Suspense

Darkly, Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay is aptly titled. The protagonist of the story, Dexter Morgan is a blood splatter expert who is also a monster. A man with no humanity. No soul. A monster who kills only the bad people. The author wants us to believe that Dexter is a polite monster who lacks human emotion. Dexter’s childhood […]

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Melusine by Sarah Monette was a brilliant read. An excellent fantasy novel that I inhaled. It’s a gritty, dark fantasy novel set in the city of Melusine. A city of dark magic, blood-witches, ghosts and ghouls and much, much more.
The book is described thus:

 Mélusine-a city of secrets and lies, pleasure and pain, magic and corruption. It is here that […]

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The First Cut is Ms. Emley’s debut suspense novel and I don’t think she did a bad job for her first time. This is the start of yet another series.
The First Cut narrative is told in third person but shares a POV that is split between the protagonist  and the antagonists of the story. Rarely do I […]

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The Edge of Justice by Clinton McKinzie was a breath of fresh air. I seem to be in the mood for suspense novels of late and picked up this novel. It was slow getting started but ended up picking up a quick pace and I couldn’t put it down.
The story features Federal Agent Antonio “Anton” Burns who […]

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I know many romance readers regret the loss of Theresa Weir’s voice in the romance genre. Many of her books are very difficult to find today. However, she kicks ass in the suspense books she now writes as Anne Frasier. Play Dead is full of atmosphere, great suspense with three dimensional characters which all comes together to tell […]

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