Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown

Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A real suspenseful novel which owes so much to the awful character of Rusty Dyle, evil, dishonest, and certifiable! Enter Ledge Burnet, one of Rusty's victims and later, Arden Maxwell, who might blow Rusty's life of corruption wide open. But this story begins back in 2000 with the theft of $500,000 and a night where people die and disappear. Then chapters bring the reader back to the present, and it is one suspenseful twist after another. I loved this story but I really hated Rusty and how he spent a blackmailing and stalking people. Highly recommended!

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In the Dark I see You: A Novel by Mallika Narayanan

In the Dark I See You: A Novel by Mallika Narayanan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Many thanks to Donna Compton for this thriller suspense! Audrey is a blind woman who finds her neighbor Sarah's baby, Nicole crying. Before she can get to the youngster, she finds her friend murdered. There are many twists & turns as we get to know the main characters, their friends, & people they work with.

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Master of Chaos (The Unredeemables, #3) by Shannon McKenna

Master of Chaos by Shannon McKenna
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this 3rd series of The Unredeemables with Shane & Cass trying to topple a real bad guy who happens to be Cass' father & he is the worst so there is so much suspense going on in this romance! A must read!

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Silent Bite (Andy Carpenter, #22) by David Rosenfelt

Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Narrator Grover Gardner is the perfect Andy Carpenter voice! I love all Andy Carpenter books & audiobooks- I chuckle all the way through, but I love the pace of the plot- Andy doing his best to defend a client, using all the characters that help in the courtroom and interviewing people, taking care of dogs, and loving his life with Laurie and his son (also Tara & assorted dogs). I highly recommend all of Rosenfelts' books in this series & I will also read his others after I am finished!

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Redemption (Amos Decker, #5) by David Baldacci

Redemption by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved the 1st book in this series so much, knew my friends would love this series, so I purchased the whole paperback series! Now on the 5th in the series about Amos Decker & his partner Alex Jamison, I just can't stop turning the pages! I am a huge Baldacci fan & am barreling through all of his series & loving ALL of them. So read this series, I promise your heart will be pumping!

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One by One by Ruth Ware

One by One by Ruth Ware
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Many thanks to Tara Smith for this awesome mystery! I loved the snow & isolation in a French Alps setting for a the employees of the SNOOP app. The two partners (Erin & Danny) who aim to please their clients find the going gets rough in their chalet when people begin to go missing & dead!!! As the power goes out, so does the technology, toilets, heat, stoves, etc. I kept turning those pages as the suspense grew. A good mystery thriller!

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Down the River Unto the Sea (King Oliver, #1) by Walter Mosley

Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A great new series by Walter Mosley introduces the reader to disgraced police officer wrongly accused and jailed. Fast forward and Joe King Oliver is now a private investigator and readers learn how he was freed from jail but not really why. As he plods along with his daughter as his secretary, he takes a case while also investigating who in police force framed him. I could not stop turning listening, I loved narrator, Dion Graham's taut rendition of this suspenseful mystery where Joe and his family are in danger as a result of his cases. What will he learn and will he live? Highly recommended!

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The Dangerous One (Osborn Brothers #1) by Lori Foster

The Dangerous One by Lori Foster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I could not put this new book in a series down; Foster introduces the reader to Hunter Osborn & Jodi Bentley but we also are re-acquainted with the MCKENZIE family from another great Foster series,
McKenzies of Ridge Trail! Their first meeting sizzles and the mystery, chemistry, and yearning between the two "neighbors" was palpable! I loved Hunter's dog, while Jodi is a take no prisoners strong woman, she is a goner for this rescued basset hound. Pick this book up now, readers will love this new hot romance!

