Category thriller
Naked in Death, by J. D. Robb (1995)
Detective Eve Dallas has never let her personal life get in the way of solving crimes – but a mysterious murder suspect named Roarke could change everything. Time and Place: 2058. New York City. Summary Eve Dallas: aggressive, neo-hardboiled NYPD detective with a past secret that keeps her relationships with men at arms’ length […]
Prey, by Michael Crichton (2002)
Humans have invented a new lifeform, but the intelligent, evolving nanotech particles aren’t content to live and let live. It’s up to a small team of scientists and computer programmers to stop them. Time and Place: Now. Nevada Desert. Silicon Valley, California. Summary Jack Forman used to manage computer programmers, having once been one himself. Then […]
Darkly Dreaming Dexter, by Jeff Lindsay (2004)
In a town full of criminals, hunting down the worst offenders takes more than the police: it takes a serial killer living a secret life as a normal guy. Meet Dexter. Time and place: Now. Miami, Florida, United States. Summary Dexter Morgan has built the perfect life for himself: a comfortable job as a blood […]
The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown (2012)
The third installment in the Robert Langdon saga takes the Harvard symbologist on a 10 hour race to save a friend – and the world as we know it. Summary Scholarly symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to Washington D.C. by his old friend Peter Solomon, allegedly to fill in for a lecturer who was ill. […]
Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty (2014)
A small town, first day of school, a mysterious death at an elementary school fundraiser, great coffee, and parents behaving badly. Totally normal life, except for the death part. Summary Pirriwee seems to be an idyllic beach community of caring and involved parents, surfers, and a really excellent cozy café. But something happened at Pirriwee […]
The Devil in Silver, by Victor LaValle (2012)
Pepper knows he’s not crazy, but after he accidentally lands in a mental hospital he is confronted by fear he never knew he had: the Devil lives there, and he has to stop it from hurting anyone else. Summary After getting into a scrap with three plain-clothes police officers, middle-aged furniture mover Pepper is locked […]
Codex, by Lev Grossman (2004)
Edward is a successful investment banker with his life ahead of him, until he gets drawn into a world of intrigue and an ancient mystery that may change him forever. Summary Edward Wozny is a young investment banker, hitting the sidewalk for his first vacation in years. He has two weeks to do as he […]
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