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Black Wolf by Kathleen Kent is a crime-fiction/spy thriller that takes place in the 90's, when the USSR is starting to break up. "Melvina Donleavy discovers a rare talent growing up. She is a super-recognizer. She can remember any face after seeing it once. She is recruited by the CIA and sent with a team to Byelorussia to seek out some Iranian scientists looking to buy Russian nuclear technology. Mel struggles to stay unnoticed but the head of the KGB knows something is going on with her team. And she's attracted the attention of a serial killer. Mel wonders if her first mission will be her last." This book is part spy thriller. Think Tom Clancy with a female MC. And it's a serial killer crime fiction story. There is some overlap in the story. Kent's killer is pretty terrifying - operating in plain sight and she uses him for story resolution. I wish a little that that had been a seperate book. Just a personal preference The story moves quickly, staying mostly in Mel's head. Her ability is unusual but many readers will have something similar, just not to this extreme. It's nice to revisit the Cold War spy game. Entertaining read from Kent. Thanks to @novelsuspects and @mulhollandbooks for the advanced copy. #blackwolf #kathleenkent #mulhollandbooks #novelsuspectsinsiders #novelsuspects #hachettebookgroup #spythriller #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/CocUa6Mr57p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Perfect Assassin by James Patterson and Brian Sitts is a new take on an old character. "Professor Brandt Savage is content teaching his classes and ordering takeout. Until one day while walking home he is thrown in the back of a van and taken to a fortress-like apartment. His kidnapper is determined to turn him into a different man - pushing him past any limitations he thought he had. "Why" , he thinks. But his kidnapper has big plans for his new powers." It's always interesting to see a new story on an old character. Doc Savage was a superman-like hero since the 30's and 40's. I can still see those pulp-fiction paperbacks on my dad's bookshelves. Brandt is the grandson of Doc Savage. There's another connection - but no spoilers. Sitts and Patterson have written a fast-paced action thriller. Brandt and his kidnapper have some interesting interactions. And you can almost believe that someone could train to correct their vision (who wouldn't love that) and grow muscles tough enough to repel bullets. The final sequence is crazy. Fun,escapist novel from Patterson and Sitts. Thanks to @grandcentralpub and @novelsuspects for the advanced copy. #theperfectassassin #jamespatterson #briansitts #grandcentralpub #novelsuspects #novelsuspectinsider #docsavage #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs (at Fortress of Solitude) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckf3YfXrLiW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Darkness of Others by Cate Holahan might just be the best book she has written. "Imani and her husband, Philip, live in a posh townhouse in Brooklyn Heights. They are both stunned when they find out a movie director friend, Nate, has been murdered and his wife, Melissa, is missing. Police want to talk to her because it looks like she might have been the one to pull the trigger. Melissa also happens to be Imani's best friend. Tonya works for Richard at his restaurant. When there's a mixup with her rent she is evicted and with the restaurant shut down because of the pandemic, she has nowhere to go. Richard offers to rent a couple of his extra rooms until she can get on her feet. But Imani thinks she might be involved some way in Nate's murder. And she won't stop until she's found her friend." There is a lot of time spent in Imani's head and Imani spends a lot of it inventing situations. Do you ever have moments where your brain makes these unsubstantiated leaps in logic? "I really hope I don't get Ebola today at lunch." Imani's brain is constantly churning - as a reader you don't know where things are going or who's what. Holahan does a good job hiding the killer. There's one big clue that gives it away and that's where the pace picks up to the end. Some nice twists and surprises. This is more psychological thriller than Holahan's usual domestic thriller. The tough part for me is that the story is set in NYC at the beginning of the pandemic. People didn't really know what was going on and reactions were extreme. It's hard to relive that. Holahan explains her reasons in the acknowledgments. An excellent story from Holahan. Thanks to @grandcentralpub and @novelsuspects for the advanced copy. #thedarknessofothers #cateholahan #novelsuspectsinsiders #novelsuspects #grandcentralpub #pandemicfiction #surfsidebeach #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookwormlife #sodacityreads #bookworm #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs #psychologicalthriller (at Surfside Beach, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChcNVR-Lc17/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The 6:20 Man is a new stand-alone novel from David Baldacci. "Every morning Travis gets on the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan where he works as a low-level analyst at a prestigious investment firm. 