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I updated the Win Books page for July with some terrific new thrillers! As usual, there are NY Times bestsellers, solid storytellers and some newbies.

The Brads are back! #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor delivers his most frightening and pulse–pounding thriller ever, Act of War. In former delta force operator and New York Times bestseller Brad Taylor’s latest Pike Logan thriller, Days of Rage, the Taskforce must stop their most devastating threat yet—a weapon of mass destruction.

A rising media star must battle a diabolical enemy in Eyes on You,  a riveting tale of psychological suspense from New York Times bestselling author Kate White.  In Sam Cabot’s exhilarating new novel, Skin of the Wolf, a vicious murder in Sotheby’s begins a series of inexplicable events surrounding an Iroquois ritual mask and a secret that could unleash the most terrifying chaos and destruction the world has ever seen.

Matthew Quirk gives us The Directive, a tale of two brothers, millions of dollars–and the heist of a lifetime. A.J. Colucci is out with her second thriller, Seeders, which Douglas Preston called “a bravura performance, as good as Crichton, with vivid characters, crisp writing, and exquisitely creepy science.” How can you resist!

Wendy Tyson is out with her second Allison Campbell Mystery, Deadly Assets. If 1830 Scotland makes you happy, you won’t want to miss  A Grave Matter by Anna Lee Huber. This “polished third pre-Victorian mystery” (Publisher’s Weekly) rounds out this month’s bookshelf.

If you are new to the site, each month I run a contest in conjunction with the International Thriller Writers group. We put together a list of books including bestsellers and debut authors, so you can win some of your favorites and find some new favorites.

What makes this contest really special is that all of the books (except eBooks) are signed by the author!

Don’t forget, if you subscribe to the newsletter or follow this blog, you get an extra entry into every contest you enter.

Thanks for reading, and good luck!

I updated the Win Books page for June and this is a stellar collection! As usual, there are NY Times bestsellers, solid storytellers and some newbies.

Two new additions – Ridley Pearson’s latest, THE RED ROOM is now on the bookshelf, along with PHANTOM INSTINCT by the fabulous Meg Gardiner!

Douglas Preston continues his  Wyman Ford series with THE KRAKEN PROJECT. Linda Fairstein shines her spotlight on New York City once again in TERMINAL CITY.

Karin Slaughter offers up her first standalone,the eagerly awaited COP TOWN.  Eric Van Lustbader continues the late Robert Ludlum’s series with THE BOURNE ASCENDANCY.

THE LAST HEIR by Chuck Greaves is up for grabs, as is WANTED: DEAD OR IN LOVE by young adult author Kym Brunner and last but not least, OVER MY LIVE BODY by Susan Israel rounds out this month’s bookshelf.

If you are new to the site, each month I run a contest in conjunction with the International Thriller Writers group. We put together a list of books including bestsellers and debut authors, so you can win some of your favorites and find some new favorites.

What makes this contest really special is that all of the books (except eBooks) are signed by the author!

Don’t forget, if you subscribe to the newsletter or follow this blog, you get an extra entry into every contest you enter.

Thanks for reading, and good luck!

I updated the Win Books page for May and I’m really jazzed about these thrillers! As usual, there is a great collection of NY Times bestsellers, solid storytellers and some newbies.

Late addition to the bookshelf: THE KEEPER by John Lescroart! Dismas Hardy returns to hunt for clues about a woman who has gone missing. Jeffery Deaver is back with THE SKIN COLLECTOR, with a new killer on the loose: a criminal inspired by the Bone Collector.

Steve Berry offers up his latest, THE LINCOLN MYTH. Berry writes incredibly well researched historical thrillers that will entertain you and painlessly educate you. Joseph Finder has a terrific new thriller, SUSPICION, about a father who is forced to make a choice with unspeakable consequences. 

One of my favorite debut authors of last year is back with her sophomore effort; Jenny Milchman returns with the outstanding family thriller RUIN FALLS. Military thriller fans are in luck – Dale Brown has a new one, STARFIRE. 