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The Silent Sisters (Charles Jenkins, #3) by Robert Dugoni

The Silent Sisters by Robert Dugoni
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Robert Dugoni has done it again! I could not put down this Charles Jenkins novel; taking place mostly in Russia Jenkins has been called up to remove the final 2 sisters of the Seven sisters who are American spies deeply embedded in Russia. Although once Jenkins arrives in Russia other forces are at work--he tries to help a very drunk prostitute from a bully's fists and it goes down hill from there. The bully is the son of the Mafia queen and it looks as if Jenkins has killed him!!! So begins a cat and mouse chase, I loved the suspense, the many costumes, the Inspector who is to retire imminently but wants his record of solving cases to remain spotless. Jenkins is a character I have loved/enjoyed from the beginning---he is humorous, caring, lethal, honest, and the BEST at what he does. He is in tip-top shape but this case will test him in many ways, foremost in his mind to get home in one piece to his family. A must read, a great series!

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The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Once again I was captivated by this creepy, scary, mystery taking place in lots of snow and flashbacks that keep you turning those pages. There is Wylie a true crime writer who has distanced herself from family and life. There is a little boy she finds outside her house in the howling snowstorm. And the final plot piece is a murder of a family that took place 20 years ago. I really liked the competing story lines and the mystery and suspense.

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The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

OMG did I love this 2nd book by Glendy Vanderah, I listened to the audiobook, awesonely narrated by Susannah Jones. I love Vanderah's writing so much---flawed but strong female characters and how they find their way- in this book Ellis is a hassled mom who is so disturbed to see her husband kiss another woman that she unwittingly leaves behind her infant, Viola, in her car seat which was next to the car. Her sons realize and warn her Viola is not in the car. So begins the horror that is Ellis' life and as she spirals from the guilt, her inlaws come in and ruin an already faltering marriage with their judgment, and religious zealotry. Ellis escapes her family, leaves behind her boys and tries to come to terms with her life of hiking. Along the way she meets a nonjudgmental ranger, suffers an injury by 2 men who want to harm her, and she decides to effectively disappear. This was such a spine tingling mystery, I could not put it down, but Vanderah is masterful as she weaves a tough but good story of redemption, finding the meaning of love and family. Highly recommended and I loved the power of nature throughout her book- it was haunting, beautiful and cleansing.

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True Blue by Robert Baldacci

True Blue by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a great stand alone novel about 2 sisters, one a cop unjustly imprisoned, Mace, and her sister, the top cop, Beth, who stands by her even when everyone believes she was guilty. After she spends 2 years in prison, all Mace wants to do when she gets out of prison is get back onto the force. There is no easy way to do that---solve a case or prove she was innocent (this will not happen---since the DA has been making sure Mace will never get to the truth) and the DA also wants to get her sister in trouble and get rid of her as well. There was alot going on and Mace and a lawyer who found a dead co-worker, work together to try and find out what happened. But there are forces out to silence them (murder them). Luckily Mace and Beth are a fore to be reckoned with! A fantastic could not put it down mystery, who done it thriller with enough suspense to keep me up to finish this awesome book!

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These Silent Woods by Kimmi Cunningham Grant

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Many thanks to my Twitter friend, Sierra Dertinger @3SDlovestoread for your awesome recommendation of These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant! Wow what a great suspenseful read with authentic, flawed characters and a beautiful, stark setting. I could not stop turning the pages; the mystery being slowly unfolded as my heart constricted with worry for Cooper and his daughter as his history is revealed. The suspense was taut, Cooper's fear palpable and I just loved his daughter, Finch---she was refreshing, honest, and caring. What both of them become exposed to was hair raising. An awesome, exciting read! Highly recommended!!!

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Hideout by Watt Key

Hideout by Watt Key
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this suspenseful middle grade thriller about Sam, son of a sheriff, and Davey, a boy he meets on a remote island near his Gulf Shore Home. Sam is ultra responsible, but due to circumstances, when his Dad gives him a boat, Sam heads out intending to disobey his father's rules, and then he meets Davey, whose story is unbelievable, he is waiting at his family's old home in the thick of the woods. As Sam helps Davey with supplies and food, they bond as they make this place ready for "his family" but things are so not what they seem. I loved Sam's bravery and rooted for him---readers will too! A must read!

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The Forgotten (John Puller, #2) by David Baldacci

The Forgotten by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved the John Puller series so much but this 2nd book was my favorite in the series--taking place near Destin, Florida John decides to take a badly needed break to visit his favorite aunt, who has sent a mysterious letter to John's Dad talking about mysterious goings on and people not being who they are. Only when he gets there, his aunt is dead---police say it was suicide but John is not convinced and as the clues begin to add up and this beautiful resort town is not what it seems to be, John becomes involved with a cast of characters charging forward to thwart a human trafficking ring by two very evil men.

