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All the Dangerous Things

We've Seen It All Before Author: Stacy Willingham Isabelle Drake hasn’t slept in a year. Not since the day her infant son, Mason, was stolen out of his crib. How could she not have heard? Not have checked earlier? Not have known? And what about all those nights she hated motherhood, the stress, the strain, the demand? Is the absence somehow her fault? The police have no leads. Her husband has now moved on to a new relationship; it’s been a year. He wants to move on with his life. Everyone has accepted that Mason is gone. Probably dead. Certainly, never [...]

Frances Carden2024-09-14T14:13:05-07:00September 14th, 2024|Tags: book review, mystery, read, reading, thriller|

Far Side of the Desert, The

From Captive to Conspirator Author: Joanne Leedom-Ackerman The Waters family is doing well; they originate from powerful political families with extensive ties. Samantha is a world-renowned journalist, going into risky situations and doing whatever it takes to get the story. Her sister, Monte, is a US Diplomat, monitoring insurgent movements and terrorists’ organizations. Their brother, Cal, works on big magazine assignments (ala National Geographic). For once, they’re all taking a break, gathering in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, to enjoy a festival that will kick-off their vacation and help them each forget the worries of their personal lives. It turns out, [...]

Frances Carden2024-09-02T12:21:44-07:00September 1st, 2024|Tags: book review, read, reading, reviews, thriller|

Underhanded, The

Secret Societies and Sinister Schemes Author: Adam Sikes Professor William Dresden has never fit in, not with his family, and not with the academic world, which has just terminated his promising career over his recent work. He thinks he has nothing left to lose when he agrees to meet with a mysterious stranger at a Parisian café to talk about his failed studies. Instead, he discovers that his research has led MI6 to some critical findings about an international neo-fascist organization called the Strasbourg Executive. The complication? MI6 is compromised, the Executive has already deployed several assassins, and Professor Dresden’s family [...]

Frances Carden2024-08-25T10:49:42-07:00August 25th, 2024|Tags: book review, read, reading, thriller|