Falling by T. J. Newman

 

Falling by T. j. Newman 

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: A pilot and his family are taken hostage and kidnapped to facilitate a crash of a jetliner into a unknown target. A group of three dedicated airline stewardess on board must help the pilot save and land the aircraft with a 144 souls on board. 

Comments: Certainly a fresh take on the thriller genre with a rip roaring pulse bender of a novel. It’s a rather short novel but gets right to the point of a thrill ride, literally. This thriller should make a great summer read, and just in time. 

https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Novel-T-J-Newman-ebook/dp/B08SNVSF47

Northern Heist by Richard O’rawe

 

Northern Heist by Richard O’rawe

Rating: 3 stars

Summary: A Belfast criminal plans with a large team to rob the largest bank in Northern Ireland. It’s a fictional account of a real event and to this day stymied the local authorities.

Comments: Lacks character building and who these people really are. An over simplified account of a very important event. There is enough here to keep you reading, but barely.

https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Heist-Richard-ORawe-ebook/dp/B08CTGJSTJ

Matters of Doubt by Warren C. Easley

 

Matters of Doubt by Warren C. Easley

Rating: 5 stars

Summary:  A former LA district attorney is humbly living in Dundee Oregon when he is visited by a homeless boy looking for someone, anyone to help find his mothers killer. With really little experience Cale Claxton agrees to take a look. 

Comments: The first in a series and it hits all cylinders. Not exactly sure what’s happening with the series, but you can read all Claxton books already available. I will be. Easley explores many societal ills, and explores down and out characters. Good stuff, read them. 

https://www.amazon.com/Matters-Doubt-Claxton-Oregon-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B07VQL7DZ1

The Guide by Peter Heller

 The Guide by Peter Heller

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: Jack is a outdoorsman and is hired at a posh fishing resort catering to the very rich. Looking for a change and easy job guiding, he encounters a beautiful country singer and guides her catching some beautiful trout. Things though feel odd at this resort and both start to question what exactly is happening here. 

Comments: Heller is the new country noir writer I am glad I found. Outstanding story telling that places you like you are in the scene with the flowing water, the cold stream and the sounds of nature abound. Beautifully written must read.

https://www.amazon.com/Guide-novel-Peter-Heller-ebook/dp/B08P98PVY2

 

The Missing by Dirk Kurbjuweit

 

The Missing by Dirk Kurbjuweit

Rating: 4 stars

Summary: Post World War One in the city of Hanover Germany a series of missing teen boys I’d gripping the city. Based on a true serial killer Kurbjuweit walks us through post war Germany and its political struggle to remain upright. Pressure to solve these missing boys grows as a struggling detective tries to navigate an investigation. 

Comments: A historical police procedural digs very deep into post World War One and a most ugly serial

https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Dirk-Kurbjuweit-ebook/dp/B08PZK3YGN

Every Vow you Break by Peter Swanson

 

Every Vow you Break by Peter Swanson

Rating: 3 stars

Summary: A somewhat flawed women meets a rich man and is planning her wedding. On her very planned bachelorette party she makes a serious mistake. Even though she tries to hide it from her new husband, her honeymoon spirals out of control trying to keep her secret. 

Comments: A formula for domestic suspense novel, but as the great Vince Flynn once said to me, “my job is to keep the reader turning those pages” Swanson does. 

https://www.amazon.com/Every-Vow-You-Break-Novel-ebook/dp/B08BLM34SZ

What Doesn’t Kill Us by David Housewright

 

What Doesn’t Kill Us by David Housewright 

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: Long standing protagonist McKienze Rushmore is shot outside a bar in St. Paul and is rushed to the hospital and saved. Although he’s placed in a coma by his doctor, he walks his investigation backwards through multiple characters and a great walk through of St. Paul.

Comments: Sadly, only my second Housewright novel. I should have paid more attention to Housewright work since he practically a neighbor of mine. Great storytelling. Great St. Paul author, among others. If you like Sanford, Kent-Krueger or Matt Goldman, Housewright fits right in. Fabulous catching up I have coming in the library. 

https://www.amazon.com/What-Doesnt-Kill-Us-McKenzie-ebook/dp/B08FZ9BJXC