Gabriel Allon is back in An Inside Job, trading espionage for a quiet life in Venice - until a body in the lagoon pulls him into another global scandal. Silva delivers his trademark sharp prose, clever dialogue, and an art-history lesson featuring Da Vinci that’ll have you pausing to Google masterpieces mid-read. Smart, fast, and utterly entertaining, this one’s a must for both longtime fans and Silva newbies.
Every reader has their quirks, but some habits are less “quirky” and more “felony-level crimes against books.” From dog-earing first editions to dropping spoilers like confetti, the literary police are watching. Luckily, I’ve rounded up the worst red flags and the fixes — so you can read without judgment (or at least without greasy fingerprints on your paperbacks).
Sandra Brown had me from page three of Blood Moon — rugged detective John Bowie (pronounced Booie, which sadly rhymes with “phooey”) walks into a Louisiana dive bar and spots TV reporter Beth, and you just know sparks — and danger — are coming. Their hunt for a blood-moon-obsessed serial killer is fast, twisty, and filled with enough tension to keep you flipping pages way past your bedtime. Add in a surly teenage daughter who makes questionable life choices, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for suspense, romance, and just a dash of melodrama. I’ll never look at a blood moon the same way again.
If you like your mysteries with a side of glam and old-money scandal, check out Marble House Murders. Check our my full review on The Bookaholic Blog.
Nora Kelly is back, and so is the chaos. This time, she’s teaming up with FBI agent Corrie Swanson to investigate two suspicious deaths in the Badlands of New Mexico—because apparently, digging up ancient secrets never ends well. Preston & Child do their thing: blending history, action, and a sprinkle of the macabre with characters we love (and some we really don’t). Skip shows up to make terrible decisions, Sheriff Watts swoops in just in time, and several new characters don’t make it to the final chapter—gruesomely. Pro tip: don’t eat dinner while reading the ending.
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