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The Plain-Spoken Pen brings you thriller book reviews and talks about upcoming releases. Hi! I'm Lisa, the reader and reviewer behind The Plain-Spoken Pen. I've been reading since I was 3 years old, and my mother would probably tell you I started spotting errors in the written word shortly thereafter.
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4M ago
Title: Pacific State
Author: Grant Price
Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link)
Genre: Dystopian, Cyberpunk, Technothriller, Sci-Fi
Would I recommend: Heck, yes. This is one of those books I had a hard time putting down. Go get it. Right now.
Synopsis:
On the streets of Berlin all morals can be bought for a price, and Owen Resler sold his long ago. Once an underground dissenter, now a corporate drone, he spends his days reluctantly manipulating data for Big Pharma.
Across town, notorious gun-for-hire Mia Warsaw is putting together a team to assassinate one of the city’s mo ..read more
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6M ago
Title: The Takedown
Author: Carlie Walker
Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link)
Genre: Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Holiday
Would I recommend: This is a snarky, fun take on the enemies to lovers romance. And it’s set at Christmas! Lots of fun!
Synopsis:
An undercover CIA agent is sent home to investigate her sister’s criminal fiancé but the last thing she expects is to fall in love with his bodyguard along the way in this sexy romantic comedy.
It’s been a long time since Sydney Swift has gone home. An unrelentingly successful CIA field officer, she has spent the last th ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Thriller
1y ago
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday posts here.
Title: The Last Drop of Hemlock
Author: Katharine Schellman
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publication Date: June 6, 2023
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Synopsis:
The rumor went through the Nightingale like a flood, quietly rising, whispers hovering on lips in pockets of silenc ..read more
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1y ago
Title: Net Force: Moving Target
Author: Jerome Preisler
Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link)
Genre: Thriller, Technothriller, Military Thriller
Would I recommend: If you’re a fan of the military thriller, and you’ve enjoyed Tom Clancy’s books, Jerome Preisler is one to read.
Synopsis:
As this new threat escalates, the US president calls on the members of Net Force to prevent global chaos.
In Paris, the leader of a new political movement has gone into hiding, pursued by a relentless group of bioenhanced assassins. Seeking to rescue him in the mysterious catacombs beneath ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Thriller
1y ago
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday posts here.
Title: The London Séance Society
Author: Sarah Penner
Genre: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Suspense
Publication Date: March 21, 2023
Publisher: Park Row
Synopsis:
May mercy be upon the man who finds himself the enemy of a vengeful medium…
1873. At an abandoned château on the outski ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Thriller
1y ago
DANGEROUS BEAUTY
by
MELISSA KOSLIN
Fiction / Christian / Romance / Suspense
Publisher: Revell
Pages: 352 pages
Publication Date: September 6, 2022
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What is the price of freedom?
Liliana Vela hates the term victim. She’s not a victim, she’s a fighter. Stubborn and strong with a quiet elegance, she’s determined to take back her life after escaping the clutches of human traffickers. But she can’t stay safely in America–unless the man who aided in her rescue is serious about his unconventional proposal to marry her.
Meric Toledan was just stopping at a service station f ..read more
The Plain-Spoken Pen » Thriller
1y ago
Book: HIDDEN BONES
Author: Rita Herron
Pub Day: AUGUST 8TH 2022
Buy Links:
https://geni.us/B09VTN1FZGsocial
About the Book:
The girl trips over branches, losing her footing. The darkness swallows her and she grabs thin air as she falls, her scream piercing the night. When she slams into the bottom of the pit, her heart hammers. She can’t believe what she’s seeing—a pile of perfect white bones…
In the small town of Crooked Creek, where the Appalachian Mountains climb into the clouds, nineteen-year-old Mandy’s Spring Break takes a sinister turn. Detective Ellie Reeve ..read more