Lost your password?

Blogs about: High Suspense

Child 44, by Tom Rob Smith

Penelope wrote 4 weeks ago: How do you investigate a murder in a society where the very idea of murder is unthinkable? This is t … more →

Tags: Books, Historical Fiction, Penelope's Picks, readers' advisory, Thrillers

24

Dwight wrote 1 month ago: 24 is one of the most exciting television shows I’ve ever seen.  It is all about a federal age … more →

Tags: adventure, Fast paced, Dwight's Picks, Television Shows

Crystal Rain, by Tobias Buckell

Neil wrote 2 months ago: John deBrun has two problems with his past. The first is that 27 years before the action of Crystal … more →

Tags: adventure, Books, Characters, Neil's Picks, readers' advisory, Science Fiction, Setting

Transgressions, edited by Ed McBain

Jessica wrote 6 months ago: “Ah geeze,” I admitted to myself, “I don’t know what I’m doing.” … more →

Tags: Jessica's Picks, Thrillers, Crime Fiction, Plot, Books, Short Stories, readers' advisory

Booked to Die, by John Dunning

Jessica wrote 6 months ago: From the onset, we suspect that Cliff Janeway is a tough guy. It makes sense. People named Cliff are … more →

Tags: Characters, Jessica's Picks, Mysteries, Crime Fiction, Plot, Books, readers' advisory

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins6 comments

Jennifer D. wrote 8 months ago: It is said that the best way to write an entertaining book about young people is to get rid of the a … more →

Tags: Young-Adult, Plot, Books, Jennifer D.'s Picks

Last Call, by Tim Powers

Neil wrote 10 months ago: I’ve been thinking about the recent wave of paranormal fantasy in contemporary settings, wonde … more →

Tags: Quirky characters, Subculture, Fantasy, sense of place, Neil's Picks, Horror, Books, readers' advisory

Bad Traffic: An Inspector Jian novel, by Simon Lewis1 comment

Jeanette wrote 10 months ago: A phone call from Inspector Jian’s daughter interrupts his relaxed dinner date in Beijing. “Dad, hel … more →

Tags: adventure, Books, Characters, Jeanette's Picks, Language focus, Plot, readers' advisory, sense of place, Setting

Everything's Eventual, by Stephen King2 comments

Jessica wrote 1 year ago: There is one, count’em one, author whose short stories I love just as much as his longer works … more →

Tags: Jessica's Picks, Horror, Books, Short Stories, readers' advisory, scary stories

Duma Key, by Stephen King3 comments

Jessica wrote 1 year ago: Back when I was eleven, I wrote a fan letter to Stephen King. Should I have been reading Stephen Kin … more →

Tags: Characters, Jessica's Picks, Fantasy, Horror, Plot, Books, readers' advisory

The Betrayal Game, by David L. Robbins2 comments

Andrew wrote 1 year ago: On this week’s Blogging for a Good Book, I’m posting about four authors who are coming t … more →

Tags: Historical Fiction, adventure, Thrillers, Crime Fiction, Andrew's Picks, Books, readers' advisory

The Birds5 comments

Todd wrote 1 year ago: When Melanie Daniels rolls into Bodega Bay in pursuit of eligible bachelor Mitch Brenner, the small … more →

Tags: Movies, readers' advisory, Todd's Picks

Spellbound

Rebekah wrote 2 years ago: Some of you may be familiar with this film.  Spellbound was nominated for an Academy Award in 2002 f … more →

Tags: Characters, nonfiction, Movies, Documentary, Rebekah's Picks, readers' advisory

Tenderness, by Robert Cormier1 comment

Todd wrote 2 years ago: Let’s end the week with another Cormier book, that is soon to be a major motion picture starring Rus … more →

Tags: Characters, Young-Adult, Thrillers, Books, Todd's Picks, readers' advisory

My Fellow Americans, by Keir Graff1 comment

Andrew wrote 2 years ago: Chicago, a few years in the future. An unspecified terrorist attack has caused the President to canc … more →

Tags: Fast paced, sense of place, Andrew's Picks, Plot, Books, readers' advisory

The Blue Hour, by T. Jefferson Parker

Neil wrote 2 years ago: I used to tell people that if the world were fair, T. Jefferson Parker would be a famous writer. Aft … more →

Tags: Books, Fast paced, Mysteries, Neil's Picks, readers' advisory, Thrillers


Have your say. Start a blog.

See our free features →

Related Tags
All →

Follow this tag via RSS