Book Review: The Nigerian Mafia: Mumbai, Onyeka Nwelue Book Review: The Nigerian Mafia: Mumbai, Onyeka Nwelue Blog Tour September 11, 2023 This book is brilliantly conceived and executed, but it is not for everyone. It is essentially a first-person memoir of a Nigerian immigrant to India who becomes a drug dealer. The plot is […]
Book Review: The Wild Coast, Rhona MacLeod Book 17, Lin Anderson Thriller: The Wild Coast, Rhona MacLeod Book 17, Lin Anderson Blog Tour August 14, 2023 Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is on her way home to Glasgow when her trip is interrupted by the discovery of a shallow grave along the coast. A young […]
Book Review: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Mystery/Thriller: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Blog Tour August 9, 2023 Norwegian private investigator Varg Veum is approached by a woman whose sister and brother-in-law are missing. She is reluctant to contact the […]
Book Review: Lamb of God, Reprobation Series Book 4, Catherine Fearns Mystery/Thriller: Lamb of God, Reprobation Series Book 4, Catherine Fearns Blog Tour July 24, 2023 The Reprobation Series boldly claims territory on land most authors avoid. We at Scintilla grew up in the church, went to religious colleges and seminaries, even spent over […]
Book Review: A Valuable Asset, Decoy Series Book 2, Chloé Archambault Thriller: A Valuable Asset, Decoy Series Book 2, Chloé Archambault What’s in a name? When you are an orphan, raised by Russian spies in Montreal, found after two decades of searching by her father–a former Russian spy who defected to the US and is […]
Book Review: Water Street, JP Maxwell Historical Thriller: Water Street, JP Maxwell Blog Tour, July 12, 2023 In that den of international intrigue we know as Liverpool during the days of the American Civil War, two factions are at work to change the direction of America’s future. Commander Banastre Xavier Dunwoody is there with […]
Book Review: Terminal Black, Relic Black, Book 1, Colin Garrow Thriller/Mystery: Terminal Black, Relic Black, Book 1, Colin Garrow Blog Tour June 28, 2023 With a name like “Relic Black,” you might be predestined to some kind of greatness. The hero of a story. An “Indiana Jones” like figure, discovering ancient and lost cities and […]
Book Review: Anthem, Noah Hawley Thriller: Anthem, Noah Hawley Anthem is not a horror story, but in some ways it is the scariest book I have read in some time. Author Noah Hawley uses metaphors, even character names, from the Bible (e.g. Samson, Bathsheba) and from well known fantasy novels (Katniss, Legolas) but gives […]
Book Review: A Town Called Why, Rick Lenz Thriller/Mystery: A Town Called Why, Rick Lenz In the new novel A Town Called Why, Rick Lenz combines genres into an action-packed thriller/mystery/fantasy/literary fiction story that takes a deep look at some of the realities of being Native American in modern Arizona. Frank Gaines is […]
Book Review: The Kill Clause, Tim Rackley Book 1, Greg Hurwitz Thriller: The Kill Clause, Tim Rackley Book 1, Greg Hurwitz Greg Hurwitz has become one of my favorite thriller writers, particularly through his current “Orphan X” series. Earlier in his career he followed a different character through a series of books. Like his newer books, […]
