Tag: thriller

Bellevue by Robin Cook

by LyndaP

Rating: 5 stars ~ Genre: Medical Thriller ~ Pages: Unknown at time of review ~ Publish Date: 3 Dec 2024

Everyone knows what Bellevue represents. Medical. Hospital, Mental Institution. And just a tad of fear. What we have heard or read or perhaps seen in a movie. But what do we really know about Bellevue? That it is in New York City–actually Manhattan. But did you know it is the oldest public hospital in the United States and began in 1736?

“Bellevue” by Robin Cook starts in 1949 with the Fuller family. Multiple Fullers were doctors at Bellevue going back four generations and Clarence wanted the position of director of the Psychiatric Division. And lobotomies were his way of making that happen. A relatively new procedure (first performed in 1936 but NOT at Bellevue) Clarence believed lobotomized patients would return home, docile rather than combative.

The “doctors” were revered by the Fuller family almost seeming larger than life.

The story moves between 1949 and 2005 when a new Fuller, Dr. Mitt Fuller begins a surgical residency at Bellevue. And …

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An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo

by LyndaP

My description …
What kind of heart does a person have to kill an Amish man on his way to work? To brutally kill. To escalate the brutality. No wonder the title of this book is An Evil Heart. Another in the Kate Burkholder series.

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Tracked Through the Woods by Laura Scott

by LyndaP

“Tracked Through the Woods” is a Christian mystery-thriller about Abby Miller, a woman who has been on the run from the Chicago mob since childhood. Alongside her estranged father, living under a pseudonym among the Amish community, they aim to evade mob executioners intending to kill them. As an adult, Abby teams up with FBI agent Wyatt Kane in their pursuit of safety. The reviewer criticizes the overemphasis on Christian elements and questionable plot elements, such as Wyatt revealing his FBI credentials despite knowing his boss is corrupt. The book is awarded 3.5 stars.

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Fallout by Carrie Stuart Parks

by LyndaP

Samantha Williams likes her life exactly the way it is. While teaching an elementary school art class, an SUV crashes into the building & her room. She manages to save the children. Her car is totaled; her purse is missing. And … the SUV’s driver is dead — shot.

As unusual events begin to happen, Samantha becomes more scared. Secrets swirl — the murdered SUV driver, memories of a childhood tragedy, an unusual PTSD project. Someone is determined to keep secrets buried and Samantha along with them.

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Dead Sea Conspiracy by Jerry B. Jenkins

by LyndaP

Archaeologist Nicole Berman is the first woman to be granted a permit to lead a dig in Saudi Arabia. She leaves America not long after her mother died. Or was it a natural death?

The team assembled has two new members after sudden last-minute withdrawals. One she knows well. She hopes the dig will prove that a Biblical figure lived in this location. If proven, it would seriously affect several major religions.

A parallel story is one of the young Abram (he would become Abraham) and begins in the ancient city of Ur. His ancestors, still living, were on Noah’s Ark.

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Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen

by LyndaP

In Boston, Rizzoli and Isles are coping with the senseless murder of Sofia Suarez who was a nurse and a widow. Liked by her neighbors and co-workers, she was brutually beaten to death in her home. The more Jane R. digs she learns that Sofia had secrets. When it connects with a months-old hit-and-run case, the murky case becomes more so. One clear piece of the puzzle — the killer wants to keep those secrets safe.

Then there is Rizzoli’s mother, Angela, who worries about her homicide detective daughter. She also is the #1 watcher of her neighborhood. There’s a runaway girl and new neighbors that behave strangely, even wierdly. Angela is positive that something is not right. Guess who she wants to look into it? Jane and Maura must focus on the Sofia case. BUT — is there really something to Angela’s suspicions?

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