Terri Blackstock – If I Run
In this engaging and hard to put down thriller, questions of good and evil are illustrated, as are those of personal choice, strength, maintaining faith in the midst of adversity, and standing up for what is right.
Sara Blaedel – The Killing Forest
Having taken time to recover from a traumatic event, Louise Rick returns to the National Police to lead the Special Search Agency dealing with missing persons and criminal activity. She is assigned to investigate the disappearance of Sune, a 15 year-old boy believed to be in distress about the impending loss of his terminally ill mother.
Ian Rankin – Even Dogs in the Wild – A Rebus Mystery
A recently retired Rebus gets pulled into the investigation of a series of killings.
Chris Holm – The Killing Kind
one hell of a good read. It is a quick-paced story of a hitman with who kills other hitmen but then becomes the target of another hitter.
Susan Glickman – Safe As Houses
Not original enough to be interesting and not interesting enough to be original.
Claire North – Touch
a writer who is very good at novelty and evocative descriptions. That being said, Touch would have been more enjoyable for this reader if it contained a smoother flow