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John Grisham
Rave New York Journal of Books With The Guardians, John Grisham is back in top form with his latest legal thriller ... The Guardians is as gripping as it is shocking, with plenty of twists and turns you never see coming. Grisham is our modern-day Dickens and Twain with a social conscience and message, but always the master storyteller to entertain. The Guardians is proof of that.
Alex North
Rave The New York Journal of Books Imagine Stephen King and Alfred Hitchcock penning a tome of nightmarish menace and dread. This would be it. The Whisper Man is a powerful psychological suspense thriller, disturbingly creepy with genuine frights that make you glance over your shoulder, especially at night.
J. Todd Scott
Rave The New York Journal of Books J. Todd. Scott is a federal agent with the DEA,with more than 20 years’ service under his belt. With these credentials, he gives the story an authentic immediacy and original voice that captures us from the very first page. Despite the violence throughout the novel, it is not gratuitous, and carries with it the dark and violent poetry of Cormac McCarthy. The first must-read of the summer has arrived.
Patrick McGuinness
Positive The New York Journal of Books Throw Me to the Wolves is a powerful story of media manipulation and how otherwise decent people can be corrupted by the power of money and influence. There are two stories entwined, Wolphram’s and Widdowson’s. McGuiness masterfully brings the cases together in an intelligent narrative, both emotional and poignant.
Philip Kerr
Rave New York Journal of Books \"Metropolis is Kerr’s and Bernie’s swan song—a brilliant Berlin opera of Gothhe proportion with an intricate and riveting plot. And just like Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Philip Kerr’s Metropolis is a masterpiece.\
Jenny Rogneby, Trans. by Agnes Broomé
Rave New York Journal of Books Jenny Rogneby is in top form with her latest international thriller ... Any Means Necessary is a compelling modern day thriller with a brilliant twist. Rogneby utilizes her vast knowledge as a criminologist in the Swedish Police Force to keep the reader guessing, right down to the very last explosive page.
Linwood Barclay
Rave The New York Journal of Books Author Barclay leaves plenty of little trails of breadcrumbs and red herrings for the reader to snack on while digesting the clues he has masterfully planted along the way. The first genuine must-read of the summer, A Noise Downstairs is a terrific edge-of-your-seat Hitckcockian psychological thriller, that lives up to all the hype garnered.
Tess Sharpe
Rave The New York Journal of Books Harley McKenna is possibly the most powerful, original female character we’ve had in decades, a borderline anti-hero with a heart of gold and compassion. Masterfully constructed, Barbed Wire Heart is an evocative work of darkness and redemption, hinting at times of Flannery O’Connor and Cormac McCarthy. An amazing debut novel. An exciting new voice in the world of books.
Paul Howarth
Rave The New York Journal of Books Only Killers and Thieves is a powerful debut. Paul Howarth brings early Australia to life, bloody warts and all, in an epic tale of murder, revenge, and colonial oppression, with very little room for redemption. The story and his words will stay with you, long after you have finished the book.