Review: Digital Fortress

Author: Dan Brown.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense. 

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫

Blurb:

Before the multi-million, runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown set his razor-sharp research and storytelling skills on the most powerful intelligence organization on earth--the National Security Agency (NSA), an ultra-secret, multibillion-dollar agency many times more powerful than the CIA.

When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage...not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it would cripple U.S. intelligence.

Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Susan Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting not only for her country but for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.

From the underground hallways of power to the skyscrapers of Tokyo to the towering cathedrals of Spain, a desperate race unfolds. It is a battle for survival--a crucial bid to destroy a creation of inconceivable genius...an impregnable code-writing formula that threatens to obliterate the post-cold war balance of power. Forever.

Cover Review:

The cover is simple, but honestly, I don't care what the cover looks like because it's Dan Brown, so the cover doesn't matter, the story does. 

Book Review:

What can I expect from Dan Brown than a page-turner masterpiece? I admit that I didn't like Origin all that much, but Digital Fortress rocked! 

Right from the beginning, the suspense was thick. From David getting shipped all the way to Spain, to the Digital Fortress, the air was thick with suspense. 

Though there was no Mr. Micky Mouse...Er, I mean Robert Langdon in this one, Susan Fletcher was a really awesome character too. But I liked David Becker the most. Because he was so out of his comfort zone and yet he managed to succeed at every point, up until escaping from his killer. 

I read Digital Fortress in two sittings. The first time, I hadn't been all that interested. But then the second time I just couldn't let go, and I spent almost all day reading it, and finally finished it. 

I loved trying to figure out who the culprit might be. Unlike murder mysteries, here, I had to wonder who would want Digital Fortress the most. And when I finally did realize who it was, I was shell-shocked. 

Digital Fortress was adventurous, full of suspense and an exciting read! I'd definitely recommend you to read it!

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Review: The Man In The Mist

Author: T.A. Pilkington.

Genre: Mystery, Crime Thriller, Suspense. 

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍬

Blurb:

Following the death of her parents, journalist, Lilly, moves from San Francisco to write a novel at foggy Lawson's Landing. Unhappy with her boyfriend, she moves into her parent's magnificent Art Deco mansion overlooking the sea where she notices a man often walking in the evening mist along the shore.

Local store owner, Jeb, informs her of the area's famous shipwreck history and is keen to win Lilly's heart. She discovers a letter in an old cupboard written by a man to his lover, who once lived there, about a dangerous secret. Old newspaper articles reveal two murders at the house before her parents moved in twenty years earlier.

Noises around the house begin to unnerve Lilly, and she notices movement at night in the fog. Researching the area's shipwreck history, she discovers the possibility of valuable cargo lying on the sea floor. But who is the man walking in the mist at night? Why won't he answer her calls? Lilly begins to unravel a complex mystery routed in the past, and soon discovers something unexpected about her family that affects her life and future.

Cover Review:

The cover was what made me request the book in the first place. Coupled with the title, it looks absolutely intriguing.

Book Review: 

The Man In The Mist is a really intriguing mystery thriller and the author did a great job at portraying all the characters. 

I loved how, every mystery unfurled one by one throughout the story. It wasn't all bunched up in the end, it was spread all through the second half of the story, for which I'm glad. 

Lilly was a really relatable character. She moved to her parents old home to find some peace in order to write. And she does everything except actually writing. And that, I think, every writer can relate with! 

The reason I had so much fun reading this book was just how many mysteries overlapped each other. Almost everyone except for Lilly seemed like a suspect at one time or another. It was very engaging, trying to figure out who the actual culprit was. 

All in all, The Man In The Mist was a thrilling and engaging read. I'd definitely recommend it to all the mystery lovers out there! 

Thanks to Pegasus Publishers for sending a review copy all the way to India!

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Review: Dangerous Score

Author: Michael Bearcroft

Genre: Football Thriller

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫

Blurb:

Football hero Jason Clooney is riding high, until a date with a beautiful woman lands him in trouble with the media and into a battle with the criminal underworld.

Now against a backdrop of an uncertain professional future, Jason has to confront disturbing revelations surrounding his new girlfriend's family.

From football action on the pitch to behind the scenes plotting, to battles with a criminal gang and constant media attention, all add to the toughest challenges he has ever faced in life and love, as a player and as a man.

Cover Review: 

The cover is dark, Football-y and totally in tune with the storyline.

Book Review:

Dangerous Score was full of action, had a mafia, a footballer and just the perfect amount of suspense. 

It took me days to get done with this book, not because it dragged but because I have to study for my Vivas and exams. But I'm glad I could finally read it. 

The characters were really good, well crafted and relatable. Though at times, some scenes and characters were confusing, but otherwise it was a pretty smooth read. 

Being a Football Thriller, I'm glad it wasn't too detailed. The matches were in great detail, but weren't too difficult to follow and for that I'm glad. 

So all in all, it was a fun and entertaining read. 

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Review: No Ordinary Girl

Author: Cheryl Elaine

Genre: Crime Thriller.

