Compulsively readable. I know that little phrase gets thrown around a lot in the review world, but I've actually found it to be a true statement. Often I'll pick up a book, not really expecting anything specific from it, and find myself so immersed that I can't bear to stop reading. I confess, The Q...
The Hiding Place by John Burley is a superb psychological thriller which re-invents itself throughout as the story unfolds.Lise works at Menaker - there she treats some of the most damaged patients, one day Jason arrives, no paperwork, no history, nothing. As she begins to delve into his psyche it b...
For me, this book was just okay. The beginning was VERY slow and I felt like I was climbing a tall, tall, tall mountain reading it trying to get to some plot. I think when a book is that grueling on you, it's time to go to the next one. I did not and could not finish this book. I got 30% through bef...
3.5 There have been so many good psychological thrillers published lately, and this one can certainly join those aptly. Lise a psychiatrist has worked at Mennecker Institution for five years when a patient with no medical history is presented to her. When the FBI gets involved things start moving qu...
Publication Date: 3rd July 2014 Harper Collins UK/Avon U.S. Title: The Absence of Mercy – available now. Review copy received via Netgalley. The peaceful town of Wintersville is a place safe from the crime and congestion of city life, where neighbours feel like family. It’s the perfect place t...
I thought that The Absence of Mercy was a pretty good mystery. The story flowed pretty easily and was well written. The book is told through the points of view of Ben, his wife and the teens in the town. There is a killer loose in the town and it has everyone scared. It was interesting to see h...
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