Category Archives: Book Reviews: Thriller/Action

Librarian Reccommended: Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman

Posted on June 3, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

This cross-over new adult book is on fire! Set in the 90’s grunge era, in small town USA, Hannah/Dex is a misfit loner who somehow manages to become friends with new girl Lacey in the aftermath of the town’s football … Continue reading →

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Librarian Recommended Reads – Maestra by L.S. Hilton

Posted on May 1, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

Judith Rashleigh is struggling to make it as an art dealer. She takes a more lucrative job at a hostess bar, and takes an ill-fated trip to the South of France with a client. When things go wrong Judith is … Continue reading →

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Librarian Recommended Reads – World Gone By by Dennis LeHane

Posted on July 30, 2015 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

World Gone By is set in Tampa, Florida in the early 1940’s and is every bit as cool as its cover. The story focuses on Joe Coughlin, a semi-retired gangster, widower, and father whose efforts to maintain the gangster lifestyle … Continue reading →

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Librarian Recommended Reads: Five Minutes Alone by Paul Cleave

Posted on July 17, 2015 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

Five Minutes Alone The saying ‘give me five minutes alone with that person’ usually means someone wishes harm to another in retribution for a perceived slight or injustice, and that is the basis for Paul Cleave’s new novel Five Minutes … Continue reading →

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Librarian Recommended Reads: The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison

Posted on June 15, 2015 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

This is a novel I really enjoyed. It has been compared to “Gone girl”, but I would say it is better. It’s about a couple who have everything they could wish for. Especially the husband Todd, who has a wife Jodi … Continue reading →

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Quick by Steve Worland

Posted on November 18, 2014 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

Strap in for a breathtaking, tyre-peeling, high-octane adventure ride by the rising star of action thrillers. Melbourne, Australia; Round one of the Formula One World Championship. Billy Hotchkiss no longer races a V8 Supercar, but that doesn’t mean he’s lost … Continue reading →

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