Thriller – The Miramichi Reader

Her Irish Boyfriend by Chuck Bowie

March 1, 2021February 13, 2021 by James M. Fisher

Her Irish Boyfriend puts Sean back in the UK assisting his friend DI Gemma Trask, whom we first met in Steal It All (Book #3). Gemma is a tough, yet vulnerable officer of the law and she has some serious doubts about her Irish boyfriend Danny.

Without Blood: A Victor Lessard Thriller by Martin Michaud

February 7, 2021February 6, 2021 by Allan Hudson

The second twisty crime novel from the master of the Quebec thriller! Rebellious cop Victor Lessard pursues a ruthless hunter who stalks the streets of Montreal.

You Were Never Here by Kathleen Peacock

March 28, 2021November 30, 2020 by James M. Fisher

Cat hasn’t been to Montgomery Falls, the town her family founded, since she was twelve years old. Since the summer she discovered she could do things that no normal twelve-year-old could do. Since she had her first kiss with Riley Fraser. Since she destroyed their friendship. Now, five years later, she’s back and Riley has disappeared.

Operation Wormwood: The Reckoning by Helen C. Escott

November 1, 2020September 27, 2020 by James M. Fisher

The long-awaited sequel to Operation Wormwood (2018, Flanker Press), The Reckoning concludes the story of a disease that appears to only target pedophiles and is accredited to God by those of the Roman Catholic Church.

I don’t think it is … Continue reading

Messenger 93 by Barbara Radecki

March 28, 2021July 23, 2020 by Gemma Marr

Barbara Radecki’s sophomore novel, Messenger 93, opens with a flutter of information. A mind-bending conversation with a crow kicks off the absorbing thriller, and cryptic messages, hidden clues, and uncertain instructions become the norm in M, the narrator’s, life. … Continue reading

The Great Divide by Conor McCarthy

January 1, 2020December 7, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Ottawa-based author Conor McCarthy's self-published debut novel cleverly resurrects the Sasquatch (or in their language, Mm'tor) idea and puts them (yes, there are more than one) squarely in a story about survival, wilderness exploitation, property development and environmental issues, so that there's more to this adventure-thriller than meets the eye.

Operation Vanished by Helen C. Escott

September 25, 2020August 18, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Helen C. Escott’s Operation Vanished follows closely on the heels of her bestselling Atlantic Canadian thriller Operation Wormwood (2018, Flanker Press). While that book dealt with an investigation by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Operation Vanished has the RCMP investigating some … Continue reading

Remote Access by Barry Finlay

July 16, 2018July 15, 2018 by James M. Fisher

A political thriller penned in “cozy” mode (no profanity, no sex scenes) by retired Government of Canada employee (and award-winning author) Barry Finlay is actually #3 in the Marcie Kane series of thrillers. While I have not read the previous … Continue reading

Between Rothko and 3 Windows by Corrado Paina

July 11, 2017 by James M. Fisher

Paina has published five collections of poetry with Mansfield Press (Toronto) including Hoarse Legend (2000) and cinematic taxi (2015). In Italy, there have been numerous publications including a collection of short stories, several collections of poetry, and the original version … Continue reading

The Jennifer Soosar Interview

June 29, 2019July 9, 2017 by James M. Fisher

Soosar is a Toronto-based writer who has just had her first novel Parent Teacher Association published. It is a suspenseful mystery set in the small, strange Pennsylvania town of Splinter Wood, where two children have died in the past two … Continue reading

Parent Teacher Association by Jennifer Soosar

July 9, 2017July 6, 2017 by James M. Fisher

arent Teacher Association is, as the cover states, a “Novel of Suspense” which it very much is. The female protagonist is Lizanne Demeter, a young teacher looking for a second chance in life. She finds herself reborn, recently released from … Continue reading

Straw Man (A Jack McMorrow Mystery #11) by Gerry Boyle

September 15, 2017July 24, 2016 by James M. Fisher

: Straw Man was the winner of the 2017 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction!

Islandport Books has released book #11 in the Jack McMorrow Mystery series by Maine author Gerry Boyle. I previously reviewed #10 Once Burned and said … Continue reading

AMACAT (Thief for Hire, Book #2) by Chuck Bowie

January 23, 2019May 11, 2016 by James M. Fisher

Sean Donovan is back in action, albeit against his will, in AMACAT, book #2 of the “Thief for Hire” series penned by New Brunswick author Chuck Bowie. Forced out of his self-imposed retirement to help solve a murder (along … Continue reading

Strangers on the Beach by Josh Pahigian

July 10, 2017April 25, 2016 by James M. Fisher

Maine resident Josh Pahigian’s first novel Strangers on a Beach (2012, Islandport Press) is what I consider the perfect type of “summer read”. By that I mean it is a mystery/thriller that will hold your attention until the end, the … Continue reading