Reacher TV show gets it right
I finished watching the new Reacher TV series on Amazon last week and really enjoyed it. It stuck close to the first book, which is nice in this day and … Read More
Tag: thriller
Relic by Preston & Child
I just finished Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child about an hour ago. I hate the cliche of describing something as a ‘page-turner’ but sometimes it really does apply. … Read More
Hard Landing by Stephen Leather
Hard Landing is the first book in the Spider Shepherd series by British author Stephen Leather. I don’t really many thrillers but when I am in the mood for one, … Read More
Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz (Bond novel)
I got this James Bond book on my birthday, started it yesterday and finished it today. Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz is the perfect beach holiday read and … Read More
Sandstorm by James Rollins (Sigma Force book 1)
I had been meaning to read a James Rollins book for a while and so I thought I might as well start with Sandstorm as it is the first book … Read More
Bohemian Rhapsody acted out is a noir-ish thriller
Someone was clearly stoned and/or drunk and was listening to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and thought “Dude, that could totally be made into a short film.” So they did.
The Killing Floor by Lee Child
Someone recommended The Killing Floor, and Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series generally, so I thought I would give it a go. This is the first Jack Reacher book and I have to say, I mostly loved it.
The Fear Index by Robert Harris
Robert Harris’s latest book is a thriller set in the exciting world of high finance and computing. The fact that it is genuinely thrilling, given the topics, is testament to Harris’s skill.
Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre
When Perry Makepiece and Gail Perkins go on a tennis holiday to Antigua, they meet a Russian gangster type called Dima and his family. Dima wants to make a deal with … Read More
The Millennium Trilogy by Steig Larsson
I have already written about the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and how exciting and page turning it is. I intended to write separate reviews for the Girl who Played … Read More
The future of storytelling
Computer games have come into their own and are now a full blown story-telling medium in their own right.
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
I finished this a few days ago and have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It is just a shame that I don’t really think it is that … Read More