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Not a Word by Lynwood Barclay — a tightly plotted thriller that explores family secrets and deception. Great example of concise, effective suspense writing. Read the full review: wix.to/uQSN63y #reviews @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters @linwood_barclay

A concise review of Dean Koontz’s Sole Survivor. I look at how grief drives Joe Carpenter, how the mystery unfolds, and why the book works as a relentless thriller. Read the full piece: wix.to/vq2B93R #reviews @deankoontz @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters

Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz

Joe Carpenter’s life is left meaningless when his wife and daughters are killed when their flight crashes. Once a rising star investigative reporter, he has no drive to work anymore. This ends when he...

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Extreme Threat by Jack Mars (Axel Strike Action Thriller #3). A high-rise takeover threatens global energy leaders — Tense, tightly plotted, and focused on a mission where failure isn’t an option. wix.to/vXsOT8w @thrillerwriters @crimewriterscan #reviews

Extreme Threat by Jack Mars An Axel Strike Action Thriller #3

Axel takes on a group of mercenaries who capture an entire high-rise filled with the most important energy consultants from across the globe. Axel, who works with Homeland, must come up with a plan to...

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David Baldacci’s Strangers in Time — a compact historical novel about two young people surviving the Blitz in London. Read the review here: wix.to/V3iLzxb #reviews #HistoricalFiction @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters @davidbaldacci See less

Strangers in Time by David Baldacci

This is a historical novel that follows Charlie Matters, a young boy trying to survive during the Second Would War in the ruins of London. He meets up with Molly Wakefield, who has returned to London ...

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Book Review: The New Kingdom by Wilbur Smith and Mark Chadbourn davewickenden.wixsite.com/dave-wickenden A tale of ancient Egypt. Follow Hui as he sets out for revenge, only to defend Egypt from a new enemy. @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters #reviews

Book Review: The Network by L.C. Shaw – Narrated by Charlie Thurston High-stakes conspiracy thriller. davewickenden.wixsite.com/dave-wickenden @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters #reviews

Cover Reveal The next Laura Amour thriller is almost here. It follows Laura on a rescue mission for a Canadian diplomat and his family in Nigeria. There she encounters child soldiers. Can she save them before they end up killing her? @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social @networkisa.bsky.social

My TVPilot, Defending Innocence, the adaptation of my 2018 In Defense of Innocence novel has placed as a Quarterfinalist in the Creative Screenplay Pilot contest. It follows a female vigilante who hunts down people who exploit children. My biggest seller.

Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger (Cork O'Connor #13) — missing woman, family secrets, and a blizzard that hides more than snow. Quick, atmospheric read. Read more: wix.to/HIkctH9 @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters @WmKentKrueger

Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger (Cork O'Connor #13)

Cork helps the Sherrif search for a missing woman in a snowstorm. Meanwhile, Cork’s son, Steven, and his girlfriend are shaken when they find her dog dead on the ice, its head missing. His daughter ha...

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Just read One Second Away by Rick Mofina — tense, relentless, and impossible to put down. A missing child, out-of-control trains, and a conspiracy that keeps you turning pages. wix.to/7anTWHd @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters #reviews @RickMofina

One Second Away by Rick Mofina

When a child goes missing on his flight from LA to New York, his mother’s world is turned upside down. Around the world, commuter trains are going out of control, and a deadly conspiracy seems to hold...

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No Place Like Home by Brianna North is a relentless page-turner — the new homeowners quickly regret their dream purchase. Short review: wix.to/noYlJ2I #BookReview @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters #reviews

No Place Like Home by Brianna North

Imagine working hard, saving every dollar to purchase your first house, only to have the previous owner visit every day, that it’s her house and she doesn’t want you to change anything. This is the pr...

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All the Tea in China" by Timothy David Mack — pirates, sword fight, and a dangerous mission to the Forbidden City. Quick, thrilling read. Full review: wix.to/mE7an0o #BookReview #HistoricalFiction @crimewriterscan @thillerwriters #reviews

All the Tea in China by Timothy David Mack

Willaim Gunn and Nathanial Yankee are brought together for another adventure. This time, they must travel to China and procure tea plants so that the British can grow their own supply rather than trad...

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The Orchid and the Emerald by Timothy David Mack — a post-Napoleonic jungle adventure full of danger, sea battles and heart. Read the full review: wix.to/xPLlTif #BookTok #HistoricalFiction @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters #reviews

The Orchid and the Emerald by Timothy David Mack

For all you historical fiction readers, this one has it all. You’ll be thrust into the post-Napoleonic world and follow Captain William Gunn as he journey’s to the jungles of South America in search o...

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Book review: The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny & Mellissa Fung — a globe-spanning thriller that trades Three Pines for geopolitical intrigue. Short, intense, worth a read. wix.to/yjbfo6x #BookReview #Thriller @MageeJoe6 @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters

The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung

When alarms go off all across the world, Alice Li, a food blogger, and her mother, Vivien Li— a Tiananmen Square dissident — are pulled into a worldwide conspiracy. All signals point at China and a hi...

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My 8th novel, Toy Soldiers, is in the bag. This is a Laura Amour thriller, the third installment in the series. My vigilante takes on the child soldier issue. Still a lot of editing to do, but the biggest hurtle is done. Hope to have it ready by mid-summer.

My take on Stephen King’s 1922 — a grim, unforgettable ghost story about a murder that won’t stay buried. Read it here: wix.to/fjEaK98 #1922 @StephenKing #HorrorReads @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social @thrillerwriters #reviews

1922 by Stephen King

1922 follows the murder of a Nebraska farm wife who was threatening to sell off her father’s land to a hog farm company and run off to the city. Both her husband and son, murder her and stuffed her in...

