobook and found it very easy to follow, and the wonderful actor, George Newbern,…
Blue Light Yokohama by Nicolás Obregón follows newly reinstated homicide detective Iwata as the violent murder of an entire family embroils him in a case that soon reveals itself to be only one crime in a string of ritualistic killings. Newly reinstated to the Homicide Division and transferred to a precinct in Tokyo, Inspector Iwata is facing superiors who…
The Outsider by Anthony Franze follows a young Supreme Court law clerk as he finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a serial killer. Things aren’t going well for Grayson Hernandez. He just graduated from a fourth-tier law school, he’s drowning in student debt, and the only job he can find is as a messenger.…
The Lost Order Writer’s Cut Audio Edition is written and annotated by Steve Berry and narrated by Scott Brick. It is the 12th installment in the Cotton Malone series (available April 4, 2017). Take a visual tour of The Lost Order with GIFnotes! Steve Berry is one of my favorite thriller writers not only because…
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio is an intelligent, thrilling, and richly detailed debut novel—a captivating story of the enduring power and passion of words (available April 11, 2017). Listen to an exclusive audio excerpt from If We Were Villains, and then follow the link below to sign up for a chance to win…
Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama is a dark and riveting plunge into a crime, an investigation, and a culture like no other. Read Chapter 1 of Six Four first! For five days, the parents of a seven-year-old Japanese schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter’s kidnapper. They would never learn his identity.…
