thriller Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/thriller/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:50:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg thriller Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/thriller/ 32 32 38398750 August Reading Wrap-Up https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/08/august-reading-wrap-up-9/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/08/august-reading-wrap-up-9/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:01:19 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19794   It’s time for another monthly reading wrap-up. And the impending end to summer. The good news is that there are SO MANY authors coming out with new books this fall that the reading should be stellar. Stay tuned!   There needs to be a better word than messy to describe Sisters of a Halved […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/08/august-reading-wrap-up-9/feed/ 2 19794 The Last Mandarin https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/05/the-last-mandarin/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/05/the-last-mandarin/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 07:08:40 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19628 Louise Penny is back with her second thriller written with a co-author. In this case it’s award-winning journalist Mellisa Fung who’s helped craft The Last Mandarin. The novel opens on a normal day when an unusual event occurs that creates immediate chaos in the world. A geopolitical terrorist attack that brings together an unlikely couple; […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/05/the-last-mandarin/feed/ 0 19628 Two Kinds of Stranger https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/03/two-kinds-of-stranger/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/03/two-kinds-of-stranger/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:17:35 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19577 Plot has been my friend for months now so turning to a thriller in a series I’ve loved is no big surprise. Yes, Eddie Flynn, the former grifter turned lawyer is back in Steve Cavanagh’s book, Two Kinds of Stranger. This time he’s representing an Instagram influencer accused of murdering her husband and his mistress, […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/03/two-kinds-of-stranger/feed/ 2 19577 Serial Killers: Mini-Reviews https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/10/serial-killers-mini-reviews/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/10/serial-killers-mini-reviews/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:46:45 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19387 Happy Halloween Eve! I thought I’d pre-game tomorrow night’s creepy mood by sharing two reviews of novels about serial killers. You know, the kind of books you want to read with the lights on. In the middle of the day. And not alone.     Marie Tierney’s Deadly Animals is set in a small town […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/10/serial-killers-mini-reviews/feed/ 0 19387 Spy novels: Mini-reviews https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/09/spy-novels-mini-reviews/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/09/spy-novels-mini-reviews/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 23:00:28 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19309 Given that thrillers have been such fabulous reading for me lately, I thought it was worth sharing two more this week. Author Alma Katsu worked in the world of U.S. intelligence at the CIA and NSA for 29 years imbuing her Red Widow series with an authenticity that makes both novels, Red Widow and Red […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/09/spy-novels-mini-reviews/feed/ 0 19309 July Reading Wrap-Up https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/07/july-reading-wrap-up-7/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/07/july-reading-wrap-up-7/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:40:17 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19258 My surprise over the disappearance of July probably comes as no surprise as I seem to lament how quickly the months go on a regular basis now. It’s a disconnect from the feeling that we’re years into this president’s term based on the chaos and toxicity. The only thing keeping my poor psyche from exploding […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/07/july-reading-wrap-up-7/feed/ 4 19258 June Reading Recap https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/06/june-reading-recap-3/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/06/june-reading-recap-3/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:57:21 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19207 The photo above is more an interpretation of my brain these days than a statement about June in Seattle. Apologies to everyone in the path of this staggering heatwave, but it’s been a lovely month here weatherwise. My reading was similar. The stormy part comes into play in that in an effort to mute the […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/06/june-reading-recap-3/feed/ 4 19207 King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/06/king-of-ashes-by-s-a-cosby/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/06/king-of-ashes-by-s-a-cosby/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:51:42 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19202 I’ve been an S.A. Cosby fan since his debut, Blacktop Wasteland so was eager to read his newest novel, King of Ashes. Once again, Cosby settles in the small-town South, this time with a prodigal son forced to return home after his father is in an accident that leaves him in a coma. Roman Carruthers […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/06/king-of-ashes-by-s-a-cosby/feed/ 5 19202 May Reading Recap https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/05/may-reading-recap-7/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/05/may-reading-recap-7/#comments Fri, 30 May 2025 07:22:06 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19151 May turned into quite a month for my reading and beyond. There’s plenty to share, but for now, I’ll stick with some of the books that stuck with me (and a couple that missed the mark).   Daniel is a criminal profiler who works finding serial killers. He’s chosen this line of work because he’s […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/05/may-reading-recap-7/feed/ 8 19151 Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/03/witness-8-by-steve-cavanagh/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/03/witness-8-by-steve-cavanagh/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:05:43 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19056 I’m switching gears from heart-warming to heart-pounding with Witness 8 the latest in the Eddie Flynn mystery series. When the body of a wealthy woman is found dead in her home in an exclusive Manhattan neighborhood it leaves the rest of the neighbors stunned that such a thing could happen. That the murderer turns out […]

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