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THE NOMINATION, by William G. Tapply

June 21, 2011

THE LAST THRILLER from the late, great William G. Tapply may lack polish, but has suspense and sizzle to spare.

Grade: SOLID B

THE NOMINATION
Skyhorse
2011

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NOISE, by Darin Bradley

June 15, 2011

GRIM NEAR-FUTURE APOCALYPSE centers around a youth movement poised between anarchy and fascism.  Chilling.

Grade: B PLUS

NOISE
Spectra
2011

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THE POISON TREE, by Erin Kelly

April 13, 2011

SPOOKY, ATMOSPHERIC, STYLISH novel about obsession and family–BRIDESHEAD REVISITED times THE SECRET HISTORY!

Grade: A MINUS

THE POISON TREE
Viking/Pamela Dorman Books
2011

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FOURTH DAY, by Zoë Sharp

March 30, 2011

TENSE, COMPLEX THRILLER, the 8th to feature elite security agent Charlie Fox, finds her taking on a deadly cult.

Grade: B PLUS

FOURTH DAY
Pegasus
2011

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THE OCTOBER KILLINGS, by Wessel Ebersohn

March 12, 2011

INTRICATE SOUTH AFRICAN THRILLER contrasts the hunt for a serial killer, a tangle of post-apartheid politics.

Grade: B PLUS

THE OCTOBER KILLINGS
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2011

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FATAL ERROR, by J. A. Jance

March 8, 2011

TIMELY, TAUTLY PLOTTED thriller with a likable midlife heroine is compelling despite occasionally clunky prose.

Grade: B PLUS

FATAL ERROR
2011

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THE DERVISH HOUSE, by Ian McDonald

February 27, 2011

CULTURE CLASHES, NANOTECHNOLOGY are flashpoints for this suspenseful SF novel set in a near-future Istanbul.

Grade: B PLUS

THE DERVISH HOUSE
Pyr
2010

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MR. HOOLIGAN, by Ian Vasquez

February 9, 2011

GRITTY NOIR with a richly detailed Belize setting offers heart-stopping plot twists, quirky/seedy characters.

Grade: B PLUS

MR. HOOLIGAN
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2010

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HOME FIRES, by Gene Wolfe

February 8, 2011

SUSPENSE AND THRILLER elements dominate a lightly sketched SF background in taut page-turner from Gene Wolfe.

Grade: B PLUS

HOME FIRES
Tor
2011

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THE THOUSAND, by Kevin Guilfoile

February 2, 2011

THRILL-A-MINUTE SUSPENSE in delightfully chilling conspiracy page-turner; really works, despite its odd premise.

Grade: B PLUS

THE THOUSAND
Knopf
2010

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