THE HOLLOW GIRL by Reed Farrel Coleman, the final novel in the critically acclaimed Moe Prager Mystery series, is up for grabs. I loved the debut EAT WHAT YOU KILL by Ted Scofield, a terrific financial thriller with an unusual protagonist. Debuts THE BUDDY SYSTEM by Brandon Herbert and FATAL SNOW by Robert Walton and an ebook, LEGITIMATE BUSINESS by Michael Niemann, round out this month’s bookshelf.

If you are new to the site, each month I run a contest in conjunction with the International Thriller Writers group. We put together a list of books including bestsellers and debut authors, so you can win some of your favorites and find some new favorites.

What makes this contest really special is that all of the books (except eBooks) are signed by the author!

Don’t forget, if you subscribe to the newsletter or follow this blog, you get an extra entry into every contest you enter.

Thanks for reading, and good luck!

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An Elizabeth Pepperhawk/Avivah Rosen Mystery

The protagonists,  Elizabeth Pepper-hawk and Avivah Rosen, are women who have served in Vietnam, as Wildwind herself did. In Wildwind’s second mystery, set in 1972, Army nurse Pepperhawk is between assignments when she receives a call from Benny Kirkpatrick, ex-Special Forces first sergeant.

Their friend Avivah is in trouble, and with Benny and Avivah’s friend, has sought refuge in a convent in the mountains of North Carolina. When Pepper goes to help, she finds mil-itary intelligence officer Darby Baxter, her on-again, off-again love interest, with three other men.

What follows are days without electricity in a mostly empty convent, in a snowstorm. Avivah, Pepper, Darby and Benny, along with a few nuns and some members of a paramilitary think tank, struggle to survive the cold amidst murder, secret passageways and lost wills–delicious reading with tangling sub-plots. Too bad this series didn’t get more attention as the stories are quite good.

04/14 Jack Quick

FIRST MURDER IN ADVENT by Sharon Wildwind. Five Star (ME) (October 2006). ISBN 978-1594145278. 323p.

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I feel like celebrating – this year marks the 25th Anniversary of Amy Tan’s huge bestseller, The Joy Luck Club! To celebrate, Penguin Classics—together with Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley and Jessica Hische—has created a stunning new Drop Cap.  They are celebrating with a very special anniversary edition of a book beloved by readers around the world.

The letter ‘T’ is dedicated to the talented Amy Tan.

This stunning edition is perfect for anyone who wants to commemorate the publication of a novel that has changed lives.

I am offering one lucky reader a copy of the Penguin Classic Edition along with a copy of the limited edition ‘T’ Drop Cap edition. 

This beautifully designed new edition of The Joy Luck Club celebrates an important milestone.

I updated the Win Books page for April and I’m really excited about these thrillers! This is a great collection of NY Times bestsellers, solid storytellers and some newbies.

Andrew Gross offers up his latest, Everything to Lose. If you’re not familiar with Gross, and you should be – his thriller training was with the master himself, James Patterson. I adore Lisa Scottoline and her newest, Keep Quiet, is up for grabs. M.J. Rose is back with another historical thriller with erotic overtones in The Collector of Dying Breaths. Whirlwind by Rick Mofina, Code Zero by Jonathan Maberry and Warriors by Ted Bell will delight thriller fans. Also on the bookshelf – The Johnstown Girls by Kathleen George, Stalk Me by Richard Parker, Say That to My Face by Bernard Maestas,  Courier by Terry Irving, and Hanging by a Hair by one of my favorites, Nancy J. Cohen.

If you are new to the site, each month I run a contest in conjunction with the International Thriller Writers group. We put together a list of books including bestsellers and debut authors, so you can win some of your favorites and find some new favorites.

What makes this contest really special is that all of the books (except ebooks) are signed by the author!

Don’t forget, if you subscribe to the newsletter or follow this blog, you get an extra entry into every contest you enter.

Thanks for reading, and good luck!