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This is different from what I normally read. But it was really good. A non-stop action thriller. Seven people come to work on a Saturday. When the group arrives the boss says their company is a front for a secret government agency and they are all to die. They can either drink the poison mimosas or wait to die in the fire that will develop from the explosives he’s rigged. However, the boss’ plan doesn’t come off and soon the office workers are pitted against each other - who’s good and who’s bad? Who can they trust? As the story shifts viewpoints, the reader is also privy to the two agents who seem to be behind this terror filled Saturday morning, but are they?

This was an exciting fast paced action story. The plot twists and turns. It is a bit gory, and violent but not in a gratuitous or terribly explicit way. And the ending, of course, is completely unpredictable. All in all much better than I expected.

This was a good thriller full of twists and turns.

Rita Farmer is an aspiring actress and single mother. She’s broke and when an attorney offers her a job coaching a client to appear more sympathetic in front of the jury she takes it. But soon her and her son’s life depend on her finding out the truth.

Good plotting, believable characters. The author switched POVs a few times, and it worked in the beginning when it was two, but was a little distracting (and in the case of one totally pointless) later in the book.

I did enjoy the book and read it quickly. It’s supposed to be the start of new series and the ending did leave some doors open so I’ll be anxious to see what happens to Rita next.

Another thought I had about the title - who’s the actress Rita or Eileen (the client)?

A fabulous thriller! I stayed up way too late trying to finish this, because it grips you from page 1 and is non stop action until the end.

Newspaper Delivery Boy Jamie Gabriel disappears one morning while out delivering papers. Fourteen months later, his parents are on the verge of abandoning all hope. Crushed by dead ends and exhausted by a police force that cannot find their son, the Gabriels finally stumble upon an elusive private investigator who may represent their last chance for answers.

Non stop action. Tense, quick plotting. A tension between wanting to know the PI’s back story, and the need for resolution of Jamie’s disappearance. I enjoyed it so much I’m adding it to my recommended category.

I will forewarn readers that it is gritty, there is violence, and the resolution is quick and leaves you wanting more.

An excellent thriller. I couldn’t put it down. I’ve never read the Bourne books, but this reminds me of the movie, so maybe it’s what the books are like. The action unfolds quickly, and the final 100 pages are gripping.

Samuel Carver is a private assassin. Anything can look like an accident. But then Carver is hired to carry out a job below a bridge in Paris. On August 31, 1997. He’s set up and betrayed by the people who’ve hired him and now he must fight for his life.

This must be sequel week for me - first Certain Girls, and now Judas Horse, which is another chapter in FBI Special Agent Ana Grey’s story. I don’t really see these books as a series, but the publisher markets them that way. Each Ana Grey book stands alone.

Ana is sent deep undercover to infiltrate a radical environmental-terrorism cell outside of Portland, Oregon.

April Smith is a fantastic writer. Ana is a wonderfully flawed character and the stress of being deep undercover and the pull between her fake life as Darcy and the Bureau is palpable.

Quite the satisfying thriller.

Mary DiNuzio is back! It’s been four years since Lisa Scottoline wrote a book featuring Rosato & Associates. I’ve been a fan of these books for years and I was looking forward to another great mystery (even though we shelve them in Fiction, and they’re probably more thriller, than mystery - although Mary did more independent sleuthing than I remember, maybe a new twist Lisa’s going to take her on?), and Lady Killerdid not disappoint.

Trish Gambone, her high school rival, comes to Mary for help as her boyfriend is abusing her and she’s afraid for her life. Mary can’t do much to help her legally but when Trish disappears, the neighborhood holds her responsible, so Mary goes searching for Trish. There’s also a lovely little romantic subplot as well as the main storyline.

The pacing of the novel is great, and there are plenty of red herrings to keep you guessing. Also the title is perfect. At first I was put off by the title, but (not wanting to do a spoiler I’m not going to say much) it makes perfect sense when all is revealed at the end. Great (and plausible) ending.

Not sure if I should but this in the sequel category as Lisa says on her web site www.scottoline.com that she doesn’t think of her books as a series, but I do so I think I will categorize it that way (but not in mystery series, out of respect).

I love a good mystery. This more in the thriller genre and was recommended by a co-worker.

Cynthia Bigge is 14 when she wakes up to an empty house. Her entire family - parents & brother - have vanished. Fast forward 25 years. Cynthia, now married and with a daughter of her own, is still looking for answers to what happened to her family all those years ago. Then strange things begin happening, and people begin to die.

This was a great read. It’s narrated by Cynthia’s husband and the pacing is excellent, with the climax basically a suspenseful joyride. Also, the author wrapped up all the tangled plot lines, which I always appreciate.