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Review: The Killing Edge by Heather Graham — Chloe Marin, haunted by a cult massacre, teams up with PI Luke Cane to solve a chilling disappearance. Short, intense, and eerie. Read more: wix.to/o1sB60v #reviews @heathergraham @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters

The Killing Edge by Heather Graham

Chloe Marin survived a cult killing spree and helped police identify one of the murders. Police found both killers dead in a suicide pact. Since then, she has had to live with the ghosts of her friend...

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Review: Extreme Force — Jack Mars delivers a non-stop Axel Strike thriller: terrorists on an oil rig, a Category 4 hurricane, underwater assaults and a race to avert disaster. Read more: wix.to/wEv8sGv #Thriller #BookReview @crimewriters @thrillerwriters #reviews

Extreme Force (An Axel Strike Action Thriller—Book 2) by Jack Mars

Axel and his team are called in when a military force boards and holds an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico hostage. To make matters even worse, a Category Four hurricane is bearing down on the rig, makin...

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Review: The Hooligans of Kandahar by Joseph Kassabian— a raw, honest memoir from an American soldier in Afghanistan. Short read, big impact. Read here: wix.to/haKz282 #WarMemoir #Veteran #Afghanistan #Memoir @kassabianj38 @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters #reviews

The Hooligans of Kandahar

This is the memoir of an American soldier’s deployment during the Afghanistan War. It is an honest depiction of his time in-country without the Hollywood glamor. It also shows the stresses, fears, and...

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Review of The Accident by Lynwood Barclay — a fast-moving mystery full of twists as a husband uncovers secrets after his wife’s death. Read it here: wix.to/a32yND7 #reviews #Mystery @thrillerwriters@crimewriterscan

The Accident by Lynwood Barclay

When Glen’s wife, Sheila, is killed in an automobile accident, he cannot accept that she was intoxicated. It goes totally against everything she stood for. As he digs into the circumstances leading to...

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Read “51% by Matt Witten” — a punchy dystopian short where five syndicates run America and debt can cost you your freedom. Quick read, heavy impact. wix.to/xDrivbB #Dystopia @MattZWitten #SciFi @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters

51% by Matt Witten

Set in the future of America where five major syndicates rule America. They own the government and many of the citizens. Everything is privatized, and police must raise their own funds to investigate ...

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Someone Saw Something by Rick Mofina — a fast, tense thriller about a missing boy and the dangerous fallout for his family. Short, sharp, and hard to put down. Read more: wix.to/HiS21EC #reviews @rickmofina @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters

Someone Saw Something by Rick Mofina

When a young boy disappears in Central Park, a family’s nightmare is just beginning. The mother, Corina, a news anchor, who has faced threats from extremist groups in the past, the list of enemies see...

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Hope Rises by David Baldacci — a relentless sequel where Walter Nash is framed and forced into a suicide mission. Great narration and non-stop tension. Read more: wix.to/Gvb89pK @davidbaldacci @thrillerwriters @crimewriterscan #reviews

Hope Rises by David Baldacci

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews; Will Collyer; Shiromi Arserio; Christine Lakin; Larry Herron; Tim LounibosThis is the sequel to Nash Falls.Walter Nash has transformed himself into a tool of vengeance. He...

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This is my first market of the year. After such a long winter, come out for great deals on local crafts. There is a kids program, BBQ, and of course, I'll be there selling signed copies of my books.

Cold Zero by Brad Thor — stolen AI, a sabotaged jet, and a deadly Arctic race between superpowers. Fast, tense, and twisty. Quick review: wix.to/1RL81GZ @BradThor @thrillerwriters @crimewriterscan #reviews

Cold Zero by Brad Thor

After stealing an AI software that will change the face of war from the Chinese, CIA agent Casey Sheridan, her partner, the Chinese scientist who developed the software believe they are home-free, unt...

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Devoted by Dean Koontz — telepathic dogs, a brave golden retriever, and a gripping chase to protect Woody. Short but powerful. Read more: wix.to/I8edlaA #BookReview #Thriller @deankoontz @thrillerwriters @crimewriterscan

Devoted by Dean Koontz

Kootz returns to the subject of his classic, The Watchers where dogs have somehow become equal to humans in intelligence. A group of these animals can communicate through telepathy. When one of them h...

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Devouring of Time (The Supernatural Activities Division Book 7) by William Stacey — fast-paced, tense, and eerie. Wyatt & Chloe vs an anomaly that could destroy reality. Read more: wix.to/ArNzLsN #BookReview #UrbanFantasy @thrillerwriters @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social can #reviews

Devouring of Time (The Supernatural Activities Division Book 7) by William Stacey

The action is non-stop. When a facility that holds an anomaly that the US government has been hiding and securing is attacked, one of the guardians questions where they should allow the anomaly to be ...

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Coming fast. This is my first event for 2026. If you need a new book for Mother's Day, I'll have signed copies for everyone!

Trust No One by James Rollins — a sharp thriller about an ancient book and a young scholar on the run. Read the blog review: wix.to/FHKoaGw #BookReview @jamesrollins #Thriller @crimewriterscan @thrillerwriters #review

Trust No One by James Rollins

This standalone novel starts with an eighteenth-century mystic and occultist, the Comte de Saint-Germain, surrendering his journal to Marie Antoinette’s lady-in-waiting for safekeeping. Centuries late...

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