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Top Tier (4 to 5 stars)

Fadeaway Joe, by Hugh Lessig

4.5 out of 5 stars. A page turner, entertaining crime fiction with some warm moments.

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The Dead of Midwinter [DI Joseph Stone #1], by J.R. Sinclair

4 out of 5 stars. Well done mystery with just the right pace that will grip you right from the start.

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The Only Survivors, by Megan Miranda

Secrets – and plenty of them!

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Top Tier (4 to 5 stars)

The Hiking Trip, by Jenny Blackhurst

5 out of 5 stars. Slow burning suspense and a matryoshka doll of deceptions.

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Top Tier (4 to 5 stars)

The Villa, by Rachel Hawkins

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Well! The word “switcheroo” popped into my head, more than once, when I finished listening to the Audiobook ARC of The Villa by Rachel Hawkins – ably narrated by Julia Whelan, Kimberly M. Wetherell and Shiromi Arserio. I did a few double-takes during the […]

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Top Tier (4 to 5 stars)

Redemption Games [John Rain #4], by Barry Eisler

Funny story to start this off: it seems that all assassins in novel series are named John, like John Milton. Or John Rain, whose specialty it is to make the death look natural. (There are also the Jacks, like Reacher or Widow – they’re not assassin’s, they’re drifters. It’s a small and simple world out […]

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Good books (2.5 to 3.5)

The Cursed Treasure [Travers and Redmond #2], by Desmond G. Palmer

3.5 out of 5 stars. A story that wants to be a lot of things simultaneously. Recommended if you crave some popcorn movie feeling in the shape of literature.

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No Plan B [Jack Reacher #27], by Lee Child and Andrew Child

5 out of 5 stars. Classic Reacher at it’s best, twisting and thrilling plot.

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The Old Man, by Thomas Perry

4 out of 5 stars. Great thriller that missed some potentials on side characters.

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Good books (2.5 to 3.5)

Ghosts (John Milton #4), by Mark Dawson

The fourth installment of this series sees John still running from the Group, but also united with former enemies now turned instable allies. It’s a classical trope in thriller literature, where friend becomes enemy, and enemy becomes friend – and maybe turn to enemy again. Or maybe in the world of spycraft and international assassins, […]