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The Unwilling by John Hart

The Unwilling by John Hart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What this was such a raw book; yet I was compelled to read it, even though I wanted to put it down. Why? The evil characters made me sick---X, Reece, and all the other sick, brutal, violent people X controls--- while members of Jason and Gibby's family were severely disgusting---Jack French, their dad is a cop, who made sure after Jason came home from the war because he was dishonorably discharged that his family did not see him. His mother, Gabrielle, was just awful and mentally ill---she loved her first son and her 3rd son but not the 2nd---and her husband allowed her dissension--truly sickening. Gibby is a good kid caught between his mother and father who have kepst him in a bubble with all kinds of restrictions and written off Jason and Gibby wants to forge a bond with his only brother. Of course, I loved Gibby, Chance, and Becka (I wish there was more of them at the end of the book) and of course Jason---he was so misunderstood---but as the reader learns more about him (the cover-up, his heroism, and how so many never believed the worst of him (unlike his father and mother) you really feel for him---I rooted for him the whole book but what kind of life can he have---it could be another whole book in the future - like the John Merriman books!

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The Stranger by Harlan Coben

The Stranger by Harlan Coben
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Awesomely narrated by George Newbern, this mystery was so suspenseful with a creepy stranger approaching main character, Adam, a lawyer happily married with 2 sons to a wife he loves, Corinne, and gives him devastating information about his wife. When Adam verifies the awful facts and confronts Corinne, she does the unthinkable and flees, telling Adam she will make it right and be back in a few days. As Adam and his sons deal with a missing wife/mom, Adam continues to dig further and what he finds out scares him, but Adam is determined to find his wife and the Stranger. A spine tingling superb suspense story from Harlan Coben!

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The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama by James Patterson

The Coldest Case by James Patterson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is my first audiobook by James Patterson about Detective Billy Harney (father and twin sister are police too) narrated by: Aaron Paul , Krysten Ritter , Nathalie Emmanuel , Beau Bridges , and a full cast, I loved the characters as the knuckle bearing story of Harney's investigation of a drug ring which involved in addition to police work, the use of social media, technology, and gaming. The only problem I had with the audiobook was the background sounds many times overwhelmed the narration by being too loud or too long. But I loved the conspiracies which involve those with power and money and even police corruption. A taut, mesmerizing audiobook!

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The Bone House (Cab Bolton, #1) by Brian Freeman

The Bone House by Brian Freeman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a great new series by Brian Freeman; I loved detective Cab Bolton with his many intimacy issues, but he was astute enough to listen to Hilary Bradley about her much maligned husband. With a murder taking place in his Florida, Cab Bolton decides to follow his suspects back to their home in an isolated Michigan town. With the town sheriff against him, Cab begins to interview and uncover a vast web of deceit, murder, and crimes. I was blown away by the ending, never saw that coming! This book had a superb, spine tingling plot, normal and broken characters, and a suspenseful story that kept me turning the pages. Going to get the next Cab Bolton on my kindle to read in this corona virus quarantine period of our lives!

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You Won't Know I'm Gone (The Black Angels Chronciles #2) by Kristen Orlando

You Won't Know I'm Gone by Kristen Orlando
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really did not like the way Reagan vacillated throughout this book; I got tired of her inner anger raging always about getting Ramos, missing her mom (in the first book, Reagan wasn't always a fan of her mom, did her murder change Reagan?) and denying her feelings for Luke (I really like him, Reagan does too but she won't allow herself to give in to her true feelings- remember she has to kill Ramos herself) but I did really enjoy the drama, the endurance she got back in order to try to win a spot in the Black Angels she was once guaranteed and lost due to her behavior in Columbia. I liked her friendship with Anusha and Cam, her instructor Michael, hated Lexie) and hoped to see her relationship with Luke grow... The story was suspenseful, so much action, I am really looking forward to the 3rd book.

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