Month: May 2025

Ammar Merchant bursts onto the thriller scene with The Palace of Sinners and Saints, a relentless action-packed debut that introduces readers to Irfan Mirza—a character who could give Jack Reacher a run for his money in the brutality department. This isn’t just another mercenary tale; it’s a visceral exploration of loyalty, family, and the price […]

In an era where artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize everything from healthcare to education, Laura Bates delivers a stark reminder that technological progress doesn’t automatically equate to social progress. Her latest work, The New Age of Sexism, is a meticulously researched and deeply unsettling exploration of how emerging technologies are becoming weaponized against women and […]

Chris Pavone’s latest novel, The Doorman, is a taut, intelligent thriller that doubles as a social drama—and it might be his most grounded and powerful work yet. Unlike his earlier globetrotting espionage narratives (The Travelers, Two Nights in Lisbon), this book plants its feet firmly on Manhattan pavement and tells a story that is startlingly […]

Sosuke Natsukawa’s The Cat Who Saved the Library emerges as a worthy successor to his internationally acclaimed debut, The Cat Who Saved Books. This second installment in what promises to be an enduring series maintains the delicate balance between whimsical fantasy and profound philosophical inquiry that made its predecessor a global phenomenon. While the first […]

Allison Buccola’s sophomore thriller The Ascent proves that the most terrifying monsters often wear familiar faces. Following her acclaimed debut, Buccola delivers a masterfully crafted psychological thriller that excavates the buried traumas of cult survival while examining the fierce, sometimes destructive nature of maternal love. This is a novel that lingers long after the final […]

Rebecca Rosenberg’s Silver Echoes is a masterfully woven tapestry of ambition, trauma, and redemption that brings the enigmatic Silver Dollar Tabor to vivid life. This historical fiction novel, based on true events from the 1920s Chicago underworld and the Colorado mining era, delivers a compelling narrative that will leave readers questioning the very nature of […]

Alex Gonzalez’s debut novel Rekt arrives like a sledgehammer to the digital age’s collective conscience, delivering a visceral examination of how grief, masculinity, and internet culture can weaponize each other in catastrophic ways. This isn’t just another cautionary tale about online dangers—it’s a full-throttle psychological horror that forces readers to confront the uncomfortable truth about […]