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Flower of Evil

Flower of Evil (2020, South Korea) - 5 stars

What would a homicide detective do if she suspects her husband as the wanted murderer? This is the premise of Flower of Evil, a 2020 South Korean drama series on Netflix.

Posted byIssa Bacsa7 July 2022Posted inFilm & TVTags:crime fiction, drama, film review, KDrama, Netflix, thriller

The Heart of an Assassin

The Heart of an Assassin book cover and rating

A professional assassin, a mafia family, the FBI and the NYPD… mix them up in intelligence and counter-intelligence, you get a page-turner of a novel.

Posted byIssa Bacsa16 September 2019Posted inBookTags:assassination, crime fiction, e-book, Kindle, suspense, thriller

Danger.Com @2 – Firestorm

Danger.com Firestorm cover and rating

The story is about a high school student Randy Kincaid who enters a chat room and meets other characters by their aliases. It is fast-paced, entertaining, and reflective of the youth during the early years of the Internet.

Posted byIssa Bacsa15 August 2019Posted inBookTags:book review, crime fiction, mystery, thriller, white supremacist, young adult

48 Hours – A City of London Thriller

48 Hours – A City of London Thriller

Josh Hammond worked as a financial adjuster in London. One day, he received a text message from someone named Bob. The text message was, “If you don’t pay me £250,000.00 in the next 48 hours you will die”.

Posted byIssa Bacsa25 March 201925 March 2019Posted inBookTags:book review, crime fiction, London, thriller

The Last Assassination

The Last Assassination

As the title suggests, The Last Assassination by James E. Doucette is a hard-to-put-down thriller that fits the genre. It tells about a father who uses his connections and military skills to get his son out of a predicament.

Posted byIssa Bacsa17 March 2019Posted inBookTags:assassination, book review, e-book, Online Book Club, suspense, thriller

Going Gone

Going Gone

Going Gone by Abraham Lopez is an anthology, a set of 12 different stories, which pictures a domino-effect destruction of a country like the United States and the American society as a whole.

Posted byIssa Bacsa18 February 2019Posted inBookTags:book review, e-book, mystery, suspense, thriller

Twisted Threads

Twisted Threads

The novel meets my expectation of what a suspense thriller should be. The author was able to manage the multiple characters which provide the substantial sub-plots. Despite the multiple characters, I can still root for Akira as the main character.

Posted byIssa Bacsa13 February 2019Posted inBookTags:book review, crime fiction, e-book, mystery, novel, suspense, thriller

The Mystery of Flight 2222

The Mystery of Flight 2222

The two characters met on a plane bound to Buenos Aires on Air USA Flight 2222 and sat beside each other. To beat boredom from a ten-hour flight, the two play a game. They pick seven random people on the plane, guess their names, professions, and anything about their lives.

Posted byIssa Bacsa10 February 2019Posted inBookTags:Amazon, book review, drama, e-book, mystery, suspense, thriller
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