'Til one morning he gets an anonymous email that a colleague is dead by suicide...in the building. Travis gets pulled into looking into a conspiracy where it's impossible to tell the good guys from the bad guys. And it looks like a killer has their eye on Travis..." This book has the feel of the Camel Club series. People in power that want more money and more power. And they’re not worried about getting rid of some people to get their way. Travis is a new character from Baldacci. He's similar to previous characters but still has enough of his own personality to feel different and fresh. Once again there’s an unlikable main character named Brad. He’s actually worse than unlikable. Literary Brads get no love at all. C’mon authors - just one time, make him cuddly or something. Baldacci keeps you guessing on whose an enemy and whose a friend. This is an interesting look at Wall St and big money and the rat race that people puts them in for a chance at a certain lifestyle. There is resolution but the ending sets up for more stories with this character. It's the same fast-paced narrative that readers have come to expect from DB. Fans of Baldacci should enjoy this or any reader looking for soem conspiracy fiction. Thanks to @grandcentralpub and @novelsuspects for the advanced copy. What happens to characters with your name? #the620man #davidbaldacci #grandcentralpub #novelsuspectsinsiders #novelsuspects #conspiracythriller #wallstthriller #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookwormlife #sodacityreads #readersofig #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJaYn5r7SO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It's, always secrets! Especially in The Night They Vanished by Vanessa Savage "Hanna is thirty now and making it on her own. She doesn't need her family. They blame her for ruining their lives for something that happened fourteen years ago. Hanna stumbles across a photo of her house on a true crime website with an article about a brutal murder.The police investigate but Hanna's family has disappeared. To find them, Hanna must confront what happened fourteen years ago." This is slow-burn, suspense from Savage. Hanna is a character paying for mistakes made as a teenager. People in her hometown despise her and blame her for a young man's death. She just wants a normal life and normal relationships. Hanna's family - father, step-mother, sister. You will definitely have a strong opinion about the father. And what happens when you isolate a teenager by forbidding all technology - Bad decisions happen. There are plenty of clues about what happened and who is responsible. You'll probably guess some. It takes a while to get there but the ending is wild. I like that Savage gives us a bit of epilogue - always nice to know how the characters ended up. Interesting story from Savage. Thanks to @grandcentralpub and @novelsuspects for the advanced copy. #thenighttheyvanished #vannessasavage #grandcentralpub #novelsuspectsinsiders #novelsuspects #domesticsuspense #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookwormlife #sodacityreads #readersofig #bookreview #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5NxuHL4Nj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🌻🌱Spring Spotlight🌱🌻 Book mail is the best! Thank you @novelsuspects for the gifted ARC’s! I can’t wait to start these! Nobody But Us by Laura Van Rensburg - Pub Date: 4/12/2022 The Night They Vanished by Vanessa Savage - Pub Date: 5/3/2022 Geiger by Gustaf Skördeman - Pub Date: 5/10/2022 QOTD: Have you read any of these yet? #novelsuspectsinsiders #novelsuspects #grandcentralpublishing #ARC #spring2022 #NobodyButUs #TheNightTheyVanished #Geiger #bookmail #bookstagram #thrlllerbooks #bookmailisthebestmail #bibliophile #bookstagrammer #readmorebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CbnLUnzrfdi/?utm_medium=tumblr

New book coming from Harlan Coben this week - The Match - a sequel to The Boy from The Woods. You’ll want to read it. Another great story from Coben Are you a Coben fan? Have you watch any of his book adaptations on Netflix? #thematch #harlancoben #grandcentralpub #hachettebooks #novelsuspects #novelsuspectinsiders #shelfie #sundayshelfie #bradshelfie #homelibrarygoals #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookwormlife #sodacityreads #readersofig #bookreview #bookwormlife #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/CbCyAbMuk_p/?utm_medium=tumblr

Killer View by Roy Johansen is part of the Kendra Michaels universe. Kendra has a bit part in this book. Roy wanted to delve into the character of Jesse Mercado a little deeper and wrote this solo novel. "Jesse is a PI and gets a referral from Kendra. Owen Blake of Mamertine Consulting hires her to find his missing partner. Mamertine helps prepare wealthy people for prison terms so their client list is full of white-collar criminals, drug kingpins and a couple of murderers. As witnesses turn up dead and car chases leave destruction, Jesse will find out just how far someone will go to keep hidden." This is an entertaining story from Johansen. Kendra pops up near the end and works her sensory magic, but this is Jesse's show. It's good to see the extra layers to her hard-headed and stubborn character. This is a crime-fiction/thriller. Fans of the Kendra Michaels series will definitely like this. Lots of action in this one and a surprising villian. Hope we get more Jesse Mercado stories. Thanks to @novelsuspects and @grandcentralpub for the advanced copy. #killerview #royjohansen #kendramichaelsseries #jessemercado #novelsuspects #grandcentralpublishing #crimefictionthriller #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #bookcover #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #advancedreaderscopy https://www.instagram.com/p/CYY8W1OLcqX/?utm_medium=tumblr