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫

Blurb:

What started out as a night of celebration for Aimee soon turned into a nightmare. Snatched by cruel, sadistic monsters - the worst creatures mankind has ever produced - she’s thrown into a metal container, among other victims too frightened to make a single sound.

The game-keepers force everyone to play. They deliver torment and pain in equal measure. Every hunter has their own agenda and reasons to maim and torture.

Detective Johnson is one step away from catching the killers. Wrestling with his instincts as a father to serve justice his own way, this is no ordinary case for him. Can he stop the vile sadists before they damage more young girls, as well as his own daughter?

Aimee’s ordeal within the compound brings her to the conclusion that she’s no ordinary girl. But can she hang onto her sanity long enough to escape? And will she find a different way to play?

This crime thriller will keep you riveted. It’s no ordinary story.

Cover Review:

I love the cover! It's dark, mysterious and yet so very simple.

Book Review:

I have mixed feelings about this book. The premise was intriguing, the story as a whole dark and nicely planned. But there where things that made me kip paragraphs at times. 

Like the fact that the third person POVs talked about so many characters, one after the other that at times, I couldn't understand which character was being described. The author spent the first 60 pages mostly describing the characters, and introducing the main character Aimee.

This was a crime thriller, so obviously there was going to be a detective. But the detective arrived so late, after one third of the book was already done. I wish he had showed up sooner.

Other than that, No Ordinary Girl was gruesome, dark and utterly chilling. 

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Review: VanishIng Girls

Author: Lisa Regan.

Genre: Mystery Thriller.

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫

Blurb:

She was close enough to see that the girl had written a word on the wall in bright, warm red blood. Not a word, actually. A name…

Everyone in the small American town of Denton is searching for Isabelle Coleman, a missing seventeen-year-old girl. All they’ve found so far is her phone and another girl they didn’t even know was missing.

Mute and completely unresponsive to the world around her, it’s clear this mysterious girl has been damaged beyond repair. All Detective Josie Quinn can get from her is a name: Ramona.

Currently suspended from the force for misconduct, Josie takes matters into her own hands as the name leads her to evidence linking the two girls. She knows the race is on to find Isabelle alive, and she fears there may be others…

The trail leads Josie to another victim, a girl who escaped but whose case was labelled a hoax by authorities. To catch this monster, Josie must confront her own nightmares and follow her instinct to the darkest of places. But can she make it out alive?

Fans of Angela Marsons, Helen Fields and Robert Dugoni will be utterly gripped and sleeping with the lights on once they discover the first in this unputdownable new crime thriller series.

Cover Review:

It's dark, dangerous and perfectly befitting to the storyline.

Book Review: 

VanishIng Girls is definitely one of the best mystery novels I've ever read. The characters, the suspense, everything was just perfect. 

Usually, when you read a mystery novel, it usually connects with the brain, right? You try to figure out what'll happen next. You rack your brain about it. 

But this book managed to stir both my head and my heart. It made me cry and smile proudly. It made me laugh and it made me scream 'yes!' (Which made my mom think I was crazy, as usual.)

I loved Detective Josie Quinn for her determination and her badass character. I salute that woman. 

There's another character I loved but I can't reveal his name because that's part of a suspense, but he's the good guy playing the bad guy role. 

All in all, VanishIng Girls was a shocking, goosebumps raising read and I'm excited to read more of Josie Quinn's cases! 

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Review: The Wild Cat

Author: Taanya Sarma.

Genre: Crime Thriller. 

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫

Blurb:

Based on true events, this erotic thriller novel tells the tale of a young, naive woman named Tanya who enters the online dating and chat world. Her first foray into this digital realm initially proves to be bland and disappointing; however, sex, suspense, power struggles and attempted murder soon unfold. These unwelcome adventures interfere with her business and her sanity as she aspires to live up to her deceased parent’s standards.

A conman named Sam ensnares Aaron, a handsome investment banker, into his ploy and uses him as a pawn to lure women into doing things they normally wouldn’t do. Sam then exposes their personal information as well as their images, sometimes in the act of cyber sex, and posts them on a very successful porn website that he owns. Tanya’s encounter with these two men evolves into a long, winding road, with each turn bringing irreparable changes in her life. 

Enraged by the deceit and the unconscionable behavior of these men, Tanya turns whistleblower and vows to assist the FBI in shutting down the dating app and porn site - and she won’t stop until the perverted perpetrators are behind bars. She never relents, but ultimately laments, “I never thought that I would have to give up my life to remain alive.”

Cover Review:

The cover is absolutely beautiful, and I am so in love with it! 

Book Review:

Writing such a book should be illegal! I mean, I absolutely loved the book. It was action-packed, full of twists, sarcasm and suspense. 

I was definitely going to give it five stars but the ending changed my opinion. I mean, it was the king of cliffhangers. 

I mean, the story ends with a shot being fired. The last line is actually 'BANG. BANG.' And it isn't even mentioned who got shot! 

Also, it's not just that the novel has a cliffhanger, but it's also incomplete. It seems like a novel was divided into two just to make it a duology. And that made me feel real bad.

But other than that, The Wild Cat was a really interesting, informative and exciting read! I hope I'll be able to read the next book soon because I really need to know who got shot!

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