Title: Bath Haus Author: P.J. Vernon Publisher: Doubleday/Random House Length: 305 Pages Category: Thriller Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Bath Haus is one of the best Thrillers I’ve had the intense pleasure to read in quite some time. For readers who love to dig into what makes a character tick, this book is rife…
Tag: Psychological Thriller
Review: Ophelia’s Room by Michael Scott Garvin
Title: Ophelia’s Room Author: Michael Scott Garvin Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 349 Pages Category: Psychological Thriller Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ophelia’s Room is at times a turbulent story while, in jarring contradiction, it lulls readers into a false sense of serenity in its everyday folksiness. There are so many things in which this…
Review: Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Title: Yes, Daddy Author: Jonathan Parks-Ramage Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Length: 293 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Psychological Thriller Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: To say I liked this book would be an outright lie. To say I was absorbed by it, despite my aversion to so much of it, and that the story has stuck…
Review: Calvin’s Head by David Swatling
Title: Calvin’s Head Author: David Swatling Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 264 Pages Category: Psychological Thriller CW: graphic violence and harm/cruelty to animals At a Glance: Jason Dekker is a paradoxical protagonist, a sympathetic, if not conventionally principled, character. I enjoyed this trip into the mind of a serial killer with some serious identity issues….
Review: Leather Head by Matt Converse
Title: Leather Head Author: Matt Converse Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 47 Pages Category: Horror At a Glance: Leather Head is nail-biting action right up to the end, and honestly, the bathroom medicine cabinet discovery alone would have had me watching out for more work by this writer. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Gable is just playing…
Object of Desire: An Interview and Giveaway with Author Dal Maclean
Lisa: We’re so pleased to have author Dal Maclean stopping by today to celebrate the release of her new novel, Object of Desire. Welcome, Dal! Let’s start with a question about the book: what’s your favorite scene in “Object of Desire”, and what makes it a fave? Dal: Because there are a fair number of…
Review: Max by Bey Deckard
Title: Max Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Length: 160 Pages (Kindle) Category: Transgressive, Psychological Thriller At a Glance: There is a chilling thrill of psychopathy and a growing emotional and physical dependency in this story that makes every moment spent reading it horrifying and intense. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fresh out of school, Dr. Crane…
Review: Until I Fade by Kol Anderson
Title: Until I Fade: An Anthology Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Length: 330 Pages (Kindle) Category: Horror, Psychological Thriller At a Glance: If you’ve never read Kol Anderson, be it because he’s new to you or because of the intimidating warnings, I would recommend starting here. From paranormal to psychological, clever twists and turns, this…
Review: The Couple Next Door by Rick R. Reed
Title: The Couple Next Door Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: The Couple Next door is a tension filled and fact paced psychological thriller. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: With the couple next door, nothing is as it seems. Jeremy Booth leads a simple life, scraping by in…
Guest Post and Giveaway: The Couple Next Door Blog Tour with Rick R. Reed
Hi, Rick, thanks so much for being with us today to chat about your new novel The Couple Next Door. It’s always great to have you here for a visit. And it’s always great to be here! I’m so excited to share my new release with you guys and your readers! THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR…
Review: Outcast Cowboys by Sarah Masters
Title: Outcast Cowboys Author: Sarah Masters Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages At a Glance: I was not disappointed in this page-turner at all. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: What’s His Passion? You can run but you can’t hide. Problems have a habit of following you, even if it’s only inside your head. Ross decides…
Review: Rubble and the Wreckage by Rodd Clark
Title: Rubble and the Wreckage (A Gabriel Church Tale: Book One) Author: Rodd Clark Publisher: Driven Press Pages/Word Count: 254 Pages At a Glance: Not a bad story, but doesn’t live up to its fullest potential. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Gabriel Church knows you can’t take a life without first understanding just how feeble life…
DSPP Presents: Genre Talk With Carole Cummings and Rick R. Reed
Hullo, all! Since Lisa has yet to bar the doors of The Novel Approach, I’m here today with DSP Publications author Rick R. Reed to talk about suspense and serial killers and anonymous hookups. But all in a good way! (…Wait, is there a good way to talk about serial killers? 0_o Eh, Rick will…
Guest Post and Giveaway: Brothers LaFon by Joseph Lance Tonlet
The Novel Approach is please to welcome author Joseph Lance Tonlet today, on his Brothers LaFon blog tour. Enjoy Joseph’s guest post, then be sure to leave a comment for the chance to win a paperback copy of Grif’s Toy: Tease and Denial Book One (US Residents Only), or a $10 Amazon Gift Card (International…
Review: Brothers LaFon by Joseph Lance Tonlet
Title: Brothers LaFon (Part One) Author: Joseph Lance Tonlet Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 56 Pages At a Glance: This is a strong beginning of a series. Reviewed By: Lynn Blurb: Alexander LaFon lives a nightmare, but he deals with it. Deals with the fact that his mother abandoned him as an infant, deals with the…